10 live bands and artists you must see… when it’s allowed.
by It feels like an absolute lifetime ago that live music was a thing. We’ve witnessed so many great performers since starting Beats To The Bar …
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Festivals could do with…er… Scouting For Girls
In the past few days I was buoyed to see announcements that two music festivals actually planned to go ahead this year, in the Kendall …
Nun Habit to release AA side ‘Righteous Jerk / Slip n Slide’
Nun Habit have been a big participator in the London Underground scene in recent years. Their impeccable taste saw them host some great free shows, …
Doe release live album of farewell show
The brilliant and much missed London band Doe have treated fans to one last hurrah, with the live recording of… well… their last hurrah! The …
Handle’s Giulio Erasmus announces new album
Releases coming out of lockdown, for some reason, feel like they’ve magically appeared out of the ether! It may be the disconnect of the ongoing …
The Wonderful and Frightening World of Being Influenced by The Fall
There was nothing quite like the sound of Mark E Smith yelling (in later years, somewhat incoherently) about all manner of mundane situations and bizarre …
The rise and rise of Dry Cleaning
There’s always something to talk about when it comes to music. There’s a billion new releases every day and it’s often very easy to miss …
Decolonise Fest 2020 is here!
Rejoice! Decolonise Fest has returned this week. Of course, it’s sadly not taking place in the physical realm. It’s all online this year. Nevertheless the …
The Illness share ‘Phrases Redacted’ video ft Bob Nastanovich (Pavement)
We are delighted to share the new video for the brilliant Phrases Redacted. The second side of the Descending G / Phrases Redacted collaboration between …
EXCLUSIVE – The Illness announce debut single featuring Steve West and Bob Nastanovich (Pavement/Silver Jews)
Leeds based UK collective The Illness (members of Ambulance / Wolf Solent / Broken Arm / Alisia Casper) have announced their rather exciting debut 12” …