Originally crafted in Texas, this lush NYC three piece going under the name of Calla have some beautifully crafted indie tunes that will melt in your mouth once you get past the dodgy band name and uninspiring artwork. I almost missed playing this as the sleeve said nothing to me personally but as soon as the first riff of flagship tune “It Dawned On Me” kicked in i was somewhat surprised.
This album has laid back steez in the guise of Ambulance LTD (also from NYC) if i could compare the arrangements, even production of the overall sound and vocals, but chuck in some Zwan and even Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin’s mellow solo stuff mixed with some Verve and you are close but left with no cigar. So, if you like to get down to beautifully, laid back indie with depth, then this album Collisions is going to your new best friend. It’s an undiscovered gem and i now have fallen in love with it!
The band are in Europe touring from the dates below:
Feb 13, 2006 Brighton, UK Freebutt
Feb 14, 2006 London, UK Barfly
Feb 15, 2006 Paris, FR Nouveau Casino
Feb 16, 2006 Amsterdam, NL Paridiso
Feb 18, 2006 Berlin, DE Knaack Klub
Feb 19, 2006 Hamburg, DE logo
Feb 21, 2006 Koln, DE Gebaude 9
Feb 22, 2006 Munich, DE Atomic Café
Feb 24, 2006 Bologna, IT Cova
Feb 25, 2006 Rome, IT Circolo Degli Artisti
Feb 26, 2006 Torino, IT Spazio 211
Feb 27, 2006 Milan, IT Transilvania
Mar 1, 2006 Brussels, BE Botanique – Witloofbar
Mar 2, 2006 Bristol, UK Uni AR2
Mar 3, 2006 Manchester, UK Blowout @ The Bierkeller
Mar 4, 2006 Liverpool, UK Acad 3 – club night
Mar 5, 2006 Birmingham, UK Bar Academy
Mar 7, 2006 Glascow, UK King Tut’s
Mar 8, 2006 Leeds, UK Cockpit
Mar 9, 2006 London, UK Islington Bar Acadamy
People just have to rock and this Nashville based quartet are no exception. Let’s Get Sandy is the latest single that will be lifted from Be Your Own Pet‘s debut album scheduled for release in March that was recorded in their home town of Treasure Isle with Steven McDonald (one of the main dudes in Redd Kross) and although this clocks in at just 1 minute long, the debut album is reported to have at least 30 minutes of music on it!
Engerica have just been confirmed as the sole support for the upcoming Yellowcard UK tour. The dates are below:
Up until now, the most famous thing to come out of Loughborough were sports stars from the university, but all that might be about to change. Taking to the stage for their first London show, Loughborough based four piece The Voom Blooms seem to exude a quiet confidence that makes you sit up, shut up and take notice.
The Freelance Hellraiser has been announced as special guest DJ at selected NME Awards shows this month. Kicking off with the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah date at KOKO on February 10th, he will be bringing his party starting (record) box of tricks along to gigs by Arctic Monkeys, The Streets, Editors and Goldie Lookin Chain over the course of February.
The cookie cutter doesn’t cut it over at Flip as they severed ties with amateur hopefull Danni Cerezini.
“AT AROUND 2PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME , SATURDAY THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY 2006, HUBBA FLOW RIDER DAVE BACHINSKY KICKFLIPPED EL TORO…HOT DAMN.
Despite being awash with ‘talent’, skateboarding does possess a couple of real diamonds in the rough. Brent Atchley is one of those and 
On April 25th 2006 Burning Heart / Epitaph Records release the DVD Refused Are Fucking Dead. Directed by guitarist Kristofer Steen, it will be the first and last word on this most remarkable of bands.
The Breakspoll Awards Party will once again take place at London’s Fabric on Thursday 23rd February and will be the perfect opportunity for the breakbeat community to celebrate the year that was 2005. Once again Radio 1 will play an active role in supporting the breaks community with Annie Nightingale presenting the awards alongside breakbeat don Danny Mac. Radio 1 will also broadcast live from Fabric as part of Annie Nightingale’s show.