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PREMIERE: Cold War Kids - Louder Than Ever
It’s been a couple years since Long Beach, CA indie rockers Cold War Kids have released an album, but January 25, 2011 will see the release of their third studio album, Mine Is Yours (Downtown). The album was recorded and produced by Jacquire King, who has worked with Tom Waits, Kings Of Leon and Modest Mouse—the collaboration interweaves soulful energy throughout. We’re very...
Band of the Week: Silk Flowers
Any band that is hand picked by a member of No Age to release an album on his label is gonna get more then its fare share of a look. Silk Flowers is just such a band. Signed to Dean Spurnt’s Post Present Medium label, the band recently came to my attention thanks to Spurnt’s pushing of the group. True he calls them "probably the weirdest band I know" and they definitely...
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Sound Bites Interview: The Fresh & Onlys
The San Francisco area has no shortage of amazing garage/psych/pop bands. The Fresh & Onlys are one of the latest, having only been together for about a year but have quickly become ones to watch with an onslaught of releases on a variety of labels like Chuffed (Kelley Stoltz’s new label), John Dwyer’s Castle Face, and Seattle’s Dirty Knobby, as well as upcoming platters...
Supernatural Tricks From...
Magic Me Genre: Rock From: Oakland, California United States I know very little about Oakland’s Magic Me. Their Myspace site is not particularly informative and doesn’t include any pictures of the band and google is not much help either.     My diligent research has managed to confirm that Magic Me are a quintet featuring members of The Jim Yoshii Pile-up, and...
The Hot Toddies: Smell the Mitten
Name a cool band form Oakland. Metallica? Think again. The Hot Toddies are doo-wop bubblegum pop revivalists that proof that you can be cool and cute. Their album Smell the Mitten is picked with smart infectious tunes that are like a freak summer breeze in the cold winter. Founded in 2004 by Heidi Bodeson and Erin Skidmore who tamed up as a songwriting unit they expanded into a quartet 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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  • jonnythefirth - Modern Fever EP

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

  • REDJETSON

    redjetson.jpgDave Martin recommends the post rock dynamics and baritone vocals of RedJetson

  • 2hot2sweat host Pet Sounds, give away awesome mp3

    Fantastic electro punkers 2hot2sweat are hosting a new club on Weds 17th Feb at The Social.  They promise "A night of animal themed musical mayhem" so appropriately, the night is...

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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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