Vinny Peculiar or Vinny Ha-ha? A bit of both really. He’s not quite one of those Grumpy Old Men types, but he does live the life of a New Wave rebel gone to domesticated seed.
September, 2009
UUVVWWZ – UUVVWWZ
Ignore that name. Go on just try. It’s not too easy, is it? It raises plenty of questions, namely, how do you pronounce UUVVWWZ, and why on earth would you call your band that?
TLOBF Interview :: Slow Club
Simon Tyers talks to Rebecca Taylor, the drumming half of the celebratory Sheffield duo, about their album, the perils of genres and going “Rumours cold turkey”.
Fucked Up win Polaris Prize
TLOBF faves and sub-editors nightmare Fucked Up walked out of Toronto’s Masonic Temple last night with the Polaris prize and a healthy C$20,000 check tucked in to their coats.
The Wave Pictures announce new UK tour
After a summer spent criss-crossing the continent playing a host of festivals, The Wave Pictures get ready for a run of UK autumn dates and the release of a new single.
Deer Park – Deer Park
Mark Hamilton of Woodpigeon and two members of The Oxygen Ponies guest as Mark Grassick’s Deer Park continue the mini folk rock explosion apace. Andy Johnson reviews. Download a track inside…
Still Life Still – Girls Come Too
Sex, indie-rock and Broken Social Scene – the debut album from Canada’s Still Life Still is full of these and more…
This Thursday = Meet Me In St Louis Day!
Thursday 24th September is MMISL Day; the 2nd anniversary of Meet Me In St Louis’ debut album release.
Lake Heartbeat annouce debut album, produced by D. Lissvik
Lake Heartbeat are the next great pop band to come from Sweden. Their debut album is out in November and was produced by D. Lissvik, the man behind Studio.
Lovelikefire – Tear Ourselves Away
Style over substance? Chloe George appraises the new album from Lovelikefire who have plenty of pop-hooks up their impressive sleeves…
The history of John Peel on the radio, released in CD form
Announced today is the release of Kats Karavan a 4-CD deluxe set charting the history of John Peel’s iconoclastic shows spanning 5 decades from the late 1960s until his sad and untimely death in 2004.
[Competition] WIN tickets to see The Big Pink in London
Well, we all know about The Big Pink by now – the great, white hope for the British music scene. Their debut album showed plenty of promise, and now you can win the chance to see them live!
The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa
Afropop, hip-hop, riddim and 80′s pop set off by shiny, sunny synths. These elements come together to make ‘Warm Heart of Africa’ a fresh debut that sounds equally comfortable and orginal.
What’s Going On :: Cambridge
An irregular feature where we focus on towns and cities that AREN’T London, and list the upcoming live dates.
Mew – No More Stories…
No More Stories is a 52 minute vacation from whatever’s troubling you. For all the self indulgent appearance of the album from the outside, the music itself rarely taxes the brain, instead coaxing the heart and soul to take some time out from this hectic world.
Slow Club – Joiners, Southampton 16/09/09
A triple header of Wise Children, First Aid Kit and Slow Club woo a Southampton audience, getting the crowd dancing enough to burn off at least half a pint’s worth of calories…
