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Trouble Vision announce line-up

Trouble Vision have announced their next night and it’s a banger.

The night on April 24th sees Mowgli, Solo, Riva Starr, Nadastron, Oli DAB & Robin in Room 1, Room 2 will see Joker, Chef, Mumdance, The Heatwave & Rubi Dan, Oneman, Tomb Crew, Reecha, DJ Magic rock their sets with Solid Gold & Park Ranger, The Boog-A-Loo Crew & Hylu, The Wolf Soundsystem, Lil’ Red & Grandma In The Bed aka Jam Garden, Nick Wittingham doing things in Room 3.

Not only that, but the guys at Trouble Vision have got 2 mixes to get people hyped – Reecha’s Dirty Canvas mix and Dead Fish’s mix, mixed by Nadastrom.

Early Bird tickets are £7 with tickets on the night priced at £8 Before 12 and £10 after and you can grab them here.

Check the all-important link for more details here.

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Ok, that name is quite a mouthful, and it does sound kinda pretentious. But seriously, put aside your preconceptions, because NYC’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are well worth it. There’s a healthy indie-pop scene brewing in Brooklyn these days, and The Pains Of… are amongst the cream of the crop, sprinkling beautiful pop tunes over tidal waves of fuzzed-up guitars.

The band have never been shy to admit their fondness for UK indie heroes such as My Bloody Valentine and Teenage Fanclub, and whilst they aren’t really taking those influences anywhere new, it’s hard to argue with songs like ‘Everything With You‘, ‘This Love Is Fucking Right!‘ and ‘Come Saturday‘ (you can check the latter out on the link above). Swoonsome, melodic choruses? Check. Boy/girl vocals? Check. Sense of wistful yearning for something or someone that is just that little bit out of reach? Oh yes, and then some.

It’s early days for The Pains Of…, but with a debut album like this under their belts, it’s hard not to feel like they’re on to something potentially very special. In the meantime, summer is on its way, and whether you’re going to be spending those long sunny days in love or lovelorn, this is the perfect soundtrack.

They’ll be returning to UK shores for a bunch of shows in May:

Thu 14th – Brighton, Great Escape Festival
Sat 16th – London, Brixton Windmill
Sun 17th – Leicester, The Musician
Mon 18th – Wrexham, Central Station
Tue 19th – York, The Duchess
Wed 20th – Glasgow, Nice & Sleazy
Thu 21st – Leeds, Cockpit
Fri 22nd – Manchester, Chorlton Irish Centre
Sat 23rd – Bristol, Dot to Dot Festival
Sun 24th – Nottingham, Dot to Dot Festival

Check the website for additional UK dates in June.

Alex Gosman

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Live Reviews

Supersuckers/Nashville Pussy Live

London ULU
11/4/09

Rock n’ roll – is it a sound, or an attitude? The music itself may have evolved since its 1950s origins, but evolution has never been much of an issue for either of tonight’s headliners, both of whom seem eager to join the likes of the Ramones, Motorhead and AC/DC in the ‘great bands who essentially write the same record over and over again’ stakes. Still, at the same time, it seems wrong to intellectualise a genre that has always been about gut feeling, and neither the Supersuckers nor Nashville Pussy are pretending to be anything that they aren’t.

Dang, I’m a lucky man.” That’s what the look in Nashville Pussy frontman Blaine Cartwright’s eyes says as his wife/guitarist Ruyter Suys kneels at his feet, soloing away, her face the picture of ecstasy. The band’s Southern-fried odes to sex, drugs, drinking and fighting (and not much else) have led many to dismiss them as a cliché, but in the live setting, these guys and girls deliver in spades. Quite simply, there is no let-up in energy, with just about every song blasting past in a blaze of squalling riffs, powerhouse drumming Cartwright’s signature whisky-soaked rasp. They’re the Deep South bar band that outgrew their town, and as they rip through a cover of Ike & Tina Turner’s ‘Nutbush City Limits’, you can’t help but admire their chutzpah.

Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti has long referred to his band as “the greatest rock n’ roll band in the world”, and whilst that’s debatable, they’ve certainly made a case for being one of the greatest in their 20-year existence. Like their former tour buddies Social Distortion, the Supersuckers understand that rock n’ roll mixes well with country, and hence it’s a welcome surprise when Eddie breaks out his acoustic guitar for a few numbers. Elsewhere, the band’s usual high-octane treats still manage to whip the crowd into a pogoing, howling mass, with the ULU’s excellent sound and the lack of a stage barrier adding to the sense of intimacy.

You guys are too good for an encore!” declares Eddie, before the closing brace of “I Want The Drugs” and ‘Pretty Fucked Up” reassure us that when the Supersuckers are in town, there are few more enjoyable ways to spend a Saturday evening.

Alex Gosman

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Vallely’s Revolution Mother sign record deal

Mike Vallely’s career had taken yet another road today as his band Revolution Mother has signed to Ferret Music.

Vallely says of the band’s sound “I think we really found our groove as a band with the last three or four songs we recorded on the last record and we found our groove live playing the Warped Tour (2007). At the end of the day we are a rock n roll band. We have hardcore, punk and metal influences but really we’re just playing overdriven blues.”

The album called aptly titled “ROLLIN’ WITH THA MUTHA” is out on July 6th.

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Eels are back

Eels are back with a new record but is it going to be a belter? Find out more from this video about the making of the new album Hombre Lobo here.

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Dinosaur Jr back with new album

Most skaters will be stoked to learn that Dinosaur Jr are back with a brand new album for 2009.

The album titled “Farm“, the fifth full length record by the original line-up of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph—which is set to be released on PIAS on June 22nd 2009.

“Farm” was recorded in J Mascis’ Bisquiteen studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by Mascis himself. We will let you know what this album is like once we have a copy here, let’s hope the music is as exciting as this incredible artwork! Spread the word.

Tracklisting is:

Pieces
I Want You To Know
Ocean In The Way
Plans
Your Weather
Over It
Friends
Said The People
There’s No Here
See You
I Don’t Wanna Go There
Imagination Blind

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Spinal Tap World Tour!

25 years have gone by but Spinal Tap are making a comeback and have announced a World Tour. Well, it’s one gig….

Explaining the decision to play just one show, lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel said: “If we’re going to do a world tour on only one night, at least it’s this world“. Bassist Derek Smalls added: “One night is not enough, and it’s way too much“.

Make sure you get your tickets for Wembley Arena in London on 30th June. Tickets go on sale on Thursday at 9am.

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Gossip are back with Music For Men

Beth Ditto and her crew are back with a new record scheduled for Monday June 22nd. The new Gossip album is titled Music For Men and produced by goldenballs producer Rick Rubin so expect perfection on the production.

The album’s first single, Heavy Cross, will be released on June 15th on Columbia Records.

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Sword and Metallica jam Freya

The Sword had a nice surprise in Paris throughout this latest tour with Metallica. Legendary drummer Lars Ulrich decided to beat the drums on The Sword’s biggest song ‘Freya‘! Watch it below.

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Alec Empire to drop Shivers

German noisemeister Alec Empire was last seen in London on stage dialling 999 telling Police that he was ‘blowing people’s ears off and it was an emergency’. He is now back with a new mini album set for release on 25th May. Look out for him live in the UK at the following dates:

24th April Bang Face Weekender Camber Sands
1st May The Underworld London
2nd May Satan’s Hollow Manchester
3rd May Ivory Blacks Glasgow
5th May The Waterfront Norwich