Check out the video for Get Cape Wear Cape Fly‘s new single “Collapsing Cities” featuring Shy FX:
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DOWNLOAD: MAMMAL CLUB – PUT YOUR FEARS IN ORDER (PETE BEAT REMIX)
My pal Pete Beat has just remixed Mammal Club‘s magnificent “Put Your Fears In Order.” Download it via Soundcloud here:
Mammal Club – Put Your Fears In Order (Pete Beat Remix) by Pete Beat
I recently interviewed frontman Wilson Astley for a New Blood feature in Artrocker. keep your eyes peeled for it in the next couple of months.
VIDEO: DUM DUM GIRLS – JAIL LA LA (SUB POP)
Dum Dum Girls are playing The Cluny tonight. Check out the video for the mighty “Jail La La” here:
IN-DEPTH: GANGLIANS
In this month’s Artrocker I’ve written a New Blood feature on Sacramento-based psych-rockers Ganglians. Here’s my interview with founder Ryan Grubbs in full:
Toonwaves: Firstly, how are things going?
Ryan Grubbs: Just trying not to drown in all the tree pollen clouding Sacramento. Sacramento supposedly has the most dense tree population of any city in the world. It feels like my head was injected with sludge.
TW: Tell me about Ganglians. How did you get together?
Well about three years ago I started learning how to play a guitar and got a six-track. I moved to Sacramento about a year before that and I started recording songs at home and naturally wanted to use all six tracks but didn’t have much in the way of instruments, just a guitar, a keyboard, and reverb so I tried my hand at using vocal harmonies to propel my songs. I showed the tracks around Sacramento and got asked to play some shows. Having a bit of stage fright I knew I wanted a band backing me so I asked my friend Adrian who had an attic space nearby if he wanted to help me bring these songs into a live setting. Eventually we absorbed two people (Kyle and Alex) he had been jamming with when I would walk by his house on my way to work. Our first show was a disaster with 3 electric guitars, drums, and my other friend Mark playing keys. After that we gradually got the hang of it and started to get asked to play more shows. (more…)
NEWS: MARK MORRISS ANNOUNCES TWO NORTH EAST DATES
Britpop survivor Mark Morriss has announced a pair of North East gigs as part of his forthcoming solo tour. The Bluetones frontman plays The Cluny on July 28 followed by The Trojan Rooms in Whitley Bay on July 29. Here are all his dates:
July 22 The Ironworks, Oswestry
July 23 Central Bar, Corby
July 24 Horseshoe Inn, Shrewsbury
July 28 The Cluny, Newcastle
July 29 The Trojan Rooms, Whitley Bay
July 30 The Black Bull,Bolsover
August 6 Soul Cellar, Southampton
August 22 M-Fest, Barnsley
VIDEO: EVER SINCE THE LAKE CAUGHT FIRE – THE SEA (PROMO)
Take a look at this cool new video for Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire‘s recent single “The Sea.”
The Sea – Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire from Middlebit Patterson on Vimeo.
NEWS: FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS’ FIRST DIGITAL RELEASE
Sensational Sunderland turn Frankie & The Heartstrings are letting fans get their hands on the digital version of their debut single “Fragile” for free from their website. What’s more, once you’ve signed up for the download you’ll also be able to grab versions of live favourite “Possibilities” and a blinding cover of Brian Eno‘s “Needle In The Camel’s Eye.” Can’t say fairer than that.
The band play Wichita Recordings‘ tenth birthday bash at London’s Garage this week followed by appearances at Latitude, Leeds and Reading festivals.
Here are all their dates:
July
15 – Wichiten @ The Garage, London (w/ Johnny Foreigner and Los Campesinos!)
17 – Latitude, Southwold
23 – Joiners, Southampton
August
14 – Summer Sundae, Leicester
19 – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
27 – Reading Festival, Reading
29 – Leeds Festival, Leeds
** TOUR WITH SUMMER CAMP **
September
30- – Jam, Brighton
October
01 – Lexington, London
02 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
04 – Clwb Iforbach, Cardiff
05 – Deaf Institute, Manchester
06 – Cluny, Newcastle
09 – Stereo, Glasgow
10 – Stealth, Nottingham
VIDEO: THE FUTUREHEADS – I CAN DO THAT (NUL RECORDS)
Check out this awesome new video from Sunderland’s finest rock band The Futureheads:
NEWS: HIGH RISE DIARIES TO PLAY THE CLUNY
High Rise Diaries play The Cluny on July 23 alongside Hey Bulldog, Air To Achilles and Night Of Sevens. Tickets are a bargain three quid to see four of the region’s finest bands. Grab them from any the usual outlets.
NEWS: CHASED BY WOLVES EP ONLINE
With more than a thousand plays between them on their MySpace page, the tracks from Chased By Wolves‘ brand new EP have already won the band a heap of new fans with an ear for heart-wrenching alt-folk.
They’re playing The Stockton Fringe Festival on July 31 alongside British Sea Power, Calvin Harris and others plus a load of other gigs around the region. Here are all the details.
July
24 Secret Suprise Show, Newcastle
31 The Stockton Fringe Festival, Stockton
August
8 NSE Weekender, The Cluny
9 Hartlepool Tall Ships Festival, Hartlepool
14 The Castle Keep Festival, Whitby
27 Middlesbrough Town Hall
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