Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – New Track & Live Dates

Here is another track from Aussie garage posters Scott & Charlene’s Wedding’s much anticipated long player Any Port In A Storm, out this month on Fire Records. Lesbian Wife is probably pretty self explanatory as a title. Listen / download it below. [Click through for free download] Catch them live in August 1 Aug: Tunnels, Aberdeen 3 Aug: Broadcast, Glasgow 7 August: Shipping Forecast, Liverpool 8 … Continue reading Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – New Track & Live Dates

New Album From Terry Malts

Terry Malts’ brand-new platter, Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere, is being released on 10th September, once again on Slumberland Records. The follow-up to last year’s blistering chainsaw pop of Killing Time, which was a regular on the MM playlist, the first taste from the new record is I Was Not There and all the signs are that the band have even managed to go up … Continue reading New Album From Terry Malts

Carton / Alpha Cop Split 7″

We’re liking the sound of this limited split 7″ (and digital) release by Carton and Alpha Cop via Negative Fun Records (out July 16th, order from their Bandcamp page here). We previously posted about Carton’s excellent Sunburst EP a couple of months ago, and their contribution to the split, Fingertips, is a slice of thrillingly ramshackle, wonderfully loud and bruising noise-pop that, if nothing else, will utterly terrify the … Continue reading Carton / Alpha Cop Split 7″

MM Shorts 403: SNØFFELTØFFS

SNØFFELTØFFS is a great band name and when you throw into the mix the Berlin duo’s desire to unleash “the absolute power of garage punk and rock’n roll.”, it was always pretty likely that we would become fans. And so we are, especially upon hearing Pretty Girl, their first ever song. It’s a stormer. Download it here. There will be a debut album later this year. … Continue reading MM Shorts 403: SNØFFELTØFFS

Speedy Round-Up

To follow on from our Best of the Month post yesterday, we’re kicking off July proper with a quick collection of excellent new tunes for you to stream. They come from the likes of metallic punk rockers Holograms, classic indie janglers Veronica Falls, sludgy metallers Torche, garage punks Wet Spots, the always top-notch Richard Buckner, brash garage snarl from TRAAMS, unique singer-songwriter Joseph Childress, and psych-blues rockers Heavy Times. Dive in. . . . . . . . Continue reading Speedy Round-Up

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2013

Here we are again, a round up of twenty five of June’s best downloads on Mad Mackerel (plus a few new tunes) that combine to make another perfect mix for those long summer days. Stick these on the iPod, crack a cold one, relax and enjoy! Honeyslide – Drippin Swathed in reverb, bathed in noise and drowned in dreamy vocals. [Click through for free download] … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2013

Videos of the Day: Temples || Steel Phantoms || Golden Animals || The Minx

Videos this morning include the kaleidoscopic psychedelia of Temples new single Colours To Life, the retro TV spoof of Steel Phantoms and their film for track Curtain Call, some hazy, windswept moves from Golden Animals, and lastly some refreshingly sharp, snappy indie-pop from Manchester’s The Minx with an energetic video to match. . [Click through for free download] . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Temples || Steel Phantoms || Golden Animals || The Minx

Wednesday Means Six Of The Best

Time for a round up of six more excellent bands and their tunes that have been spinning regularly on the MM virtual turntable. First out of the blocks are Manchester’s Temple Songs, a 4 piece outfit smashing out brilliantly crafted psychedelic pop tunes – the kind of tracks that you might stumble across on a carefully selected LA Nuggets compilation and wonder how it is of the … Continue reading Wednesday Means Six Of The Best

The Dirty Nil’s Free Covers EP

There is no band out there that writes a better covering e-mail than The Dirty Nil. Each time we’ve posted about them on MM we’ve just nicked the words they’ve sent us because, well because they are so spot on. They now have a new Summer Mixtape out, Volume Two is all covers featuring songs by The Misfits, Iggy Pop, Guided By Voices, and Merle Haggard, … Continue reading The Dirty Nil’s Free Covers EP