[bandcamp track=3199928082 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti] New York guitar goddess, Marnie Stern, has just announced that she will be coming to the UK at the end of May. Her new album, The Chronicles of Marnia, which is out 18th March on Kill Rock Stars, finds Marnie not only working with a new drummer (Oneida’s Kid Millions), but subtracting from her normally dense … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/79125622″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Belfast, Northern Ireland’s And So I Watch You From Afar premiere a second new track from their forthcoming third album All Hail Bright Futures today, sharing the boisterous “Big Thinks Do Remarkable” via Fake DIY HERE ASIWYFA recently posted the first single, “Like A Mouse“ available for streaming HERE. All Hail Bright Futures could be taken as both … Read more
“Honest, life-affirming and infectious, and it’s that rare concentration of directness and simplicity that makes Fang Island so uniquely and wonderfully inclusive.” Pitchfork “Fang Island are simply killer fun, a proper gang who sing collectively and pummel their guitars without recourse to errant soloing.” MOJO **** “Warm, welcoming and dazzling.” Q **** “‘Major’ is a triumph of simple, … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/77995081″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The long-awaited anti-austerity blast-a-thon with the teeth, venom and one-of-a-kind music of Jello Biafra is finally upon us. The second full-length album from Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine picks up where last year’s Shock-U-Py! EP left off. Covered in gruesome detail is corruption (“The Brown Lipstick Parade”,“Werewolves of Wall Street” and “Road … Read more
For nearly 30 years, Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers has been one half of the legendary joint vocal strike force of The Men They Couldn’t Hang. Audiences around the world from Cairo to Reykjavik, Brisbane to Vancouver and Berlin to London have submitted to his effervescent and heartfelt vocal style in stadium, theatre, hall and after hours lock in. Now, … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/users/32871853″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”175″ iframe=”true” /] Legendary British rock n’ roll band The Godfathers explode into action in 2013 with the much-anticipated release of a brand new album entitled, Jukebox Fury, their first full-length studio release since 1995 – and a 23 date March UK tour with punk icons, The Stranglers. Jukebox Fury will be released on the band’s … Read more
[bandcamp track=1762591746 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti] There’s little doubt that Marnie Stern lives up to her reputation as “the lady who shreds,” but for Marnie, shredding is not enough. After putting out three critically-acclaimed albums, Marnie could have gotten away with putting out another album filled with her richly layered sound, singular frenetic finger tapping and almost philosophical … Read more