Violent Femmes schedule We Can Do Anything
Violent Femmes‘ ninth studio album and first full-length collection for more than fifteen years, We Can Do Anything, is scheduled for 4th March via PIAS. “We’ve [...]
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Yuck announce new album and dates
Yuck return to the fray with a new album, Stranger Things, and a couple of London dates before they head off for a 25 date North American tour. Recorded in London over the [...]
The Happening: w/e 8th January
The Thermals (pictured) have announced a new album, We Disappear, for release on 25th March via Saddle Creek. A limited run of 400 copies on clear vinyl are available direct [...]
This Punk House Is Not A Home: Daniel Makagon interviewed
At a time when many smaller, independent UK music venues are closing, either for financial or gentrification reasons, Daniel Makagon’s new book, Underground: the [...]
Off The Shelf: January to March in Music Books
What better way to beat the post-Christmas funk than settling down with a good book? The nights are dark for a wee while yet, so we’ve picked out some music-related [...]
The Telescopes: Splashdown – The Complete Recordings 1990-1992
There was something dark, sinister even, about the nu-psych sounds of the late 80s, from the stoned paranoia of Spacemen 3 to the edgy helter skelter of Loop, and when The [...]
2015 in Music: Staff Picks
Were there stupider things to attempt in 2015 than launch yet another music-focussed website? Maybes. Nevertheless, here we are. It’s been a bit of a wheeze so far. [...]
Critical Mass: Best Music Writing 2015
When we started Words & Guitars it was always our intention to spend a little bit of time talking around music criticism, books about music, and the crossover [...]
New compilation chronicles Hawaiian soul and funk
Aloha Got Soul (19th February, Strut Records) showcases funk, disco, jazz and AOR recorded in Hawaii during the 1970s and early 1980s. From the press release: “The [...]
Shonen Knife plan new album and UK tour
Shonen Knife have begun recording sessions for a new album, while also announcing a 21 date UK and Irish tour to mark their 35th anniversary. The album sessions, which are [...]
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