
Photos © Patrice Bonenfant pour Hartzine Lonelady + PVT, Nouveau Casino, Paris, 15 septembre 2010. Dire que j'attendais la venue de PVT avec impatience, en ce soir de 15 septembre... eh bien serait mentir. Contrairement à beaucoup, je ne fus pas le moins du monde séduit par le virage outrageusement trash-pop des chouchous du label Warp . Je n'irai pas jusqu'à dire que le succès de Church With No Magic tient de l'escroquerie, ni que mes collègues chroniqueurs semblent avoir perdu tout critère objectif de jugement, cédant [...]

Oui vous pouvez me blâmer, me huer, me siffler, tout ce que vous voulez, ce ne sont pas mes photos que j'utilise pour ce long et terne bilan qui j'espère vous donnera quand même envie d'assister à la prochaine édition du festival Scopitone! Crédit photo: @GertrudR Commençons donc par le commencement. Première chose à savoir, je n'étais pas présent pour le début du festival. Vous devez être en train de vous dire mais c'est qui ce rigolo! [...]
Castlepalooza Music and Arts Festival is happening this weekend, July 31st and August 1st, on the grounds of Charleville Caste, Tullamore. This year's line-up boasts the stellar Mercury Rev, Fionn Regan, Wave Machines, Codes, First Aid Kit, Norman Jay and Lonelady along with the local talents of Cast of Cheers, Readers Wives, Funeral Suits, Le Galazie, O Emperor and James Vincent McMorrow. Two-day tickets including camping cost €99 (plus service charge), not bad for 45 acts. You can buy them here . To celebrate the 5th birthday of the festival we have [...]
Castlepalooza Music and Arts Festival is happening this weekend, July 31st and August 1st, on the grounds of Charleville Caste, Tullamore. This year's line-up boasts the stellar Mercury Rev, Fionn Regan, Wave Machines, Codes, First Aid Kit, Norman Jay and Lonelady along with the local talents of Cast of Cheers, Readers Wives, Funeral Suits, Le Galazie, O Emperor and James Vincent McMorrow. Two-day tickets including camping cost €99 (plus service charge), not bad for 45 acts. You can buy them here . To celebrates the 5th birthday of the festival we have [...]

Lonelady is a former fine art student, who first realised she actually prefers playing music and started playing in various bands and then realised she actually prefers playing alone. The result? Lonelady! She gets signed to a very good label, Warp and produces in some weeks with Guy Fixen, who has worked as a producer and engineer with bands like the Breeders, Wire, My Bloody Valentine and The Pixies, her deput full-length "Nerve Up". We met up with her and took an interview for Curt Magazine. LS: On your myspace page you site among your influences [...]

Julie Campbell από το Manchester. Άψογη (κι αυτή ) στο κοφτό οξυγώνιο electro pop post-punk που διάλεξε για να ανοίξει διάλογο νοσταλγίας με το ένδοξο παραλθόν. Το θέμα είναι αν οι ίδιοι οι Bunnymen , οι Smiths κι η Siouxie θα ήθελαν να συνδιαλλαγούν μαζί της. Όσο κι αν μου αρέσει το Marble , μια μοναξιά τη βλέπω. LoneLady : Immaterial

After taking a gander at the schedule I decide to sack off some of the 'bigger' names on the bill e.g. Wild Beasts and also rule out a trip out to the Anson Rooms as its just too damn far away, which is pretty annoying as I wanted to see Field Music but anyway, shit happens… Apparently Gentleman's Dub Club are stuck in traffic and their set is put back a few hours so first up it's the The Agitator at the Thekla. The Agitator aka Derek Meins [...]

Maxwell Panther You know when radio DJ's act all wanky and refer to someone as a 'friend of the show'. They sounds like cocks don't they? Well I'm going to be a cock (yes, I know what's new - you witty bunch you). Friend of Peenko blog, and also on the Song By Toad label, Maxwell Panther, has a new album out. It's called 'Lovers reBEL' and it's free to download on his Bandcamp page . We like his music, we hop you do too. Popup Popup are back back [...]

Download MBBP EP:13 The 13th episode sees the usual array of the unusual. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake mainlined via that fifties jukebox sound, Amy Winehouse gets a Moody Boyz molestation, and The Prodigy's Voodoo People gets a jazzfunk makeover. Electronics, Shoegaze, vintage outsider folk all make it onto the playlist. This episode is dirtier than the Cameron, Clegg, and Brown, 3 politicians 1 cup video. It's voodoo-hoodoo and that's what you don't say to people! Man Bites Blog Ep:13 Track Listing [...]
29.04 - Port O'Brien @ Santiago Alquimista, Lisboa 29.04 - Matias Aguayo, LoneLady @ Lux, Lisboa 30.04 - Laura Gibson @ Cinema Nimas, Lisboa 30.04 - Juana Molina @ Teatro Aveirense, Aveiro 30.04 - Crookers in ClashClub @ Teatro Sá da Bandeira, Porto 01.05 - Uffie @ Lux, Lisboa 02.05 - Juana Molina @ Santiago Alquimista, Lisboa 02.05 - Crystal Castles in Queima das Fitas Porto 2010 @

Doubtless if you're donning knee pads and crawling over Camden's stickiest floors and filthiest toilets, you'll be aware of essential shows from Dots & Dashes faves Crystal Fighters , Best Coast , Gold Panda and Surfer Blood . Yet with an at times overbearing line up that seems to erupt from the NME ad pages, flicking bewilderment into your eyes like Eyjafjallajokull, Dots & Dashes is here to help digest the lesser-known chunks of this year's Camden Crawl run-down, taking in rampant Japanese glitch-disco, feminine Mancunian post-punk and Seasick [...]
LoneLady, " Intuition " (MP3 courtesy of KEXP Song of the Day podcast) Website Myspace Live version

The lineup for Offaly's Boutique Festival Castle Palooza was announced yesterday with some great acts set to appear. The biggest draw for the two day event is Mercury Rev, but among the local names highlights are Fionn Regan, Codes, James Vincent McMorrow, O Emperor, and the Cast of Cheers. However, the full lineup itself looks amazing. The festival takes place the weekend of July 31st and August 1st. Tickets are on sale now at the price of €99, and it'll be attended by 3000 revellers this year rather than the usual 1000. Lineup: Mercury Rev [...]

Castlepalooza has announced the lineup for their fifth year running and it looks like their best yet. The festival takes place on July 31st and August 1st in Charleville Castle in Tullamore. Good on them for booking Lonelady, Wave Machines, Mercury Rev, The Cast of Cheers, Adebisi Shank and Yes Cadets to name but a few. The lineup includes: Mercury Rev , Fionn Regan , Wave Machines , Taylor McFerrin, CODES, Cashier No. 9 , Lonelady , Adebisi Shank , Tu-ki, James Vincent McMorrow, O Emperor [...]
Year five for Castlepalooza promises to be a good one, with no less than 45 acts set to feature at the festival, which takes place on July 31st and August 1st at Charleville Castle in Tullamore. The line-up is headed by Mercury Rev, who's performance will be their sole Irish appearance this summer. Here's the full list of acts announced so far: Mercury Rev, Fionn Regan, Wave Machines, Taylor McFerrin, CODES, Cashier No. 9, Lonelady, Adebisi Shank, Tu-ki, James Vincent McMorrow, O Emperor, Robotnik, Alessi's Ark, Colm Lynch, Funeral Suits, The Cast of [...]

LoneLady adds April dates supporting These New Puritans Plus London headline show, Festivals LoneLady (aka Julie Campbell ) has further extended her run of live dates up to and over the Summer with a stint of UK shows supporting These New Puritans and her first UK headline show at the Lexington in London on June 2nd. Buy Music: LoneLady on amazon.co.uk [...]

Nouvel hommage à ce festival qui sait nous chatouiller jusqu'au plaisir... jessie evans -scientist of love- lonelady -never up- chicks on speed -girl monster- men -credit card babie$- tender forever -hot- soap & skin -spiracle-

Jessie Evans + Lonelady, Festival Les Femmes s'en Mêlent, Paris, La Maroquinerie 23/03 Première soirée du Festival LFSM, le boss m'envoie sur le terrain "Vv pour toi ce sera Jessie Evans ". J'acquiesce sans protester, car c'est aussi ça le job de dévouée serviteur à la cause du Rock. En temps normal, je me renseigne un minimum sur l'artiste dont je vais juger la performance, c'est le b.a ba me direz-vous. Mais parfois, on se met dans la peau du spectateur lambda qui [...]

Lonelady's 'NERVE UP' is her debut offering with indie label Warp, and to compare her to something of a post-apocalyptic Blondie probably does more of an injustice to post-apocalyptic societies than Debbie Harry herself!

We've noticed that our daily numbers have been dwindling quite dramatically so more and more this all feels slightly fruitless, but at the moment we're still enjoying it, so for now New Musick Monday returns to fight another week. This weeks edition isn't quite the bells and whistles bumper edition of last week, but it does feature a TRIPLE album. But, first, let's deal with the relative successes and failures of the past seven days. LoneLady , Toro Y Moi and Brigadier Ambrose all missed the top 75, but they're all amazing and the latter [...]