Mark Lanegan is almost 50. He released his new album, titled Phantom Radio, in October. It is the ninth under his own name, but combine it with the collaborative albums he’s made, be it with Isobel Campbell, or Duke Garwood, or as 50 per cent of the Gutter Twins (his ongoing partnership with Greg Dulli), or his legendary first […]
Sour Soul is a collaborative studio album from Canadian jazz instrumental hip hop band BadBadNotGood and Wu-Tang Clanmember Ghostface Killah. It was released worldwide on February 24, 2015 Metropolis and Soundcrash Presents BADBADNOTGOOD + Ghostface Killah + Golden Rules + DJ Bobbafatt Electric Ballroom Friday 15th May 2015 £20 adv Doors 7.00pm 14+ (Under 16’s must […]
Camden Town has long been the hub of the UK’s rock ‘n’ roll scene. The British music business might largely be run out of plush West London offices, but it’s in the bars and clubs of Camden where the raw talent which fuels the industry is incubated and developed, where the buzz on the world’s […]
Darlia are a three-piece, capable of quiet-loud dynamics and with a singer whose voice goes from a husky whisper to a rasping roar. Because of this they’re already receiving comparisons with Nirvana. On their debut EP Knock Knock the Blackpool band do indeed sound Nirvana-ish, although admittedly this is being very kind to Darlia and […]
Wheatus is an American rock group from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are best known for their 2000 single “Teenage Dirtbag” which was featured in the movie Loser, the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and most recently as an acoustic opening for the anti Bully film Bully. On this 15th Anniversary tour they […]
Grandiose, dynamic, heavy, melodic, technically challenging: these are all words that fall equally short when trying to describe Between the Buried and Me‘s sonic offerings. When tasked with explaining the band’s previous effort, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, Decibel Magazine claimed that the album “offers more substance than most bands put forth in entire careers” […]
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE 15th Anniversary Tour performing “The Beginning Stages of…” in it’s entirety ( + more songs at the end ) The Polyphonic Spree are a self-described “choral symphonic rock” group from the Dallas, Texas area. The band generally consists of a 10-person choir, a pair of keyboardists, as well as a percussionist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, […]
L7 are playing their first gifg since splitting up in 2001! L7 formed in Los Angeles in 1985 and stopped playing live in 2001, announcing an ‘indefinite hiatus’. The group consisted of Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner, Jennifer Finch and Demetra Plakas. They released their debut, self-titled album in 1988, following it with 1990’s ‘Smell The […]
Desertfest 2015 is back and off with bang.! Sleep will headline The Koko as the finale of the fest and it’s just the very start of what will be the biggest line up we have ever pulled together. More bands, more venues, more shit kicking, filth hurling riffs than your ears will be able to […]
Desertfest 2015 is back and off with bang.! Sleep will headline The Koko as the finale of the fest and it’s just the very start of what will be the biggest line up we have ever pulled together. More bands, more venues, more shit kicking, filth hurling riffs than your ears will be able to […]