TIRELESS London post-punkers Leika are hoping to build on their growing live reputation with a new studio album due out in October.
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In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No24 Mercy Seat by Ultra Vivid Scene. Not to be confused with the equally excellent Nick Cave song of the same name, Mercy Seat was the second single by New York’s Ultra Vivid Scene. Essentially a vehicle for ex-Happiness and Crash guitarist Kurt Ralske, UVS were one of the less heralded acts on the ’80s/’90s […]
Musician and activist Nahko Bear has accused Donald Trump of playing the politics of fear in his campaign for the US Presidency.
Blending ‘sixties bubblegum pop with punk guitars and indie attitude, the Primitives Crash-ed their way into the charts and many a schoolkid’s hearts in the mid-1980s. Reunited at the end of the noughties by the tragic death of their original bass player, they’re preparing to head out again for a short UK tour in the Winter. Guitarist Paul Court and frontwoman Tracy Tracy tell Matt […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No23 Yes by McAlmont and Butler. Bernard Butler showed there was life after Suede by uniting with former Thieves singer David McAlmont on this stupendous 1995 single.
She spent six years with fiercely independent trance drone masters Stereolab, having been given just a month to learn the keyboard parts to 30 of their songs. Now 21 years on Morgane Lhote is a fully-fledged solo artist, recording under the name Hologram Teen and planning the release of her debut album.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No22 Hit Me With You Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury and The Blockheads A genuine undisputed classic from the late, great Ian Dury and his wonderfully talented backing band.
A genre-defying collage of electro beats, distorted guitar, jaw’s harp and seductive almost spoken-word vocals, it’s fair to say Bold Ego Fledgling is not your average single release.
Dreampop pioneers A.R. Kane are back with a vengeance with a string of UK and European gigs under their belt and the tantalising prospect of new music on the way. In a funny, frank and ferocious interview, founder member Rudy Tambala tells Matt Catchpole about the band’s origins, fallout with M/A/R/R/S collaborators Colourbox and his contempt for ‘dumbassmutherfucka’ Brexiteers. […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No21 The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes by The Very Things. Described by Wikipedia as ‘a Dadaist post-punk band from Redditch’ – The Very Things hovered around the fringes of the Psychobilly movement of the 1980s, although they had little in common with any of those bands. Led by The Shend […]