Review: Bushstock 04/06/12

Bushstock made its first return to the music festival frontiers this year. The inner city placement of the festival stakes a claim to many advantages over its fieldbound counterparts, one being that we didn’t even have to look towards a portaloo when nature called and weren’t shafted clear of a £20 when it came to buying food. Enough about all that though, what about the music? Read More var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":false,"data_track_textcopy":false,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... Read More

Bushstock 2012: Our recommendations

Bushstock is back for seconds this weekend with just as many musical goodies as last year had to offer. As with 2011′s line up, we’ve got a sprint or two between venues to catch our pick of this year’s artists, but, as they say, no pain no gain! Here’s a run through of a small selection of the musicians we’re hoping to see this coming Saturday in no particular order… Read More  Read More

One Eye Open: Issue #1

You might remember earlier in the year, we interviewed musician Nick Byrne. He recently sent us a copy of his new zine One Eye Open, the first edition of which includes pieces on Villagers, Alessi’s Ark and Alice Gold. One Eye Open aims to provide articles “loosely based around music, film and culture”. So far, we reckon Nick and all involved in One Eye Open have got it down to a tee. The zine also incorporates artwork by Nick,... Read More

Photos and Review: Dot to Dot Manchester 30/05/11

On the 30th of May the tri-city festival, Dot to Dot hit Manchester for the second year in a row, bringing well-known names and new favourites with them. Both rain and touts accompanied punters as they made their way across six venues all along Oxford road. Read More  Read More

Alessi’s Ark: Maybe I Know video

Ever the lovely Alessi’s Ark has released the video for ‘Maybe I Know’, a ballsy but accepting proposal that “maybe I know that he’s been a-cheating”. The single was originally penned by Leslie Gore way back when and Alessi’s cover has a distinctly Ark-y atmosphere to it, one thing that’s immediately apparent is that Laurent-Marke has made the song her own. ‘Maybe I Know’ will appear... Read More

Alessi’s Ark: New album and ‘The Wire’

Winner of the loveliest and most brilliant person ever award, Alessi’s Ark, Alessi Laurent-Marke, is releasing her second album this year, we’re over the moon in short. The album will charmingly be titled, Time Travel and is set for release on the 25th of April on Bella Union Records. The artwork doesn’t do much to calm the excitement we’re feeling for the 25th, but until then, you can listen to and download ‘The Wire’,... Read More