The mighty genre-mashers Will Tun & The Wasters are raring to release their brand new album ‘The Anachronist’s Cookbook’ this Friday (September 25th) via Riot Ska Records (UK) and Plan-It-X Records (US). Never the band to disappoint when it comes to music videos, this time they collaborated with award-winning animator Tim Wheatley to bring a fantastic visual […]
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Live Review: Flogging Molly & Beans on Toast (Leeds, 12/08/15)
Flogging Molly kicked off their short UK run around their appearance at Boomtown with a show at Leeds University. Beans on Toast kicked things off with his “drunk folk” songs, immediately setting the tone for the evening as he had the entire crowd laughing, singing and occasionally making chicken noises. His song “I’m Going to […]
News: Will Tun & The Wasters to release new album on Plan-It-X
Having slaved away recording their much awaited debut full-length in Bristol over the last few months, Will Tun & the Wasters are ready to unleash it before the end of summer. Already they have signed with the excellent Riot Ska Records to release the album, The Anachronist’s Cookbook within the UK, the band are now delighted to announce that it […]
Band Interview: Jake & The Jellyfish
This week, one of Leeds’ finest acts, Jake and the Jellyfish released their second album, ‘Dead Weight’. It’s certainly going to be in my end of year list, and hopefully in many others, the band have made an album so incredibly strong and relatable, that since it reached my ears a month ago I have […]
Album Review: Jake & The Jellyfish – Dead Weight
The last album from Jake & The Jellyfish, 2013’s Credit Cards & Overdrafts, was in one word; brilliant. With a debut that strong it’s hard to see how a band could progress more. However, after what I assume is a lot of hard work, Jake & The Jellyfish have gone next level. Dead Weight is a finely […]
A rough guide to your first show – Waster style
Accordion player, Joe, looks back at Will Tun & the Wasters‘ first show on the five-year anniversary! We were so hyped to play our first proper gig, even though it wasn’t really a “proper gig” at all, it was us playing to all our mates drunk in the shed in my garden. We’d just left […]
Band/Label Interview: Chris Clavin (Ghost Mice/Plan-It-X Records)
Chris Clavin is best known for being a part of folk-punk band Ghost Mice and running Plan-It-X Records. Currently on tour in the UK playing songs and telling stories from his new book Free Pizza For Life we had a very, very long chat with Chris after a house show in Coventry, about just about […]