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DOWNLOAD: Disappears - Gone Completely
(Photo: Chris Strong) Chicago’s Disappears used to ride for Touch & Go, but when they closed up shop last year, the band moved to another Windy City mainstay, Kranky. New LP LUX is probably the scuzziest, most traditionally "rock" thing Kranky’s ever put out–it sounds like Lou Reed if Lou Reed didn’t become a curmudgeony West Village snob and had a...
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio: European Tour
photo: © Amy-Beth McNeely   It’s was the ultimate fuck you statement when Lou Reed handed his mastertapes of Metal Machine Music to his record company - four sidedsof noise that was released on a gatefold vinyl double LP. The album disappeared within weeks after its release, but proved to be highly influential. Ulrich Krieger, member of the Berlin avant-garde ensemble...
Still Not There: 2009 SXSW
As last year, I will not be able to attend the music lover’s paradise, South by Southwest, and will have to explore the roster of artists from the swivel chair in front of my laptop (if I spin around fast enough every so often, I can attempt to simulate the dizziness brought on by wanting to see so many bands at once). Once again, there are many bands and artists that I already know about...
Album Review: Gorillaz
Words: Kieran Toms Gorillaz - ‘Plastic Beach’ My first reaction to this album was to be wowed by its stellar line up. Then I remembered a quote by Mark E Smith, who features himself on ‘Plastic Beach’, about the Sven-era England team: “A team of superstars is like a supergroup. It’s like picking the best guitarist in Britain, the best drummer and the...
The Soft Pack - Fences (Phoenix Cover)
  There’s something questionable about a deadpan San Diego punk band covering one of the most pants-wettingly melodic groups in existence, but considering we ride for both Phoenix and The Soft Pack (née The Muslims, lest you forget) we indulged this one out of curiosity–and it’s pretty good! Sounds like Lou Reed if he’d just been released from prison (or ever...
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Red Rag To A Bull
Matador Records     While searching the world wide web for exotic, interesting, or just plain brilliant bands I stumbled across a free sampler from Matador one of the worlds most exciting, innovative and interesting labels. Seven of the tracks have not been released on MP3 yet, and four of those are from albums that haven’t been released yet. The sampler perfectly demonstrates...
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SXSW DIARY PART ONE
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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  • 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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  • An Introduction to History of Art(rock) 1A

    The purpose of this blog is to investigate the origins and development of the genre known as Artrock.

  • NME's 80s mix tapes to download

    (pic from Little Triggers) Just spotted this tip on Rich Girls - some archivist / nerd / genius has ripped almost every single mix tape that the NME gave away in the 1980s.  It’s a very...

  • jonnythefirth - Modern Fever EP

    Modern Fever – the debut EP offering from one-man-band Jonnythefirth is a five track, distorted western-riffed beastie.

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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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