Words: Saam Das You're probably wondering why I'm posting about a track from a 2007 called 'Guns Babes Lemonade' . Well, in London, it's currently a balmy 25 degrees celsius, and today I'm working from home - which is increasingly resembling a sauna. Hence, an ice cream would go down nicely. But alas my freezer is devoid of such treats so instead it's down to Muscles and his seminal electro track, 'Ice Cream'. "Ice cream is gonna save the [...]
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Words: Saam Das You may well have heard of Jade Hopcroft , a solo artist who released her debut single on the excellent Laissez Faire Club label earlier in the year. You'll probably also know To Kill A King , and the two have combined - Hopcroft crafting a wonderful stop motion animated video for album track 'Wolves'. Watch it below. 'Wolves' wasn't one of my highlights from the debut To [...]
Alien Season at Royal Observatory Greenwich (London, summer 2013) // Words: Saam Das Greenwich has been invaded this summer by a clutch of alien movies, shown at the Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory. Tying in with the free Alien Revolution exhibition, which explores our scientific and cultural relationship with extra-terrestrial life, the Alien Season presents classic offerings such as 'The War Of The Worlds' (1953) and 'It Came From Outer Space' in a unique setting. [...]
We're big fans of London's global documentary festival Open City Docs Fest so we're pleased to be teaming up with them and offering you the chance to attend just one of the several UK premieres that they are hosting at this year's festival . Find out how to win a pair of tickets to see Michel K Zongo 's journey of rediscovery, 'Espoir Voyage' , in London this Sunday afternoon. 'Espoir Voyage' director Michel K Zongo has been nominated for an Emerging International Filmmaker [...]
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Words: Saam Das Toronto's electronic maestros Austra just released their second album, 'Olympia' , this week and they're showcasing a new track from the record to entice you into a possible purchase. As well as alerting you to their string of new tour dates, across Europe. Listen to 'Don't Hurt Me Now' below. 'Don't Hurt Me Now' brings the usual well-crafted Austra melodrama, with some nice flourishes of organ and harp [...]
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Words: Rajan Lakhani The release of a new song from Nine Inch Nails wasn’t the surprise perhaps Trent Reznor was hoping it would be. A tour had already been announced and although Nine Inch Nails haven’t released any new music since 2008, Reznor has remained his prolific self, recently releasing the debut album from his How To Destroy Angels project and contributing to the latest Queens Of The Stone Age album . [...]
'Man Of Steel' (UK Release: 14 June '13) // Words: Saam Das In 2006, acclaimed director Bryan Singer delivered his Superman reboot to mild fanfare and mostly quizzical audiences. 'Man Of Steel' again kickstarts the Superman mythos, with a more divisive figure at its helm - Zack Snyder , an understandable choice considering his relative talent in capturing action as seen in the likes of '300' and 'Watchmen' . Snyder was joined by Christopher [...]
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Words: Saam Das London four-piece The Guilty Ones are involved with music publishing big hitters BMG Chrysalis, home to the likes of Blondie and Fleet Foxes , so things are looking good for them already. And on the basis of their forthcoming "official debut single", 'Conquer The World', they look like they could do just that. Listen below. For those in the know, much has been made of the band's psychedelic [...]
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Words: Saam Das Swedes know good pop. I don't even feel the need to qualify that statement. You'll just have to listen to the supremely anthemic 'Eddie' by Swedish quintet Everywhere to realise that their pop tradition is continuing strongly. Led by frontman Max Bergå (and his quite ridiculous hair), Everywhere made their initial waves in the UK earlier in the year, most notably at the NME Tour afterparty [...]
Open City Docs Fest (London, 20-23 June '13) // Words: Saam Das One of London's finest film festivals returns again for its 2013 edition shortly, as the Open City Docs Fest begins next Thursday across multiple London venues. This is no ordinary film festival though, its focus on documentaries not simply saved for the big screen but indulged in live music, comedy, theatre, and even guided walks. Check out some of our highlights from this year's programme below. [...]
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Words: Jack Thomson Eighteen-year-old New Zealand-based musician and producer Sam Perry , otherwise known as Zen Mantra , spent the majority of 2012 writing and recording songs in his bedroom. His grand vision of wanting to create music with the energy of punk and the atmospheric qualities of psychedelia has left him with a very distinct sound that’s a perfect fit for the summer. Debut single 'Fossils' is a two and [...]
Queens Of The Stone Age - '...Like Clockwork' (UK Release: 3 June '13) // Words: Rajan Lakhani Between the late nineties and early noughties, rock music seemed to be thriving. It was enjoying huge commercial appeal, driven by the success of nu metal with the likes of Limp Bizkit and KoRn regularly featured on MTV. Most of the bands have either have split, are on hiatus (although in the case of Foo Fighters , this is probably a [...]
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Words: Saam Das Back in 2011, Grouplove delivered the tremendously exciting 'Colours' - taking influences such as Modest Mouse , Pixies , and Arcade Fire in its rousing glory. I must admit that I lost track of the band subsequently but Googling suggests that they had a song feature on an Apple advert, along with a reasonably well-received debut album. Album number two is set to arrive shortly, and here's the first glimpse - the surprisingly synthy [...]
This post brought to you by Lucozade Energy . All opinions are 100% mine. Lucozade Energy and VEVO have teamed up to host a series of special exclusive Go Shows - your chance to see some top musical artists for free. The first gig sees AlunaGeorge take their RnB-influenced electronic music to an as-yet undisclosed London [...]
Words: Simon Opie Back in February, I started choosing the best new music from the week's Altrock inbox and tweeting the FG band of the week, here on known as our Sunday Selection. There have been 14 winners so far – with a break only for the week Jeff Hanneman of Slayer so sadly died. When I say ‘best’, of course this is entirely subjective on my part but many of [...]
'I Give It A Year' (UK Release: 3 June '13) // Words: Maxamillian John If it's true that whatever doesn't kill you can only make you stronger, this film will kill you. Written and directed by Dan Mazer , one of the many co-writers of 'Borat' and 'Brüno' , 'I Give It A Year' follows two boring saps and the people who pass them on the downslope of their marriage. It's out on DVD this week, making [...]
Words: Jordan Andrew 'Sweat The Small Stuff' With the success of 'Celebrity Juice' on ITV, the BBC has followed suit by creating 'Sweat The Small Stuff' . Hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw each week he challenges team captains Ricky Haywood and Melvin O’Doom from KISS FM. 'Sweat The Small Stuff' is all making a big issue out of [...]
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Words: Saam Das Chances are, if you're a Bobby Conn fan, you've already heard of 'Maraconi'. It appeared on Conn's 2012 album of the same name - which passed me by, but on the evidence of this track, I should probably get around to checking it out. Download the track below, and revel in its melody, reminiscent of Ray Parker Jr 's seminal 'Ghostbusters' theme. I'm not overly familiar with [...]
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Words: Saam Das "I can't divulge my real name" , says solo artist Young War onstage at Bushstock Festival . He's playing the anonymity angle. But knowingly so. "We're all here to make money, yeah?" I guess. If anyone tells you my name's Thom or anything like that, they're lying." At this point, despite my prejudice against mystery acts, I'm won over by Thom Stone aka Young War . His compelling RnB-tinged [...]
Bushstock Festival (Shepherd's Bush, 1 June '13) // Words: Raman K & Saam Das Sun and music descended upon Shepherd's Bush last Saturday, as Bushstock Festival returned for its third year. The Communion Records -led festival brought perhaps its most diverse array of artists to the fore in 2013, from its usual folk fare to more experimental offerings such as the upcoming Pixel Fix . Dare we say it but Bushstock is no longer the young pretender to the [...]
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