My friend Chris over at Indie Music Filter suggested I check these guys out and although I was a bit late to give them a listen, I’m really glad I did. I’ve especially been digging their tracks, 11th Hour  and Once and For All off their debut record that just came out called Ways to [...]

Photos by David Howarth Liverpool Sound City photo gallery, featuring Last Dinosaurs, Stealing Sheep, Chew Lips, Clock Opera, Eugene McGuinness, White Denim, Pins, The Loud, Let's Buy Happiness, Ninetails, Space, The History of Apple Pie and Slamboree. Click here to read a review of the festival.

Willis Earl Beal, Atlas Genius, Cut Your Hair, Lemonade y Clock Opera. ¿Los conocen a todos? Pues si no lo hacen, es el momento ideal para hacerlo. Los cinco grupos/artistas son los protagonistas del décimo Top 5 que hemos elaborado para Absolut Network –amigos y fieles patrocinadores de este blog–. Lo llevamos haciendo durante las últimas [...]

Festival No. 6 has expanded, with Richard Hawley, Death In Vegas and more being added to the bill. Held in the beautiful, bizarre Welsh town of Port Merion, Festival No. 6 is a unique addition to the summer calendar. Running between September 14th - 16th, Festival No. 6 has already confirmed appearances from Factory icons New Order, Primal Scream, Spiritualized, British Sea Power, Summer Camp and more. Announcing a swathe of new additions, Festival No. 6 has confirmed an appearance from Richard Hawley. Sheffield crooner turned psychedelic wanderer, the songwriter joins an ever expanding bill at the Welsh event. Still capable ...

Organisers of 2012's Summer Sundae Festival have announced a fifth wave of artists due to take the stage at De Montfort Hall and Gardens in August. Micachu and the Shapes, Mike Skinner's singings Man Like Me, Brit award nominee Beth Rowley, The Staves, Bastille, locals Ktye and finally Bellawave are all added to the bill. Additions to the Drowned In Sound stage include Canadian duo Japandriods and Her Name is Calla. There will an acoustic cafe on Sunday 19th was performances from Siobhan Mazzei, the free flowing, Prash Gor, The Simpletones and The Skunk-Boy Project. Previous acts announced ...

Die Hangars des ehemaligen Tempelhofer Flughafens füllen sich zusehends mit neuen spannenden Acts. Bisher haben sich mit Sigur Rós, The Killers oder Paul Kalkbrenner bereits einige Schwergewichte der Branche angemeldet. Nun erweitern unter anderem die Indie-Senkrechtstarter Of Monsters And Men mit den Songs ihres Debüts " My Head Is An Animal " das Spektrum. Mit Clock Opera und Django Django haben sich zwei weitere begehrte Newcomer angekündigt. Außerdem wird die schwedische Experimental-Popperin Jonna Lee einen exklusiven Auftritt ihres Projektes iamamiwhoami hinlegen. Vervollständigt wird die Liste der neuen Künstler durch die US-amerikanischen Rave-Fachleute Dada Life. Das aktuelle Line-up der Veranstaltung und seine Verteilung ...

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WHAT: The touring day-long multi-venue festival takes on/over Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester WHY: Every year they could just book whoever major labels throw at them, but instead there's always more than a sprinkling of fascinating, usually American names WHEN: 2nd-4th June WHERE: 2nd: Bristol O2 Academy, Thekla, Louisiana, Trinity, Fleece and Start The Bus 3rd: Nottingham Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Stealth, Bodega and Jongleurs 4th: Manchester Ritz, Deaf Institute, Academy and Sound Control HOW: £20 WHO: Islet, Summer Camp, Willis Earl Beal, Friends (Nottingham only), Wavves, Pulled Apart By Horses, Beth Jeans Houghton (Bristol), Clock Opera, Hooray For ...

Ahead of the Temper Trap‘s headline appearance TGTF’s stage at Liverpool Sound City this Friday, we asked guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto to answer our Quickfire Questions. I didn’t mean to trouble him about what album he’d choose to bring to heaven, honest! The Temper Trap are set to go on at 22.00 (10 PM). Pop rhythmic sensations Clock Opera will play at 20.30 (8:30 PM). But come early to see Spanish band Dear Prudence will be... Continue reading (Liverpool Sound City TGTF stage 2012 flavoured!) Quickfire Questions #30: Lorenzo Sillitto of the Temper Trap

Clock Opera will be appearing as part of the programming for the TGTF stage at the Liverpool Academy of Arts on Friday 18 May, playing at 20.30, as well as performing at Brighton Dome tonight (Friday 11 May) at the Great Escape at 20.30. I got together a bunch of questions for the band, including asking the band how the band formed, how SXSW this year went for them (including an unfortunate run-in with an... Continue reading (Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City TGTF stage 2012 flavoured!) Interview: Dan Armstrong of Clock Opera

WHAT: More than 400 acts across 30 venues WHY: Because Liverpool has no shortage of musical outlets and keenness to foster its history and reputation. Like its spiritual precursor, Manchester's In The City, there's also talks and conferences, including Arthur Baker in conversation with Nelson George (Friday 1pm) and a DIY label panel (Thursday 1.30pm) with Rich The Line Of Best Fit, John Brainlove, Whiskas Dance To The Radio, Alex Holy Roar and Shell Amazing Radio. WHEN: 17th-19th May WHERE: Across Liverpool HOW: £45 for all the gigs, £150 for everything WHO: THURSDAY: Slow Club, Still Corners ...

Clock Opera will be busy the next two Fridays, playing Brighton Dome at the Great Escape this Friday (11 May) at 20.30, then playing the TGTF stage at the Liverpool Academy of Arts on Friday 18 May, where they will go on at 20.30. We asked Dan Armstrong, sticksman for Clock Opera, to answer our Quickfire Questions. His answers follow. 1. What song is your earliest musical memory? The theme tune to the original Moomins.... Continue reading (Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City TGTF stage 2012 flavoured!) Quickfire Questions #29: Dan Armstrong of Clock Opera

Being unique is one of those characteristics that many of us strive for but few actually attain (regardless of what your Mum tells you). According to Dot to Dot festival however, being different to everyone else isn’t all that hard. Just take your merry band of soon-to-be-massive artists on a trip across three UK cities, fill up a host of venues in each city, all over the course of one weekend. Simple? No, not really. Now entering its seventh year, the Dot to Dot organisers have an impressive knack for picking relatively unknown artists who then go on to ...

New additions also include Weird Dreams, Alt-J, Clock Opera and more.

Latitude Festival have unveiled a few more additions to this year's line-up, and they are as follows: Lucy Rose, Weird Dreams, Hooray For Earth, The Cast Of Cheers, Peace, Alt-J, Seye, Polica, Cate Le Bon, Toy, The Crookes, Kews, Tall Ships, Theme Park, Slow Club, Smoke Fairies, Clock Opera, Los Campesinos and Herman Dune. Not only that, but they've also announced a few additions for the art portion of the event, which you can see by heading to latitudefestival.co.uk .