Interview: Q+A with SQUID Brighton jazz punks Squid are aiming to make 2018 a vintage year. We spoke to Louis Borlase and Ollie Judge about Brighton’s industrious music scene and the band’s upcoming slot at Greenman Festival in August.
Category: Features
Review: Jim James ‘Uniform Distortion’ (ATO)
Uniform Distortion is the latest album from My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, his third solo record not counting contributions made to other artists and cover albums. Add to the seven albums heâs created for his band since 1999, and this is certainly a prolific and committed artist.
Spotlight: Rising Australian Acts
Australian Invasion: Listen to our picks of upcoming Aussie music artists, featuring Confidence Man, Angie McMahon, Geowolf and more. Let’s face it, the Australian music scene is as hot as its Gold Coast right now.
My Live Review: Bloody Valentine @ Royal Festival Hall, 23rd June
My Bloody Valentine have always been unapologetic in their approach. Taking over 20 years to produce m b v, their follow up to 1991’s masterpiece Loveless or taking five years away from playing live. That live hiatus came to a blistering end this week as they graced the stage at the eclectic Meltdown Festival.
London Gigs | This Week, 25th June
London Gigs | This Week, 25th June The Buzz Roundup: best gigs in London this week, featuring Jack White, Sink Ya Teeth, Sorry, Mt Wolf, Soft Machine, Florist and more.
Review: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Bad Witch’
Review: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Bad Witch’ A dauntless yet compromised return to the industrial frenzy. Since its breakthrough into pop music’s avant-garde, the ‘Nine Inch Nails’ project has cemented itself as the rendezvous for society’s outsiders
The Buzz Picks: Friday New Music Listens, 22nd June
The Buzz Picks: Friday New Music Listens, 22nd June Check out which new tracks have been spinning in the The Buzz office this week, featuring St Lucia, Still Corners, Toast, Beak, Our Girl, Sports and more.
Live Review: Moon Duo @ Meltdown Festival, Southbank, London, 20th June
Tonight brings Portland-based band Moon Duo to Meltdown Festival 2018, which is an annual arts and music festival that takes place across a range of magnificent spaces on the Southbank in London, curated by Robert Smith of the Cure.
Live Review: Starcrawler @ The Haunt, Brighton, 19th June
A dark, converted cinema is an apt location for the emergence of the latest L.A. hard rock import to hit these shores, Starcrawler. Their live show that is quickly becoming a hot topic on both sides of the Atlantic.
Listen: The Holydrug Couple – ‘I’ll Only Say This’
Listen: The Holydrug Couple – ‘I’ll Only Say This’ Duo to release new album Hyper Super Mega due out Sept 14th via Sacred Bones. Chilean group, The Holydrug Couple,