“Islands, the long standing indie-pop enterprise fronted by ex-Unicorns member Nick Thorburn will be releasing Ski Mask in the UK on the 28th October. Thorburn describes the record “like a summation of Islands, everything we’ve ever done distilled into one record.” Now the album has its own mockumentary featuring comedians Michael Cera, Bill Hader, Jon … Read more
Next month, The Quietus will host a night of bands on Norway’s Fysisk Format label, taking place at The Old Blue Last on October 29th with free entry! Headlining will be Norwegian noise rock pugilists, Årabrot, who released their latest self-titled album in August. Read main man, Kjetil Nernes give a track by track account … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/105262679″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Three years since the last Dead Meadow release the band has seen line-up changes, continued their rigorous touring schedule and worked with legendary artists like Dave Davies of the Kinks. Members of the band have made solo records and Jason Simon has continued his country-Dylan-inspired Old Testament … Read more