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More of Martin's high-res photos from day 2 can be found on his Flickr. Bands of the day: Concrete Knives, Wolf People, Melody’s Echo Chamber Venue of the day: Screenadelica One not-to-be-underestimated benefit of an event being held in Liverpool is the impressive situational architecture. I chose a hotel based entirely on cost and availability, and yet it boasted a fine view of the Mersey estuary and is continuously watched over by that Liver bird which [...]
You know how much we love our singer/songwriters here at The Ruckus, so when we were told Dropout Dan wanted to cover one of our favourites exclusively for us, we couldn't really turn that down could we? Dan covered 'Smiling At Strangers On Trains' by Million Dead. Of course, as some of you may know, Frank Turner was at the helm of the, long since dead, post-hardcore band (which also featured Julia from Future Of The Left) and likes to play this song at live shows every so often as well. Dan's cover is great [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Tara Novak London-based independent label Xtra Mile Recordings is heading to North America after a decade in business, bringing an excellent roster of rock acts to our shores. To commemorate this milestone, folk/punk rocker and Xtra Mile artist Frank Turner has graciously written about his favorite 10 albums from the label (which happens to be run by his manager, Charlie Caplowe). To sweeten the pot, Xtra Mile is offering a free [...]
The Indiecision Five at 5 is our attempt at sharing our musical tastes with you, and showcasing music from around the world. Each weekday at 5pm sharp, one NH7 writer or staffer will bring you five songs he/she is listening to on the day. NH7 O.G. Killer Neehar Venugopal takes you through his five, this Wednesday. 1. Future Of The Left - 'Beneath The Waves An Ocean' No way you'll ever find peace/With the name they gave you/ You'll ever find peace/With the name you got. The [...]
Instead of just presenting our favorites, as much as we love to rattle on about the songs and records we loved here, we've asked some experts- people we have befriended in the process, those we admire and respect, our favorite musicians- what records they loved in 2012. FRANK TURNER : JIM LOCKEY & THE SOLEMN SUN - DEATH Frank Turner is a folk punk hero. If you're reading this, you've probably heard of him. He is pretty much our favorite musician and [...]
So the waiting is over, and here are the first twenty entries in our Top 100 of 2012, part of MM's much expanded Best of the Year review. Over the next five days we will reveal our favourite songs and those of our contributors: Mrs Mackerel, Christy Popper, Barry-Sean, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Middle Sprat, Starbie, and Toy Steve. These are not the most "popular" songs of the year, nor do they lay any subjective claim to being the "best", but they are without doubt the favourites of all those who have written for MM one way or another this [...]
Technically, the title for this review is incorrect. Future of the Left did not headline Wednesday night’s show at Slim’s. That honor went to Andrew Jackson Jihad . But let’s be frank: Future of the Left, which rose from the ashes of sardonic UK noise punk legends Mclusky , are criminally underrated. Opening for a band like AJJ, who play their emo-folk-pop-punk with passion but little originality, is an obvious testament to that fact. Thankfully, Future of the Left were given an unusually long opening slot, [...]
I'd long ago lumped Future of the Left in with the group of bands from the UK that I'd never see in Denver and likely not the US at all. Then this tour was announced. I was more than a little excited to be seeing this band at my favorite venue in the city where I live. FOTL kicked some fucking ass live and lived up to all my lofty expectations. This tour (with Andrew Jackson Jihad and Jeff Rosenstock ) [...]
Pixies ' Kim Deal and Future Of The Left are the new acts confirmed for the upcoming Shellac -curated ATP at the end of the month. Artists already announced by the Steve Albini-led band include Mono and Neurosis , among others. The 'Nightmare Before Christmas' event will take place between 30 November – 2 December at the new home of Pontins, Camber Sands, after ATP festival broke their long-term link [...]
New Pornographers' A.C. Newman performs at Crocodile on Friday photo by Jeremy Farmer With November gently rolling in there's no excuse not to go out and see some live music in Seattle. The week starts slowly with a couple local shows and just builds from there. Tilly and the Wall are at Neumos on Monday night, and Those Darlins', Heavy Cream, and The Mad Caps are at Sunset Tavern on Tuesday night. On Wednesday night there's a few interesting choices including Grand Hallway, Alice in the River, and Owl Pussycat at the Triple Door, Zammuto at Barboza, [...]
Live This Month: November 2012 — an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #291) In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Who would have expected November to offer a slew of new releases from Bay Area bands? The month promises long-awaited new records - and local shows - from Maus Haus and Social Studies , as [...]
I took most of October off from concert going due to a variety of reasons but holy cow November has some amazing shows and I'm ready to jump right back in. November 1st / Hi-Dive / Denver Two Cow Garage [ tickets ] This band is incredibly special to me and always put on an amazing, heartfelt as fuck show. If you've never seen them, prepare for an experience. If you have before, you know what I'm talking about. [...]
Bad Grammar | Tye Or Dye Somewhere out there, somebody’s soaked in sweat, having the time of their life You need to remind yourself of that sometimes, as you retire for the day or get yourself down into a slumber. At one point in time that person’s going to be you. It’s probably already happened and therefore granted, it’s all downhill from here. But put on Manchester band Bad Grammar , lose your shit, and you might just recreate the magic. ‘ Tye or Dye [...]
Future of the Left The Plot Against Common Sense Xtra Mile Recordings Ian Cohen's Pitchfork review of The Plot of Common Sense was rightfully hatcheted by Future of the Left's Andrew Falkous for missinterpreting lyrics on multiple songs and overestimating the studio budget by, let's say a factor of 100. Look, no musician likes a bad review, especially one on such an influential website. And the fact that Cohen was off on many of his key points, meant this particular bad review could serve no constructive [...]
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s selection, featured on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "Failed Olympic Bid" by Future of the Left from the 2012 album The Plot Against Common Sense on Xtra Mile Recordings . Future of the Left - Failed Olympic Bid ( MP3 ) [...]
With their third full length release, Future of the Left possibly face their biggest challenge as a band. Amid rising fears of set up changes, member swaps and a deviation from their 'non-commercial' noise rock roots, it was never going to be easy to follow the highly acclaimed 'Travels With Myself and Another'. In light of the changes that had been made, 'Polymers are Forever' served to reassure, but not altogether convince us that Future Of The Left were still the furiously capricious and exciting band we'd come to love in the aftermath of Mclusky and Jarcrew. Now [...]
71 mins : 09 secs | 48.8 mb Azealia Banks "Liquorice" ( interscope ) 1991 EP [ amazon ] website | twitter | facebook Diplo Feat. Datsik & Sabi "Barely Standing" ( mad decent ) Express Yourself EP [ amazon ] website | twitter | facebook Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs "Tapes & Money" ( polydor ) Trouble [ amazon ] website [...]
Cardiff based Future of the Left couples fierce energy and snide lyrics to create an unrelenting album that runs just a few songs too long. sheena is a t-shirt salesman.mp3 [...]
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