Martin Phillips MP3s

Double Happiness Released on Monday, November 23, MUZAI Records presented two bands on one split CD. First is Auckland hardcore punk outfit God Bows To Math, with four tracks of spitting aggression and spiralling feedback. Then it’s TFF, the Dunedin teenagers who craft long, noisy jams using high pitched guitar screeches and crooked saxophone playing. I had a chat with both bands about...
You Be The Spots and I’ll Be The Knives Mike and Hope formed Bad Sav late last year after spending a lot of time hanging out together at Dunedin’s Radio 1 (Hope hosts a show on Monday at 11pm). Originally the duo messed around a bit with just bass and drums, but when Hope’s long time friend and former band mate Lucinda moved back to Dunedin from Wellington things got a bit...
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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...

Have You Read?

  • Barry Gray Centenary Concert

    PARSLEY’S COMMLOCK Concert Review : Barry Gray Centenary Concert, Royal Festival Hall 08/11/08 In 1982 I went to my first science fiction convention run by the Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds,...
  • Pink Floyd-inspired art and London Overground

    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Exhibition Review : "Change Returns Success" - Art Exhibition on Pink Floyd 19-25/11/07 In my youth I was inspired by the artistic freedom encouraged by punk rock. However, my...
  • Southsea Fest - only 12 quid for amazing line up

    This year’s Southsea Fest looks like the perfect place to fill your salty sea boots with galleys full of amazing bands. There are shit loads playing - including Tubelord, This Town Needs Guns...

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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