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Hookworms share new video for ‘Radio Tokyo’

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For the first time across their two album career, Hookworms materialise on our screens for a new music video, ‘Radio Tokyo’. The track is regarded amongst the band as the catalyst for their latest album The Hum, even though it was written way back, before the release of their debut LP, Pearl Mystic.

How Hookworms kept this adrenalized tune under their hats and away from the studio for so long is difficult to understand, but this throbbing noise machine is done justice today with a suitably nauseating visual to match the aural chaos.

Director Sam Wiehl explains, “the idea was to use multiple projectors to hit a series of transparent screens, creating an installation that the band played within, and to visually capture the energy of the track”. Where vocalist MJ adds, “making it made me feel kind of ill, but Sams projections are beautiful”.

In addition to the new clip, the band have also announced a string of live dates for 2015.

6th December – Cluny 2, Newcastle
28th February – Stereo, Glasgow
1st March – Sound Control, Manchester
21st March – Oval Space, London
22nd March – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

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Buzz Chart

H Hawkline

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‘Moons In My Mirror’
Heavenly Recordings

H Hawkline (aka Huw Gwynfryn Evans) has just shared an irresistible piece of guitar pop from his forthoming Heavenly LP, In The Pink Of Condition.

‘Moons In My Mirror’ is three solid minutes of lazy, post-punk chord play, ringing true underneath Huw’s curious lyrical wit as he nods to Richard Brautigan and a just-turned-solo Paul McCartney as personal influences. But musically, ‘Moons In My Mirror’ cries out to our Television trained ears with gusto. Stream this perplexing pop below and look out for the full album on February 2nd 2015.

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Bonfire Nights

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‘Ego Death’
Bad Vibrations

How could you refuse four aussies decision to juxtapose their psychedelic rock music with old footage from Soul Train? Wonder no longer as Bonfire Nights arrive with their new single, ‘Ego Death’.

Despite their trivial visuals, Bonfire Night’s aural offerings are sincere and cocksure. An alchemic groove transpires as organs purr, harmonies soar and riffs cascade around your vulnerable ears. Naturally, ‘Ego Death’s cool tempo reaches a breaking point where it can plod no longer, switching to double time fuzz for a coda of space-rock-epic proportions.

Bonfire Nights release ‘Ego Death’ as part of a split 7” with Tripwires this December 8th via Bad Vibrations. Catch them at The Shacklewell Arms this month.

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Win a full set up from Skates.co.uk!

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Need a new set up for the Christmas period ahead? Skates.co.uk will send a full set up to one lucky person the week before Christmas. All you have to do is answer this Almost related question below and like the Crossfire Facebook page so we can contact you.

If you win, you will have the choice of one of the Almost Hero deck series, one pair of Indy trucks, a set of Spitfire Wheels, one set of bearings, one set of bolts and a skate tool. Get stuck in. Find their shop on Facebook.

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Heavenly Recordings

Ok, just checking, we’ve all got over guffawing about the band’s name, right? We can just listen to the music, yeah? Cool. And you know what lies beneath the surface belies the goofiness. Roger Daltrey could see for miles and miles, but if he was standing in the Australian outback, home-ish to King Gizzard & The you know the rest, he could see even further and let me tell you, he’d (probably) be psyched by I’m In Your Mind Fuzz. King Gizzard probably couldn’t give a XXXX (ask your rowdy dad).

Like Thee Oh Sees, once this locks into a groove it doesn’t let go, like a dingo with a steak in his molars, and it doesn’t get more John Dwyer than on the song ‘Am I In Heaven?’

It’s unorthodox to have a seven piece band, but unsurprising given the intense blast of sonic thrust, particularly on the first four songs which come on like a suite. There are no gaps, just movements, and unerring ones at that, I haven’t heard such an explosive first half to a record since Fits by White Denim. The songs hang together so well they even only have slight variations in the titles – ‘I’m In Your Mind’, ‘I’m Not In Your Mind’ and ‘I’m In Your Mind Fuzz’ only held apart by a thin layer of a song named ‘Cellophane’. They also have a sense of humour as their skittish diversion into ‘The Streets of Cairo’ (otherwise known as the Snake Charmer song) demonstrates with venomous aplomb.

After the desert storm come slower, more psychedelic tropes, still with an Eastern mystic charm – think Jonathan Richman ‘Egyptian Reggae’ meets Tame Impala, except this is less tame than an impala, more like a disturbed rattler. A latecomer to this year’s garage party, I’m In Your Mind Fuzz will definitely still be on the mind come the New Year no matter how fuzzy you’re feeling.

Nick Hutchings

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Music News

OFF! share video teaser starring Jack Black

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Hardcore luminaries OFF! have shared a brilliant YouTube teaser for their new music video, ‘Over Our Heads’. Notorius for a great cameo apperance, the band have previously inducted the talents of David Yow, Jack Grisham, Brian Posehn and many more for their music videos. Stream the OFFicial teaser below starring Jack Black and look out for the real deal on Decmber 3rd.

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Skateboarding News

Zach Wallin’s Blood Clot dilemma

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The Tiltmode Army take you through Zach Wallin‘s story of dealing with a blood clot in his subclavian vein that took him out of the game for a while. You only live once, live it.

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Skateboarding News

Stephen Lawyer’s Sk8Mafia part

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The Sk8Mafia family are ending 2014 on a high not only with Wes Kremer being talked up as Skater of the Year but with Stephen Lawyer being welcomed to their team with this technically sound edit.

Pick a winner and then scroll down for Wes Kremer and Josef Scott Jatta’s joint section in the Stee video.

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Skateboarding News

Lifeblood’s Service For The Sick full video

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Get the teas on for 28 minutes of Bryce Kanights’ Lifeblood Skateboards team ripping all terrain. Such a great video.

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Dave Grohl’s pre Foo Fighters demos revealed

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Dave Grohl‘s recent Sonic Highways documentary series has revealed an unheard, pre Foo Fighters demo tape entitled ‘Hooker On The Street’. Producer Barrett Jones, (Nirvana, Melvins, Pearl Jam) revealed the demo in the Seattle episode of Sonic Highways, also revealing that Grohl wrote over 40 songs throughout Nirvana’s final days.

Foo Fighters have just announced a stadium tour for 2015, which sees Iggy Pop accompanying the band as main support at all UK dates, let’s hope they play this one.