We Start Fires to be caught redhanded in a town near you
World-eating Darlington based boy-girl indie-punk-pop outfit We Start Fires are touring this month in support of their debut album.»
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Yumi Yumi - Alchemy
Flippant, powerful, punky pop brimming with "Pow!"s, "Doo-doo-doo"s and electronic bleeps and beeps. It's loud and adrenaline-charged, and it's definitely Good Noise.»
Volunteers, Impact - Impact/Volunteers black hardcore Split 7"
A metal hardcore band play righteous grinding hardcore and a punk hardcore band play energetic thrashing hardcore on a 7" single which is black, that most hardcore of colours. It's all for charity, and it's all extremely hardcore.»
Chris T-T, Cosy Cosy - Tomorrow Morning/Drive Drive split 7"
By means of contributing two cracking tracks to this split single, Chris T-T and Cosy Cosy remind us that pop music can rock just as hard as rock music. Hallelujah!»
The Long Blondes, The Boyfriends - The Boyfriends/Long Blondes split single
This seven inch splitter from the Filthy Little Angels showcases the delights of north Londonders, The Boyfriends and Sheffield glamsters, The Long Blondes. Has England finally decided to take music back?»
Vermont - Ten Random
Scatty, stripped-down pop boasting weird noises, cunningly contrasted vocals and lots of simplistic catchy keyboard melodies. All good clean childish fun, then.»
We Start Fires - Caught Redhanded
Self-release from four piece punk-pop-indie outfit We Start Fires which is so damn good it hurts. Explosive and emotive soaring interstellar pop full of beauty and exuberance. It needs to be heard. Hear it.»
Cambridge sees launch of new club night and two singles
It's all go in Cambridge over the next few weeks, with launch parties for two split singles and a new indie-pop-rock clubnight form the good folks who brought us Panic at the Q Club.»
Bugeye - Rough Cuts and Bruises EP
Barbed, edgy and unsettling punk edginess hidden within catchy pop hooks. Who could ask for more?»
Cortez - 3-track demo
Mainly about the white noise, and the echo, and the disotortion, and the warping of riffs. But there're tunes in there too.»
PJ Harvey to tour UK
With a new album under her belt, now is the obvious time for PJ Harvey to tour the UK.»
Violets/Long Blondes to tour for Angular Records
The first Angular Records UK tour kicks off on July 22nd.»
Minus to tour UK with The Vaults
Icelandic rockers Minus are to tour the UK this July.»
Darts Club - A Picture of Health
A sound which is indie like the Wedding Present and cowpunk like no bovine record has ever been before.»
Logan [defunct] - Lusht
Psychotic folky rockist indie - somewhat bewildering stuff, this.»
Corporation:Blend to tour, release single, conquer world and then go home for tea
Pop of the Tops favourites Corporation:Blend are touring with King Adora to promote their debut single.»
Loophole, Beats Capri at Cambridge The Portland Arms, Fri 02 Apr
Glamour and tunefulness billed with assault-by-soundscape make for a good, if conflicting, line-up.»
Ikara Colt tour alone
Not satisfied with their Amen support slots in April, Ikara Colt have booked a headline tour for May/June.»
Not Going to Mars
Rumour: "Weird War will fly to Mars on NASA's behalf" TRUTH: This is untrue; Weird War not fly to Mars on behalf of NASA.»
The Vichy Government - Carrion Camping
The kind of thing a one-man terrorist might put on to drive himself into a suitably blind fury before leaving the house with explosives strapped under his coat.»
Weird War - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Bite 'Em
Mutated rock'n'roll which rips through the musical scenery and goes haywire behind it, making a distressing mess of your musical preconceptions. Well, I'm impressed.»
Back: Rebel Motorcycle Club
Remember when BRMC cancelled those dates in February and promised they'd return?»
UK Dances to One World Beat
The second One World Beat global music festival hits several towns in the UK this March.»
Scarlet Soho - Isolation
Freeze-dried electro-pop with pulse and grandeur. Go on, dance, you know you want to...»
Mammoth Mohair tour approaches
This spring Mohair will mainly be touring, touring and then touring some more.»
Donderevo - Good Science, Friendly Gods
Direct, instant, far-reaching, ambitious, breathtaking space age pop. Wow, wow, and wow again.»
Martin Grech Goes Acoustic
Following previous well-received acoustic dates, Martin Grech has booked three more acoustic shows.»
The Rocks, The Barbs, The Needs at London Islington Academy, Wed 18 Feb
Three bands making a very good noise in unsuitable surroundings prove that overbearingly trendy venues can be overcome. The 'Evil Rocks!' tour hits the home stretch.»
Von Bondage Around the UK
Von Bondies touring the UK...»
The Fall's (mainly) Northern Tour
Following their three sold-out London Barfly dates, The Fall are doing an impressively comprehensive tour of Scotland and North England. And Bristol.»