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19/06/2013
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Beady Eye_1

 

British alt-rock outfit Beady Eye formed in 2009, several months after the rivalry between Oasis siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher reached a boiling point at a summer festival, resulting in Noel’s departure and the band’s dissolution.

 

 

That fall, Liam and three of his former Oasis bandmates — … Read on

20/06/2013
midsummer

 

midsummer

 

GREY LANTERN + SOUP KITCHEN PRESENT

A MIDSUMMER PSYCH’S DREAM

feat.

MUGSTAR, DRUSS & DWELLINGS (GNOD) & HORRID

6 months to the day since its festive predecessor Psychmare Before Christmas, we invite you to welcome in the eve before Solstice with…

 
MUGSTAR

 

Hard riffin’ hard-drivin’ Liverpool … Read on

Tags: a midsummer psych's dream, druss, dwellings, Gnod, horrid, mugstar
Loom Image

 Loom Image

 

The Horrors might’ve mellowed out in favour of hypnotically psychedelic synth-led soundscapes with ‘Skying’ in 2011, but their frontman Faris Badwan’s younger bro Tarik is blasting out virulent grunge tunes with upcoming band Loom.

The Harbury four piece have bagged a slot supporting The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park

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Tags: loom, purple heart parade, the covelles
jagwar

jagwar

 

Jagwar Ma emerged last year with the captivating single ‘Come Save Me’. Combining the earworm melodic sensibilities of 60′s sunshine pop with a tightly euphoric modern electronic edge, the Sydney-based duo of Jono Ma and vocalist Gabriel Winterfield quickly sent ripples across the blogosphere and heralded the arrival of … Read on

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ron sexsmith

ron sexsmith

 

In a world of workaday singer-songwriters mired in vacuous self-regard, news of a new Ron Sexsmith record can only gladden the heart of those who care about deftly poetic, gently affecting songs that perfectly distill the pitfalls of being human. Especially when that record pairs him again with the … Read on

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21/06/2013
Bipolar Sunshine

Bipolar Sunshine

 

 

Bipolar Sunshine is a pasture new for a constituent part of Manchester’s most successful indie ska accident of the last few years. It’s probably best for all involved if you try and ignore this fact, though. Adio Marchant – once a member of Kid British, a band who … Read on

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British neo-psychedelic band Temples make trippy dance-and rock-oriented pop that combines the experimental sound of bands like The Flaming Lips with the classic song craftsmanship of The Beatles. Formed in Kettering, Temples centers around the talents of songwriting duo vocalist/guitarist James Bagshaw and vocalist/bassist Thomas Warmsley.

 

 

“Charlie Read on

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claw the thin ice

claw the thin ice

 

It’s one of life’s darkly ironic truths that from death, great things can occur. The loss of a loved one becomes a catalyst within the human psyche for a change or a desire to express, be it displayed internally or externally.

Claw The Thin Ice is a new Manchester-based … Read on

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22/06/2013
liz green

liz green

 

Red Deer Club are proud to announce a gig with two ‘old friends’. Liz Green will be playing an exclusive solo piano show at The International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Saturday 22nd June. She will be supported by The Great Park.

 

 

Liz has just finished recording … Read on

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25/06/2013
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Now Wave and Gorilla present a rare live date from American experimentalists Deerhoof.

 

Deerhoof are a noise band originally from San Francisco. Since it formed in 1994, Deerhoof has expanded their musical range beyond noise. Known for being high-energy, unpredictable and difficult to classify, Deerhoof has … Read on

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