Check out the lineup for this years Primavera Festival. Full details in the official press blurb inside.
February, 2009
Lock up your TV, the BRITS are coming!
Ah, the Brit awards. That bastion of musical knowledge has finally rolled round once again. Ash Akhtar dissects this years nominees.
Asobi Seksu – Hush
Asobi Seksu’s third album proves a confounding, frustrating and overwhelmingly (too) sweet listen for reviewer Jude Clarke.
Doves announce FULL UK tour for April / May
Doves have announced a full UK tour for April and May this year, taking in a whole host of venues across the country.
Brighton’s Great Escape gets Kasabian… and better bands
The headliners for Brighton’s Great Escape festival have been announced, along with a whole load of other fine acts.
Fever Ray – Fever Ray
One half of post-techno outfit The Knife, Fever Ray’s debut is icy but intimate, experimental but quietly infectious, says James Dalrymple
Want to join our team? We’re looking for new writers!
We’re on the look out for new writers! If you fancy giving it a shot and have a bit of experience, then click and find out how you can get involved.
Supersonic 2009 is GO! GO! GO!
This years Supersonic Festival in Birmingham has announced it’s initial line-up which features a whole host of great acts.
The Boxer Rebellion – Union
The second and self-released album by alt rock band The Boxer Rebellion is an unmemorable affair.
Ponytail – 100 Club, London 12/02/09
It’s fitting that Ponytail’s last album was called “Ice Cream Spiritual” as it sums the band up perfectly- rich, fulfilling, at times euphoric but probably best appreciated in small doses.
Grizzly Bear reveal new album details and cover art
Grizzly Bear have announced details of their new album, plus cover art, due to land later this year…
Weird Owl – Ever the Silver Cord be Loosed
At their best Weird Owl are hypnotic and spell binding, at their worst, they simply meander about like a hippy trying to come to terms with the consumerism of the 80′s (that short period of time just before joining the capitalist gang-bang obviously).
Wintermute / This Town Needs Guns / Situationists – The Library, Leeds, 30/01/09
Lewis Denby gets a night of thrusting, alt-pop that’s driven by the calculated and instant hook laiden noise of Wintermute.
Introducing :: The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band are one of the best bands in Britain today. Rich Hughes tells you why, and we find out a bit more about them…
TLOBF Sponsored Show THIS SATURDAY ft. The Joy Formidable & It Hugs Back
Another TLOBF Sponsored show will take place THIS SATURDAY at the Portland Arms in Cambridge, featuring the hotly tipped duo of The Joy Formidable and It Hugs Back.
Morrissey – Years of Refusal
Album number nine, left holding the baby, the latest effort from of one England’s most famous sons. Simon Rueben reviews.
