High On Fire - UK tour dates and ticket giveaway
Metal titans High On Fire return to the UK next week for five dates around our Isles... WIN TICKETS!»
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"If people come to our show and throw shit at us, they've still paid to get in!"
At the end of an afternoon of promotional work that's seen Top Of The Pops quiz them on how long they can hold their breath for underwater (damn, there goes one question...), Fightstar are understandably weary and keen to leave these sweltering surroundings. They've also got a slight guard up, perhaps wary of regular DiS readers' opinions on the band, or just worried that they might get asked questions about, y'know, the music and stuff...»
Smog at London Islington Academy, Thu 09 Jun
At the front a sizeable hardcore make their affection for this man – Bill Callahan – entirely clear. Everywhere else, though, there is only the chatter of indifference and the lingering scent of a ligger too many.»
Hanne Hukkelberg - Little Things
All said and done, however creative the music is it’s really Hukkelberg’s voice that enchants and enraptures. Little Things marks the arrival of a talent who will have critics and consumers alike swooning her way for the foreseeable future.»
The Ponys - Celebration Castle
The echoes of inspirations past can be heard across Celebration Castle, but never do they detract significantly from the urgent punk tearing from the hearts of impassioned vocalist Jered Gummere and his cohorts...»
Caterpillar Ghost - My Beautiful Revolution
I dare you not to fall in love with Caterpillar Ghost... My Beautiful Revolution - that title track in particular - is a work of delicate precision, of enduring love and, appropriately, revelatory beauty.»
Akira The Don - AAA EP
Akira/Adam’s delivery is smooth and precise throughout, and comes off as very natural; Interscope's investment may yet prove wise...»
Enablers at London Barden's Boudoir, Fri 03 Jun
Every song begins like a piece of crumpled newspaper - a page torn from a literary glimpse into a bigger picture, into a world of hopes and dreams dashed like so much beer spilt across a bar.»
Vetiver at London Hammersmith Lyric Theatre, Sat 04 Jun
Vetiver is, at its core, Andy Cabic. It is he that pens the original material heard this evening. It is he the carries the wonderful lead vocal above the vast Lyric stage and lowers it gently into the ears of all in attendance. Yet it is also he that is in some danger of being overshadowed by his friend and bandmate...»
ATP December details: The Mars Volta bring the Nightmare
C'est confirmed... The Mars Volta control this December's Nightmare Before Christmas ATP Festival...»
Michael Gira, Akron/Family, Angels Of Light at London ULU, Thu 26 May
The haphazard assault on the senses sucks the viewer in with ease, the fleeting moments of unabashed beauty allowing breathing space between bouts of choke-hold chaos...»
Team Sleep - Team Sleep
Oh be reasonable: you never really expected this to be all that good, did you?»
At The Drive-In - This Station Is Non-Operational - Anthology
Put simply: if you don't own an At The Drive-In record but consider Funeral For A Friend and their numerous clones to be cutting edge, then you, kid, are a blithering idiot. Buy this.»
Leeds-based Chinchilla Festival announced - line up, tickets, stuff...
The Chinchillafest returns for its third year in July. The event, held across three days at various venues in Leeds, boasts an impressive line up of underground acts, each well worth investigation by the curious and open-minded.»
Statistics, Decibully, Maria Taylor at London Marquee, Sun 22 May
...for once music itself, rather than good looks or any salient-point gimmicks, emerges triumphant from the very heart of a city raised on the fickle and the fleetingly fashionable...»
Damon & Naomi at London Downstairs At The King's Head, Fri 20 May
D&M in your home after a tough day: oh yes please. D&M in a smoky hole in the earth during birthday celebrations: oh no thank you.»
Signature Tune: new label, new website, new tunes!
Newly established indie label Signature Tune has launched its website, and has a trio of exciting releases in the pipeline...»
Ann Arbor - A Long Trip
DEMONS! DEATH! BULLETS! BLOOD! F*CK!»
Wings around the world - High On Fire swoop back into Britain
Much-acclaimed metal crew High On Fire return to the UK in June for a brief jaunt about our green and pleasant lands.»
Since By Man tour, like, NOW
Revelation punk rockers (to sell them someway short!) Since By Man are on tour in the UK, um, right this very minute...»
Oneida - The Wedding
An idea that first blossomed in 2001 has now shed its fruit, and - pardon the cringeworthy nature of the next statement - it tastes delicious...»
Eels - Blinking Lights And Other Revelations
Eels' double-disc debut for new label Vagrant is perhaps their (for 'their' read Everett plus his collection of collaborators) finest work yet, at times eclipsing the crushing melancholy might of Electro-Shock Blues.»
The eyes, THE EYES! Sub Pop noise terrors tour...
Wolf Eyes. Tour. June. Go see.»
See Damon. See Naomi. Sigh with delight...
Former Galaxie 500 duo Damon & Naomi bring their dreamy indie-pop to the UK this month...»
Birmingham goes Supersonic
Birmingham hosts the Supersonic Festival this July, featuring a wealth of artists pushing creative boundaries.»
Spears sued by 'Sometimes' songwriter
Mum-to-be Britney Spears is being sued by an Indiana-based songwriter over copyright infringement.»
Cut And Paste - May days and indie raves...
Cut And Paste moves into the sunny days of May (Saturday, 21st) with a quite fantastic triumvirate of titillating musical treats for you to tear into.»
Modey Lemon - The Curious City
Remember, kids: infatuation isn't so many letters away from infuriation, which, in turn, is but a few twists of the lexical knife broadside of indifference...»
Dugong - Quick To The City
For 'pop-punk' don't read 'Blink 182' - Dugong know how to solder a solid melody to their frantic punk rock, simple as, and vocalist Matt Broadbent's crystal-clear lyrics make for an instantly appealing mix.»
El Toro - May And Marielle
Run not to punk-ier climes without first sucking in some of these delightful summertime melodies. Though El Toro's collective muse is quite obviously one of the fairer sex, they offer shimmering indie-rock tunes shot through with fraught and frail emotions unheard in so many higher-profile acts.»