The Chalets go on tour, JUST TO PROVE THEY CAN
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Articles
holliy has written the following articles:
Télépopmusik - Into Everything
The "beautiful, sweeping sonic soundscapes" concept can be taken too far: this is ambient, chilled-out garbage to which the only reasonable response is shudders of disgust. And possibly the word "Pleh".»
Louis XIV - God Killed The Queen
This Stones-esque ditty isn't as dangerous as it wants to be, but hey: it's got some killer hooks and it's all good (clean...) fun.»
Santa Carla - Earworms EP
Quirky Beatles-referencing art pop, mainly about homicide. Slow songs = bad; fast songs = good; overall verdict = impressive.»
The Long Blondes: Leg Shaving, Wishful Thinking and Instant Gratification
The Long Blondes speak to DiS of leg shaving, America, vaudeville, Pete Waterman and the importance of maintaining your dignity by never mentioning names...»
Various, The Scaramanga Six, Being 747, Mary-Jane - Sounds From A Big Town
In which Holl(i)y does her best to review the entire Huddersfield music scene and likes The Scaramanga Six a lot.»
Marquis Cha Cha! Pure Groove record shop starts own label. Launch party imminent.
Those nice folks at Pure Groove, having long since mastered the art of selling independent releases, have decided to have a crack at releasing their own 7” singles.»
Zombina and the Skeletones - Mondo Zombina EP
Schlock-horror undead zombie stomp through the darker reaches of rock'n'roll melodrama... I suppose this is what bands play after they've gone through with that rock'n'roll suicide.»
Cambridge events this July - UB40: No, Bob Geldof: No, Beer: Yes
Cambridge in July: it ain't Live 8, but we will have beer. And Volunteers, Funeral For a Friend, Special Needs, redcarsgofaster, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly... Oh, lots of stuff.»
Various, Beachbuggy, GG Action, Chuck - A Box Of Odd
Bloodlust, Benny Hill, blunt instruments, obscenity, incest and illegal distilleries... Sheffield is a very, very strange place, as the six bands on this surf-grunge-hillbilly CD bear proud witness. Hurrah for such shameless oddities...»
The Swear - Repeat It Repeat It
Taut, jerky whiplash-pop which has all the right ingredients for righteous glory... and yet doesn't quite pull it off. Shame.»
Ravonettes have album pending. They tour to support it. Rejoicing follows
On account of having a new album out soon, The Ravonettes are touring. Hurrah!»
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
Sheffield's finest charity-shop glamsters release a jagged new-wave pop gem. DiS like it. Here, they tell you why you should like it, too.»
Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum
Clockwork tight, spine tingling live precision from everyone’s favourite krautrock electro-precision pioneers. Two CDs' worth of it. Hell yeah!»
100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?
Want to see The Editors, Black Wire, Nine Black Alps, the Paddingtons and The Thrills for free? Best get yerself over to Middlesbrough on Sunday 19th June…»
Cambridge this June: New venue hosts new rock night! Strawberry Fair! Get excited, damn you!
The 22nd June sees the launch of a new rock night at a venue newly converted to the Hosting of the Rock.»
New Club struts its way onto Darlington scene
On Thursday June 9th, Club Strut will explode onto the Darlington scene.»
Cagedbaby - 16 Lovers
It may be in a mutated, futuristic, dance-music-referencing form, but still: it's disco. And disco's not dead - disco is life!»
Joseph Arthur - All Of Our Hands
Drippy hippy Christian Kumbaya judgement day rains-of-fire one-noble-energy ramblings. Your humble correspondent was not impressed.»
Leaves - The Spell
Going by the evidence of the better elements of this song, Leaves could have made a good single... but didn't. This bewilders me.»
The Organ - Sinking Hearts EP
Fragile melodic grandeur. From Canada, no less. Nice.»
Long Blondes tour UK, appear on radio, do US
Sheffield's finest charity-glam popsters The Long Blondes are hitting the road in June to promote their new single.»
The Half Rabbits - Disclaimer
A fittingly dark and twisted slab of post-rock from a band named after the horrific mutilation of small fluffy animals. Good stuff!»
Bomb Factory - Stevie Smith: Teenage Terrorist
Shouted punk-poetry full of political hatred, seething bile and the odd flash of suitably pointed humour. Not easy listening, then...»
Capital X - Turn Up The Silence
Grinding synths, tranced-out vocals, processed distance and detached cool... it's electro, innit?»
One Unique Signal at Cambridge The Portland Arms, Sat 23 Apr
A tautological name doesn't prevent One Unique Signal's jagged live intensity being very impressive indeed.»
Tom McRae presents two Fopp instore appearances, two London gigs and one new album
Mercury Prize and Brit Nominated artist Tom McRae is following in the Foppish footsteps of Franz Ferdinand with two instore appearances in support of his new album, All Maps Welcome.»
Hey, Cambridge! Strawberry Fair needs you!
May's to-do plan: 1. Volunteer to help at Strawberry Fair 2. Spend the long hot evenings of this first month of summer crammed into a sweaty pub back room with no windows or fresh air in sight. Hurrah!»
Club Fandango strips to promote new acoustic acts
Did that get your attention?»
Pink Grease at Cambridge Academy @ ARU Students Union, Sat 09 Apr
Uncomplicated, irony-free, old-fashioned rock'n'roll fun. What a good idea.»