Just caught a storming track on Marc Riley’s 6 Music show by Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs. Sadly, we didn’t catch what the song title was, but it was a storming slab of high octane riffing that made us turn the radio way past 11. (If you know the title post a comment and tell us!) So, we had a quick look round and they … Continue reading Introducing >>> Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs
In celebration of Paper Bag Records 10th Anniversary Concert Series, they got a host of favourite Paper Bag artists to cover the classic David Bowie album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars. Better yet, the cover album is available for free download via the exchange of a measly e-mail address! We have a taste with the wonderful Elliott Brood covering the … Continue reading Free Download: PBR vs Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust
Edinburgh five-piece Trapped Mice will release their debut album Winter Sun on the 5th November. With elements of the rustic tones of Okkervil River, the humour of Morrissey and some Bright Eyes style angst, this is a debut album steeped in the chilly themes of longing, confusion, and a creeping sense of dread at the slow march of “progress”, all tied up in one big melancholic … Continue reading Trapped Mice Prep Winter Sun For Release
Golden Void is a new project of Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless) and Camilla Saufly-Mitchell (Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound), they will release their self-titled debut LP on Thrill Jockey this November. Although the songs drift into moody and dark territories, the prevailing sentiment is optimistic. Golden Void is a record of unpretentious, extremely well crafted, totally addictive rock and roll. Download the brilliant, galloping riffage of The Curve below … Continue reading Introducing >>> Golden Void
Negative Pegasus are a consciousness expanding, hard-psych three-piece from Brighton. The tracks on debut album Looming weave between primordial bone-shakers, stretched-out growls and ethereal retro-pop nuggets. For fans of Oneida, Ex Models and Can. Have a listen to the gnarly riff that just about manages to anchor Psychic Energy. The album was released this week – order from Smalltown America Records here. Continue reading MM Shorts 231: Negative Pegasus
As well as our regular Video of the Day posts, these vids have also caught our attention recently, and given the backlog we have, we thought it was time for a big round up of these as well. So here goes. Mean Creek’s video for Young & Wild perfectly captures the innocence, the excitement and the carefree joy of youthful moments reflected in the song’s message. a … Continue reading Watch These! Video Round-Up
Some bands have stranger influences than others. Take for instance, the Austin, Texas trio Black Forest Fire. Among their influences, they cite: Enochian Vision Magic, The Transmutation of the Bioluminescent Frequencies from the Base Material of the Sublunar Plane into the Highest Vibrations of the Golden Halo Aura, The Transit of Venus, Flame Geometry, The Eternity of Dispair, Whiskey & Wine, The Psychotronic War for … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Black Forest Fire
New releases are coming thick and fast, and hot on the heels of last week’s Round Up, comes part II – ten more tracks of genre-spanning goodies for you to download and delight in. We kick off with All You Can Eat, a little taste from south Philly art rockers 722, whose new EP, Haunting Me, is set to be released on 31st October. Screaming guitars, classic … Continue reading More New Releases Rounded Up
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