
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK F--- Buttons continue to find an incongruous level of success in proportion to their willfully abrasive music as they continue on their UK and Europe tour. The crowd at the nearly sold-out Manchester Club Academy were rapt in stunned appreciation on Thursday night, April 22, as the Bristol drone-electronica duo showcased a 70-minute set that saw their 2008 debut album 'Street Horrrsing' re-visited frequently, alongside cuts from latest LP, 'Tarot Sport.' Andrew Hung and Ben [...]

Was für ein langweiliges spannendes Musikjahr 2009: Während die Ersten schon im Januar ihre Jahresendliste schreiben wollten (Animal Collective), merkten die Anderen erst gegen Ende, wie mühsam es werden dürfte, 10 Lieder zu selektieren, die dann auch noch 2009 erschienen sein mussten. Heraus kamen dabei Listen, die -- um es höflich auszudrücken -- austauschbar wirken. Und beweisen, wie sehr wir vom vorgekauten Hype der Pitchforks und Stereogums futtern. Wir, die wir doch so unabhängig sein möchten. Bleibt also die Hoffnung auf 2010? mr. Gnome – Slow Side The Raveonettes [...]

i'm not fond of going to gigs on my own - there's nothing like surrounding yourself with happy socialising strangers to make you feel like a loser. however, desperate times call for desperate measures, and i knew that if i didn't go i'd regret it for ooh at least 3 weeks. thankfully, this double made the hanging around trying not to look obviously alone well worth it. i was expecting fuck buttons to be a little more visceral in person, more immersive, more rock action - but then the playhouse was pretty empty when they came on and [...]