Surely I don’t need to fill you in on who Alt-J (∆) are, and their awesomeness – the media tidal wave from their Barclaycard Mercury Prize win will surely have taken care of that. Suffice to say, the Leeds-based ‘folk-step’ foursome are now a rather Big Thing. Their 2012 debut album An Awesome Wave has won them … Continue reading »
Hi, my name is High Rotation and I’m a gig junkie…It’s been 36 whole days, THIRTY SIX DAYS! since my last gig. I confess that I’m starting to get a little jumpy – I’ve got my earplugs at the ready, and elbows sharpened in preparation for defending my carefully-chosen position at that long-awaited first gig … Continue reading »
The good news just keeps on rolling in this week – look at all the musical goodness coming our way in the next few months: The Phoenix Foundation @ Komplex 18.02.11 Maps & Atlases @ Plaza 18.02.11 Fran Healy @ Abart 20.02.11 Hurts @ X-Tra 21.02.11 Hercules and Love Affair @ Abart 22.02.11 Wintersleep @ … Continue reading »
Ah yes, the 80s really are back in fashion. And it’s not just Wayfarers, baggy pants, leggings and oversized T-shirts that are back with a vengeance. The path of 80s new wave music left strewn with dead gladioli, synthesiser parts and cans of hairspray has been increasingly well trodden of late. Dominican-born, Brooklyn-based Twin Shadow … Continue reading »
