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Bloodstock 2012

Their fist-pumping fusion of brutish guitar and folk-esque synth lines make for a brilliant way to kick off my Bloodstock. They bring a feeling of raw ‘epic-ness’ that, although strived for by...

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King Krule/Rinse

King Krule -the primary creative vessel for 17-year-old south east London-based singer/producer/songwriter Archy Marshall- is readying its latest release, a double A-side single featuring two...

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Twilight of the Bins: indie record stores?

What reason does the humble record shop now stand when people can find a wider selection of music online, when recommendations come in the form of toplists by musical heroes, and you never have to...

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Steve Vai announces Tour/Album

Virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai is set to release a new solo album of original material, on September 11th (in the UK) called ‘The Story Of Light’. the album does feature...

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We Are Scientists Cancel UK Shows

We Are Scientists come out with the most endearing apology of the year, involving the spectre of the ever-revolting French contribution to the planet's ghastliest foodstuffs. Due to problems with...

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Win your band a chance to open for Evile

Win your band a chance to open for Evile...

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Brompton Dock – Virgin Trains supports Bike Hire Scheme

Finally a UK bike scheme that supports UK manufacturers.  Press Release:  Bromptondock folding cycle hire scheme launches in Stoke-on-Trent Second dock for Virgin Trains installed at the...

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Supersonic festival 2012 Lineup

Supersonic festival is the most intensely purifying music event of any year. 2012 brings us a resplendent line-up of discordant wonder that is an absolutely must for any discerning music fan....

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Dinowalrus: Best Behavior

Warrington's Parr Hall saw the Stone Roses' comeback gig just last Wednesday, playing a free concert for fans who could produce some physical merchandise-based evidence of their devotion. Rock and...

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Combichrist on tour

Combichrist are a selected band of very noisey power electronic chums… devoted to dirty industrial groove and trash.  …and they're on tour!  Of course it would be great if...

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Mindless Self Indulgence to Tour

The four-headed and many-limbed beast that is Mindless Self Indulgence has woken up after a three year slumber to ravage the UK with their ever unique brand of musical mayhem and stage-destroying...

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Onefest – The Coldest Festival of the Season

Onefest.  First Festival of the Year, or Coldest Festival of the Year. The festival season kicks off in mid-April with Onefest, which claims to be the first festival of the year, or could be the...

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Lady Starlight announced for Born This Way Ball with Lady Gaga plus Judas Priest shows

Lady Starlight announced for Born This Way Ball with Lady Gaga plus Judas Priest shows Girls apparently just want to have fun. Fun with benefits and money, and adoration, and more fun. The secret is...

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2:54 Announce Album and UK Tour

Everyone's favourite punk, hard-rock, r 'n' b sister duo 2:54 announce the release of their eponymous debut album, 2:54. Maybe it's best not to mention that Collette and Hannah...

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Guns and Roses UK Tour

'where the grass is green and the girls are pretty' You KNOW Axl Rose was singing about Nottingham. Well now he's finally made it. Gigs in Nottingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow,...

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LS Lowry at Nottingham Lakeside

Shooting the White Elephant Like an understanding that only those of us affected would realise (viz., the changing tide and motion, moving beyond motive and motivation, holding kindness and...

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Evile Confirm Neuborn Open Air Festival Date

EVILE have been confirmed for this year's edition of Neuborn Open Air festival, which takes place on 24th and 25th August in Wörrstadt, Germany. Lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:...

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Veronica Falls Stream New Single

Recorded just last week, Veronica Falls follow up their eponymously titled album of 2011 with new single 'My Heart Beats'. The band will also be playing a series of live dates in March: 8...

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Lady Antebellum Announce UK Tour

Yet another of Dave Grohl's favourites (although he did say that the music business would be just fine if every album was as good as Adele's 21, so let's not be too influenced), Lady...

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Fender release Johnny Marr Guitar

Whether you're a guitarist or not the Johnny Marr is a work of guitar geek awesome for the lovers of fine design… the specs look hot too.  Fender have released what looks like a...

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Sunn O))) Announce European Tour

Taking in Amsterdam´s Milk Bar, France´s Hellfest and London´s Koko, Sunn O))) today announced their early-summer European tour. Closing a loop of associated artists featured here...

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Fury Announce “Death By Lightning” Tour

Fury UK announce the first leg of their 2012 tour dates for UK &  Europe, including 9 European shows with legendary former UFO &  Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker. This...

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Red Fang: Serious Air Guitar

Another great video from Red Fang. No milk this time though 🙁 European Tour Dates RED FANG EUROPEAN TOUR WITH MASTODON 1/27 GER, Stuttgart Juha West* 1/28 SWI, Zurich Xtra 1/29 GER, Frankfurt...

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Meshuggah on tour 2012

Meshuggah are very special band for Trebuchet writers and indeed many of our readers.  The hyper rhythmic tour de force Meshuggah has become an institution and despite low record sales for...

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Pulled Apart By Horses: New Single/Album

Bad jumpers, bubbles and blooded stumps. The video has a certain clunky charm at least. Pulled Apart By Horses are excited to announce the release of a brand new single, ‘V.E.N.O.M’ today...

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Helmet – play ‘Meantime’

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic second album ‘Meantime’, the mighty Helmet will play the album in full, as well as other classics, on a UK tour next year including...

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Pirate Power Metal – Alestorm

Sometimes things just feel right.  In this case pirate shirts, pirate-based drinking and pirate-themed metal. It's salty and juvenile insert analogy here and could just be thing to blow away...

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Killing Joke –  UK tour 2012

Industrial Rock Weirdos Killing Joke – bring back the crazy.  Emerging from the late 70s as a formidable force of social unrest, political revolt and spiritual corruption Killing Joke have...

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Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon UK Tour

Seriously intense music is heading this way!  Mastodon have released wagon burning, World or Warcraft Psych-rock masterpiece after masterpiece! Dillinger Escape Plan are in a rare league of...

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Red Fang: Tour Dates

RED FANG announces European tour with Mastodon Having just wrapped up their highly successful North American run with Mastodon, RED FANG has confirmed that they will be heading to Europe this Winter...

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