20th May 2015 Lets get this out of the way first: Swans are very, very loud. You don’t get a reputation for being the loudest band in rock, and hand out free ear buds at your shows, without some justification. But… Continue Reading
19th May 2015 Artist: Doldrums Venue: The Louisiana Date: Friday 22nd May, 19:30 Tickets Doldrums, bursting forth from the same Montreal creative warehouse that produced the likes of Grimes and Majical Cloudz, is the art-music project of 25 year old… Continue Reading
17th May 2015 We spoke with Felix from The Cat Empire ahead of their show at the Bristol O2 Academy on 2nd July. Amongst other things we chatted about sleeping in bowling alleys, his love for Joe Strummer and why he can’t… Continue Reading
15th May 2015 We’ve been waiting for confirmation on this for a while now. Arcadia, the team behind BoomTown and the most thrilling part of Glastonbury, have just announced the dates for their inner-city festival in Bristol. On the 4th… Continue Reading
Wednesday 13th May “You’re totally lush” shouts a punter as Mr Keep Calm and the Cancelled Cheques draw the beautiful track “No, No, No, No” to a conclusion in Glastonbury’s La Terre. I’d like to think I’m more articulate, but… Continue Reading
11th May 2015 With frontman Sam France’s penchant for volatile stage antics (smashing himself in the face with a microphone, climbing speaker-stacks, confronting hecklers, breaking his own leg), Californian psychedelic rockers Foxygen have established a growing reputation for… Continue Reading
Californian retro, psychedelic rockers visited Bristol this week. It was quite an insane show – here’s the evidence… Read our review. [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”thumbnail” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” special_effect=”none” animation_effect=”fadeIn” album_title=”false” album_id=”42″] Photographs by Stef Formica
12 May 2015 Who is that? Crocodiles are a duo – Charles Rowell and Brandon Welchez – who first came to our attention when they supported Dum Dum Girls at Start the Bus last year. What’s their sound? In a… Continue Reading