The Dirty Three. One of the all-time greatest live bands? Quite possibly. Tonight, Ama Chana finds them in fantastic form, playing classics and chatting with the audience like it was a Sunday afternoon tea-party.
December, 2009
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Portishead release new track for Amnesty International
Portishead have announced the release of a brand new track, called ‘Chase The Tear’ in aid of Amnesty International.
Balmorhea prepare new album for February release
Austin’s Balmorhea will release their newest full-length, Constellations, on Western Vinyl in February next year.
Julian Plenti – Club Academy, Manchester 2/12/09
Despite repeated cries for ‘Take You On A Cruise’ from one desperate member of the audience, Paul Banks opted to use his Julian Plenti moniker to explore the new territory hinted at on this year’s ‘Skyscraper’ record.
TLOBF Hopes you get Fucked Up this Christmas
Forget about RATM…there is only one single that deserves to beat the X Factor this Christmas. Fucked Up team up with the members of of Yo La Tengo, Husker Du and Andrew W.K.
The Pony Collaboration – If These Are The Good Times
On The Pony Collaboration’s second album, Matthew Britton finds a band that are slowly but surely finding their feet – crafting an album that full of swooning tunes.
[Video] These New Puritans – We Want War
Our first glimpse and taste of what the latest music from These New Puritans will be like… and it’s stunning.
Biffy Clyro reveal UK tour
Off the back of their well received new album Only Revolutions, Biffy Clyro have announced a UK tour for next year.
Blackroc – Blackroc
Although initially seeming an unnatural and a potentially disastrous project, Blakroc stands out atypically as everything but. Glenn Bloxham-Mundy reviews the Blackroc project.
Taken By Trees – Kägelbanan, Stockholm 06/12/09
Leaving The Concretes might’ve been the toughest and hardest choice Bergsman has ever made, but after this show it’s impossible to see it as something negative.
[Video] Music Go Music: ‘Just Me’
Music Go Music manage to work up a marvelous retro escapade that treads the fine line of seventies pastiche with effortless ease without coming across as crass or indeed a spoof ABBA tribute band.
The Courteeners giveaway track & announce UK tour
The Courteeners have announced details of a new album, an extensive UK tour for March next year, and a free taster track from the new album.
Warpaint – Exquisite Corpse
Warpaint show an appreciation for atmospheric detail, a delight in lingering on bent chords or turns of harmonically strange phrasing. A promising band.
Ones to Watch 2010 :: Yucatan
To kick off our look at bands to seek out in 2010, we turn to Welsh post-rock / ambient act Yucatan to find out what makes them tick.
