Bands
New Video: Wavves
We would have posted the video for "Post Acid" earlier but we were busy recruiting a hippy alien friend to take on rad adventures. "I'm glad I finally got to fulfill my dream of ripping off the premise of the movie Encino Man" says Nathan Williams Read on »
Monday: Amatorski
This Belgian band mumble stories of love and heartbreak with a pure 60s doo-wop sound says Sarah Sahim. Dusted with soft, reserved, child-like vocals (kind of like of Lykke Li), ‘Come Home’ is vintage but has a beautiful xylophone hook. Read on »
TV Buddhas
As recent times emphasise, from the band to LCD Soundsystem's Drunk ones to this lot from Tel Aviv (via Berlin) singing about them having fun, Girls are a timeless topic. And so are TV Buddahs' influences. Read on »
Record Shopping: Surfer Blood
while you might expect the check shirted Surfer Blood to be getting down to Pavement and anything Rivers Cuomo, they're actually crusting to Fugazi, calming down with Can and um, discovering Birmingham circa 1970. Read on »
Friday: Hooray!
Hooray goes on a "Bedroom Adventure" on this tape for Wonder Beard. Yes, this post laughs about sex. obv. Read on »
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Offset: Words and Pictures
Some of the crowd might look a bit glum but this year's Offset festival still had stage diving, floor wiping displays of passion. Neu Magazine reports from somewhere near the front.
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Gorillaz take De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Kano and More on the road
De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Kano, Shaun Ryder and Mark E Smith are all set to make live appearances on Gorillaz first full UK tour. The band will play songs from their self titled debut, Demon Days and Plastic Beach.
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Crocodiles give away an EP. How kind.
Recorded as they finished the album sessions, "Fires of Comparison" sees the band slow down with mellow atmospherics. It's probably because they were a bit tired but - ever the rock and rollers - the band blame it on sharing a pipe with a San Diego hobo.
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Leeds’ Brainwash festival finalises Line Up
Between the 22nd - 24th October at Leeds' bloody fantastic Brudenell Social Club bands including Dosh. Melt Banana, Yndi Halda and local boys Gallops will play weird pop songs and drink beers. Don't miss out and buy a ticket now!
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Offset Festival 2010: It’s Here!
If you've ever wanted to go to a festival with a great mix of new bands to discover and established ones to say "remember when..." with, you couldn't ask for a better one than Offset. It's in Hainault Park near London, and, with only one night of camping, it's less like the Reading Somme more like an off-piste episode of Skins.
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Lower Dens To Tour With Beach House
Lower Dens will tour with Beach House this November. Already regulars at US shows, Jana Hunter and band play 6 dates in support of new album "Twin Hand Movement". The record is out this week.
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The Digest: August
Recorded during a noisy half an hour in South London, it's the the return of the Neu Magazine Digest. Tracks from Holy Other, Ghost Hunter, Slow Motion Shoes, AIAS, Sweet Bulbs and Wise Blood.
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10th Birthday: Rockfeedback
I don't think I even had an email address in the year 2000 but then again I'm not a trendsetter like Rockfeedback. They turn 10 this year and are throwing a big party to celebrate.
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Fever Ray: So Hot Right Now?
Karin Dreijer Andersson has chosen a pretty strong look for Fever Ray's new shows. Tweed skirts, ill fitting suits, city boy glasses and pearls replace her previous spooky earth mother look. "Like Wall Street Zombies they are now back to juice out the last drips of humanity" says collaborator Andreas Nilsson.
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Mixtape: Katie from Sky Larkin
The second in Sky Larkin's Mixtape series. Katie has picked some of her favourite tracks including Gowns' "The Rope", Ellen Allien & Apparat and J Dilla's "Workinonit". We'd like to take this opportunity to admit that we also own Kaito album.
