Nixon is one of Ash and Dean’s trusty foot soldiers. But when he is not editing news on Shout4Music he is praying that Harry Redknapp brings some silver wear to the Lane, Jay-Z plays Glastonbury again and T.V Burp comes back ont' telly! Tags: A Grave With No Name, Ariel Pink, Spectrals
Mesmeric three piece A Grave With No Name have slowly and steadily been building a reputation for themselves as one of the most adventurous and captivating bands we have at the moment, folding layers of distortion and noise into fragile melodies and wistful, heartbreaking lyricism to create a sound uniquely their own. Their forthcoming debut, “Mountain Debris”, released on No Pain in Pop, is a testament to their brittle beauty, collecting together long sold out singles and EP’s and never before heard recordings to form a cohesive, albeit deeply haunting, whole.
To coincide with the album release on December 7, they are playing a show with perhaps the godfather of all things brilliant and eccentric, Ariel Pink, as he makes one of his all too rare trips to the UK. As if this wasn’t exciting enough, support comes from hotly tipped nouveau doo-wop posters Spectrals, sure to enchant the crowd with their charmingly ramshackle take on vintage 50’s pop, and Design A Wave. Without a doubt, this is a show not to be missed.
New York’s much-loved electronica duo Shy Child have announced details of their return next year and the release of a brand new album. ‘Liquid Love’ will be available on 1st March 2010 via Wall of Sound. 
In a display of generosity, Enter Shikari offers to the world a free download of the previously unreleased ‘radio mix’ of album track ‘Wall‘. Originally remixed by ‘Common Dreads‘ producer Andy Gray specifically for radio promo use, the track was deemed too different and of interest to fans to remain locked away, but too similar to the original to have the cheek to charge cold hard cash for. So, instead, it’s being offered out as a free download for anyone that wants to take it. The track can be found here: 
Fast ascending rock outfit YOU ME AT SIX have confirmed details of their biggest headline tour to date which concludes with a show at London’s Brixton Academy. Tickets for the tour – set for March 2010 – will be made available through an innovative 48 hour presale scheme that will reward longstanding fans for their loyalty.
Ranked #1 in Kerrang Magazine’s “100 Gigs That Shook The World” and voted as “Nirvana’s #1 Greatest Moment” by fans in an NME poll, Nirvana’s historic August 30, 1992 headlining appearance at the UK’s Reading Festival is one of the most bootlegged concerts in the annals of rock’n’roll. Now, fans will have an opportunity to own a pristine copy of that entire performance – with colour-corrected video from the original film with audio sourced from the original multi-track masters. Nirvana Live At Reading will be issued in a limited edition DVD+CD Deluxe Edition as well as DVD-only, CD-only configurations on November 2, 2009, followed by a 2 LP version on November 16, 2009.
FranKo’s UK tour with Elliot Minor begins today, catch the boys live at one of the following dates –
It’s ironic that Midlake’s new album is titled “The Courage Of Others” because, if anything, the courage is all theirs. Namely, the courage to do what feels right and stay true to the spirit of artistic independence whilst ignoring any pressure to conform to expectations. The result is the Texas quintet’s third album, their most complete and beautiful body of work yet, best appreciated as a whole in the old-fashioned sense of an album – which makes perfect sense when you know Midlake linchpin Tim Smith’s fondness for the look and feel of past times. So what’s changed since The Trials of Van Occupanther, their second, hugely loved breakthrough album? Just as that record was in part inspired by the soft(er) rock of the early-to-mid 1970s – from Neil Young and America to Fleetwood Mac – so Midlake’s new album also looks to a slightly earlier, and definitely British, trad-tainted folk sound. It may share the same gorgeously analogue-warm electro-acoustic template as Van Occupanther but it’s a slower, darker and more carved record, both eerier and dreamier. Perfect, in other words, for its February release date, at the height of winter. Neither do the new songs feature any hermit-scientists like Van Occupanther, or the mythical Roscoe. The songs that constitute The Courage Of Others, Tim says, are closer to his heart than those of their first two albums because, “I don’t feel I’m looking at the songs through someone else’s eyes. I’ve tried to keep it as true to myself as I could.” Guitarist Eric Pulido adds, “We didn’t want to make the same album as Van Occupanther, so we carried on moving and creating and pushing for a newer sound and emotion.”
The label, which has released records by artists including Propellerheads, Grace Jones, The Wiseguys, Mogwai, Shy Child,Reverend & The Makers, The Shortwave Set, Infadels and Royksopp, has come a long way since the first ’Give ‘Em Enough Dope’ compilations of 1994 and continues to go from strength to strength. New signing Cosmo Jarvis is set to release his debut album ‘Cosmo Jarvis’ in November and in the new year Shy Child release their much anticipated follow up to 2007’s critically acclaimed ’Noise Won’t Stop’, as well as the debut album from new signings Ocelot and a very special new signing shortly to be announced….
Los Campesions! are proud to announce the title and track listing of their forthcoming album. ‘Romance Is Boring’ will be released 1st February 2010. through Wichita Recordings. The single ‘There Are Listed Buildings’ which is currently available exclusively on the band’s UK tour dates, will precede it, on the 2nd November 2009.
Bad Lieutenant will be continuing on the back of their sell out Manchester and London shows performing as very special guests on the forthcoming UK leg of the Pet Shop Boys “Pandemonium” tour in December. This will follow 2 headline shows in Chicago and New York plus playing support on the Pixies “Doolittle” tour in both cities. Founder members – New Order’s Bernard Sumner (guitar and vocals), Phil Cunningham (guitar) and Jake Evans (guitar and vocals) will be joined live by former Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris and bassist Tom Chapman (who also played on the new album “Cry Another Tear”). According to Sumner, “The bulk of the set will be Bad Lieutenant songs, but we’ll also play some songs from my past, some New Order songs, some Joy Division and a few other surprises.”
