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  • Mega Aquarians @ Tramlines 2013

    “It’s the festival of community. Community and unity, unity and peace, peace and love.” And with those very words, Mega Aquarians’ guitarist and singer Des launches Sheffield’s biggest-sounding two-piece into their second thundering song of the evening. It heralds bleeding eardrums, grinning faces and sweaty bodies.

  • Speedy Ortiz – Major Arcana

    A few months ago, I compared Speedy Ortiz to the Elves of Mirkwood. It’s a long story. But the gist was that they were “ruthless, brash and good looking.” It’s now the time of Major Arcana, a full album of Speedy Ortiz maniacally rafting down some rapids, with meandering interludes and loud rumblings by tall…

  • Interview – Yokozuna

    Exactly a month ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Yokozuna’s rather excellent Quiero Venganza. I quite enjoyed the album and got in contact with Arturo & Antonio Tranquilino, the brothers who make up this band. Quick email exchange and away the questions went, which got answered in less than 24 hours. Never be said…

  • Podcast – Rosolio Dischordial

    This week’s Radio Chaneque mix is a mix of dissonant rock, past and present, with bands who embraced odd time signatures with punk, metal, math and even a bit of psychedelic feelings. Lend your attention to these 18 bands, who crank it up when needed or play it soft when they plan to suckerpunch you.…

  • Two Inch Astronaut – Bad Brother

  • Podcast : Tramlines 2013 mix

    It’s once more the time where Sheffield throws the house out of the window (i.e. going all out for the win, spare no expense, etc) and assembles some mighty musicians to do their magic for the pleasure of the honourable guest, the audience. With the cornucopia of bands on display, you could struggle to choose…

  • Tramlines 2013 – Recommendations

    We know it’s a very busy weekend, this whole Tramlines thing, so we’ve done a lil’ list of bands we really suggest you check. Heck, some of these we placed in a neat lil’ podcast. Like last year, we’ve compiled a nifty PDF file you can print with our recommendations. Print it double sided, fold…

  • Answers on a postcard please – An interview with Keith How

    As the artist Keith How prepared to leave for his latest exhibition in Finland,we realised there was no time left to do a leisurely interview. Questions on a postcard seemed a good idea. I found a postcard in my random postcard drawer that included two aspects of the exhibition, ceramics and a red thread. Keith’s…

  • Looking back at… Zooropa

    That thing about first impressions, it’s funny how it turns out to always be not true. My first impressions of U2 were the singles from The Joshua Tree, as that was the album that got played the most on Mexican commercial radio. So I thought for a long time that it was their first album…

  • Beach Day – Trip Trap Attack