The Fatima Mansions – Viva Dead Ponies
The band was known for Coughlan’s vitriolic lyrics, aggressive stage persona and eclectic musical style. The band sums themselves up best with their t-shirt slogan “Keep Music Evil”. Continue reading
They Might Be Giants – Lincoln
They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are unlikely to ever escape their reputation as over-clever novelty hit makers. And given their primary career these days is writing music for children, I doubt they care too much what the mainstream musical audience thinks of them. Continue reading
The Monks – Black Monk Time
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
Six Classics From The Elephant Six
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
Top Ten Albums of 2010 (So Far)
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
Ten Bands That Changed Our lives – Part 2
The second part in our regular feature about the bands that changed our lives focuses on Camper Van Beethoven. Continue reading
Ten Bands That Changed Our Lives – Part 1
The first part in our regular feature about bands that changed our lives features new wave legends XTC. Continue reading
End of the Road Festival, Sept 2010
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
Pitchfork To Blame For Wavves Meltdown
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
Songs About Drinking
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