
The best of 08's are barely compiled and everyone's already looking ahead to the next year and trying to identify who'll provide the soundtrack. While many a list is floating about, some artists are popping up more often than others. Here's an attempt to provide a one stop shop for you to find out what ya likes, and what ya don't. A veritable feast of youtube linkery in the readmore. White Lies Who: Interpol-y three piece from London. Listen: To Lose My [...]

NEW BANDS '09 PT.2 - THE LIKELY LADS / LADETTES words: Jamie Milton Hopefully last week you acquired some additional names to check up on every now and then when it comes to the forthcoming year, just a week away now! Scrap your NYE plans though people; here comes a list of names to keep you occupied well into the new year. Some are certified names that most [...]

>> [PHOTO CREDIT: Liam Henry] Leeds-based power trio Dinosaur Pile-Up 's debut single "My Rock N' Roll" will be released Dec. 8 in a limited edition of 500 by fledgling label Friends Vs. Records. Whoever wrote the promo blurb at Rough Trade is brilliantly funny -- observe: "[ Dinosaur Pile-Up 's] songs are proving very popular among people who like to go out to watch rock bands." The flipside of the planned single is the original demo for the percolating gem "Love Is A Boat And We're Sinking," which was floating around the Internerdzzz earlier this fall [...]

October has been a really busy month for discovering great new music for Music Liberation , both in terms of bands and artists we've covered before, as well as brand spanking new ones. Here's a little run down on the best of the bunch... [Please note this post has been removed once so i've taken down all the mp3 links in this repost] First up is UK Hip Hop artist, Ty , who comes from London. Having not heard of him before it turns [...]

October has been a really busy month for discovering great new music for Music Liberation , both in terms of bands and artists we've covered before, as well as brand spanking new ones. Here's a little run down on the best of the bunch... First up is UK Hip Hop artist, Ty , who comes from London. Having not heard of him before it turns out he's been around for a while, since 2001 actually. That's the beauty of discovering music, [...]

The latest TEN4SEVEN from "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before ". After being quite resistant to everything Apple for many years I've embraced iTunes and also purchased an iPhone (Both of which I love). Carefully uploading the correct sleeve art for all The Rolling Stones UK singles and albums from the 60's and 70's was shear joy for the music nerd in me. It also makes keeping track of all the thousands of downloads, albums and singles sooo much easier... well [...]
So this weekend was spent in Leeds with a fellow contributor Jamila and friends, a few bands, a venue, and talking to characters like an alcoholic who'd been ripped off by a prostitute and a former heroine addict whilst waiting for the first train home. It was Nastyfest IX at the Faversham, hosted by the great people of Bad Sneakers and what a weekend it was. In a night where the lesser known bands seriously outshone the more hyped ones, here are some of our highlights... First up [...]

Myspace // "What Howard Said" [mp3] Since we're in a Mother Vulpine mindset, it might be nice to know that Matt Bigland, the band's ex-singer, has been knocking around some tunes under the name Dinosaur Pile-Up. The band is rounded out by friends Tom and Tom, and while MV's more mathy moments come to surface in some of the tunes (four of which are available for free download on their Myspace), it's apparent that a new direction is beginning to take shape. While not [...]