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Manila Chapter and Love Bites & Bruises (pictured) bring their explosive live shows to Roxy at Offshore 44 tonight. After last week’s triumphant opener with Night Of Sevens and Twisted Wheel there’s a lot to live up to. Should be another great night.
Read my interview with Manila Chapter here:
http://toonwaves.co.uk/2009/09/13/qa-manila-chapter/

It feels a bit hypocritical for Zane Lowe and co. to be throwing a huge In New Music We Trust bash in the same week that their BBC overlords decided to bring the axe down squarely on the neck of Six Music but that’s the way it goes. Ignoring the turmoil of their sister stations, [...]

I’ve seen Oldham-based indie outfit Twisted Wheel a few times (most notably at last year’s Evolution Festival and supporting Oasis at one of their epic Heaton Park gigs) and have always been hugely entertained by their punky mod-rock. Weller wannabes they may be, but their unpretentious, wide-eyed rock ‘n’ roll is a breath of fresh [...]

Emerging in 2007 from the Brighton-based Wilkommen Collective that also spawned Shoreline, Sons Of Noel & Adrian and The Leisure Society, chamber-pop five-piece The Miserable Rich deliver exquisite, string-laden acoustica drenched in imagination and other inviting substances. Named after front man James de Malplaquet and cellist Will Calderbank’s experiences at an ultra-posh wedding in Spain, [...]

Unleashing their self-styled “retro-big beat-gospel-influenced-junkie folk,” Tyneside-based outfit Detroit Social Club have a firm grasp of rock ‘n’ roll’s outsider history. Signed to Fiction Records the band fuse the burnt-out blues of Exile On Main Street-era Rolling Stones with the MDMA-fuelled indie-dance of late eighties Manchester.
Having supported likeminded legends Oasis and Primal Scream in recent [...]

Britrock legends Feeder have revealed details of a second run of gigs under their Renegades moniker that includes a show at Northumbria University on April 16. Fans purchasing a ticket will also get their hands on a limited edition EP featuring four brand new tracks and a video shot by attendees of the first Renegades [...]

Their debut effort was named as one of the top 50 singles of 2009 by Drowned In Sound so it’s no surprise there’s a huge wave of hyperbole surrounding Allo, Darlin’s forthcoming sophomore release “Dreaming,” due to land on the always-brilliant Fortuna POP! on March 22.
The band play The Head Of Steam on March 15 [...]

The mighty Mammal Club are playing with East Strike West and Let’s Buy Happiness at The Cluny 2 on March 6.
The band also play The Mixtape in Middlesbrough on March 12.
Read my short interview with the band here:
http://toonwaves.co.uk/2009/09/23/introducing-mammal-club/

Fusing hardcore, no-wave and electronica, New Zealand-based four-piece So So Modern delve deep into the rich tapestry of both rock and dance. Concerned with texture and atmospherics, the band’s spontaneous Rapture and !!!-influenced electro-punk is drenched with the unabashed energy of early acid house.
Having released a handful of singles at the tail end of 2007, [...]

Tyneside’s very own art-punk supergroup Manila Chapter have announced details of a gig at Offshore 44 on March 10. Part of the venue’s brand new Roxy indie night, the line-up also includes the mighty Love Bites & Bruises.
Read my interview with Manila Chapter here:
http://toonwaves.co.uk/2009/09/13/qa-manila-chapter/