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      Monotonix (photo Wyldman)     On day two of the Offset Festival, Wild Palms get things off to a good start with their dark and brooding surf music. It sounds just dandy this Sunday lunchtime. I am also taken with the gentle beauty of The Rifle Volunteer, who are kindly and beardy and feature the plaintive falsetto of Adam Symonds. The Rifle Volunteer (photo...
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North London’s Wild Palms are scrappy self-starters whose tropical-concrete-post-punkish single “Over Time” gives our weak winter hearts a reason to keep on beating. But the sniTch rinse kind of makes our chests seize up with nasty industry, as thin air echoes and danceable waves bang up against our organs with each clip. Below, stream the original and download the hurt; and...
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THESE NEW PURITANS Reviews

Venue: The Freebut, Brighton Teaser: Seeking a breath of fresh air from Libertines immitators and nu-ravers, Nathan Westley believes he’s found just the ticket on the Brighton sea front… Pull quote 2: TNP have the audience standing open mouthed in awe… First para: After two accomplished local supports we are treated to GRAMMATICS , a quartet...
Venue: Goldsmiths College, London Teaser: The phrase ‘rock ‘n roll riot’ feels a bit Topshop these days, so what better way to re-aquaint ourselves with the real thing than to witness some preening scenesters having their kecks removed and their hairstyles shat on by a punk rock band? Matt Dyson reports… Pull quote 2: they come armed with enough...
Band name: Official Secrets Act, Hot Chip and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Cindy Suzuki stomps her foot on the gas and speeds us through this weeks singles. Incidentally, if you dig her choice of Single of the Week, you might wanna move your ass down to Artrocker London on Tuesday… Pull quote 2: math-rock is a teeny bit clinical, and could do with a...
Venue: Austin, Texas Teaser: John McCarthy brings us his first report from the million band showcase in Texas, which includes live reviews of J Mascis and Die! Die! Die!, plus a little chat time with Louis Reed himself. Stay tuned for daily bulletins! Pull quote 2: It’s like Bono at Live Aid but with a better haircut and better tunes… First para: The streets...
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Top 5 Downloads

  • 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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  • The Prisoner (2009)

    PARSLEY’S COMMLOCK TV Review: The Prisoner (2009) Caught up with the 3 starting episodes of this courtesy of my friend Tony Reeve. God knows the world needs more opportunity for paranoid self-...
  • The Psyche Out Musikland Big Band

    The Psyche Out Musikland Big Band make a big thick excellent noise. It’s a dense sound, like a musical black hole that’s sucked in all manner of orbiting instruments and influences.
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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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