Reunions are nothing new. In recent years we’ve seen The Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, The Verve and Take That put their squabbles aside for one last payday and the opportunity to close the door on persistent will they/won’t they rumours. To varying degrees of success, a host of once reknowned bands have strapped guitars back [...]
Delivering explosive proto-punk and riff-laden psychedelic wig-outs, Texan three-piece White Denim are a phenomenal live band. Fusing the fuzz-heavy firepower of the MC5 with the hard-rock experimentation of early Led Zeppelin, they straddle the divide between prog and punk with absolute balance; a must-see. Check myspace.com/whitedenimmusic
Sunday June 28 Sunday School Adventure Club, Trev Gibb @ The Tyne Bar; Rock Docs Presents Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster @ The Cluny. Monday June 29 Styles Make Fights, Hattie Murdoch @ The End; Rock Docs Presents 24 Hour Party People @ The Cluny. Tuesday June 30 White Denim @ Digital Wednesday July 1 [...]
Interview: Toby Rogers Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that Chester-le-Street based six-piece Acrobatic Society are a fiercely original outfit. Embracing bluegrass, folk and alt-rock, they’ve rapidly emerged as one of the region’s most promising leftfield indie bands. We caught up with drummer Matthew Spence to chat about their origins and vision for [...]
Get Involved Promotions have just announced the return of Calgary-based outfit Woodpigeon to The End on August 6. Hotly tipped as Canada’s next breakout band, the highly-regarded collective sold out the venue on their last tour. Support comes from local legends Minotaurs. Check myspace.com/woodpigeon or getinvolvednewcastle.co.uk for more info.
Ex-Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton ‘s UK tour reaches its climax at The Cluny on July 4, two days before the release of his eagerly awaited new album Waxing Gibbous . Here are the full dates: June 26th Tolbooth Theatre, Stirling 27th Tunnels, Aberdeen 28th King Tuts, Glasgow 29th Night & Day, Manchester 30th I.C.A., [...]
Here’s a preview track lifted from Lovvers‘ eagerly awaited debut album OCD Go Go Go Girls, due for release through Wichita Recordings on August 10. Lovvers – Axtxtxixtxuxdxe Check myspace.com/letscommunicate
Enter Shikari have announced details of a full UK tour scheduled for the autumn that includes an appearance at the O2 Academy Newcastle on October 20.The full tour dates are: Fri 2 Oct – BELFAST Mandela Hall Sat 3 Oct – DUBLIN Academy Mon 5 Oct – NORWICH UEA Tue 6 Oct – SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall [...]
Click here for this week’s Spotify playlist including tracks from Casiokids (pictured), Hjaltalin , Violens and more.
