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Hundred Reasons Re-Release LP

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

Hundred Reasons LP, “Quick The Word Sharp The Action”, is getting its re-release on PIAS with a lovely new digipack and four bonus tracks including “Stalemate”, which gamers will recognise from Gran Turismo 4. It’s officially out on the 15^th April, but if you catch the band live, you can pick one up early.

Custom Blue Podcast Available Now

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

Ho Hum Records release the latest in their podcast series, with the brilliant Custom Blue playing host for an hour. As well as Custom Blue music, the podcast contains an interview with Simon from the band, as well as a pick of some of the band's favourite music. Not to be missed this....

You can subscribe straight from www.hohumrecords.com/podcasts

Household Name's in the NME

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

The strange thing about a recession is that quality suddenly replaces money as the benchmark of success. Lo and behold, Household Name Records are revered this week in the NME for their consistent ability to turf out quality music and give it to us on a plate. If you don’t know them already, you should check out this legendary outfit and have at least one of the hundred or so punk/hardcore releases they’ve clocked up so far on your music player of choice.

Teenagers Support Coldplay in the US

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

As tour support slots go, you could do worse than land yourself the opening one on Coldplay's North American stadium tour but that is just what Kitty, Daisy & Lewis have done. The tour kicks off in July and Chris Martin hand picked the Rock ‘n' Roll teenagers to give the US crowds a taste of their unique sound.

Aereogramme Box Set Released

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

Mourned by many, Glasgow’s Aereogramme went their separate ways in 2007 but fortunately for fans and collectors alike, their label, Chemikal Underground, has just released an anthology of their musical works. On 8 pieces of splendid vinyl, their epic and haunting songs can be experienced in pure analogue hi-fidelity.

Milke Are The Cream

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

Having won the Camden Crawl's prestigious Indie Idle band competition, Milke are well on the path to full-blown commercial success with their new single "Maybe I'm Crazy". Part of their prize was some free manufacturing through Key Production, which they have wisely chosen to apply to a limited 7" of their single with an exclusive B side track "Alien". The digital release hits i-tunes on 29th June and includes the live favourite "Resignation". This band ticks all the boxes, an indie buzz with plenty of electro cool to fatten it up, and I warn you, "Maybe I'm Crazy" is catchy as hell!

Shed Smash for Punks Not Dad

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

PUNKS NOT DAD have done a video for their song "In Me Shed" which is the official song of National Shed Week (I'm not making this up!) which culminates in the Shed Of the Year competition (this year's judges include Chris Evans and Sarah Beeny). Somehow they conned Lisa Rogers (from "Scrapheap Challenge") to appear in the video after she interviewed them on BBC Wales and now it's a viral hit racking up 11,000 plays on YouTube in a few days. The single is out on 6th July on X Fist Records

In Me Shed

Catchy, Quirky and Quintessentially English

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000

The Voluntary Butler Scheme is Rob Jones, a 23yr old jobbing drummer turned singer/songwriter, who will shortly be serving up a single "Tabasco Sole", followed by "The Voluntary Butler Scheme At Breakfast, Dinner, Tea", his debut album. There is the undeniable stamp of Motown on his lo-fi sound, as if those classic arrangements and production techniques have been lifted and dropped into one man's bedroom world of fantasy, where small, ordinary things are used to commentate upon the ups and downs of life. The songs are simple and direct with the instant and charming appeal of a mind that is simultaneously down-to-earth and brimming with imagination. Don't be deceived by the homemade feel though, this is pure contemporary British pop.

Tabasco Sole is released July 20th 2009 on Split Records

The Voluntary Butler Scheme At Breakfast, Dinner, Tea is released 31st August 2009 on Split Records