Music documentaries often follow one of a few common narratives, whether documenting the rise (and often) fall of a band or musician, or following the making of an album or tour. Once More With Feeling fills a couple of different roles in that it acts as a preview and scene-setter for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ new album Skeleton Tree, released the day after … Continue reading FILM REVIEW: Once More With Feeling
After three excellent albums in Conatus, Stridulum II and The Spoils, Zola Jesus has announced her new album Taiga will be out on October 7th via Mute. Below you can stream the first single ‘Dangerous Days’. In regards to the album title, Nika explains, “Taiga is the Russian name for the boreal forest. For me it feels very alive… very expansive. It represents a feral, untapped world that could happily … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Zola Jesus announces new album Taiga
by Chris Familton Recorded at Terminal 5 in New York in July 2011, Live In NYC marked the release of Jane’s Addiction’s most recent studio album The Great Escape Artist. As with most live albums you are left with a ‘you had to be there’ feeling but as far as aural representations of live shows go this is a dynamic, visceral and sonically engaging recording. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Jane’s Addiction | Live In NYC
On the 4th/5th of June 2012, New Yorkers The Walkmen will release their new LP Heaven via Fat Possum Records and Bella Union. Recordings took place in a studio outside Seattle with Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes) producing a reportedly full and lush sound for the band. PREORDER Continue reading NEWS: The Walkmen release trailer for new album Heaven
Justin Townes Earle’s new Memphis soul flavoured record, Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now, will be released on March 27th through Bloodshot Records. You can check out the trailer for the album below and download/stream the title track off the LP over HERE. Continue reading NEWS: New Justin Townes Earle LP…
This year is the 25th Anniversary of Neil and Pegi Young’s Bridge School benefit concerts that has seen a plethora of big names play the charitable event. This year’s show happens on October 22nd and 23rd at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.To celebrate they are also releasing a 3DVD and 2CD commemorative package. Check out the trailer below… Lineup Neil Young Dave Matthews … Continue reading WATCH: The Bridge School 25th Anniversary DVD trailer
The Jesus and Mary Chain’s seminal 1985 debut is a classic of that decade (or any other) with its amalgamation of The Velvet Underground, narcotic drones and hazy pop sensibilities,. Rightfully so it now gets the makeover with a ton of extras. Here’s the lowdown with the trailer at the bottom… THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN — PSYCHOCANDY — Expanded Edition. 2 CD + DVD in … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for the reissue of JAMC’s Psychocandy…
Finally one of the seminal documents of the early days of the 90s punk/grunge/garage rock boom gets a release on DVD – right on the 20th anniversary of its original issue. Featuring performances, footage, interviews with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Dinosaur Jr this is essential viewing. All footage has been fully restored with audio re-synced and remastered in uncompressed PCM … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for the DVD release of 1991:The Year Punk Broke…
A Thousand Mistakes will be released on Sept 12. Over 4.5 hours of The Drones to take home on DVD, including an intimate live session of rarely played songs, a full live show from one of Melbourne’s The East Brunswick Club and a bonus disc featuring rare live footage filmed 2005-2010, in Germany, France and Australia. Continue reading WATCH: The trailer to The Drones DVD – A Thousand Mistakes…
After 30 years The Pop Group have reunited for some tour dates and an album in September. The line-up features original members Mark Stewart on vocals, Gareth Sager on guitar, piano, and sax, and Bruce Smith on drums, along with former member Dan Castis on bass. Below is the trailer for a doco on frontman Mark Stewart who has since recorded for ON-U Sound and … Continue reading VIDEO: The Pop Group reunite | watch trailer for Mark Stewart doco…
Check out the trailer for the film about the making of Neil Finn’s Seven World’s Collide project #2 The Sun Came Out featuring members of Radiohead, Wilco, Johnny Marr, Bic Runga, Lisa Germano etc… Continue reading VIDEO: Watch the trailer for Neil Finn’s The Sun Came Out…
Due for release in January 2010, here is the trailer for the Blur doco No Distance To Run… Looks like its all love and cuddles! Continue reading VIDEO: Trailer for new Blur film…
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