16 Horsepower lose their drive, so split
16 Horsepower, Denver's finest purveyors Gothic Americana, have decided to split, thus closing the chapter that bears their name.»
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16 Horsepower - 16HP - DVD
The release of this 16HP DVD appearing so soon after the band's split suddenly turns a cache of curios into an obituary, so giving one more reason for fans to treasure the contents of this particular black box.»
Clash and burn with Hard-Fi
"When things started going crazy and we were talking to record people in the US, we had a guy come flying in and he wanted to go and see Feltham. And we were going 'Right, when you come into Heathrow, look out of the window and when you see burning cars, that's Feltham and you're welcome to go there.'"»
Frommars - 23
Frenetic Newport band From Mars, recorded, mastered and released their album '23' within the space of just twenty-three hours. Or, as a quote from the hand scribbled CD notes has it, "Never in my life have I done anything so fucking stupid!"»
Chris Cunningham - Rubber Johnny
DiS was cordially invited to attend the London preview in the West End last night, of director Chris Cunningham's new short film 'Rubber Johnny'. This is the first of several planned co-operations with Warp Films, and sees Cunningham reassuringly back in familiar and unsettling territory.»
Lampshade - Because Trees Can Fly
Lampshade are four sensitive souls from Sweden who have already wooed their home market where this, their debut album, has been enjoyed since 2003.»
Jason Molina brings Magnolia Electric Co. to UK
In an almost unheard of move, Jason Molina, who formerly went under the name Songs:Ohia, is to play a selection of UK dates later this spring.»
Matthew Bayot - Your Favourite Fruit
I was expecting to write something terrible about Matthew Bayot and his first UK release. Instead, but admittedly after more preview plays than I'd generally allow, I find myself engaged by the man's poised introspection.»
The Schla La Las at Cardiff Toucan, Sun 13 Feb
The Schla La Las are not the most precise band ever witnessed, but they do one thing exceptionally well: they don't give a fuck.»
People In Planes take flight
People In Planes release their debut single Talking Heads through Trigger Industries on April 4.»
Pere Ubu, Lampshade, Walkabouts, 16 Horsepower - Nevermind - Glitterhouse is 20
Unheard of by most on these shores, German imprint Glitterhouse have been pitching the odd rubber ring to those drowning in the sea of apathy shown by other labels, for nigh on twenty years. This moderately priced triple CD goes some way to celebrating an ever adventurous roster, as well as telling folks what they have been missing all this time.»
American Music Club at Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach, Tue 25 Jan
Our little island always offered the warmest shelter to American Music Club's first incarnation, so it's with great excitement that tonight's sold-out venue, one of several to run short of tickets on this countrywide tour, awaits their return.»
Ben Christophers pulls out of AMC tour
Ben Christophers bails.»
Bonnie Prince Billy heads Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival looks likely to have its cover blown this year with the announcement today of their headline act.»
American Music Club add Exeter date
Now they are Twelve. American Music Club extend their eleven date UK tour by tagging 6th February at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter onto the end.»
Eitzel's 11: A full UK tour for American Music Club
To celebrate their highly regarded comeback album 'Love Songs For Patriots', US cult band American Music Club have announced an eleven date British tour for the beginning of next year.»
Weird dreams, Lego loos, Incest, Riot vans: An everyday tale of The Martinis
Last week, The Martini Henry Rifles launched their excellent debut album 'Superbastard' at The Vibe Bar, in London's fashionable Brick Lane. The punk trio had aimed for a certain dignity amidst a stylishly Indie clientele, but plans crumbled as a feather pillow burst on contact with a stage-invading fan.»
The Martini Henry Rifles - Superbastard
I don't know about 'Superbastard,' but The Martini Henry Rifles are definitely noisy bastards. But however they've gone about it, it's a long time since punk rock has sounded this fresh or this furious and fun.»
Christopher Rees
'The Sweetest Ache', the long overdue debut album from Christopher Rees, finally sees the light of day this week. The much travelled musician, who has gigged the length and breadth of America, worked in Haiti with Voodoo drummers, and was hand picked by the former Velvet Underground's moody Welsh pianist John Cale as support act, whetted appetites in 2001 with the EP 'Kiss Me, Kill Me'. DiS spent a cosy afternoon at the Welshman's home finding out more.»
Guitar Power Plot! Christopher Rees makes a rumpus at the heart of government
The hallowed calm of The Houses of Parliament was blown apart by a surprise rock gig last Wednesday evening, 13th October, when former Undertones man Feargal Sharkey's Live Music Forum, in association with British Music Rights, made themselves heard loud and clear.»
Woven Hand - Consider The Birds
Colorado trio 16 Horsepower occasionally split into two camps. The rhythm section become Lilium for a season, but Woven Hand is front man David Eugene Edwards's solo project. 'Consider The Birds' is the second album under this name and it's no surprise to find it covering much of the same Gothic-Americana ground as usual.»
American Music Club - Love Songs For Patriots
American Music Club ended a turbulent twelve-year, seven album affair in 1994 but late last year decided to "try again". They now stand clutching a brand new album in their votive hands. After just a few plays, I am exhilarated and SO relieved to find that 'Love Songs For Patriots' is filled with everything I always loved about this band.»
Full Circle - Explorations
Having witnessed Full Circle playing live, I know them to be four incredibly skilled musicians who bring everything they can muster with hands, mouths and minds to the live arena, to create a piece of music spontaneously and from scratch.»
Gravenhurst, Clayhill, Ella Guru, The Green Man Festival at Baskerville Hall, Cusop, Sun 22 Aug
All credit to It's Jo and Danny who have stuck with, and expanded their innocent dream from a year ago of a festival that brings together simple pleasures for the sake of the joys within them, rather than having to fit in with the fiscal desires of those not even present today on the field or in the country house.»
Lilium - Short Stories
The original 'Short Stories'CD has been in the shops for a year already but Glitterhouse have plucked it from their back catalogue to be the label's first raid on the new fangled world of DVD-Audio»
Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In The Hands
When 'Rejoicing In The Hands' fell through my letterbox on a recent morning, it and I took a trip to a middle-of-nowhere rushing river that sparkled in the heat and cooled under the new year's leaves. Spontaneity and a perfect setting to liberate the joy... Yes this was out a little while ago, but as pointed out on the boards, not enough of you went out and got this...»
Christopher Rees at Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Fri 05 Mar
Since his clamorously received EP, 'Kiss Me Kill Me', from the tail end of 2001, and the prestigious support slot with John Cale in Cardiff, Christopher Rees seems to have been rather quiet. Surrounded by up to fifteen musicians, nestling anything from soprano sax, trumpet, string quartet and a 'massacred piano', it's evident that something different is about to happen.»
Forget Pixies: American Music Club are back!
The newly reformed American Music Club swoop into the UK this May for two live dates, their first here for nine years.»
The Sun Rises For Squeezebox
New Welsh hopes, Squeezebox, have had their debut album 'Drowning In Shallow Water' picked up by Japanese label King Records»
Radiohead at Cardiff International Arena, Mon 24 Nov
Galvanising their creative birthright to follow nothing and no-one, we could either travel with them or get off at the next stop. A sell-out tour with eight thousand here tonight shows the mass bended knee.»