The Monks were among the most curious of bands. Formed in the mid 1960s they were completely out of their time, had haircuts of actual monks, dressed like The Beatles and sang like Iggy and the Stooges and punk bands of the late 1970s Continue reading
Neon Filler presents our favourite 6 albums by Elephant 6 artists. Featuring the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel, Dressy Bessy and Elf Power. Continue reading
The year has seen a welcome return of quality British music, with Sunderland’s Field Music among the pick of the home grown entrants on our list. Continue reading
The second part in our regular feature about the bands that changed our lives focuses on Camper Van Beethoven. Continue reading
The first part in our regular feature about bands that changed our lives features new wave legends XTC. Continue reading
The End of the Road Festival is one of the UK’s most eclectic musical events, where folk, Americana and indie rock come together. Continue reading
The glee in which Pitchfork detailed Black Lips singer Jared Swilley’s criticism of the Wavves’ Nathan Williams was nothing short of breathtaking. In a news story this week Pitchfork details an interview Swilley gives with Norwegian radio station NRK about… Continue reading
Listening to the fabulous ‘Pisshead’ by The Miserable Rich got me thinking about drinking songs. Alcohol must surely be the drug of choice in the sex and drugs and rock n roll trinity. Heroin has inspired some good songs, from… Continue reading
Two years ago the NME almost hammered the last nail into the coffin of the Glastonbury Festival with its scathing criticism of the 2007 line up, which included so-called dinosaurs of rock The Who. It was a welcome piece of… Continue reading
This week saw The Dirty Projectors release their album Bitte Orca on a long defunct format, the cassette. At first I thought this was an odd choice, but on reflection I think that it is the format of choice for… Continue reading