What We’re Listening to: Victoria
1. Lorde – ‘Royals’ 2. David C Clements – ‘Hurricane’ 3. The Spinto Band – ‘Shake It Off’ 4. Lupe Fiasco – ‘Till I Get There’ 5. Half Moon Run – ‘Nerve’ var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":false,"data_track_textcopy":false,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var addthis_product = 'wpp-3.1'; Read More
BAND’S EYE VIEW: JOE BANFI
Back in November, when he was on tour with Marcus Foster we gave Joe Banfi a camera to document his time…here’s what he got up to… Read More
Dan Croll: ‘Just Like Christmas’ video
If you aren’t feeling festive yet, after watching this video you definitely will be! And when you have, one particular question will come straight to mind…why isn’t Dan Croll an actor?! What an Oscar worthy performance. Read More
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: THE SPINTO BAND – KEEP THEM ALIVE
’Keep Them Alive’ was directed by Albert Birney and Phil Davis and is our Video of The Week! Enjoy – because this is probably the closest thing we’ll have to a summer! Read More
What I’m Listening To: Dan Croll
1. Solidarity (for moki) – Goran Kajfes http://open.spotify.com/track/03mk9zfdOecgfGqFgxThtB 2. Waterfall – Daniel Rossen 3. I Spy – Mikhael Paskalev 4. Mulugèn Mèllèssè – Embwa Bèlèw 5. Let’s Slow Down – The Bodyboarders http://soundcloud.com/thebodyboarders/the-bodyboarders-lets-slow http://www.facebook.com/dancroll Read More
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: BLIND ATLAS – KODIAK BEAR
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What I’m Listening To: Ross Millard, The Futureheads
1. Keeping Up – Arthur Russell Jaff’s been getting back into playing the cello recently and this guy made the most beautiful cello-based post-disco/neo-classical jams ever. A really under-appreciated genius of modern music. 2. Beeswing – Richard Thompson We’ve covered this on our forthcoming acapella record. Amazing lyricist and guitar player. 3. The Stroller – Jaill Released their album on SubPop last year. ... Read More
My favourite new band
This months guest blogger is Ben from Melbourne, Australia. Here he shares why you should check out July Days: After dropping in to one of my regular music haunts I came across a band that delivered more than the indie-garage blur that I’m sad to say is over-taking the stages of Melbourne, Australia. Figuring they’d have one or two quality tracks, I decided I’d stay and uncap another over-priced, under-par local... Read More
To Kill A King: New UK Tour Dates
To Kill A King have announced some dates for your gig going pleasure. So be sure to check them out in a city near you. JANUARY: Sunday 22nd – Oran Mor, Glasgow Wednesday 25th – XOYO, London FEBRUARY: Thursday 23rd – The Bullingdon, Oxford Friday 24th – The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool Saturday 25th – Bodega, Nottingham Monday 27th – Deaf Institute, Manchester Tuesday 28th – Academy 2, Newcastle Wednesday... Read More
A New Year’s Treat – James Canty Session
Back in November we met up with James for an impromptu session after he’d played at Liverpool Music Week! Read More