Here are my obtuse meanderings vis-a-vis the best records of the year. Please forgive my inanity. 11. Let’s Wrestle – Nursing Home Nouveau ’90s rock was to 2011 what dance punk revivalism was to 2001. And of all the bands channeling classic slackercore this year, Let’s Wrestle did it the best. 10. Russian Circles – [...]

Devo dire che alla decima classifica dei dischi di fine anno suonata in radio pensavo avrei cominciato ad accusare un po' di stanchezza. Invece continuo a trovare divertente quel mettermi lì una sera di dicembre a cercare per casa e tra i vari computer tutti i dischi ascoltati, tornare sulle parole scritte qui o altrove per provare a raccontarli e racchiudere tutto in una sola istantanea. L'abituale disclaimer recita: questi non sono "i migliori dischi dell'anno secondo me", ma soltanto quelli che mi hanno fatto più compagnia nel 2011. Fate conto che sia un piccolo diario in musica ...

It’s starting to look like people recall the ‘90s pretty well. Call it nostalgia, call it remembrance, just plain call it copyism if you will – either way, there seems to be a hot mess of bands reactivating pre-millennial American indie rock. Some of them are even pretty good at it. Take London’s own Brown Derby, for instance. They specialise in perky powerpop that’s more than slightly reminiscent of Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr. and a slew of others whose records are currently listed on eBay for hair-raising sums. But man, there are worse jams to take your cues from ...

As British record labels struggle to recover from the PIAS warehouse fire, the newly formed Love Music Hate Violence group has organised a compilation record to raise funds. It’s going to be download only, and they’re still organising the full tracklist, but Enter Shikari, Let’s Wrestle, Rolo Tomassi and others are involved (and Charlie Simpson, so oh well). Enter Shikari singer Rou Reynolds explained why you should buy this: “A lot of the UK's indie labels – including our own Ambush Reality label – had a majority of their stock there, and now it's all gone up ...

Words: Saam Das It's September. Already. Another month goes by and another singles column is complete. As ever, ten of the best singles of the month and no dating advice to be seen anywhere. Or at least not here. Because that would be terrible. Anyway, the photo above hints at the winner of the August single of the month. To listen to that track and more, keep reading. Noah And The Whale - 'Life Is Life' (1 Aug) STREAM: Noah & The Whale - Life Is Life Treading between synth-pop and MOR rock comes yet another excellent Noah And The Whale single ...

Regresa Galaxy fm ® , como todos los viernes en el 94.7 en la frecuencia modulada de tu radio aquí en Los Mochis , con el único e incomparable estilo Friday Night , donde Zael estará en control con la mejor música de la galaxia ... Estrenamos el playlist número 135 de Silent Roy , con setenta canciones nuevas jamás programadas por las emisoras convencionales; recuerda sintonizarnos desde las 8:25 de la noche ... Playlist 135 Galaxy 94.7 fm ® 26/27 agosto 2011 www.myspace.com/galaxy_fm www.twitter.com/galaxy_fm galaxyfm@gmail.com ► 1. A Band Called Quinn - Wolf Cries Boy 2. Airship ...

Brighton label Palmist is some what of an oddity in this world of big shot A&R; men trawling toilet venues in order to sign the next big things to their multi-million pound labels. Instead palmist is run without turnovers in mind, or a certain amount of digital downloads, they are well and truly all about the music adopting a very DIY style of record production. So far, only limited run vinyl have been released of artists they feel deserve attention, and these two bands Beaters and Prize Pets sure as hell deserve recognition. Beaters don’t waste any time, on ...

Das Reeperbahn-Festival rückt in greifbare Nähe und gibt weitere Bestätigungen bekannt. Vom 22. bis 24. September wird Deutschlands Sündenmeile Nummer eins wieder zum Festival–Mekka und zieht tausende Musik- und Kunstbegeisterte in seinen Bann. Neu in der Liste der Bestätigungen sind die Elektro-Popper Friendly Fires , die Garagen-Rocker von The Duke Spirit sowie die Indie-Rocker The Rifles . Außerdem gibt es soulige Elektro-Grooves von Jamie Woon, 80er Jahre Dance-Beats von Yelle und melodieverliebten Folk-Pop von Dear Reader . Marius Müller Westernhagens Tochter MiMi steuert noch eine Prise düster-psychedelisch anmutenden Folk bei und komplettiert damit die neue Runde an Bestätigungen. Einen kleinen Vorgeschmack auf ...

Stonking weather to go with a handful of stonking singles. To round up last week's competition, Vinyl Jacket were narrowly beaten by the beautiful 'Bluebell' from Sophie Barker as she swept up a little over 56% of the vote, with Ben Howard failing to pick up a single fan. Ouch. Having personally spent the weekend listening to The Beatles without pause, new music is needed and I'm happy to offer new tracks from Let's Wrestle, Sweet Sweet Lies, The Lost Cavalry and The Middle East, in exchange for your votes and comments. Have a listen, get sun ...

The Gentle Good – Clwb Ifor Bach // 31st July 2011 Following the critically and commercially successful release of his second album Tethered for the Storm earlier this year, Cardiff folk artist Gareth Bonello aka The Gentle Good ‘returns’ to Clwb Ifor Bach for a set with support from friends Gindrinker and John Mouse. Click here to buy tickets You can visit The Gentle Good by heading to soundcloud.com/the-gentle-good Other Gigs 26/07/11 : Mitchell Museum – Ten Feet Tall // Click here to buy tickets 26/07/11 : Town – Clwb Ifor Bach // Click here to buy tickets 27/07/11 : Alexander ...

Buffalo Bar, London 14/07/2011

UK dates also planned...

Let’s Wrestle have announced they'll be releasing ‘If I Keep On Loving You’ as a single on August 1st through Full Time Hobby. The track is taken from their latest album, Nursing Home . The single will be accompanied by ‘Dick In My Zipper’ as the b-side. Tour Dates July 14th London - Buffalo Bar w/ Male Bonding & Sauna Youth 15th Cardiff – Buffalo Lounge 17th Brighton – The Green Door Store 18th Weymouth, UK – Queens Hotel 19th Bournemouth, UK – iBar 20th London – Shacklewell Arms 21st Colchester – Tin Pan Alley 22nd Norwich – Arts Centre 23rd Birmingham – The Hare & Hounds w/Calories + Echo ...

Let's Wrestle are set to launch their upcoming British tour with new single 'If I Keep On Loving You'. Second albums can make or break a band. With debut album 'In The Court Of Wrestling Lets' mangling the ClashMusic stereo, the pressure was on for Let's Wrestle to deliver a strong follow up. Thankfully, the Londoners pulled it off. New album 'Nursing Home' is a definite step forward, seizing on the energy of their debut but with a more confident, coherent approach to songwriting. Out now, the band are set to celebrate with a new UK tour. Opening ...

Duke Raoul  // 14th July 2011 Launching their debut EP, Brighton’s own Duke Raoul showcase their twing-pronged sound of ethereal electronic dreaminess and smartly-constructed rock, unafraid to shy away from a catchy chorus. Big things are expected yadda yadda yadda, but forget all that: This is rock with a brain which knows its way around a melody. And if that wasn’t enough, it’s all taking place at Brighton’s newest, not-pay-a-penny venue, Green Door Store, and is followed by the stellar cock-rock night, Paradise City. Get involved. Click here to buy tickets You can visit Duke Raoul by ...