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November 11, 2018 dukeofearl 1

It was almost two years ago when a good friend of mine and I were hot-boxing our ceremonious shed, courtesy of a late friend of ours when I was first introduced to Idles. Chef Rhys, […]

IDLES AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE

September 1, 2018 Jeni Hell 0

Jeni Hell has been a busy girl; IDLES Joy exhibition followed by the Rough Trade Bristol show. There’s another one but I am sure she’ll talk about that later… The gig room in Bristol’s Rough […]

TWIN STRANGERS TODAY MAY RELEASE

May 13, 2020 0

I was recently informed that much of my music collection conjures up the notion of a melancholy summer and perhaps the most melancholisest of the summers we can expect is the one in this, the [...]
A GOOD DOSE OF TWANG!

May 7, 2020 0

Every now and again you come across a musician who not only leaves you in awe but also makes your blood boil due their incredible talent. James Oliver is one such person, it’s almost impossible [...]
CALLING THE QUARTERS

May 5, 2020 0

It feels like forever since I had my face melted off by the intense-soup starter that was Lacertilia, leading up to my main course which was a joint of Weedeater with a side of Jim [...]
OLDEN YOLK

February 9, 2020 0

You can read the full article that this excerpt is from by clicking here! Following a three-for-three success of Jack Cooper sets it was time for Olden Yolk, another Arbiter recommendation. They were comprised of [...]
THE BURNING HELL

January 31, 2020 0

The Shonk just love it when our Canadian Ambassadors come over to party with us and play us their wonderful anti-folk, indie narrative, stream of consciousness, nostalgia-rap! (By our standards is a genre that Mathias [...]
The Dowling Poole

January 30, 2020 0

Exceptional multi-interconnected super genre breaching pop-plug mega band destroying all notions of traditional construct in ‘song world’ with their insane live performance. (Original review lost in a fire) – Note; in this video the drummer [...]
THE BIG DAY OUT PT.2

July 25, 2019 0

Our glorious day of absorbing some incredible music from all around the world was in full swing and after a quick stop at Pret A Manger for some nourishment and sustenance it was time for [...]