Danish/Dutch grunge-tinged folk trio Subterranean Street Society will be on tour in the UK and The Netherlands to promote their Bleep album. Live dates: 05/09 Mosaic Tap - Newcastle, UK 05/10 Lions Den - Manchester, UK 05/14 Dublin Castle - London, UK 05/15 The Folklore Rooms - Brighton, UK 11/01 Nobel - Leiden, Netherlands 11/03 Tivoli Vredenburg - Utrecht, Netherlands 11/08 Mezz - Breda, Netherlands 11/14 Luxor Live - Arnhem, Netherlands Bleep by Subterranean Street Society » subterraneanstreetsociety.com ..read more

Manchester based psychedelic power pop veterans The Speed Of Sound have some issues with the rise of technology on their new single The Great Acceleration. As the current rate of advancement, it won't be long that it could be controlling humanity instead of the other away around. The dreams of a blissful, shiny utopia can turn into post-apocalyptic dystopia if people don't come to their senses. It is the second single from their fortcoming new album A Cornucopia: Minerva, which will be released via Big Stir Records on May 24 (vinyl, CD, digital). The limited vinyl version is a 3LP, with two ..read more

Between December 24 and January 6 Dutch musician Stefan Breuer shared 13 brand new tracks onn social media by his lo-fi The World of Dust project, documenting a kind of spiritual quest. Don't look for them now, because he took them all down, preparing the collection for a proper release named 13 Holy Nights. No biggie if is religion is not your thing, because the music is achingly beautiful. The opening track Wild Boars can be heard on the Bandcamp page of his Tiny Room Records label. 13 Holy Nights will be released on June 13 (vinyl, CD, digital). It is available for pre-order here 13 Holy ..read more

Dutch electronic pop duo Pocket Knife Army have made a video for Masquerade: "a game of hide and seek on their new single Masquerade, changing the rhythm to both throw off and entertain the dancers". Live date: 07/06 MadNes Festival Ameland, Netherlands » pocketknifearmy.com HCTF review of Masquerade ..read more

photo: Nikola Jokanovic Australian post-punk quintet dust are fighting a terrible headache on their new single Trust U See , singing about the classic mix of pain, ennui, anxiety and boredom that are part of growing up .What sets them apart in their niche is saxophonist Adam Ridgway who add likcs from both the Roxy Muisc and free jazz playbook, acting as an extra voice that is shouting at the heavens. Trust U See by dust » dust-band.com ..read more

Watch Dutch retro-pop act Donna Blue perform the Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra classic Summer Wine live on French TV program Le Grand dimanche soir on April 14. They are on the road, promoting their new album Into the Realm of Love: "(...) carefully crafted love songs that could have been released in the mid-sixties when psychedelic rock took off. (...) At first it may seem that Into the Realm of Love offers more of the same, but by going in at the deep end, they have come up with so many gems that a listener may have missed a few the first time around. It is a slow burn that leaves no bl ..read more

English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1968, discussing albums by The Incredible String Band, The Doors, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, and a whole lot more. This is part #2 about this year. The Album Years is available for streaming via a wealth of podcast platforms. » thealbumyears.com » stevenwilsonhq.com » timbowness.co.uk ..read more

The 2012 BBC documentary Can You See The Real Me? about Quadrophenia, the greatest album by The Who, has found its way to YouTube again. Pete Townshend is quite funny and to the point discussing the creation of the album, explaining the story of the Jimmy, the "hero" in the musical tale about the Mod culture in England ca 1964. » thewho.com ..read more

English post-punk quartet Human Interest are tyring to get away from an undisclosed bad thing that has happened to them on their new single Shapeshifting by donning a disguise, which doesn't quite work. With a false ending they seem to give in, but they end on high note, confident that there is way out of this mess. The video was made by Dougie Chalmers. Human Interest: | Cat Harrison: lead vocals, guitar Tyler Damara Kelly: lead vocals, bass Tyler Evann: backing vocals, guitar Ash Kenazi: drums, additional percussion Shapeshifting is released via Nice Swan Records. It is the lead single for ..read more

Official Las Vegas 2024 poster by Brian Steely Phish 2024/04/21 Sphere, Las Vegas, NV Set 1: Plasma Evolve Ghost Divided Sky Shade[1] hey stranger Character Zero Set 2: Oblivion >r Down with Diseaser Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1 ->r Also Sprach Zarathustra > Light > Ether Edge > Piper First Tube Encore: More > Slave to the Traffic Light Notes from phish.net: [1] Began with Trey on acoustic guitar. The band took the stage while pre-recorded music similar to Plasma played, before beginning the song. During Ghost, the neon-colored outlines of three giant robots appear ..read more