It has been a while since we’ve had a round-up from round the web and our favourite blogs. These are some of the tunes that have been monopolising the MM stereo recently and should get your week off with a snap, crackle and pop! We have a new track from The Crocodiles with the snaking, noise-pop of Endless Flowers from forthcoming album of the same … Continue reading Monday Means Eight Of The Best
The wonderful Hurray For The Riff Raff have recorded a Daytrotter session. We’ve said it before, but for $2 a month this is a no-brainer. Sign up and get the full session here. Download Hurray For The Riff Raff – What’s Wrong With Me mp3 (from Daytrotter Session) Continue reading MM Shorts 160: Hurray For The Riff Raff Daytrotter Session
We have been fans of The Agnostic Gospel Mountain Choir since we first heard the rollicking, raw, country-blues stomp of Ten Thousand a few years ago. They seem to have been relatively quiet since then so it was a great delight to discover that they had linked up with Jackson Phibes frontman of garage-punk, underground legends Forbidden Dimension to form The Agnostic-Phibes Rhythm & Blood Conspiracy. Back in … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Agnostic-Phibes Rhythm & Blood Conspiracy
And your shipwreck eyes, They sing to me As we ride a killer whale Across a diamond sea Over our heads, over our heads Happy Anniversary Mrs M! Download A.A. Bondy – Lovers’ Waltz mp3 (from American Hearts) Continue reading It Is Anniversary Time Again
Whilst The Owsley Brothers were recording Cobalt, their new (very good indeed) album they took on JCM’s Authority Song for fun. It has turned out pretty different from the original and is a free gift from them to you. You can get Cobalt for $5 here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 159: Owsley Brothers Cover Mellancamp
This month’s Uncut magazine free Cover Disk features 16 tracks from new albums released in the UK this month. Artists include Ty Segall & White Fence, Giant Giant Sand, I See Hawks In L.A., The Walkmen, Paul Buchanan, Oberhofer, Pond, Husky, and Slow Down, Molasses. As always, it is available from any decent newsagents and is well worth picking up for the Levon Helm tribute and … Continue reading Uncut: New Directions Home Cover CD
This week saw the arrival of the Dooper. Cue small fanfare and much smiling. I think it’s a boy and will therefore be called Simon. Resisting the urge to perform in a typical Mrs Mackerel fashion in new wheels, I haven’t yet reversed into an inanimate object. Though it does look like I may get done for speeding; I find small cars travel much “better” … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (18th May)
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