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Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard : 'Em Are I
An accomplished comic book artist as well as a musician, Jeffery Lewis has previously flirted with success but deliberately lo-fi recordings have stunted potential wide spread aclaim. ‘Em Are I’ takes a step up in production but doesn’t lose any of the charm usually associated with such a move. Honest songs of heartbreak and disillusionment sit comfortably within bright and...
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12 Tales From Winter City
Band name: The Young Republic Label: End Of the Road Records Teaser: The Young Republic have been dropping gems on our desks for a while now, so we rubbed our hands together with glee when we heard that this debut LP was on the way. The Sonic Reducer brings us this review… Pull quote 2: it’s the sheer quality of the songwriting and the gusto of the playing...
The Skuzzies / Blast / Ancient Guardians of Wisdom
Venue: Duck & Dive @ ULU, London Teaser: New York Glamour Pussies! Punk-hop Mofos! Russian stadium rockers! It’s all in a day’s work for our crack commando reporter Lee Puddefoot, and he brings us this report from London’s number one student den… Pull quote 2: his spider fingers fly up and down the fret board as they hammer out short sharp stabs of...
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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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  • otherpeople - another Christmas song

    Otherpeople, who we featured a few weeks ago, have gone and released a bit of a twisted take on the christmas-themed tune. You can stream/download it over at their SoundCloud.

  • OPERATOR PLEASE VS THE UFOS

    ufo7.jpgAll the cities in Australia are about fifteen hours apart from each other – they’re connected by mile upon mile of barren wasteland. It was 2am on Friday morning when we set off in our van to drive...

  • An Apology/Seasons Greetings

    Hello, just a wee note to say that the next blog is in the process of being written.

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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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