Peter Beste‘s “True Norwegian Black Metal” photo series is to open in London.
The infamous series, which caught some of the pioneers and most well known faces in Black Metal, will be showing at Chapter One in London from December 3rd to January 10th. Crossfire’s mate French will have his illustration up there as well.
Grizzly Bear are set for a one-off London show for next year.
The band, who release an expanded version of their album Veckatimest on November 2, will play The Roundhouse March 13 next year. Tickets for the show go on sale on October 16th.
Tragically Hip are playing some UK dates at the end of the year.
The band will support their album We Are The Same, released on November 17th, on the following dates:
November:
30th – London HMV Forum
December:
2nd – Manchester Academy 3
3rd – Glasgow The Garage
4th – Dublin The Village
Twin Atlantic have announced some UK dates supporting The Fall Of Troy.
The Glaswegian band, who release What Is Light? Where Is Laughter? on December 7th taken from their recently released Vivarium mini-album, will play the following gigs:
October:
20th – Manchester, Moho Live
November:
15th – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (w/ The Fall Of Troy)
17th – Belfast, Mandela Hall (BBC Introducing Event)
18th – Manchester, Academy 3 (w/ The Fall Of Troy)
19th – Birmingham, Academy 2 (w/ The Fall Of Troy)
21st – London, Garage (w/ The Fall Of Troy)
Check out the video:
Peter Broderick is so talented it makes me sick. I in fact have become so absorbed in this 22 year old’s (I know, right?!) music that I’ve essentially become metabolically addicted to the notes he plays. Additionally, the scenic worlds and nostalgic colours that emerge from his melodies, if you’re lucky enough to suffer from synesthesia, make listening to him feel like being at a spectacular fireworks display, only a quiet, serene and peaceful one.
His first ‘proper’ album, Home was dropped amidst a myriad of other albums that may or may not be considered ‘proper’ (and indeed they were all less proper but more totally incredible), got some pretty unfair comments from some reviewers. Not experimental enough some will say, or too pleasant. Too pleasant? Even if we ignore the meticulous but natural experimentation of Ten Duets or Music For Falling From Trees – and both came out this year, what’s your excuse, better paid musicians? – is it wrong in a world where technology has sodomised us, our social lives and gobbled up our values as if we laid them out on a buffet table but didn’t expect so many people to turn up, to just sit down and enjoy ‘nice’ music.
Second Home is the re-release of the never-too-pleasant Home, and features a bonus disc of ten previously unreleased tracks. Never ever contrived and rarely does it fall below beautiful, this album should make you delirious, in a good way.
Stanley.
Animal Collective release EP, take a break from touring
Having already released one of the most widely acclaimed records of the year, Animal Collective are set to follow up Merriweather Post Pavilion in November with a five track EP entitled Fall Be Kind. Band member Avey Tare (a.k.a Dave Portner) explains in an interview with pitchfork, “the melodies are definitely darker. It’s not abrasive dark or anything, but I think the mood of it has just a little bit more of a nighttime, kind of dark, sad vibe.” The tracklist reads as follows;
1. Graze
2. What Would I Want? Sky
3. Bleed
4. On A Highway
5. I Think I Can
The band have had an extremely productive few years, and look set to take a break from touring in 2010. Portner continues, “We’ve done a lot of it in the past two years. At this point, it’s time for us to take a break.”
Bring Me The Horizon have released their new video.
The Sadness Will Never End is taken from their Suicide Season album and features Sam from Architects. The band release their remix album Suicide Season Cut Up on November 2nd.
BRING ME THE HORIZON – The Sadness Will Never End
BMTH. SADNESS VIDEO ONLINE NOW!|MySpace Music Videos
Converge’s ‘Axe To Fall’ will be released on 19th October.
But you can hear it now. For free. At www.myspace.com/converge. It may affect your mental health. You can pre-order the album here.
Title track ‘Axe To Fall’ is certainly the soundtrack to some hellish goings on in the new video that accompanies it…:
Our good friends in SF are skating and playing metal as I type this. Welcome these brothers into your life as the fun times of metal are back once again in Space Vacation! Check out the fresh video to Keith’s Sister and try work out which one is the infamous Jaydog from the Meanwhile skate sessions of old. Yes son! The album coming soon, so start saving…
Peter Broderick is so talented it makes me sick. I in fact have become so absorbed in this 22 year old’s (I know, right?!) music that I’ve essentially become metabolically addicted to the notes he plays. Additionally, the scenic worlds and nostalgic colours that emerge from his melodies, if you’re lucky enough to suffer from synesthesia, make listening to him feel like being at a spectacular fireworks display, only a quiet, serene and peaceful one.
His first ‘proper’ album, Home was dropped amidst a myriad of other albums that may or may not be considered ‘proper’ (and indeed they were all less proper but more totally incredible), got some pretty unfair comments from some reviewers. Not experimental enough some will say, or too pleasant. Too pleasant? Even if we ignore the meticulous but natural experimentation of Ten Duets or Music For Falling From Trees – and both came out this year, what’s your excuse, better paid musicians? – is it wrong in a world where technology has sodomised us, our social lives and gobbled up our values as if we laid them out on a buffet table but didn’t expect so many people to turn up, to just sit down and enjoy ‘nice’ music.
Second Home is the re-release of the never-too-pleasant Home, and features a bonus disc of ten previously unreleased tracks. Never ever contrived and rarely does it fall below beautiful, this album should make you delirious, in a good way.
Stanley.