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End of The Road Festival 2009: already looking good
The second bunch of bands for this year’s End of the Road Festival was announced yesterday. I sort of expected to see Fleet Foxes in that list, and there they are. Some may force a yawn, but not me because (1) I’ve still not seen them live and (2) watching them in the lovely Larmer Tree Gardens will no doubt be an extra treat. Elsewhere on the bill are the Friday headliners...
Still Not There: 2009 SXSW
As last year, I will not be able to attend the music lover’s paradise, South by Southwest, and will have to explore the roster of artists from the swivel chair in front of my laptop (if I spin around fast enough every so often, I can attempt to simulate the dizziness brought on by wanting to see so many bands at once). Once again, there are many bands and artists that I already know about...
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Slumberland Records Split 7″ series
Slumberland Party Slumberland Records has just released the fifth 7″ vinyl split in their ‘Searching For Now’ series. The latest split is an all Swedish affair, from the city of Gothenburg. On side A is my own personal favourite, Liechtenstein, with a new song titled ‘This Must Be Heaven’, while on side B is The Faintest Ideas with two songs, ‘You’re...
Okkervil River interview
Changing Gears   The affable drummer for literary folk/rock band Okkervil River talks about the pitfalls of SXSW, trying to do an eco tour, the first woman to join their band and the weirdest place they’ve ever stayed on tour. It’s Winter in New Zealand, we’re in the midst of a recession that never leaves our news or our minds, so it’s a good time to finally...
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End of the Road Festival 2009
This is a review of a music festival, but it may not be be much like the other reviews you read in newspapers or other, cooler music sites. These are mainly about the bands, as the writer flits from performance to performance, trying to cram as many short reviews of different acts without being too overcrowded. Usually, if it’s a good review, they’ll also try to convey some of the...
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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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  • An Introduction to History of Art(rock) 1A

    The purpose of this blog is to investigate the origins and development of the genre known as Artrock.

  • NME's 80s mix tapes to download

    (pic from Little Triggers) Just spotted this tip on Rich Girls - some archivist / nerd / genius has ripped almost every single mix tape that the NME gave away in the 1980s.  It’s a very...

  • jonnythefirth - Modern Fever EP

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

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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