Jude Clarke found herself discussing sex, love, ghosts and holiday homes with the the Pixies front man and solo hero while he sipped a pre-prandial glass or two of wine in a London hotel room.
Art Brut
Everybody Was In The French Resistance… Now! – Fixin’ The Charts, Volume 1
On paper, this seemed like a wonderful thing. Eddie Argos, eloquent and witty front man and lyricist of lo-fi heroes Art Brut gets together with girlfriend Dyan Valdes of L.A. rockers the Blood Arm to produce an album’s worth of “answer songs”: responses or rebukes to famous songs already made by other artists.
A Fistful of Fandango = indoor festival with impressive line-up
The guys behind Club Fandango have announced A Fistful of Fandango 3 – the indoor festival taking place at the 229 Venue on London’s Great Portland Street.
Indietracks Festival, 24th-26th July 2009
From keyboard pop to Scottish harmonics via steam trains and a rebuilt church, Simon Tyers takes in the bonhomie-laden delights of indiepop’s central attraction.
Art Brut – Art Brut Vs. Satan
Puns, observations and epigrams with an underlying seriousness of intent can all be found in this third full-length release from a band featuring one of the early 21st century’s best documenters of young urban British life. One of those bands that will either speak directly to you, or not at all, reckons Jude Clarke.
Sonic Youth, MBV, Aphex Twin and Bloc Party annouced as headliners of Primavera
Check out the lineup for this years Primavera Festival. Full details in the official press blurb inside.
Art Brut: Single, album and tour news!
Art Brut have confirmed a release date for their new album, preceeded by a single, plus a 10-date tour of the UK.
Frank Black to produce new Art Brut album
Art Brut’s Eddie Argos has let slip (well, not really) who’s going to produce that next Art Brut album….
Art Brut – Barfly, Cambridge, 28/01/08
Rich Hughes forms a band after watching the energetic and exhilarating live performance of Art Brut.
