VIDEO: Watch the latest film from PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake

PJ Harvey has been gradually releasing a separate video for each of the tracks from her recent and brilliant Let England Shake. The latest is The Colour Of The Earth featuring an a capella intro by the band. The videos have all been directed by Seamus Murphy. Head over to LetEnglandShake to see the rest of the films… Continue reading VIDEO: Watch the latest film from PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake

ds recommends… Tweak Bird

  Want some crunchy metallic psych pop? Tweak Bird do it so well with their 60s vocals reminding me of Red Kross with a great heavy sludge of rock heaving away underneath. Caleb and Ashton Bird are the band (guitar/drums) and they released their 2nd and self-titled album in 2010 (their 1st was Reservations) on Volcom featuring the production work of Dale Crover (Melvins). Check … Continue reading ds recommends… Tweak Bird

VIDEO: The Clean | Anything Could Happen (live in Brisbane)

So The Clean are playing around Australia at the moment and I got along to their Sydney show. It was only the 2nd time I’ve seen them play – the 1st was at the Strawberry Fields Festival in the mid 90’s just out of Hamilton, just as the sun was setting behind the stage as a pink glow and it looked and sounded fucking great. … Continue reading VIDEO: The Clean | Anything Could Happen (live in Brisbane)

The Imminent Arrival of The Clean…

In honour of The Clean’s first Australian tour in 20 years, here is an interview I did with David Kilgour last year plus a review of their last album Mister Pop. The good news is that currently the band are also in the studio recording some stuff for a probable EP release before they head back to their respective parts of the world. DAVID KILGOUR … Continue reading The Imminent Arrival of The Clean…

VIDEO: Tyler, The Creator | Yonkers

There is hope for hip hop when collectives like LA’s OFWGKTA are creating the kind of mad shit they’re coming up with at the moment. Leading the pack is the new track Yonkers from Tyler, The Creator. What makes this stuff interesting is their appropriation of mood and claustrophobic sounds from genres like witch house. There is a sense of dread pervading everything with dark … Continue reading VIDEO: Tyler, The Creator | Yonkers