Absence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder. And that’s maybe why we’ve never quite warmed to Gorillaz. They return this week with new album The Fall, despite never really having seemed to go away after the last one. Possibly this is the consequence of releasing 82 singles from it. But yes, another day, another [...]
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Paul Weller returns this week with Wake Up the Nation, an album which, staggeringly, turns out only to be the tenth offering of his near-two decade solo career. Weller has been in and out of favour with the cognoscenti for so long that it became impossible to determine accurately where he was positioned at any [...]
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Hinterland kicked off for the ELM team with Trailer Trash Tracys at the Classic Grand, a venue which seemed too big for them even before the sparse attendance. It’s a deep and unmistakable truth about gig going that the smaller the crowd, the further back they will stand. It’s a learned behavior from school, I [...]
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Yo yo yo party people. The Hinterland festival starts this Thursday and is looking very tasty indeed. We’ve been bringing you some taster interviews, but will also be offering up interviews with some of the coolest acts playing (of course!) and the most comprehensive review section about after it. Given that anything fairly alternative has [...]
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We first checked out De Rosa at Malcolm Middleton’s Burst Noel in December (see reviews) and were rather impressed with them. With Hinterland coming up, we were keen to chat with them and Chris from the band rather kindly took the time to answer our questions. The result is, in our humble opinion, very interesting [...]
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News that the Hinterland Festival is to be headlined by The Fall got us to remembering how much we love the mental old bastard. Here’s a classic from the 80′s. Enjoy!
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There are precious few things to get excited about right now, let’s be honest. The papers are depressing, the TV is even worse and there are plenty of punters willing to indulge in ‘the world is ending’ apocalyptic doomsaying. We need some good news, frankly. And poking out like a single beautiful daisy in a [...]
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Mark E. Smith, erstwhile gaffer of The Fall, has a reputation which most would kill for; by turns eccentric, maverick, innovative, curmudgeonly, seminal, evil and drunk. And, to be fair, after finishing his autobiography ‘Renegade’ it’s impossible to discount any of those labels. This book isn’t a linear history, more a stream of consciousness from [...]
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Due to a football match being held there tonight, Manchester has been very much in the headlines in Glasgow for the last few days. ELM is a footy-free zone, but it did get me thinking about some great Manchester bands. there can’t be many provincial cities in the world with the rich heritage of the [...]
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