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Band name: Vampire Weekend, Alphabeat, Land Of Talk and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Sink your fangs into this week’s singles review, where a certain Peter Gabriel referencing Noo York band has stolen the affections of our scribe Amy Rich… Pull quote 2: It distracted me from Bosnia & Herzegovina’s entry in the Eurovision. For a moment...
Venue: Koko, London Teaser: Fresh from the Pixies reunion and biting back with some LOUDquietLOUD material, Black Francis is taking Koko by storm with XX Teens by his Satanic side. Ric Rawlins reviews… Pull quote 2: no one can ‘do the banshee’ like he does… First para: XX Teens presence at Koko is almost as peverse as the legendary google results of...
Venue: Brighton Teaser: Nathan Westley brings us all the action from this year’s Great Escape in his exclusive report. Read on for good news about XX Teens new material, a damning report on the dastardly Ting Tings, and loads more! Pull quote 2: The Ting Tings performance was more lifeless then a dead jellyfish washed up on the Brighton beach… First para...
Venue: Academy 2, Manchester Teaser: They may be Artrocker’s kings of Cool, but will XX Teens woo the Long Blondes audience in Manchester? Fran Donnelly finds out… Pull quote 2: XX Teens are still the fucking coolest cats about and it’s hard to strip them of that, regardless of the situation… First para: As an Artrocker reader, you’re...
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  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...
  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...
  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...
  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...
  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...

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  • Australia and the London Dirthole Company

    PARSLEY’S COMMLOCK Film Review : Australia Went to see this ‘epic’ new film with my Mum. First thing to say is that despite bracing myself for its two-and-a-half hour length,...
  • SXSW dispatch part one

     Efterklang Once again thousands of indie kids from all around the globe have arrived in Austin, Texas for SXSW, all feeling a sense of smug satisfaction knowing that in years to come they...
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    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Retail News : Food and fuel prices Er, what did I miss? Obesity and global warming were identified as two major problems. Artificially cheap food and fuel prices were said to be...

Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.
  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  
  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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