THE ANSWERING MACHINE Latest News

Music festivals in Kent 2009
As part as our ongoing attempts to cover what little exists of a Kent music scene, it seemed only prudent to put together a brief guide to the major music festivals taking place in the county over the next couple of months. A few years ago such a thing would have been impossible due to a lack of said events, but now new festivals seem to be popping up each year. Obviously not all of them work (...
The Answering Machine "Obviously Cold"
Myspace // "Another City, Another Sorry" [Audio] If you’re the observant type, you’ll note that there are palm trees in this video, something you will not find in Manchester. This video, the second off of Another City, Another Sorry, was shot while the band were in Los Angeles earlier this month. Apparently curling and sun do mix. "Obviously Cold" is out...
All THE ANSWERING MACHINE news
Syndicate content

THE ANSWERING MACHINE MP3s

Flashguns (Go For It)
Flashguns Genre: Rock / New Wave / Soul From: Mainly London & Some Brighton, United Kingdom For a band with a name associated with the paparazzi there’s been little in the way of hype for London/Brighton four-piece Flashguns. The young band (they’ve not long finished their ‘A’ levels!) have been picked up by a...
Dave's SXSW picks, part one
I can’t go to SXSW this year as I have no money. That’s the naked truth of the matter. What I can do, is trawl through the enormous list of showcasing bands, and make some recommendations based on the music available on each band’s website. For my sins, I’ve just started that task and boy, is there a big heap of shit heading to Austin at the beginning of March....
All THE ANSWERING MACHINE mp3s
Syndicate content

THE ANSWERING MACHINE Reviews

CAMDEN CRAWL DIARY - PART TWO
Venue: Camden Town Teaser: Lewis navigates all the gothic dope-peddling noodle sellers to bring us this report on Acoustic Ladyland, Official Secrets Act and Future Of the Left! Pull quote 2: they left one half of the crowd rapturous - and the others cowering in the corner of the venue… First para: Saturday evening began with a case of deja-vu involving...
All THE ANSWERING MACHINE reviews
Syndicate content

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...
More MP3s

Have You Read?

  • Pens

    Nice bit of scuzz rock inhabiting the same segment of the audiosphere as Times New Viking and Wavves.

  • Broken Bells MP3 - The Shins & Dangermouse collaboration

    Broken Bells is James Mercer (main guy from The Shins) and Danger Mouse making music together.  The news of their union got some commentators very excited, with Drowned in Sound proclaiming it...

  • Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist

    What makes some places become hubs of creativity and art, instead of others? Portland, Oregon is one place that crops up again and again when you take a foray into the world of music that sits below...

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...

Blogs