John Carpenter announces Lost Themes II and live shows
Legendary film director John Carpenter releases a new album, Lost Themes II, on 15th April via Sacred Bones. It’s a follow up to 2014’s Lost Themes and will be [...]
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The Happening: w/e 29th January
Yuck have announced a series of UK dates for May to promote their new album Stranger Things (26th February): 12: Arts Centre, Norwich 13: Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh 14: [...]
Dream On: John Reed on shoegaze
Cherry Red’s new 5CD collection, Still In A Dream: A Story Of Shoegaze 1988-1995, serves both as a fine introduction to the genre but also as a record of how quickly a [...]
Cate Le Bon announces Crab Day
Cate Le Bon will release her fourth album Crab Day on 15th April via Turnstile on LP, CD and download. Recorded at Panoramic House studio, West Marin, California last [...]
PINS fundraise for SXSW trip
Manchester five-piece PINS have announced a series of eBay auctions to help fund their trip to SXSW this year. From 6PM tonight (26th January), fans will have a chance to [...]
The Listening Post: albums round-up
Here we are: a fresh dawn and yet another bunch of hopefuls dropping their offerings at our feet – like the cat proudly bringing home a half-chewed mouse – [...]
The Happening: w/e 22 January
The Last Shadow Puppets (pictured) return with their new album Everything You’ve Come To Expect on 1st April. Alex Turner and Miles Kane reunite with James Ford (production [...]
Watch That Man: 10 essential David Bowie bootlegs
David Bowie may have kept a low profile in recent years, but you can’t disguise the fact that the dude paid his dues on stage, seeing the form as an integral part of [...]
Punk London confirms 2016 programme
Punk. London have confirmed the programme for the year long commemoration of punk’s 40th anniversary. More events are still to be announced. For more information, visit [...]
The Happening: w/e 15th January
Having released her album The Miraculous late last year to wide critical acclaim, Anna von Hausswolff (pictured) kicks off 2016 by announcing a string of European tour [...]
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