Only hours remain until ATP’s Nightmare before Christmas, so I’m hitting the books hard! A lot to get through in very little time. Lets see, who do I know nothing about that […]
Desertshore – Drawing of threes
Phil Carney was in Red House Painters between 95 and 2001 and later played with Sun Kil Moon. He’s recently started to record under the name Desertshore along with pianist Chris Connolly, […]
R.I.P. Altered Zones
Altered Zones, the Pitchfork off-shoot, has officially closed for business. I didn’t always dig the music they were showcasing but I certainly appreciated what they were doing. Apparently the two founders are […]
The Winged Victory of Will Oldham
Two new gigs for you from various parts of left field. Well, one of them anyway. A Winged Victory for the Sullen were mentioned before by us here, and are strangely making […]
Kim & Thurston – Sonic Youth
Ok, so this is oldish news. As fans of Sonic Youth probably know Kim & Thurston separated after 27 (yes 27!!) years of marriage. This happened a couple of weeks ago and […]
Music for Babies #8 – Laura Veirs
It’s the first Music for Babies in a long, long time, which I think is number 8! Laura was born in Colarado in 1973 and already has a fine selection of folk […]
O Emperor Freebie
One of the best Irish bands around ‘O Emperor’ are giving away a free track. It’s actually pretty good, see what you think below.
The Music of John Carpenter
I’ve been thinking about this for a while and it really hit me how much I a) love John Carpenter movies and b) love the music in his films (which he largely […]
New Lenny
Ok, everyone is hosting this today, but that doesn’t make it any less special. Leonard Cohen’s new album ‘Old Ideas’ is out at the end of January, and he’s dropped a new […]
Kurt Vile and the Violators – Whelans
As proved earlier, we’re big fans of Bank of America and Kurt Vile. He’s coming to Whelans on the 19th of Feb next, but I’m not sure he’s bringing the Bank with […]
Lambchop Return
Lambchop return with a new album, and you can download a taster from it here.The song itself is called ‘If not, I’ll just die’ and is from their forthcoming album ‘Mr. M’. […]
Prepare for the Flood!
All be ready, there’s water coming, and a lot of it. There’s a wave coming that’s going to wash all the sinners away, all the bad people, the evil do-ers, and leave […]
Trip down (90s) memory lane – 8tracks
A superb 8tracks playlist devoted to the 90s. I’ve been listening to it while working and it’s great fun. All the usual suspects are here from Pavement, Mercury Rev, Sonic Youth, Wilco, […]
Mark Eitzel Update – or why Doctor Who’s companion love to sing AMC!
Mark is currently on a mini tour of England, the details of which you can find here. There’s a fun interview with him in walesonline here, in which he discusses touring (see […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy
Don’t dates in 2012 just seem very far away at the moment? I guess it’s the same amount of notice we get about gigs at other times during the year, but next […]
Tom Waits will scratch where he’s been itching
I have to admit, I was listening to the new Tom Waits album in my car, and thinking that a lot of the songs sounded quite samey, and then realised I just […]
Free Rabbits!
Ok, not real rabbits, but there is a free Frightened Rabbits EP going, for the price of an email address (and sporadic marketing mails no doubt), a small cost. You can get […]
Jeff Mangum ATP postponed
Odd this one, and slightly worrying as I have tickets for the weekend after this one. Jeff Mangum’s ATP which was due to run between the 2nd and 9th of December has […]
Other Lives – Academy 2
It takes a lot to get me to the Academy 2. It’s a dark hole in the ground, with somehow matches fire regulations. It has columns throughout, with restricted sight lines for […]
Videodrome: The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
Taken from The Avalanches album, Since I Left You (2000), this is the video for Frontier Psychiatrist directed by Kuntz and Macquire. Lots of samples with matching trippy visuals… altogether surreal and a […]
Sampled: Kanye West / Aphex Twin
I only realised this today (yeah I’m a bit slow on the uptake), that Kanye West’s excellent “The Blame Game” samples Aphex Twin’s beautiful Avril 14th… The whole Aphex Twin track is […]
Mikey Welsh – RIP
From his twitter feed: MikeyWelsh71Mikey Welsh dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today. 26 Sep Mikey Welsh was found dead in […]
Videodrome: Everyone – Words
Everyone are a video design agency I came across through their work with Lullatone. I thought their video piece, Words, was worthy of a Videodrome slot. Beautifully shot and a lovely original […]
Lullatone – “Growing Up” new music video
NoMoreWorkHorse favs Lullatone just released the first track from their upcoming album “Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures”. The video is gorgeous and fun as always and was, in their words, “shot in our […]
Nico and Martin – Music for kids (and adults)
Nico Brown and Martin Brunsden are two musicians who create music workshops for children and we were fortunate to catch them recently at the National Concert Hall with our little fella. At […]
R.E.M. R.I.P.
“A wise man once said–’the skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s time to leave” – Michael Stipe It is with mixed emotions I see REM head for the hills. […]
Videodrome: The Middle East – Blood
Directed by Sydney art collective Greedy Hen, the video for The Middle East’s track, Blood, employs techniques such as using paper, watercolours, cut outs and paint to create this heart-breaking piece that […]
Friday Free Play: The Field – Then It’s White
The Field is Axel Willner, an electronic artist based in Stockholm and his new album, Looping State of Mind, is out now. The standout track for me is “Then It’s White”. It’s […]
Kanye West should stick to music?
Kanye and Rhymefest bizarrely made a pilot for a ‘Hip hop version of the Muppet Show’. Strangely it wasn’t picked up, but the director Konee Rok released a high light reel from […]
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