As part of our partnership with the Canadian Blast & The Local present Canada festival on June 30th, we have caught up with some of the artists involved to find out what their home towns are like. This time it’s the turn of electro-pop whizz kid Diamond Rings.
June, 2010
Line-up for free Rotterdam festival announced, ft. Here We Go Magic and James Yuill
The 22nd group of artists to join the Metropolis hall of fame includes Japandroids, Adam Green, Brother Ali, Baroness, Here We Go Magic, James Yuill, Omar Souleyman and The Strange Boys.
SOTD #91 // Sunday Girl: ‘Self Control (Fenech-Soler Remix)’
From overpowering-diva to whispering-sex-kitten. Jade Williams aka Sunday Girl (duly named after working in a pet shop on Sundays) is a pop-star poised to dominate charts and hearts.
Light Pollution – Apparitions
Light Pollution have bitten off just enough shoegaze and chillwave to make their debut album Apparitions pleasantly satisfying.
No Age announced new album
No Age, the spaced out punk duo from Los Angeles, have announced plans to release a new album this very year! Everything In Between will be released via Sub Pop on 28th September in the US, probably a day earlier in the UK… Tracklisting: 01 Life Prowler 02 Glitter 03 Fever Dreaming 04 Depletion 05 [...]
Rush – Beyond The Lighted Stage
Beyond The Lighted Stage chronicles the story of Rush. It’s a movie that juxtaposes blistering live performances with candid interviews from the band and their closest associates.
TLOBF Interview // Devo
Returning after 20 years of (moderate) silence, Devo bring us Something For Everyone. Ryan Drever gets a chance to fire some questions at keyboardist and co-vocalist Gerald Casale.
[Photos] The Black Keys – The Roundhouse, London 23/06/10
Playing their biggest ever London headline show, The Black Keys took London by storm this week. Sophie Barnett captured them in stunning black and white.
Win! Field Day Tickets!
The inaugural East London summer shindig Field Day is drawing closer and closer, and we have a pair of tickets to give away. Acts confirmed are Phoenix, Memory Tapes, The Kissaway Trail, Gold Panda, Caribou, Esben and The Witch… to name just a small handful.
Wildbirds and Peacedrums – Iris EP
Behind a cold wall of awkward instrumentation and Scandavian aloofness, Swedish husband and wife experimental duo Andreas Werliin, and Mariam Wallentin produce a beguiling vinyl only concept EP about water and eyes (what else?)
Canadian City Guides #1 // Dan Mangan’s Vancouver (BC)
As part of our partnership with the Canadian Blast & The Local present Canada festival on June 30th, we have caught up with some of the artists involved to find out what their home towns are like. First up..Dan Mangan on Vancouver…
RR #6 – Give me Maths, I’ll give you Music
In a time when it’s easier than ever to create bad music, are true innovators harder to discover and are potential great innovators in sound and music being discouraged by the ease of which a record can now be cut? Gareth Main ponders in his latest column.
Stop Making Sense Festival stretches the sunshine into September
It’s been a gorgeous summer so far but come September you’ll be gazing through the window at the rain (probably). Why not guarantee a bit of September sunshine with the Stop Making Sense Festival in Croatia?
Daniel Johnston & Beam – Beam Me Up
The BEAM Orchestra breath fresh life into some of Johnston’s hitless hits.
The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
There’s not much bad to say about American Slang except that it doesn’t sound as inspired as their previous album according to Tyler Bohem.
TLOBF Interview // Male Bonding
Adrian Mules comes straight outta Dalston with Male Bonding’s guitarist/vocalist John Arthur Webb, to find out more about their rapid ascent from the shadows to the bright lights of Sub-Pop.
