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Rubicks Genre: Alternative / New Wave / Electronica From: London, United Kingdom London electro band Rubicks seem to have been the next big thing for the last six years and, despite critical acclaim for their debut album ‘In Miniature’ they’ve, somewhat surprisingly, not yet hit the big time...
As the year winds down (or up, depending on half-full or half-empty glasses and whatnot), so does this blog. The Top Albums of 2008 countdown is over, and with this final installment, my weekly mix year-end round-up is now finished. This collection of mixes features themes on solo artists, travel, Scandinavia, autumn, 4AD, more synthpop, literature, more dance, more cover versions, Halloween,...
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 Radio Over Moscow- Battletech 7/10 This album doesn’t sound like any of the bands mentioned in the press release, well Gary Numan perhaps but definitely not Nirvana, The Beatles, Primal Scream or The Smashing Pumpkins.  Radio Over Moscow is the solo assignment of Aucklander Dan Satherley (KittyHawk, Vetox, Luna Spark) and Battletech is his first solo release. Bringing...
Band name: Singles for the week beginning March 31st Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: They’ve sat down, smoked some cigars and fed the fish - but now the hardcore work begins for our guest editors, as they pile over works by Black Francis, Crystal Castles and Elle Milano! Pull quote 2: It’s not as irritable as The Kooks, but that just means it won...
Label: District8 Teaser: Fran reviews a collection of new wave covers, compiled by ‘cool karaoke kids’ Nouvelle Vague.. Pull quote 2: Having said that, the highlights are simply essential. First para: Angular guitar bands have always been partial to the kooky cover here and there – just look at The Futureheads and Klaxons these days. Cool karaoke kids...
Katie Sutherland of Pearl and the Puppets. Photos Stephen McLeod   For those of you not familiar with the movie which inspired this festival in the Scottish borders (apparently it’s not the borders according to the locals, but to a Glaswegian, it’s definitely at the border), the gist is this: Police inspector goes to visit disappearance in strange community, ends up being...
Venue: Revo, Liverpool Teaser: Tom Norton catches up with the crunchy synth types on the Liverpool leg of their tour. But will he find soul beneath their luminous neon suits? Find out here… Pull quote 2: a considerate portion of their material sounds fairly drab… First para: Late of The Pier manage to dazzle tonight with a flamboyant menagerie of...
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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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  • Delia's Gig Guide: 3rd December

    >>>DELIA'S GIG GUIDE>>> the first Futureheads show for ages and i missed it cos i had the lergy. maybe you were one of the millions
  • Hold Your Horse Is - Forgive and Forget - New Single

    One of our favourite bands from 2010, Hold Your Horse Is, are kicking off 2011 with a brand new single - ‘Forgive and Forget’, which will be available as a free download on January ...
  • The Bishops!

    bishfrenzy.jpgDave Taylor recommends Beat Group / ACDC cross over band, The Bishops

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  • 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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