The Braindead Collective and Scottish singer Rob St. John have got together and recorded a beautifully sparse, improvisational single in aid of the homeless charity Shelter.

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.

The Braindead Collective – The Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford 17/09/09
It’s fascinating to watch The Braindead Collective push themselves without disappearing up their collective arses. Sam Shepherd catches the Keyboard Choir / Guillemots collaboration.

Brainlove Festival – Brixton Windmill, London 30/05/09 [Photos]
If there’s one thing London label Brainlove Records could never be accused of, it’s being predictable. The label’s annual one-day festival held at Brixton Windmill featured a prismatic cross-section of amazing bands.

Keyboard Choir releases new, FREE, digital EP
The Keyboard Choir have announced details of the Electrical Unity EP, to be released for free in partnership with The Independent and Last.FM.

Woolfire Festival ’09 dates and lineup revealed
Woolfire Festival is back in 2009 for an unmissable weekend of groundbreaking live music, visuals and décor, set against the beautiful rural backdrop of Vicarage Farm. Festival highlights so far include the return of DIY indie label Brainlove Records…
Keyboard Choir – Holywell Music Room, Oxford 12/12/08
Devoid of theatrics and tin foil encrusted dancers, Keyboad Choir are more than just a sweet novelty act, and a serious proposition in modern electronic composition. TLOBF’s newest recruit Sam Shepherd reviews.
Keyboard Choir give away free ‘Deathwank’ for Christmas
Keyboard Choir came over all Chrismassy and put together this special ode to an accident that happened in the elf’s happy little town. It’s called Deathwank in Toytown.
TLOBF.COM :: 2008 Readers Choice Album Of The Year
This year, we’re getting YOU, yes, YOU the reader, to vote for the albums YOU think are the best 2008 had to offer. There is a massive prize up for grabs too!
WIN WIN WIN: Tickets to this year’s Gigbeth Fest in Brum
Win tickets to this year’s Gigbeth festival held in Birmingham in a couple of weeks time. Details of acts performing and how to enter inside!
TLOBF Best of 2008: Jan – June
To quote The Cranberries, “Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we?”. As we pass the halfway point of 2008, it seemed like a good time to look back on the year so far.
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
- Timber Timbre announced as support for Laura Marling tour
- Clarence Clemons’ nephew Jake Clemons joins the E Street Band
- Barack Obama drops campaign mixtape
- Cate Le Bon announces UK tour
- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
- Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie, Metronomy and more to play Sónar 2012
- Josh T. Pearson, Beth Jeans Houghton and Gilles Peterson added to The Apple Cart line-up
- Sigur Rós, The xx, The Horrors and more added to Bestival line-up
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