We did a post last year that still gets a bit of interest about when Mercury Rev were a really exciting rock band and I heard an old Flaming Lips track today […]
Remember early Flaming Lips?
BBC’s Sounds of 2012
As much as December is filled with lists of what was good in the year just gone, January has now become filled with predictions of what will rock our collective worlds, in […]
The record labels of my youth – Sub Pop, 4AD, Creation Records
I spent the weekend in my family home and at one point I had a random shuffle through a pile of CDs in a box – I pulled out the following three […]
Movies – 06-01-12 – The Artist
I first heard about this movie while I was checking the ‘best of 2011’ movies for critics stateside, and it featured on almost all of them. I’m sure it will be added […]
Videodrome: Dustin O’Halloran – We move lightly
Directed by Marco Morandi for Dustin O’Halloran’s “We move lightly” this is a lovely video using digital animation to perfectly compliment O’Halloran’s haunting yet beautiful music (Robert Lippok-Pataphysical Remix). We mentioned A Winged Victory […]
Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other – IMMA
“I wish I had a turtle and that there were no wars” I think we’ve all wished for something similar at some point. This is just one of the many wishes on […]
Top Ten Gigs of 2011
Ok, one last list, and then that’s it, I promise! Well, this blog did start life as a gig guide, so it would be poor form to ignore them! Did I go […]
Movies – 30-12-11
The last movie post of the year, and a couple of good ones for you to check out. For those of you keeping note of these sort of things, yes, I did […]
Top 10 Movies of 2011
Working my way back through the releases from this year, it wasn’t a vintage year, and there were very few that would excite me greatly. Still, we did see Tomas Alfredson prove that ‘Let […]
Gig Guide 27-12-2012
Have to say, next year is starting pretty well, with Bonnie Prince Billy and Clap Your Hands in January. February highlights include Tune Yards and Kurt Vile. Further on in the year, […]
Top 10 Christmas Movies
Ok, this is another request form the wonderful candepop, and seeing as one of them delivered a Christmas present (complete with candy cane!) to my office recently, I’ll have to oblige! Some […]
Perfect Christmas Present – Alphabeast App
Struggling to come up with a present for the little things in your life? Well, here’s an easy option and a great way to learn the Alphabet on the iPad with the […]
Top Ten of the Year – Music – MQ
Ah. Ok, here we go! Time to nail my colours to the mast. What does that mean anyway? After a quick google search… “In nautical battles colours (flags) were lowered as a […]
Foggy’s Christmas Gift
Well, maybe not a gift, but a very good deal, none the less. Just found this on Foggy’s facebook page: “limited Xmas bundle: buy a ticket for Kurt Vile, The War On […]
Top 10 Albums 2011 – JR
These lists basically mean nothing but we love (and hate) doing them. It’s definitely a love/hate thing. I love it because it’s enjoyable going over all the music you’ve heard in a […]
Gruff Rhys knows Christmas!
Yes, there are those that love this season of good will and kindness to all men, and then…. there’s Gruff. I guess his name gives a lot away, bah humbug and all […]
Movies – 16-12-11
Ok, I’m a week behind at the movies, but by the sound of things, we didn’t miss very much last week. I was kind of hoping that Puss in Boots would be […]
The Daily Nice
The Daily Nice is photographer Jason Evans’ answer to the Daily Mail. It is a web site that shows one image per day, and it is something he considers to be ‘nice’, […]
ATP Nightmare Review – Sunday 11-12-11
I did travel to ATP thinking that the first day would be the clear winner, but I left confused, bewildering and racked with conflicting emotions. Troubled, would be the easiest way to […]
ATP Nightmare Review – Saturday 10-12-11
Saturday was hump day for me, with a post Tyondai Braxton Battles curating the day, and a line up that didn’t sparkle my imagination. I’d have to be honest and say if […]
ATP Nightmare Review – Friday 9-12-11
Yes, the dust has settled and all that’s left are the belly aches and a few fleeting memories. Before it all fades away, I’m going to go back through some of the […]
Lilys
Recently I have discovered the band Lilys who were formed in the late 80s in Washington DC. Apparently the band revolves around one core member, Kurt Heasley. Anyway, they have plenty of […]
Videodrome: John Maus – Believer
I’ve kinda neglected Videodrome so here’s the official video for a song I’ve been digging the last week. It’s Believer by John Maus. It was apparently “created using a mixture of rare […]
ATP Homework – Sunday
Ok, so Caribou are taking the reins for Sunday, and I’d imagine that they’ll be the best band of the day themselves, as they are playing with an 11 piece band! It’s […]
ATP Homework – Saturday
Saturday is post rock day at ATP, with Battles taking over the curating mantel. So, what’s in store, i hear you cry? Well… Bitch Magnet is a great name for a band! […]
ATP Homework – Friday
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 […]
Movies – 2-12-11 Hugo
Hugo wins by default I fear, as it’s a slow week at the movies. December has become the month where everyone looks back at the past year, and nothing new really happens, […]
No More Workhorse