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)
a Download Hoots & Hellmouth – Why Would You Not Want To Go There? mp3 (from Salt) Continue reading Video of the Day: Hoots & Hellmouth
A Monday night in the cramped, sweaty upstairs of the Port Mahon pub in Oxford can be a challenge. Windows are firmly sealed shut, there is but one small entrance in and out, no bar, odours abound, personal space is elsewhere, and a chisel is useful to free the soles of your shoes from the floor. In fact, it was like being back at a … Continue reading Live Review: The Lovely Eggs & The Secret Rivals
The video for Duquette Johnston‘s single Roll Baby Roll (out now on Communicating Vessels) is a celebration of freedom, innocence and nostalgia. The clip features surreal vintage vignettes set to Johnston’s driving boogie and infectious holler-along refrain. And this week, the song is featured on the season finale of ABC’s Private Practice. Johnston is currently in the studio with producer Armand Margjeka, putting the finishing touches on his … Continue reading New Single From Duquette Johnston & The Rebel Kings
We discovered this via one of our favourite blogs Raven Sings The Blues, but confess to a personal reason for posting this beautifully judged, sepia-tinged video accompanying an equally mellow, pastoral folk instrumental by Padang Food Tigers. It is simply called For Esmé and for anyone who knows us, that is reason enough to post. a This comes from the LP Ready Country Nimbus released last week on … Continue reading Padang Food Tigers Video
Shake The Baron’s new album is called Ghost Hits and is released on June 12th via Super Duper Records. It is a true rock album that is simultaneously bursting with jangly energy and shimmering, clean precision. Lyrically, it’s honest and sometimes dark with classic themes of lost love, false friendships, and the confusion of existence. But musically speaking, the songs are joyous, with ambitious guitar-driven … Continue reading New Album From Shake The Baron
We’re loving this new track from a band called Hallelujah The Hills, which features a guest appearance from another MM fave in the shape of the ethereally beautiful Marissa Nadler. This is Hungry Ghost Extraordinaire, a wholly absorbing and lyrically scalpel sharp track that has one of the best opening lines to a song we’ve heard for a good, long while and doesn’t let up from that moment … Continue reading MM Shorts 158: Hallelujah The Hills New Track
