For the penultimate time this year, here is our weekly round up of songs that you really should have wrapped your ears around by now. 1. Male Bonding – A Kick To The Face 2. Girlpool – Alone At The Show 3. Of Montreal – Bassem Sabry 4. Lady Lamb The Beekeeper – Billions Of Eyes 5. Dirty Dishes – Red Roulette 6. Gorgeous Bully – … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Torche have made the first new music from their forthcoming new album Restarter (released 23rd February). First taste from it, Minions ably demonstrates Torche’s knack for merging huge infectious melodies with down-tuned, crushing sludgy rock shines on the nearly five minute song. . Continue reading New From Torche
On their new 7″ single, Penetrate, long standing MM faves Pop. 1280 explore the phenomena of sex and violence in our society. The sexualization of war. The violence of love. Have humans evolved? Can humans evolve? Big questions dealt with in their usual style – brutal, uncompromising and challenging. This is a limited edition single (300 copies) made for their upcoming European tour, with a limited quantity … Continue reading New 7″ From Pop. 1280
Here is the new warped video from The Ukiah Drag for Drip From The Fang coming from their recent, critically acclaimed and thoroughly unsettling debut LP In The Reaper’s Quarters. . Continue reading New Video: Ukiah Drag – Drip From The Fang
These Arms Are Snakes released their first song in five years since the band’s abrupt dissolution which ended their seven-year run. Their bleary and blighted artcore version of Lost Sounds’ Energy Drink And The Long Walk Home was mastered and brought back to life this year as the B side on a split 7″ with ex tour and label mates, The Coathangers who in turn offer … Continue reading The Coathangers & These Arms Are Snakes Split Single
Fresh from his sellout tour of the UK including two brilliant nights at Alexandra Palance, and on the eve of his first dates in the USA for six years, Jamie T has released the video for Rabbit Hole, a standout track (amongst many) from his superb recent album Carry On The Grudge. . . Continue reading New Video: Jamie T – Rabbit Hole
Here are 5 tunes that you should have heard already, but if not… 1. Sun Kil Moon – The Possum 2. Strand Of Oaks – My Wrecking Ball (Ryan Adams cover) 3. Kal Marks – Don’t Pussy Foot With A Pussyfooter 4. HOLY – Golden Fog 5. Swearing At Motorists – Groundhog Day (Damn The Piper) . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Leeds’ punks Broken Arm have shared their new murderous video for album title track, Life Is Short. Shot in twelve hours, the video was inspired by the French film Man Bites Dog/It Happened in Your Neighborhood, general low budget horror and grim kitchen sink dramas. Watch it below. . Continue reading New Video: Broken Arm – Life Is Short
St. Tropez are a new garage-punk band from Amsterdam. They’ve just finished recording some songs in a former gay sauna by the canals of Amsterdam. This is I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love. . Continue reading MM Shorts 636: St. Tropez
MM’s very own Chris T Popper packed his rucksack and his slightly worse for wear sleeping bag to head off to Amsterdam last weekend to catch his new favourite band The Sleaford Mods… When I saw that The Sleaford Mods were playing a gig in Amsterdam it was a done deal. I booked the flight and landed at Schiphol airport with time to spare. Luckily … Continue reading Live Review: The Sleaford Mods (Melkwig, Amsterdam)
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