Music
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VideosHoneyblood share film noir-style video for Choker
Glasgow noise pop duo Honeyblood have released an eerie black-and-white video for their track Choker. The film noir-inspired clip, directed by Tardo/William... Read more »| 21 Oct 2014 -
News
Entries open for 2015 GIT Award
The fourth annual Get Into This or GIT Award, honouring the best of Liverpool’s underground music scene, is now open for entries. The GIT Award is ope... Read more »| 21 Oct 2014 -
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Chvrches share new track 'Get Away'
Glasgow synth trio Chvrches have unveiled a brand-new track as part of a BBC project to produce an alternative score for Ryan Gosling thriller Drive. Get Aw... Read more »| 21 Oct 2014 -
NewsSleater-Kinney announce new album 'No Cities to Love' and UK tour
Riot Grrrl trio Sleater-Kinney are set to return with their first new studio album in a decade. Due out in January 2015, the surprise effort will arrive ahea... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
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Flying Lotus announces Manchester Albert Hall gig for April 2015
Flying Lotus has added a show at Manchester’s Albert Hall to his European tour in support of new LP You’re Dead. The eclectic producer – a... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
NewsLost Map Records release ‘Clumps’ B-sides and rarities mixtape
Johnny Lynch’s Lost Map record label has released a free nine-track sampler featuring a host of rarities and B-sides from the likes of Kid Canaveral, e... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014
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Reviews
Thurston Moore – The Best Day
All the classic Sonic Youth hallmarks are here: Moore’s half-spoken, half-sung drawled delivery, Steve Shelley’s powerhouse drumming, nomadic gui... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
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Malcolm Middleton and David Shrigley team up on new LP
Former Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton and Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley have joined forces for a new collaborative album entitled Music and ... Read more »| 17 Oct 2014 -
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Glasgow venue BLOC+ releases second free mixtape
Glasgow venue Bar BLOC+ has released a second free mixtape on its new BLOC+ Music imprint. The new ten-track compilation – BLOC+ Ensemble Volume 2 Par... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
NewsMogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite soundtracks Scottish poet
Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist with Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai, has provided his unique sound to the work of a North Lanarkshire poet. Catherine Baird&rsquo... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
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Pixies announce 25th anniversary Doolittle reissue
Boston legends Pixies have unveiled a fifty-track anniversary edition of seminal LP Doolittle to mark 25 years since the album’s release. The new thre... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
VideosVashti Bunyan plays an acoustic version of 'Heartleap' in her home studio
The Godmother of Freak Folk, Vashti Bunyan invited us into her Edinburgh home to talk a little about the songs and story behind her new and, apparently, fina... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
Videos
Adult Jazz unveil ‘Am Gone’ video, November UK tour dates
Guildford indie quartet Adult Jazz have announced a string of gigs across the UK next month, as well as sharing the video for ‘Am Gone’. The ban... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
Opinion
Hero Worship: Elliot Goldenthal
Helmet founder Page Hamilton traces his mentor in film scoring back to God Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
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Former Mars Volta keyboardist Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens dies aged 38
Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens, former keyboard player in The Mars Volta and member of Jack White’s live band, has died while on tour with the White S... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014