GIG NEWS // NEW YORK DOLLS ANNOUNCE NEW UK TOUR DATES
In addition to the London HMV Forum, the legendary Dolls will perform in Cambridge, Bristol, Southampton, Leamington Spa, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Following the release of their critically acclaimed Todd Rundgren produced studio album 'Cause I Sez So', their TV appearance on 'Later with Jools... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
NEWS // STEVE CONTE & THE CRAZY TRUTH
To rock and rollers around the globe, the legendary Steve Conte is probably best known as the lead guitarist, songwriter and backing vocalist in the New York Dolls. Conte is also the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for a raft of other bands including Crown Jewels, The Contes, and his latest... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
INTERVIEW // BROKEN RECORDS: BONFIRES, BUT NO VANITY
Some bands are just nice guys. Affable, amiable, brimming in simpatico, the sort you may even take home to meet your ma. Broken Records, a seven piece alt-rock band from Edinburgh, may be one such band. They’ve been weaving their magical, string soaked music across the land for the last couple of... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
NEW NOIZE MAKERS // Apollo 101
Have you ever wondered what might happen if you were to take three musicians from Norwich, throw them some instruments, and tell them to go make some music that sounds like Bloc Party fused with a bit of Human League? Well, of course you have, who hasn’t?! Your questions have now been answered, my... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
Feature // Festival Annual: A blether with Dan and Josh, 96 Days, but no Punxsutawney Phil
14 weeks. 96 days. 2300 hours. Not Darko 3, but the length of festival season. From the early summer dew of the Rockness to the halcyon summer sun of Bestival. It was some season. Falafel mountains were conquered; rivers of cider drunk dry. Tepee villages and capacious tented cities alike packed up... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
Review // Meursault - Pissing on Bonfires / Kissing with Tongues
Novelist and painter, Henry Miller, believed the best way to get over a woman was to turn her into literature. He had 5 wives. He wrote a lot of books. Music is a similar emollient. When you’re musing on the vagaries of heartbreak and love, folk music seems to sniff you out, like my old dog Sam,... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
Review // Thomas Dybdahl – From Grace
Thomas Dybdahl is one of the most famous figures in the Norwegian pop scene, and after his fourth album “Science”, released in 2006, he has enjoyed some success in Europe as well as in America. When you think of the Norwegian music scene, what comes to mind is a stage with heavy metal acts... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
Review // Million Dead - A Song to Ruin
An expired band composition, hauntingly coiffured with Frank Turner’s bi-polar vocals, imaginative guitar, and fuzzy, crumbling bass riffs, puffing out a fresh, proactive look at alternative genres. This re-mastered version of all original 10 tracks, 5 bonus demos and b-sides, is back on sale after... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
Review // Reuben - We Should Have Gone to University
Much like the American ‘Reuben sandwich’, this now decaying band (indefinite hiatus since June 2008) is a varied blend of ingredients: corned beef rawness (‘Corned Beef’ incidentally the name of their tribute band), bitter sauerkraut angst, and mellow acoustic Swiss cheese, bound together in a... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story
Review // New Model Army - Today is a Good Day
New Model Army place political, philosophical and religious issues hand in hand, gelled together with sporadic rhythms and textures flexing over a variety of genres, including post-punk, folk-rock, goth-rock and metal. ‘Today is A Good Day’ is their eleventh album; a fairly big achievement for any... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!) Read Full Story