Young Cambridge band The Treatment are doing very well at the moment. They released their debut album on Powerage records before signing with Spinefarm and re-releasing the album to a good reception. They’ve been busy touring the UK and have supported Alice Cooper on tour in Europe. They are currently in the USA as the…
The Marés Vivas TMN fest was celebrating this year its 10º edition so the organization decided to have 4 days of “party” instead of the usual 3. For those of you who don’t know this Portuguese festival and are too lazy to see my other poor reviews here’s what you need to know: this summer…
The British IBM released a brand new single and video this week to celebrate the founding of Intel, (18th July 1968)… Formed by retro enthusiast and singer-songwriter Adrian Killens, The British IBM combine nerdy delights – indie rock and vintage computing. Even though some songs are loosely based on ”retro computing” themes, these aren’t the…
”self-effacing slack isn’t exactly having a tough time of it right now, but few do it with Catt’s awkward charm and tunefulness” – Crack In The Road “Having come to this with no prior knowledge I’ve found it to be thoroughly refreshing and packed full of brilliant moments” – Muso’s Guide “This music has that…
ALBUM TEASER TRAILER AVAILABLE NOW Barsuk Records is excited to announce that Menomena will release their new album, Moms, on September 18, 2012 in the US and on October 8 in the UK. Moms is the Portland-based band’s fifth, and their first as a duo. A teaser trailer for the album (featuring a guest appearance…
Newport’s The Boy Royals reveal a brand new video for their forthcoming single, People Like Us. Set for release on August 13th through Require Records, The Boy Royals have already gained support from numerous BBC Radio 1 and 6 music DJ’s, with their previous single ‘Teenage Sky’. Steve Lamacq chose them as his ‘New Favourite…
Scottish songstress Anna MacDonald has announced a free MP3 – Naj’s Song. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays the piano, guitar and clarsach, which she beautifully intertwines with Scots, English and Gaelic songs. Naj’s Song is from her forthcoming Paper Flowers EP (August 16th, Firebeach Records) and is available to download here: http://soundcloud.com/prescription-pr/anna-madonald-najs-song For more information on…
Universal Music Catalogue is scheduled to release Electric Eden, a new compilation, hand-picked by author and journalist Rob Young, on August 20th 2012. The two disc set is designed to serve as a companion to Young’s highly acclaimed book Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music which was published by Faber & Faber in 2010. Just…
On September 17th 2012 INXS will be celebrating the 25th year anniversary of ‘KICK’ by releasing special Deluxe, Super Deluxe and Digital versions of this landmark album. The Super Deluxe Edition will feature amazing unseen personal home movie documentary footage. A taster of this footage is hosted here.. http://petrolelectric.com/kickhomevideo/ Released in 1987, ‘KICK’ propelled INXS…
Det blev av till slut efter mycket osäkerhet, Masters Of Rock Festivalen 2012. Anledningen till att det var så osäkert om det skulle bli av var pga att jag drog på mig hög feber sista dagen på Roskilde och låg sjuk några dagar efter det. Så att ta tåg som jag hade tänkt var bara…
Frontiers/Bam 14 albums into his solo career, 19 with other bands/projects and a lot of guest spots under his belts Jorn Lande is a heavy metal phenomenon of his time. If born in the eighties he would have been bathing in dollars… But this is the wrong decade, so sales of more than 2 million…
Mott The Hoople’s Ian Hunter reveals 20th studio album; When I’m President Proper Records September 4th As leader of ‘70s British rock legends Mott the Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist, Ian Hunter is widely revered as one of rock’n’roll’s most compelling performers and one of its most articulate songwriters. On September 4,…