Ever heard of…. SU TISSUE
17th February 2021
The first instalment in our series investigating overlooked or obscured figures in musical history examines the enigmatic Su Tissue of LA post-punkers Suburban Lawns. Often
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Researching, exploring and reporting British inspired Subculture and Art past and present. Our subculture blog delves into the roots of Northern Soul and simultaneously reports on the contemporary Northern Soul scene. It interviews emerging new wave bands that themselves are inspired by the original punk bands appearing across another page of the Blog.
It charts the evolution of Subcultures from their emergence in the 60’s and 70’s to a more inclusive and equitable movement today. The underground and subcultures are never fixed in one place or time. They have strong and meaningful reference points but are always evolving.
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The blunt humour and 90s riffs of LAURAN HIBBERD
16th February 2021
She’s been heralded as the ruler of ‘slacker pop’, but Lauran Hibberd is by no means work-shy; a self-imposed exercise of creating daily lockdown songs
Comic books and absurdist language: introducing the strange world of CALVA LOUISE
3rd February 2021
An amalgamation from three corners of the world uniting in a frenzy of sonic fuzz and rock glitches, Calva Louise are as diverse as their
STRANGE BONES: A powerhouse of ferocious vigour, Strange Bones discuss their debut album
2nd February 2021
Strange Bones band was brought up on a parental influence of punk, the Bentham brothers have kept musical vitriol in the family in the form
WALT DISCO share remix of their debut E.P. “Young Hard and Handsome”
28th January 2021
In the autumnal gloom of 2020, Scottish six-piece Walt Disco presented a longed-for EP of contemporary New Romanticism clad in celestial synths and brocade corsetry.
CHAOS AND CONSUMERISM: The Red Stains on their latest single “Freezer Jesus”
27th January 2021
The Red Stains have only been a band for a year but they are leaving their mark more indelibly than their lipstick graffiti around Manchester’s
Manchester Bands: Ones to watch for 2021
12th January 2021
Our story began in Manchester in 1981. A city in the North of England, Manchester at that time, was bleak, poverty-stricken and depressed from industrial
Blocking Out The Doom and Gloom: 10 Uplifting Tracks From Emerging Artists To Help You Through The Next Lockdown
5th January 2021
Music is a source of comfort for many and the next period of lockdown will likely prove no different. As we prepare to head into
FROM THE LIBRARY: PSYCHIC CONFUSION – THE SONIC YOUTH STORY BY STEVIE CHICK
30th December 2020
Indie rock royalty Sonic Youth have been the subject of DIY music culture for decades. In Stevie Chick’s captivating insight, utilising interviews with the band
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