Now I’m not usually prone to bouts of over excitement, but news of a brand new Oblivians album has me flinging exclamation marks all over the place . See the title of this post for proof of the fact that this news is very pleasing to me.
The photo above has Greg Oblivian shaking on a deal for a brand new Oblivians album with Larry Hardy of In The Red records, who will be releasing it.
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In 1961 Decca Records told the Beatles that guitar groups were on their way out. With only one genuine honest to goodness guitar band making it to the BBC’s influential Sound of 2012 final 15 long list it would appear that they were a mere 50 years out. If the BBC are to be believed all that’s left to do is order the coffin, draft the obituary for the Times and dust down the black suit and tie. But hold on a moment since when has the BBC ever been the arbiter of taste? Aren’t they the establishment we’re all supposed to be challenging and isn’t the guitar the ultimate anti establishment weapon of choice for young rebels through the musical ages? It’s time for the fight back to begin.
While getting you the finest new jams to listen to will always be our main squeeze, sometimes it’s good to gain a little context into our favorite artists – a quick view into their brain that might demonstrate why we love their sounds so much. That’s the idea behind our new series On The RCRD. We use a flip on the classic Proust Questionnaire and let our favorites, well, do whatever with it.
A curtailed Midweek Mixtape this week, due to the fact that living out of a rucksack is not conducive to the Peak Music Bloggery™ that we have all come to expect/long for on ANBAD.
So, this week features less poking fun at Blur bassists, and more moving quickly on to the new bands.
Oh, OK then, there’s still room for a picture of Alex James looking foolish.
There’s a weird atmosphere in London. The weather forecasters have promised an icy apocalypse for later in the night. From the tone of the warnings it is not clear whether we will get one inch of snow and some minor disruption, or whether this is indeed the end of the world and any poor souls caught outside will have to devour each other like members of the Donner Party.
I decide to risk it.
Another week, another brief missive from the Great ANBAD New Band Pile That Threatens To Topple At Any Moment And Kill Us All.
Whilst stationed in Brooklyn, I’ve been missing most of the breathless reporting on what mildly-degrading actions Official ANBAD Mascot Alex James is undertaking this week.
Thus please accept another endearing image of our favourite bassist from the stockpile that has steadily built up.
The Pony’s Jered Gummere must have a form of musical ADHD, he’s been in so many bands he makes Jack White look lazy. The Muggles, Defilers, Real Cool Killers, Guilty Pleasures and The Ponys. He collects bands like other less diligent souls collect records. Inside My Head by Gummere’s latest venture Bare Mutants is cooler than fuck fuzzy punk that sounds like the Jesus & Mary Chain at their best.
Excellent new Jeff The Brotherhood video!
They’re on tour in the US with The Kills, so make sure you get to those shows early if you’re going. One of those occassions where the support is waaay better than the headline act.
As dictated by The Music Blogger’s Handbook (we’re all issued with one when we sign up to inflict our views on an indifferent world), there are three things that ANBAD must be doing right now.
Firstly, this post needs to be appearing after the mandatory Two Week Christmas Recovery Period, where all email is automatically deleted, and any mentions of a trudge through Soundcloud or Bandcamp is deflected with a nervous laugh and the tinkle of another gin and tonic being poured.
Secondly, the ‘site’ (no-one has a blog any more) is spruced up to be slightly cleaner, slightly more obtuse and slightly hinting at a desire to make it a success this year.
Thank god for Twitter.
A chance search reveals that my intended gig for tonight (returning veterans Artery and feisty young pups Cold In Berlin plus others) has been postponed because the ageing headliners are 111. Sorry, they are ill. Thanks to Les Dawson for that joke.
I divert across town to the Bull & Gate for the first night of a Fortuna Pop records residency. Even this event is not running entirely to plan. One of the bands (Whales in Cubicles) have pulled out and as a result, timings are all over the place.
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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