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New Label Alert: Tri Angle

5197 days ago
PitchforkThe uber-cool Cologne dance label Kompakt has announced that they will be distributing the new label Tri Angle, run by Robin Carolan, a writer for the British music blog 20 Jazz Funk Greats. The label will devote itself to a genre of music so new th... more info

Scene and heard: Drag

5201 days ago
Guardian MusicInspired by hip-hop's screwed brigade, drag's heavy atmospherics and tormented outlook are pure musical entropyWhen Salem first stepped from the shadows in late 2007, people had fun describing their creepy and creeping sound: screwgaze, cave crunk, g... more info

FROM THE ARCHIVES....

5240 days ago
The Vinyl Villain I'm conciosus that more people have discovered TVV over the past 12 months or so than ever before, and it's a very fair bet that not many go back too far in the archives, especially as the mp3s attached to the writing have long been made unavailable... more info

New band of the day – No 706: Summer Camp

5249 days ago
Guardian MusicThis secretive boy-girl duo have so far retained a sense of anonymity and mystique, but not for much longer – they are going to be a big deal over the next few monthsHometown: London.The lineup: Summer Camp (vocals, keyboards).The background: ... more info

Quit Your Day Job: Blessure Grave

5261 days ago
StereogumReyna Kay is one half of Blessure Grave, the gothy Hellhammer-referencing South California death rock band and one-time Outsiders you should expect big things from in 2010. (Well, amongst those of us who listen to Swans, Cocteau Twins, KUKL, and old ... more info

Shorties (The Big Pink, Joe Sacco, and more)

5288 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyRolling Stone profiles The Big Pink. Sounds Like: A mix of suffocating shoegaze textures, arena-ready pop hooks and the occasional breakbeat, their debut album, A History Of Love, recalls classic 4AD labelmates like the Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dan... more info

Elizabeth Fraser talks about why she finds it too difficult to even think about her old Cocteau Twins bandmates

5302 days ago
Guardian MusicFor 18 years, she was the 'voice of God' in the Cocteau Twins. Now Elizabeth Fraser finds it too difficult even to think about her old bandmatesThe Cocteau Twins had been apart for seven years, the mystique they had attained during their lifetime gra... more info

New band of the day – No 677: Best Coast

5302 days ago
Guardian MusicThis sole female auteur of the sun-kissed surf-pop scene has penned a love letter to LA, full of sunny yet sorrowful tales of boys and break-upsHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Bethany Cosentino (vocals, guitar).The background: Best Coast sounds lik... more info

Why Christmas songs can never be cool

5319 days ago
Guardian MusicJulian Casablancas's alternative festive anthem might be great, but its ironic coolness can never compete with the supreme naffness of Cliff, Shakey and SladeLet's be clear: Christmas is, in no way, "cool". It's the one time of year when you're emoti... more info

ENGINEERS - NEW Album, 'Three Fact Fader' Gets US Release/ FREE MP3

5319 days ago
AltsoundsThe album, produced by *Ken Thomas* (M83, Sigur Ros, Cocteau Twins, Maps) is a blistering clash of swirling guitars and gorgeously dreamy harmonies that simultaneously carves *Engineers* a position along side other classic Shoegaze bands like My Bloo... more info

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