This Monday, 18th May will feature the staggering lineup of New Jersey’s The Gay Blades, DJ sets from Gothenburg duo Air France, plus a very special set from White Denim. And yup, news reaches us that it’s a sell out!

ILL FIT 5 :: Sweat & Blood @ Old Blue Last, May 18th
Oh yeah! ILL FIT is back at Old Blue Last after last months hugely succesful outing at Scala. This month we have an uber awesome lineup: White Denim, The Gay Blades and Air France.

The Gay Blades – Ghosts
You will hate this album the first time that you spin it. I promise. While instincts are usually right, in the case of New Jersey wise-asses The Gay Blades and their new disc Ghosts they’re wrong. Dead wrong.

The Gay Blades – Dingwalls, Camden 24/02/09
Hailing from New Jersey, The Gay Blades unique blend of glamorous indie and good old-fashioned ruckus rock n’ roll has everyone from here to the NME reaching for their dancing boots and tonight there certainly let us know what all the fuss is about.

[Download] TLOBF Playlist #2.09
This month sees hotly tipped post-hardcore band The Tupolev Ghost snuggle up with some more laid-back tunes from perennial favourites Air France as well as the latest from The Thermals and Of Montreal. Plus a TLOBF Exclusive from Storsveit Nix Noltes! Enjoy!
On Song :: The Gay Blades
We managed to catch up with Puppy Mills, one half of kick ass NYC duo Gay Blades whilst Clark Westfield was busy (not) setting off smoke alarms in Brody Dale’s dressing room…
CMJ Music Marathon 2008 – New York City 21st-25th October ’08
CMJ: It’s not all beer and bands, you CAN have fun too as David Laurie proves.. TLOBF takes it to the streets of NYC for the annual music and arts marathon.
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
Videos
Latest Reviews
- Field Music – Plumb
- Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
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- Amanda Mair – Amanda Mair
- Karen Dalton – 1966
- Gotye – Making Mirrors
- Suzanne Ciani – Lixiviation
- James Levy and the Blood Red Rose – Pray To Be Free
- Thomas Truax – Monthly Journal
- Of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks









