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MIDWEEK MIXTAPE // 21st September 2011
Well. Here’s a thing. An all-new Midweek Mixtape, brought to you by none other than the NEW Official ANBAD Mascot, Alex “Cheese” James, of ‘Blur’ and ‘signed a big deal with a Wal-Mart-owned supermarket chain’ fame. Now, instead of merely listening to a bunch of new bands and thinking about them, you can listen to the bands, think ...
Swing Youth, and Ian Curtis = Dr. Strangelove
Some new bands would just love to be as glum and dark as Joy Division. Witness the current crop of frontmen who have suddenly developed hollow eyed stares and Ian Curtis arm twitches - the Indie equivalent of Dr. Strangelove’s alien hand. The truth is that most bands just can’t manage it, because if there’s one thing you can’t fake, it’s existentialist miserablism...
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Panda Party; Fun/Gloom, Fun/Gloom, Repeat
Of all the disparate topics that occupy far too many column inches on ANBAD - woeful puns; finding new ways to introduce yet another Scandinavian pop band; cramming in tenuous, self-serving links to new blogs about terrible cover versions – pure, simple FUN! is the one that pops up the most. Fun is great. I love fun. But lots of bands hate it. Fun is not cool. Contrast the number of...
INTERVIEW // The Circus Sands
Once again, our intrepid and talented southern-UK reporter Sarah Stead has filed a report that delves into the grimy madness at the heart of a young rock band. She spoke to The Circus Sands, a young, exhilarating rock group from the south-east about sweat, ceilings bowing from the weight of the moshpit and  the vital importance of whether T-Rex was an influence (or not)…...
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Fear of Opening My Mouth
Band name: Collapsing Cities Download from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjgx9YaoWWI Teaser: Watch the awesome new video from Auckland’s Collapsing Cities. First para: Great song this - kind of like recent Fall with less alcohol and more turkish coffee. Lyrics are spot on which is refreshing and the delivery is Mark E Smith / Ian Curtis without being copyist or...
The Wombats, Assembly Now, The Evenings
Venue: Oxford Zodiac Teaser: Steven checks out a triple bill at a 14+ night. Pull quote 2: Heck, even I begrudgingly smile when I realise for once I am not the sweatiest guy in the venue! First para: A 14+ night is a great way of getting ‘the kids’ down and dancing to the happy happy likes of Assembly Now and The Wombats. Unfortunately The Evenings are grossly...
Maccabees / Talk Taxies / Jack Penate
Venue: Astoria Teaser: Katie takes in a show by the Macc lads. No, not those Macc lads, but the fast rising swimming pool loving South London / Brighton superstars. Pull quote 2: Taking to the stage to a cacophony of wolf whistles, with their boyish good looks, The Maccabees are 2007’s answer to the boybands of the 90s. First para: The Maccabees? The ones with the...
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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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  • Unsigned Band Spotlight: Stop Eject

    Sometimes you come across a band that you simply can’t work out whether you like what they’re doing or not, but you’ve got a gut feeling they must be on to something. I was so...

  • Converge - Axe To Fall

    There is something quite frightening about Converge. Obviously, the music itself has an element of terror, everyone who heard Fault and Fracture for the first time (particularly accompanied by its...

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    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Concert Review : Gilbert O'Sullivan, Brighton Dome, 11/11/07 My brother was an avid record collector before I was born, and whilst we did occasionally split duties (he got The...

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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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