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This week’s round up of the tracks that I haven’t had the space to post… The Young Knives From: Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, United Kingdom After a summer of rioting on the streets of London it’s good to have the Young Knives back with their whimsical and oh so English pop. New single Vision In Rags harks back to a simpler, kinder and altogether less...
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Predictions of who will make it big are always liable to provide a journalist with more egg on face than Humpty Dumpty’s renologist. The history of music is littered with band’s who were destined for greatness and disappeared without leaving so much as a smudge on the window of the music world. It’s even harder for bloggers like the Devil because, by our very nature, we deal...
  Rainbow Warriors One of my favourite bands from the recently published ‘Best Bands in NZ/Aus’ on popular Australian blog A- Reminder, is Brisbane’s The Boat People. The band has been around for a number of years now, but despite referencing Crowded House as their biggest influence and personal heroes, they remain uncharted here in New Zealand. Since the release of their...
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Brisbane Reviews

Band name: Severine Devereaux Label: Ghost Beach Records Teaser: Like all the best surf records, this one’s being released in the dead of the winter when all the seas are probably frozen over. Sounds like a right treat though - and Ric Rawlins takes us through the Brisbane - London collaboration… Pull quote 2: ‘Phoebe’s Got A New Bikini’ suggest grey clouds...
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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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  • Does It Offend You Yeah? Don't Say We Didn't Warn You + Tour Photos

    Following on from their critically acclaimed debut LP ‘You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into’, electro-punks Does It Offend You Yeah? are kicking off their second...
  • Bonus Eventus new LP - free download!

    Bonus Eventus’ debut album Cañaceros! was in our top 5 of 2009 - a truly fantastic good times record with enthusiastic nods to SST bands of yore. Their follow up record...
  • Fists of fun

    New label Hello Thor is putting out a single release by band Fists. Why? Because they’re a record label "devoted to putting out incredible music by talented artists. It’s not about...

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...

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