Truckers of Husk, who now include Kelson Mathias (ex-Jarcrew and Future Of The Left) amongst their talented angular ranks, are probably gutted about Sony’s recent decision to cease production on the ol’ cassette walkman – but we needn’t be!

Truck 13 // Day 2 – Hill Farm, Steventon 25/07/10
The second and final part of our Truck 13 Festival coverage which sees Andy Johnson take in Keyboard Choir, Fucked Up and Teenage Fanclub. In between being asked to buy booze for under-age children, that is.

Future of the Left Announces Line-Up Change
It was yesterday announced via a MySpace blog post that Future of the Left bassist, Kelson Mathias, was to be leaving the band with immediate effect. The blog post, which was a ‘goodbye’ message from Kelson himself, was soon followed by a second blog post from front-man Andrew ‘Falco’ Falkous confirming the news and outlining [...]

Mew, Esben and The Witch, Los Campesinos! and Egyptian Hip Hop for Truck 2010
The first handful of acts have been announced for this years Truck Festival which is to take place at Hill Farm, Steventon on July 23rd – 25th.

TLOBF Albums of 2009
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for folks… The year’s best albums according to us, The Line of Best Fit…

A Fistful Of Fandango 3 – 229, London 10/09/09
Tonight is the second event of the A Fistful of Fandango 3 indoor festival. Residing at the 229, this line-up certainly promises to be the one that will leave you going deaf… Mike Copus braves the noise.

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.

Summer Sundae Weekender – 14th-16th August 2009
Simon Tyers spends three days in the middle of Leicester with one of the boutique festival season’s most eclectic bills, from Monotonix to the Lightning Seeds.

Future Of The Left – The Garage, London 10/07/09 [Photos]
Our Italian Stallion (sorry) Valerio Berdini had a mesmerising experience at last Friday’s highly intimate Future Of The Left show at The Garage. Check out the great black & white shots inside!

TLOBF Interview :: Future of the Left
TLOBF chats to Future of the Left’s frontman and guitarist Andy Falkous about the band’s new album among other things…
Future of the Left – Travels with Myself and Another
There’s a lot of people who’ve been waiting to hear something like this from 2009, even if they didn’t realise it…

ATP vs The Fans Strike Back – Minehead, 8th-10th May 2009
We give you All Tomorrow’s Parties from two perspectives. Boy and girl. Adam Elmahdi and Kate Price give a detailed look at last weekends “The Fans Strike Back” event.

ATP vs The Fans Strike Back. The Brainlove Chronicles.
Before we run our extensive review of last weekends ATP shenanigans, we asked John Brainlove’s to jot down some thoughts about the weekends happenings. Look out for a full review, plus a bumper photo feature coming very soon!!

The Horrors, The Slits and A Certain Ratio for Offset Festival 2009
After launching to critical acclaim in 2008, Offset Festival returns to the beautiful Hainault Forest Country Park on September 5-6th. The Horrors, The Slits and A Certain Ratio front the bill. Full details inside.

Future Of The Left announce new album and tour
The Future of the Left have announced plans to release a new album in June, plus a UK tour to proceed in it May.
TLOBF 2008 :: Gigs of the Year
Eight of TLOBF’s most obsessive gig-goers list their picks of the year’s live music. Bon Iver, Tom Waits and Neil Young all feature…
HEADLINES
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