Modest Mates, made up of Sarah Carey and George Gadd, have released a two track EP called The Lonesome Crowded West Midlands where they’ve covered a couple of Modest Mouse songs. The release is the first on the newly formed Midlands-based Not Cool DIY label, and all proceeds will be donated to St. Basils who help homeless […]
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News: Isaac release new video / Beastie Boys homage
Our friends from Nottingham, Isaac, have released a new live video for their song “Coast to Coast” which also serves as a homage to the Beastie Boys! Good fun, good song. You can expect a new full-length from the band this year.
Photos: SYS DIY #4 w/ Petrol Girls, Laughing in the Face Of and Holy Pinto
Yesterday we put on the amazing Petrol Girls, Laughing in the Face Of and Holy Pinto at JT Soar in Nottingham. Thanks everyone for coming. Here are some pics, courtesy of James Birtwhistle.
News: The Swellers announce final UK tour
The Swellers have announced their final UK tour as part of the “Call it a Night” tour. April 2015: 21: Birmingham – The Rainbow 22: Manchester – Sound Control 23: Glasgow – Audio 24: Leeds – Key Club 27: London – Dome Tufnell Park 28: Brighton – The Hope
News: Magpies and Vagabonds release new single
Birmingham’s Magpies and Vagabonds have released new single, “Drifters”. You can stream the song below and download it for free from their Bandcamp page. Drifters by Magpies & Vagabonds
Looking back at 2014… with Laura Stevenson
Laura Stevenson looks back at her year with Seeing Your Scene! How was 2014 for you? It was good. Let me see. We toured with Against Me! and Tim Kasher. I don’t even know what else we did. It was good though. I got my masters. Oh yeah, what was that in? Art history. It’s […]
Looking back at 2014… with Corporate Hearts
Philadelphia acoustic punks Corporate Hearts answer our end of year questions! How was 2014 for you? Zack: Awesome and hectic. We put out an EP in January called Deathwishers and a full-length in December called The Shreds, both of which were a HUGE pain in the rectum to make but we’re really proud of. We signed […]
Looking back at 2014… with Mixtape Saints
Sam (vocals/guitar) looks back at his year going solo with Mixtape Saints! How was 2014 for you? Up and down I guess… Played some really great shows with some really great people, but nowhere near as many as I wanted to! I guess its that time of year where everyone gets all introspective and retrospective… […]
Looking back at 2014… with Muncie Girls
Lande (vocals/bass) from Muncie Girls looks back at the band’s year! How was 2014 for you? Well, it’s been a super busy year. We did Reading and Leeds and Fest which were all big milestones for us. It’s also been the year where we’ve been writing our first album and demoing. We’ve demoed the first […]
Band Interview: Laura Stevenson
We had a chat with the amazing Laura Stevenson before her show in Derby. On this UK tour she’s joined by her full band, The Cans, and we spoke about the contrast in touring with a band compared to solo, looking back on Wheel [2013] and her plans for a new record! How’s the tour […]