• Rave New World (2/10)

    October 2, 2015 - By 

    With Antoin struck down by the wifi devils, Aidan Hanratty delivers the lowdown on all the very best electronic gigs, tracks, mixes and releases of the week. GIGS Trade (Blawan + Surgeon) & Sunil Sharpe at District 8 Friday 2 October 2015 What a lineup. Techno heavyweights Blawan and Surgeon come together under their Trade banner, while their friend and associate Sunil Sharpe supports. This will be big. Out To Lunch presents Laurel Halo, Andras Fox and Aquarian at Bar Tengu Saturday 3 October 2015 Out To Lunch present another stellar lineup at Bar Tengu. Laurel Halo, a worthy draw anyway, has…

  • Watch: Death From Above 1979 – Trainwreck 1979

    July 8, 2014 - By 

    A brand new song has been unveiled by Toronto dance-punks Death From Above 1979, following their reunion in 2011. The song, ‘Trainwreck 1979,’ is the first taste of new music from the duo since their 2004 album You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine, and if this track is anything to go by, their comeback record The Physical World will surely appease any anxious fans. That bone-rattling bass dirge of previous releases is present and accounted for, certainly, along with a seriously memorable hook. The band themselves have described their forthcoming album as “Springsteen meets Sonic Youth.” A bold claim, sure; an exciting…