Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot

Full Time Hobby’s latest signings Hooded Fang & Pinkunoizu are to release a split 7″ single together.

On the one side, Hooded Fang’s Clap is a garage rock riot with surf guitars, ‘verbed-out vocals and danceable ‘60s drum breaks. “It’s a song about one of those single life encounters – just drunken memories really,” say the four piece Polaris-nominated band, who hail from Toronto, Canada. Hooded Fang’s brilliant debut album is titled Tosta Mista; it sounds like the whole of the Nuggets box set condensed into 23 minutes and it’s set for a 12 March release.

On the other side of the vinyl, Pinkunoizu’s Parabolic Delusions is an unpredictable, involved but nonetheless ear-friendly listen that establishes deep, immersive grooves. “This here must be the most poppy piece of music we have ever done,” say the experimental Copenhagenand Berlin-based band, who release their debut album, Free Time!, on 26 March.

The single is scheduled for a 5th March release.

School of Seven Bells have announced a short run of European shows kicking off on March 8th at The Garage in London. The Brooklyn duo made up of Benajmin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza are set to release third album ‘Ghostory’ on February 27th on Full Time Hobby with their new single ‘Lafaye’ due February 20th.

Ghostory is the follow-up to the band’s past releases, Alpinisms and Disconnect From Desire. On the new record, the duo strings together nine lush pieces to tell the story of the aforementioned Lafaye and the ghosts that surround her life. Thematically, the story is somewhat personal to the group, as the writing sessions for this album was a more intimate and direct experience. As Curtis explains “Ghosts are everything that’s ever happened to you that you haven’t been able to let go of, like someone you love, or someone you hate.” The emphatic bellows of Lafaye and her fellow ghosts are heard loud and clear from beginning to end on this record. Hmmm.

School of Seven Bells European Tour

08/03 – The Garage – London
10/03 – Botanique – Witloof – Belgium, Brussels
11/03 – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam, Netherlands
12/03 – Point Ephemere – Paris, France
14/03 – Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin, Germany

Having just completed a short tour supporting the Vaccines, The Trailer Trash Tracys have announced the release of the their debut. The quartet, who garnered critical acclaim from the likes of the Guardian and Dazed and Confused with their stunning, ethereal debut single ‘Candy Girl’ earlier this year, will release long player ‘Ester’ on 9th January 2012 via Double Six Records.

Earlier this year HP and Last.fm announced a partnership, celebrating the Beats audio™ technology that comes with HP Premium PC, laptop and tablet devices through a series of live music events and artist interviews, curated by Last.fm.

After a successful summer of secret pop-up sessions from bands like Slow Club, The Boxer Rebellion and Ghostpoet, Last.fm and HP are back with three more pop-up sessions to bookmark the end of the year as part of their Everybody On global campaign. The first of the planned late 2011 sessions was DELS who recently played a captivating set at The Lock Tavern, wowing the crowd at this packed out venue with his own unique brand of hip-hop.

Now it’s the turn of The Leisure Society to play a free pop-up session for Last.fm and HP. The band sail into Tamesis Dock on Thursday 24th November 2011 to play a very special, intimate set. No tickets are required – anyone can turn-up at 8.30pm to watch the band perform.

You can keep up to date on HP’s “Artists’ Lounge” and for the latest information on the pop-up sessions, exclusive content and artist interviews follow HP on Twitter.

Next weekend Rochester’s Royal Function Rooms plays host to medway’s first 3 day indie music festival in the form of ‘Live Transmission’. The event, which is organised by local record label The Preservation Society, runs from Friday 25th Nov to Sunday 27th and features The Singing Loins, Lupen Crook, Theatre Royal, Stuart Turner, Kids Unique, Dead Lovers, Go!Zilla, Broken Antler and many more. Tickets can be bought on the door for the cheap as chips price of £6 per night.

Full details are available on the label’s website , and you can get a free compilation of all the bands playing below.

While your in town why not pop into the Deaf Cat in Rochester High Street where you can check out Lupen Crook’s first solo art exhibition.

On 9th January, 2012, the Lemonheads will release Hotel Sessions on Hall of Records – an intimate recording documenting a Sunday night that Evan Dando spent recording new songs with just an acoustic guitar (and some revealing commentary) in a hotel room in Bondi Beach, Australia. The 14 songs include some that never made it to an official Lemonheads album, but as Dando says, “the ‘Into Your Arms’ I did here is better than the one on the album…”

“I’ve always wanted to make an “Album ” for 53 dollars – Walkman 50 , tape 3 bucks – Oh to record live to cassette, master it and put it out … I have finally done it! I recorded this here biscuit in and around either December ’92, or Feb ’93. I remember it was a Sunday night in Bondi – the night the ‘car enthusiasts’ come out. I had just returned to Australia – my home away from home – from our first Japanese tour. Life was good. I made this tape for our Aussie agent of that time, Stephen Pavlovic. I am forever grateful to this man for introducing me to Australia and a grand gang of Australians!

This LP documents a lovely lull in the action. A Sunday night into morning, to collect myself and my songs. The songs that would be on our next album, some of these never made it, and the ‘Into Your Arms’ I did here is better than the one on the album (I like it anyway). So sit back, snort some NoDoz and listen for the tunes, the sea, the tape hiss (ahhh), the cars, the birds the trucks, and the killer motorcycle at the end of ‘Being Around’! Wherever you live, I’ll be back there soon, Inshallah!! Until then, let’s all make the most of the tail end of sex with furniture. Yours ever faithfully.” Evan G Dando.

Track Listing:

01.Big Gay Heart.
02.Great Big No.
03.Paid To Smile
04.It’s About Time.
05.Style.
06.I’ll Do It Anyway.
07.Rest Assured.
08.You Can Take It With You (prt.2).
09.Down About It.
10.Into Your Arms.
11.Superhero
12.And So The Story Goes.
13.Being Around.
14.You Can Take It With You (prt.1).

Lemonheads – Its A Shame About Ray UK Tour :

November 30th Portsmouth/Wedgewood Rooms
December 1st Nottingham / Rescue Rooms
December 2nd Leeds/Cockpit
December 4th Newcastle/The Cluny
December 5th Glasgow/Oran Mor Auditorium
December 6th Manchester/Ritz
December 7th Liverpool/Academy 2
December 8th Sheffield/Plug
December 10th Birmingham/Academy 2
December 11th Cambridge/The Junction
December 12th London/Shepherd’s Bush Empire
December 13th Brighton/Concorde 2

Big Deal celebrate their new single ‘Distant Neighborhood’ with a headline show at London’s Lexington on 21st November. Not only that but the first 50 ticket holders to get to the Lexington next Monday will get a mute records tote bag with the ‘chair’ vinyl and special prizes inside. 5 of which have the lights out vinyl and big deal Tshirts in.

Check out the video for ‘Distant Neighborhood’ right here:

To celebrate an incredible FIFTEEN YEARS of putting out great indie records, Fortuna POP! are hosting a three day residency next week at London’s Scala. Featuring indie legend Darren Hayman as well as Allo Darlin’, Crystal Stilts and The Primitives each night will also have sets from guest DJs including Ian Watson from How Does it Feel To Be Loved and Paul Richards from Scared To Dance.

Full details as follows:

Tues 1st Nov
The Primitives + Cinema Red & Blue (with special guests Linton, Wyatt & Yoshi from The Aislers Set) + Bearsuit + Monnone Alone (ex-The Lucksmiths)
Guest DJ: Paul Wright (Track & Field)

Wed 2nd Nov
Crystal Stilts + Comet Gain + Shrag + Evans The Death
Guest DJ: Ian Watson (How Does It Feel To Be Loved?)

Thu 3rd Nov
Allo Darlin’ + Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern + Tender Trap + The Ladybug Transistor
Guest DJ: Paul Richards (Scared To Dance)

Or treat yourself and buy a THREE NIGHT TICKET. That way you won’t miss a thing.

Doors 6.30pm each night, first band on 7:30pm

Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9NL
(Nearest tube/train : King’s Cross / St. Pancras)
Scala box office – Tel: 08444 771 000 between 10am and 6pm Mon-Fri

Tickets for all shows are available from We Got Tickets here

Having just finished their sold out, UK album tour with a monumental show at Brixton Academy, Bombay Bicycle Club today announce their biggest UK headline tour to date for April 2012, including a show at London’s Alexandra Palace on the 28th April.

APRIL 2012 TOUR

Sun, 15th April / Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Mon, 16th April / Brighton, Centre
Tues, 17th April / Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Thurs, 19th April / York, Barbican
Fri, 20th April / Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
Sat, 21st April / Liverpool, University
Mon, 23rd April / Plymouth, Pavillions
Tues, 24th April / Portsmouth, Guildhall
Wed, 25th April / Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Fri, 27th April / Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
Sat, 28th April / London, Alexandra Palace

Tickets on sale: 9am Friday, 28th October from the usual outlets

Lo-fi boy/girl duo Summer Camp release their debut album ‘Welcome to Condale’ on Moshi Moshi at the end of the month, and to celebrate they’ve also created their own zine. The zine has the appearance of a scrap book and features the slip case of cult american video ‘The Last American Virgin’ on the inside cover. Elsewhere the 19 page zine features newspaper and magazine clippings including a Penthouse magazine cover and an interesting article about hifi cushions! Click below to see the zine: