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The Devil's Round Up 13th November 2011
This week’s round up of the tracks I’ve not had the space to post… The Finger From: Thessaloniki, Greece With Greece going to hell in a handcart, debts are spiralling out of control and a severe dose of austerity on the way it seems quite apt that Greece give the world The Finger. Go Try   Die! Die Superhero! - debut cd single - free download by the finger ...
Tiger Feet
Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!From: New York, United States via ItalyTiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! are leading contender for both the worst and best band name of the year award. Siblings Nicola (drums) and Giovanna Vedovati (bass) beat their instruments to a soggy pulp while singer-guitarist Diego Masciotti snaps and snarls like a half starved pitbull. The tetchy trio, whose new album Whispers’...
Pet Scenes, Pet Sounds PLUS: BBC Introducing Masterclass – LIVE
Sometimes it’s worth reminding ourselves of the service the BBC provides for those of us who love new music. BBC’s John Peel was my – and millions of others’ – musical year zero, and is still my overwhelming new-music inspiration, years after his death. In the UK, at least, every new band yearns to be played on BBC radio, whether local or national. I ought...
Alfonzo's demo kitchen is now open!
THE GREAT ARTROCKER.COM FESTIE GIVEAWAY!!! **** WIN TICKETS TO SECRET GARDEN PARTY **** GET LOADED IN THE PARK ***** THE LOVEBOX WEEKENDER ****** AND THE END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL!!! It’s summer festival competition time on Artrocker.com, and this year you’ll be delighted to know that we! Have! Gone! Mad! … and decided to give you the chance to get into not one festie, but...
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Strange Fruit
RD Mauzy Genre: Rock / Alternative / Garage From: Berkeley, CA, United States RD Mauzy is a multi-faceted, multi talented artist who makes his way in life through writing (mybestpotstories.com), photography and gritty goofy rock and roll. In 2007 he released his acoustic/punky ‘Honeycut’ single backed with an explosive cover of...
The Daily Growl Festive Fifty
So, this year I thought I’d have a go at doing a Festive Fifty, folllowing in the footsteps of the great John Peel and some other estimable bloggers. However, it’s been a bit of a strange and unsatisfying exercise. I’m sure that when it comes to deciding the top 50 albums and songs of the year, magazines and other multi-staffed media outlets decide on their lists by a...
Waxing Lyrical
The Paraffins Genre: Melodramatic Popular Song / Zouk / Acousmatic / Tape music From: Knockentiber, Scotland, United Kingdom The Paraffins serve up a Scottish breakfast of strange lo-fi electro space-pop that sounds like The Beta Band recorded in the shed at the end of a hermits garden. They recently contributed a...
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Artrocker Club Classic: Ex Models
Venue: Buffalo Bar of course Teaser: Paul Artrocker reviews another classic club night at the Buffalo Bar, with the ‘incendiary return’ of Ex Models in 2004. Pull quote 2: Certainly from the queue round the block there was a whole new crowd desperate to experience the new noise. First para: The two previous Ex Models gigs at The Buffalo Bar were easily...
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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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  • Lovvers mp3 - AXTXTXIXUXDE

    So, we had songs for lovvers lovers recently and now we have a taster of the real thing. AXTXTXIXUXDE is a sneak preview mp3 from the new Lovvers album and it’s very tasty indeed.

  • Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited

    New Times New Viking video, as tipped by MOKB

  • Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts - review

    Male Bonding pic by Steve Gullick Low down? Male Bonding find the perfect home in Sub Pop records and release a blinding debut album. It sucks up all the best 80s hardcore influences -...

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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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