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Ever wondered why nobody has ever covered classic sub-nursery rhyme ‘The Wheels On The Bus’, but Madonna ‘Ray of Light’ stylee? Well worry no longer. If there is a point to this single from Oxford-based label Star Harbour, then it appears to be well concealed amongst thi»
PowerBook madman Kid606 is to make a super rare UK appearance before heading out to Spain to play at the Sonar Festival – and mutant hip-hop electronica scoundrel Gold Chains is along for the ride. The Kid, real name Michael Trost Depedro, boots up for a solitary UK date at Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Ba»
Too weird to be truly embraced by the stoner rock crowd, but too heavy to appeal to seemingly anyone else, The Heads themselves pre-empted such suggestions with previous long-player title ‘Everyone Knows We Got Nowhere’. However, the Bristol-via-major-acid-trip quartet’s third album sees them o»
Approaching their art as any good rock band should – that’s bollocks first with all amplifiers turned up to maximum – The D4 manage to distil everything they stand for into one song. The tune in question, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Motherfucker’, rudely introduces the New Zealand foursome’s UK debut LP and»
“We’ve realized that we can’t just give 90 per cent, we have to give 100 per cent every gig” says Mclusky’s imposing frontman Andy Falkous pre-gig. He’s not joking you know. From the moment opening blast ‘Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues’ is summarily beheaded as instruments plead fo»
Future Pilot AKA man Sushil Dade has turned down the chance to tour with Kylie Minogue – because he prefers sitting in his shed! Dade, formerly of the Soup Dragons, was offered a deal to play bass for the ‘princess of pop’ (© The Sun), but declared touring wasn't much fun and he would »
Ireland may not be renown for its garage rock, but all that may be about to change. While a slew of rock ‘n’ roll chancers continue to rehash former glories to listeners too young to remember any better, Dublin quartet NPB bring a different slant to proceedings. An unfamiliar crowd may not know it, but as <»
Let’s face it – live music is fundamentally boring unless the people actually playing look like they give a shit. And y’know, occasionally move off the spot. So for anyone musing why they weren’t quite fulfilled by the last Travis gig they saw, or wondering if there really is more to music than the Stere»
Without stoner rock torchbearers Kyuss, undoubtedly none of this would have happened. But while their guitarist Josh Homme chose the route to million-selling stardom, Fu Manchu are very much underrated kings to Homme’s Queens of the Stone Age. Put simply, if you like beer, weed and no n»
If the stressed business executive and housewife-filled ‘chill-out’ market grew a soul, ears and, crucially, some taste in music, Boards of Canada would be the biggest band in Britain. As it is, the enigmatic Scottish duo continue to be one of the UK’s most criminally underrated acts, preferring to»
Underground US noise heroes The Dillinger Escape Plan have lined up a series of headline shows in addition to supporting metal titans System Of A Down on their forthcoming sold out UK tour. The Plan, who recently replaced departed vocalist Dimitri Minakakis with newcomer Greg Puciato, are als»
Welsh mentalists Mclusky have unveiled a tour to coincide with their forthcoming single ‘To Hell With Good Intentions’, which is released on March 11th through Too Pure. All four tracks on the single were recorded by legendary alt-rock figurehead Steve Albini, including B-side ‘No Cover»
