Oh! Canada presents 25 seasonal tunes to give you a warm glow this Christmas, including an exclusive new track record especially for TLOBF from The Wilderness of Manitoba, Ohbijou covering a festive classic and much more besides
Christmas
The Key – Christmas EP
Whilst many Christmas releases are full of painful novelty songs that you sicken of long before your turkey curry loses its appeal, the summery sixties vibe on the Christmas EP from The Keys should see you through the new year.
Alessi’s Christmas Cracker – The Luminaire, London 10/12/09
No cheesy Christmas song covers in sight, but a festive evening with good music, banter, and more warming than a mince pie and mulled wine.
Slow Club – Christmas, Thanks For Nothing
Christmas – a time of love, forgiveness, and the consumption of copious amounts of delicious food – or is it? Judging by the extreme brand of misery peddled on Sheffield duo Slow Club’s Christmas EP, you’d be far more likely to find half-empty tubs of valium and crushed Kleenex strewn under SC’s Christmas tree.
The Joy Formidable give away Christmas song… for free!
Their festive spirit has been kindled, so the Joy Formidable are giving away a Christmas song for free!
Tori Amos – Midwinter Graces
It’s hardly Wham or Cliff Richard, nor Slade or the Pogues, but Midwinter Graces, for all its attributes, is still destined to be categorised and pulled out of the rack once a year.
The Lancashire Hotpots – Christmas Cracker
Christmas is, almost, here!! Get the turkey basted and put on some Christmas songs!! The Hotpots deliver and album of pure Seasonal joy.
Alessi’s Ark Launches Christmas Cracker show at Luminaire
Alessi’s Ark has announced details of rather special Christmas show in London.
TLOBF’s Alternative Christmas Crackers
We’ve lovingly compiled an alternative list of Yuletide cuts so sharp they’d scythe through the toughest of turkeys. With presents like this, who needs an iPhone under the tree?
Strummerville holds its first Christmas Benefit Gig
Strummerville – The Joe Strummer New Music Foundation Charity – is holding its first Christmas Benefit gig on December 21st.
Free Christmas Download – put some Zang in your Season!
One of our favourite independent labels, Zang Productions from Birmingham, have offered up a FREE Christmas album for you to download!
Low – KOKO, London 19/11/08
Christmas comes early for TLOBF’s Ama Chana, as Low play a special christmas concert at London’s KOKO. Grab a mince pie and step inside…
Ho Ho Ho! Malcolm Middleton is back with some ‘Festive Cheer’!
It’s almost December, so what better time to get Malcolm Middleton to raise our spirits by divulging some details over his upcoming new album!
