Here are a bunch of tunes that we’ve meant to post about for a while, but wanted to do them a bit more justice too than it turns out we’re able. It is the regular refrain of blogs like ours we know, but it doesn’t make it feel like any less of a cop out to not find the time to write these up properly. … Continue reading Wednesday’s Pick ‘n’ Mix Selection
It must be a day for great band names. Following our Slug Guts post come the equally magnificently named Brother Gruesome and their second 7″ release For the Morphine Makes You Comfortable. We have the A side for you, Tubes is a song about hearing a loved one speak their final words over a telephone. The B Side, Needles, makes reference to the chemical side of dying … Continue reading Introducing…Brother Gruesome
Here are a couple of treats for Valentine’s Day. Firstly MM faves Two Wounded Birds who featured heavily in the MM Best of 2010 lists have made a new track available especially for Valentine’s Day. Treat Me Tender is a typically Spector-drenched track with a plaintive, pleading lyric and a vocal delivery Richard Hawley would be proud of. It will be up for a limited … Continue reading Just for Valentine’s Day
This song has popped up on a few dog walks recently. It makes us think this is what it would be like if the Beach Boys played folk music – a wonderful sense of melody and intricate rhythms played with a joyous abandon and sense of fun. Check out The Understanding from their forthcoming album – it is a little gem. Visit their MySpace here. … Continue reading Introducing…Jones Street Station
It’s just as well my brother’s an absolute diamond. Sisters – apparently, we share the same gene pool! I find that utterly amazing. That aside, I’ve decided that all this and that which has gone past for the last two or three years, is just life lessons, condensed. Interesting week, nevertheless. A trip to Oxford with long-tall-Jenny to see the wonderful Sea of Bees and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (11th Feb)
Marcus Foster has been generating quite a buzz recently with the imminent release of his debut EP Tumble Down, out on 4th April. Featuring four tracks rich with languor and melancholic life, the EP’s lead track Shadows Of The City got it’s first play on Zane Lowe’s Radio One show earlier in the week. Such was the listener response (comparisons to Jeff Buckley, Fleetwood Mac’s … Continue reading Introducing…Marcus Foster
What else is there to do on a cold, windswept evening on the eastern streets of Oxford, but to head down to a temporary gig space/arts centre just off the Cowley Road. The Old Bookbinders (not to be mistaken with its namesake over in Jericho) is a bit like gate-crashing a student house party: fairy lights, garlands and bunting, old sofas, chairs, and a smattering … Continue reading Heavenly Recordings Showcase: Live Review
Still giddy and intoxicated from our Wooden Wand interview (see yesterday’s post) we sat down to watch a quality night of live music, and we weren’t to be disappointed. First to take the stage was Alisia Casper, who gave us some great English tinged folk tunes sung with a sublime, haunting voice. Next up was Conquering Animal Sound, When electronica like this is done live … Continue reading Wooden Wand: Live Review
Last week we were lucky enough (in our eyes) to have James Jackson Toth, aka Wooden Wand play a couple of dates in the UK. Although for various reasons the London dates fell through, Christy-Popper and Dr Roddy headed up North to York to catch him live and to have a chat with one of MM’s all time favourite performers. Arriving in York after a … Continue reading An Interview with Wooden Wand
On Saturday we streamed Get Older by Tom Williams & The Boat, which is rapidly becoming our tune of the year so far. So we were delighted to see that they have just produced a video to accompany the song. You can buy the EP, and pre-order the forthcoming album from their website here. Continue reading Tom Williams & The Boat: Get Older Video
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