• Music For A New Revolution set for Derry-Londonderry

    August 22, 2013 - By 

    Some of the most accomplished political and topic songwriters from across Ireland and UK will embark upon Derry next week for the inaugural Music For A New Revolution festival. Curated by local singer-songwriter Paddy Nash, the three day event will focus on artists singing about issues “we face as a society and explore the impact that music can have on our political systems” and will opened by musician and activist Billy Bragg (above) at a headline performance at the Nerve Centre on Friday August 30. Over the following two nights Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas will perform The Glassworks on…

  • Watch: Kowalski – Let’s Start Over

    August 23, 2013 - By 

    Bangor indie-pop quartet Kowalski have unveiled the lyric video to their sun-kissed new single, ‘Let’s Start Over’. Despite three-quarters of the band no longer living in Northern Ireland, the video – directed by Ross McConaghy – was filmed on location of the band’s scenic hometown. The track itself is taking from the band’s recently-released full-length debut album For The Love of Letting Go. The band’s show as part of this year’s Open House festival is our Gig of the Week. Go here for more information. In the meantime, check out the video below.

  • Watch: VerseChorusVerse – Our Truth Could Be Their Lie (Live)

    August 22, 2013 - By 

    Taken from his forthcoming debut album, Tony Wright AKA VerseChorusVerse has unveiled a live, full-band video of his track ‘Our Truth Could Be Their Lie’. Filmed by Bandwith, the video was recorded live at Graham House Studios by Phil D’Alton and Walter Da Goon of alt-folk band Master & Dog. It is the first of four videos to be released from the session. Watch the video below.

  • Stream: The Dismemberment Plan – Invisible

    August 22, 2013 - By 

    Washington D.C. indie rock quartet The Dismemberment Plan are streaming the second track to be taken from their forthcoming fifth album, Uncanny Valley. Twelve years on from the release of their last studio album – 2001’s superb Change – the Travis Morrison-fronted band called it quits in 2003 only to reform in 2011 for a string of dates. Uncanny Valley will be released via Partisan Records on October 14. Check out the recently-released ‘Waiting’ here. Stream the band’s new track via Soundcloud below.

  • ASIWYFA, LaFaro and more added to Cut The Transmission bill

    August 21, 2013 - By 

    North Coast post-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar and Belfast-based riffmasters LaFaro are amongst several new acts added to the already mighty bill for the Fighting With Wire-curated Cut The Transmission festival on Saturday, September 28. Taking place at The Venue in Derry, Droids, The Wood Burning Savages, Little Hooks and Making Monsters also join the line-up, already featuring headliners Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, Future Of The Left, Fighting With Wire, More Than Conquerors and Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun. Tickets for the event are priced at £20.00 and are available to buy from The Millenium Forum. Have…

  • Gig of the week: Documenta @ Titantic Slipway

    August 20, 2013 - By 

    Our first ever gig of the week (initially “wig of the geek” but we daren’t get too backward, eh?)  is Belfast-based drone pop outfit Documenta at the Titanic Slipway on Friday, August 23. Organised in association with Belfast Film Festival, the Joe Greene-fronted band – set to release their third full-length effort in the coming months – will perform a singularly scenic set before  Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey is screened, 40 feet below sea level. Not yourself gig-going jaunt down to Voodoo, is it? Tickets for the show – available here – are priced at £10. Doors are…

  • Household Festival

    August 20, 2013 - By 

    Taking place on and around the Ormeau Park area of South Belfast across the weekend of August 23-25 Household festival returns after last year’s hugely successful outing for the annual event. A festival that “encourages audiences to re-negotiate the way in which they view and interact with art in the city” it offers a wonderfully unrestrictive platform for live music, screenings, dinners, talks, discussions, contemporary dance in artists’ homes and non-art spaces. Over 100 artists and creative professionals from across the city will be involved in over 40 hours in the area. Events at this year’s festival include letter writing…

  • Album stream: Linebacker Dirge – Take Shelter

    August 20, 2013 - By 

    Belfast-based alt-rock four-piece Linebacker Dirge have released their thirteen-track debut album, Take Shelter. Comprised of members of bands such as Kasper Rosa, A Northern Light and Affleck, the album –  the long-awaited full-length follow-up to the band’s 2011 EP, There Are No Clean Getaways – was recorded by Jason Gibson (guitars/vocals), James Bruce (drums) and Ian McHugh (guitar, additional vocals). Artwork comes from John Quinn. Stream (or purchase) the album via Bandcamp below. Take Shelter by Linebacker Dirge

  • Watch: No Age – An Impression

    August 19, 2013 - By 

    L.A. experimental punk two-piece No Age have unveiled a video for new track, ‘An Impression’. Taken from the band’s fourth studio album entitled An Object – released today in the UK and tomorrow in the US via Sub Pop – the video for the track the brief, decidedly abstract clip was directed by the duo, Randy Randall (guitar) and Dean Spunt (drums/vocals). Watch the video below.  

  • Watch: Kim Deal – Are You Mine?

    August 15, 2013 - By 

    Having recently left the Pixies and been busy touring Last Splash as part of its 20th anniversary with the Breeders, Kim Deal has found some time to record some new solo material. Paired with ‘Wish I Was’ – available via her website on 7″ vinyl – ‘Are You Mine?’ has been released with a accompanying video. Undergoing a fit of creativity of sorts, Deal also recently unveiled the tracks ‘Walking With a Killer’ and ‘Hot Shot’. Watch the video to ‘Are You Mine?’ – directed by Kurt Ralske – via Vimeo below.