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I’m not going to lie. I’m not the most organised person in the world. But even I feel awful that the reason that this following piece showcasing the dubious and multifarious delights of the northern English town of Wigan was that I simply plain forgot about it. Awful, awful, awful. Still, Mike has written a snigger-worthy and idiosyncratic view of his hometown of Wigan...
Magazine rehearsal pic by Graeme Oxby I’m going to get round to new bands soon. I promise… But when I found out that Magazine were getting together for a few dates after breaking up some thirty years ago, I just had to have me some of that. As a kid, Magazine were my favourite band – I sent away to their fan club and received a badly photocopied scrap of paper and a...
Busy, busy time for everyone, I guess, but definitely for teachers – carol concerts, plays, assessments and the feverish dash to knock up … stuff … from card, tinsel and glittery bits. Predictably, this has meant the already meagre trickle of posts on here has recently dried up almost completely. I can only apologise. What’s actually quite unlikely about the whole...
The shock of the old. Buzzcocks by Ian Rook It’s not from want of trying that I haven’t posted for a bit. Since I last reported, I have been to two gigs that featured up-and-coming bands and on both occasions the acts that I saw were so awful that it is unfair to come on here and ridicule them. So from the new to the very …mature. I troop along to Shepherds Bush to see...
Inspired By Tim Duffy 2008 was a shit year for music. With the economy falling down around us, the music industry continued to crumble under the pressure of the internet…falling down, down, down and barely even pulling in a cent (or so they would like you to believe). Bands inspired by the few cash cows we have left aped and copied their way through records. Folks were led to believe...
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The Vivos Genre: R&B / Rock / Indie From: Brooklyn, New York, United States Daphne and Martin formed the Vivos (Latin for living I believe) in 2006 after being drawn together by their shared love of The Beatles, The Clash and The Buzzcocks. Their new EP ‘Post Cataclysm Rock’ is out early next week on Filthy Little Angels with five...
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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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  • Sleepy Hollow, Particle Acceleration and Freddie Valentine's Variety Show

    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Film Review : Sleepy Hollow As someone that does film reviews, I embarrass myself with famous films that I still haven't seen. I finally caught up with this 1999 Tim Burton effort...
  • Those Darlins - Be Your Bro

    Awesome new vid from Those Darlins. Their new album ‘Screws get loose’ promises to be a winner. It’s out on 24 March on their "oh wow dang’ label. Pre order...
  • Guest top 10s: We Are The Physics

    "I think Jedward could unknowingly disassemble the record industry from the inside out like The Clash didn’t." Top 10 Bands of 2009 by Michael M of that band WE ARE THE ...

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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