Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs joined his old Oasis bandmate Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell of Ride/Oasis last night in London. The gig was held by The Charlatans for their drummer Jon Brookes who sadly passed away in August, all profits from the gig went to The Brain Tumour Charity and for those of you who still wish to donate you can do so by visiting a donation page set up in Jon’s memory.
Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell of Slowdive will be reuniting for two special gigs in London later this month.
“This is a label of love..” Alan McGee, August ’88
This week marks the 25th anniversary of Creation Records legendary ‘Doing It For The Kids’ compilation album and concert in London.
The Telescopes are to release their 7th album ‘Harm’ on 30/09/2013 (UK) and 10/01/2013 (USA).
The House of Love have announced two shows in November to be recorded for a forthcoming live album.
My Bloody Valentine, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Bob Mould and Dexy’s are all set to play Primavera in Barcelona. Continue reading
The House of Love have announced a UK tour for April 2013. Continue reading
My Bloody Valentine have announced three UK shows for March 2013 Continue reading
The Telescopes have announced a one-off gig in London next week at Corsica Studios on Sunday 27 November.
The gig is followed by some Japanese dates in early 2012.
You can find a Facebook event page for the gig by clicking here.
For a city of its size, Oxford seems to produce a large amount of bands. A film now has set out to give the history of the city’s music scene from Talulah Gosh in the 80′s to currently successful bands such as Radiohead and Foals. Along the way there were many other bands such as Five Thirty, Supergrass, Ride and Swervedriver. Continue reading