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LISTEN: All The Best Tapes release exclusive stream of new album APEX EMOTION
Stoke four-piece All The Best Tapes have released an early, TLE-exclusive stream of their new album - Apex Emotion. The follow up to 2014's eponymous debut will see official release on Friday, so that's a bonus 48 hours to enjoy this latest slab of self-proclaimed 'Thrash Jazz'. Apex Emotion is a dense listen, lead by soaring guitars in the Chon mode, and underpinned by an urgent aggression the band have picked up in their three years away. Listen to the...
GALLERY: YOB bring the doom to Central London
@ The Garage, London12/10/2018Support: WiegedoodPictures: Graham Berry (@blktphotography) The Garage is not big enough to absorb YOB's wedge slab of doom. Tonight's show is characterised by raw, commanding, heavy music. And riffs. And groove. And hair. TLE photograher Graham Berry was on the barrier to catch every climbing crescendo and pummeling, emotional low. Read the full review of YOB here.
“Blexit” Kanye West new clothing range hoping to make black Americans quit Democrats
Controversial rapper, and friend of Donald Trump, Kayne West has helped to design a range of clothing to persuade black Americans to turn away from the Democratic Party. The range is to support YouTube star and TV pundit Candace Owens' Blexit campaign, which has been referred to “a frequency for those who have released themselves from the political orthodoxy”. Owens told Page Six: “Blexit is a renaissance and I am blessed to say that this logo, these colours, were created by...
Shaun Ryder was asked to go on Strictly Come Dancing – but was ‘f*cked off’ from part amid fears he’d swear on live TV
The singer-songwriter, 56, also described how 'sh*t getting old' is in an expletive-ridden interview with Absolute Radio
LIVE: YOB triumph at the Garage
@ The Garage, London12/10/2018Support: WiegedoodPictures: Graham Berry (@blktphotography) In the factional, near tribal world of extreme music, there are few hallowed bands that succeed in crossing hard borders in terms of sonic reach and near universal reverence. One such band are Portland trio YOB, who have been voyaging through the outer reaches of what can be loosely called ‘doom’ for over two decades. In a scene where each band competes to be heavier and more caustic than the last, it’s...
Ed Sheeran is putting up something rather odd for a charity auction
The six pairs of boxer shorts were donated by the pop megastar to raise money for charity St Elizabeth Hospice
Blood Command head out on UK tour including Rolo Tomassi support dates
The critically acclaimed Norwegian quartet Blood Command are touring the UK in Autumn for the first time, including prime support slots with home-grown experimental legends Rolo Tomassi. The self-described 'deathpop' group inhabit a weird intersection between hardcore, metal, punk and pop, and have previously been called 'one of the world's best kept secrets' by Rock Sound. it will be interesting to see how they fare in front of discerning Rolo Tomassi fans. TOUR DATES October (* with Rolo Tomassi):30th Nottingham Rescue Rooms*31st Bournemouth The Anvil*...
Two of the capital’s biggest festivals may be scrapped as they may upset birds
The organisers behind Lovebox Festival wants to hold two new events at Wanstead Flats in east London next year, but could be thwarted by the local population of skylarks.
HIP-HOP BUST UP – Rap music videos ‘glamourise’ drug use, warns study
Researchers found cannabis and tobacco are frequently featured in videos by top rappers