Here is another collection of just some of the notable new tunes that have come our way recently…we’re still catching up, so expect some more posts like this over the next few days. Kicking off with Nightingale Floors which will be the fifth album from indie duo Rogue Wave. This is the first taste from it, a mighty fine track titled College. . We also … Continue reading Another Round Up
Any band that earns comparisons to Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized usually gets some ear-time at MM, and tho’ we’re often disappointed, this time Delta Mainline may just be the real deal. However, this is not simply the work of slavish copycat merchants nor is it your common or garden druggy psychedelia. For while there are plenty of epic sonic soundscapes in evidence, there are also subtler … Continue reading Introducing >>> Delta Mainline
The murder of a close friend of the band led Sonny Smith to think a lot about death and life after death. Shortly after, a visit to a medium brought Smith into contact with another friend who had died. It was this encounter with the afterworld that inspired many of the lyrics on Sonny & the Sunsets’ new record, Antenna to the Afterworld. And the … Continue reading Sonny & The Sunsets Announce New LP
Having raved about the first taste of Aussie band Lower Plenty’s album Hard Rubbish back in January, here is another perfectly judged track of hazy countrified melancholia in the shape of Nullarbor. The album is out on Fire Records on the 1st April. Continue reading MM Shorts 335: More From Lower Plenty
The final day of SXSW and I’m on a quest. Phosphorescent play their last show today and I have tried and failed to get into four previous ones already. So it is the long walk away from downtown and up to the San Jose Hotel day party, I arrive hot, bothered and five hours early…but I’m in! No matter either because Shakey Graves is on … Continue reading SXSW Day 5: Experiencing One Or Two Technical Difficulties
It has to be said that despite one or two hiccups, the second official day of SXSW turned out to be a whole lot more fun. It got off to a good start when we found there was actually a shuttle that came near to our hotel and meant late night night time returns were no longer a problem. We headed off to the Pitchfork … Continue reading SXSW Day 3: In Austin No One Can Hear You Scream
While we bake in the Texas sun, here are some videos to enjoy! Fresh from our 5:1 Interview (click here), Sparrow And The Workshop have given us this new video for the excellent single Shock Shock. Meanwhile Dingus Khan’s insane video for live favourite Knifey Spoony is worth watching for the swan impersonation alone, not to mention being sick in an ashtray and spoon inflicted … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sparrow And The Workshop || Dingus Khan || Scrimshander || Dan Croll
My first trip back to Austin since 2009, and compared with then the town is hectic even before any music is officially due to start. Streets are teeming with folk whereas previously four years ago, the day before the event, Chris T Popper and I had strolled around empty streets and then casually into the marvellous Waterloo Records and bought wristbands for the coming evenings … Continue reading SXSW Day 1: You’ve Got To Be A Ninja About It – Pissing With Thurston Moore
More musical goodies in film form for you today from Wake Owl and their gorgeous track Wild Country, and from Fear of Men with the video to their top tune Seer. Franc Cinelli has a five track EP inspired by Alcatraz and its inhabitants, watch the video for the achingly beautiful Birdman, and lastly the brilliant Do You Think You’re Enough from the Pyyramids gets … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Wake Owl | Fear of Men | Wake Owl | Pyyramids
HGTV and Paste have combined to put together a fantastic free sampler to promote their ninth annual series of day parties in Austin during SXSW next week. Offered via NoiseTrade, this sampler of nearly thirty artists who will be appearing at The Stage On Sixth March 13-16. It includes a number of MM faves such as Mac DeMarco, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Brendan Benson, Josh … Continue reading Free HGTV & Paste SXSW Sampler
The Mad Mackerel 