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New band of the Day : Ore: doom/drone metal played on tubas
Their websiteOreWe sayHailing from Birmingham, Ore a remarkable duo who play Sunn O style drone doom soundscapes but instead of using guitars play Tubas. It’s really effective and they perfectly...
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Isis: Temporal – album review
Isis: Temporal (Ipecac) CD/LP/DVD Out: NowRetrospective collection from post hardcore founders Isis manages to avoid the pitfalls which usually plague such compilations.When Isis disbanded in 2010...
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10 great coughs in songs
The old lung clearer is a far more common in rock n roll than you would have thought. There is nothing like the rattle of phlegm against the chest to signify careless living or a compete disregard for...
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Poppy Ackroyd: Escapement – album review
Poppy Ackroyd: Escapement (Denovali) CD/LP/DL Out: NowThe ethereal and contemplative debut from the Edinburgh based Poppy Ackroyd is now available from the ever reliable Denovali records.Poppy Ackroyd...
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EMF: Gloucester’s Guildhall – live review
EMF Gloucester’s Guildhall 8th Dec 2013To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second album, Stigma, EMF played that album in its entirety as well as its predecessor, Schubert Dip, in the venue...
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Johnny Marr: New Album & Live Dates Announced
Johnny Marr – Shepherd’s Bush Empire – March 15thJohnny Marr will play a show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire as part of his headline tour promoting his debut solo album, ‘The Messenger’. This London show...
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A Year Of Music In Bristol By Albums
By way of demonstrating how strong the music scene is in Bristol at the moment below you’ll find a rundown of some of the best albums released by artists in the city during 2012.There will be people...
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Katatonia: Newcastle – live review
Katatonia, Alcest, Junius O2 Newcastle 17 December 2012Live reviewFirstly, lets get the awkward stuff out of the way first. Katatonia are what I would class as a relatively popular band. They play...
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Blink-182: Dogs Eating Dogs – EP review
Blink-182 – Dogs Eating Dogs CD / DL Available nowWith their seventh studio album due in 2013 the recent EP from Blink-182 perhaps offers a glimpse of what’s to come with the long player.After...
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The Primevals: Glasgow – live review
The Primevals, Reverse Cowgirls Stereo, Glasgow 28 December 2012Live review Our reviewer Joe Whyte finds that his best gig of 2012 is his last one – The Primevals post-Xmas bash in Glasgow.In what is...
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Scott Walker: Bish Bosch – album review
Scott Walker – Bish Bosch (4AD) CD / LP / DL Available nowCritically acclaimed as an album, and artist, of genius Scott Walker’s Bish Bosch oozes originality. Listen with an open mind.Yoko Ono, Kate...
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Pulled Apart by Horses: Tough Love Sessions – EP review
Pulled Apart by Horses – Tough Love Sessions CD / DL Available now To mark the success Pulled Apart By Horses have enjoyed with their second effort they have released Tough Love Sessions. To see that...
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Skream: Skreamizm 7 – album review
Skream – Skreamizm 7 (Tempa) CD / LP / DL Available now Well known now for his chart-bothering collaborations the latest Skreamizm release still bursts with the full force of artist’s creativity.The...
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Rites Wild: Ways of Being – album review
Rites Wild – Ways of Being (Not Not Fun) LP Available nowLayers of lo-fi electronic lovliness with a hint of Peaking Lights by way of New Romantic ’80s pop.I was a little unsure what to make of this...
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Lostprophets singer remanded in custody until March
Lostprophets singer, Ian Watkins has been remanded in custody until March over the alleged Child abuse charges. Watkins reappeared before court in New Years Eve on alleged child sex offence charges,...
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At what age do you musically start to turn into your parents…
Above: a couple of older people discuss wax 78s…Every generation has to deal with this one…one moment you are the cutting edge music head sneering at the old stuff and peering into the future. Older...
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New Artist of the Day: The Coffins
Take dark garage punk played with passion, add in a twisted sense of humour and a mad-man for a lead singer and you have LTW’s New Artist of the Day,The Coffins!Bursting out of Glasgow’s underworld,...
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XFM Winter Wonderland: London – live review
XFM Winter Wonderland 02 Academy Brixton, London 17th Dec. 2012What’s Christmas without a good concert? LTW’s Keith Goldhanger attends the annual XFM Winter Wonderland show where he gives Bono some...
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an open letter to Mr Fat Controller or whoever runs the trains
Dear Mr. Fat Controller…Dear Mr. Fat Controller or may I call you Fats?I see that the train set you got for xmas is causing all kinds of problems again. People, or should I say ‘customers’ as you like...
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new band of the day : The Strypes
Irish youth crew who looks like a gang of young Keefs and take the razor sharp edge of pre fame mod fused British beat and crank it into the 21st century with a thrilling set of songs LinkThe Strypes...
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