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Scuzzy 21st century post-punks, these Londoners are destined for fame. Creating a raw, energetic, screeching belch of guitars, oily drum beats and a cloud of dusty bass lines, Not Cool take cues from the likes of Gang of Four, Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. Not since the Arctic Monkeys’ debut record has a British band displayed the charisma and shimmering dissidence needed to charm the ageing ’80s post-punk generation. They’ve self-branded their music as ‘gutter pop’ to appeal to Generation Y, but Generation X is where these guys truly belong.
They only formed in 2008 and are slowly gathering momentum to crash the British indie scene. Their first release, out now, is a limited edition (200 copies) 7″ vinyl containing their debut single ‘Wonderful Beasts’. It’s backed by a double b-side, with the tracks ‘The Bell Curve’ and ‘Um, You Didn’t Do That In Soundcheck’. It is also the first release for Sleep All Day Records.
Time magazine's London bureau chief for the past five years, Catherine Mayer, has been promoted to Europe editor. Good for her - she's an excellent writer. That fact is e...
The 7-inch about to be released by Stockholm's Hhappiness on French label Almost Musique is in a printed sleeve slathered with a Pucci-eque pattern, a traditional mar...
Here's one from the primo L.A. poppers' forthcoming 16-song live album, Beach Town Confidential, due out on 7 February on Alive Records. We're especially enjoying the per...
An important thing to remember about the Guided By Voices reunion: They were the weird old guys in the club the first time around, too. Back in the day, the music press h...
Cymbals Eat Guitars, On tourRight now, it seems as if every band has their own take on what 90s American bands like Pavement were all about. For Mazes, it's the cute tune...
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.
Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11
Read the review of the gig here.
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...
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.
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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