23 April 2015 Polar Bear are experiencing a joyful rejuvenation at present. Following a prolonged hiatus after 2012’s Peepers, the band resuscitated itself with last year’s exquisite In Each and Every One, an album which chopped between the brash and the… Continue Reading
Song: PollyArtist: NirvanaYear: 1991 Dating back to at least 1988, ‘Polly’ was one of the earliest examples of Kurt Cobain boycotting his Sub-Pop ready grunge sound and instead deferring to his natural penchant for hooky songwriting. Deemed to be too… Continue Reading
21 April 2015 Will and the People took Thekla by storm last Friday, and we were there to capture all the action. [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”thumbnail” title=”true” desc=”true” img_in_row=”3″ animation_effect=”fadeIn” album_title=”false” album_id=”32″] Images: Will Fahy [advps-slideshow optset=”1″]
Who is That? of Montreal are the mainstays of the alternative rock scene, the band originally forming in 1996 in Athens, Georgia and named after a failed romance between lead singer Kevin Barnes and a woman ‘of Montreal’. The band… Continue Reading
20th April 2015 “Rock n’ roll is cold”, Virginia musician Matthew E White sings on the lead single from his excellent sophomore record Fresh Blood, released last month; judging by the atmosphere at The Marble Factory tonight, it can also… Continue Reading
20th April 2015 TIP OF THE WEEK What: Infectious // Where: Wardrobe Theatre // When: Mon 20th – Fri 24th April (8pm) // Cost: £5 Supported by Arts Council England and in association with The Wardrobe Theatre. Welded Theatre invites you to their inaugural production… Continue Reading
“I’m sorry if we’re having more fun than you are”, says Nick Parker as he addresses the crowded Zuhause in Aachen as he, Gaz Brookfield and Ben Wain throw out some impromptu collaborations to a delighted audience in the first… Continue Reading
18 April 2015 Ahead of his show at Bristol’s Marble Factory, we caught up with Matthew E White about his latest album Fresh Blood, his musical influences and the songwriting process. [advps-slideshow optset=”1″]