rec-ing /rɛk’ɪŋ/ 1. put forward (music, artist) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role. "George had been rec-ing some on-point wonk pop lately" What should I listen to today? It’s the burning question faced on a daily basis by the aurally-able. Now more than ever, deciding what music...
It's no secret that we're big fans of Faith No More at TLE, so it's always pleasing to see strong visual productions accompanying their delightfully angular noise. “This is one of those tracks that had to be a video, really, because it lends itself so much to visual imagery,” FNM...
In third year of uni I took a bit of a mental turn on a night out and was suddenly convinced that everyone around me was a replicant; a robot masquerading as a human, with viscous porridge for blood and a hard-wired hatred for humanity. ‘I’m the only meatbag here,’...
Get your a capella version of Dragonborn all sung out now (I know you're all doing it), Skyrim in Concert is coming! The first ever orchestral concert dedicated to the music of The Elder Scrolls® V: Skyrim, will premiere at the London Palladium on 16th November. Based on the award winning score by Jeremy...
I have been watching too many countdowns on Youtube. Too many. So many I could probably write a Top 100 countdown of the best Youtube countdowns ever. The recommendations algorithm has me ensnared. The little load wheel between videos has become self-aware. It can see me slouched in my chair,...
If there's one thing that TLE learned from our experience at the London Tattoo Con this year it's that our ink game is weak. Over the course of the weekend thousands of tattoo fans descended on the Tobaccoo Dock in Wapping to take in the latest and greatest in tattoo culture and...
Nottingham’s Kagoule have shared the video for brand new single ‘Magnified’, and it's a bit odd. The video shows the three-piece shrunk into tiny 3-D model versions of themselves, in this playful yet sinister clip, directed by Dogbrain Videos. Currently on tour with Brighton’s The Magic Gang, Kagoule recently unveiled ‘Magnified’...
It's like Tron meets Ex Machina meets Dawn of the Dead. Master of Horror JohnCarpenter has released a dark and dystopian video for ‘Utopian Façade’, taken from his most recent studio album ‘Lost Themes II’. The video was produced & directed by Gavin Hignight and Ben Verhulst, painting a story of an android's nightmare, hidden in dark...
Indie rockers Everything Everything played to a 1,000-strong crowd this weekend at the first ever UK Goose Island LDN Block Party at RED Market in East London. The Mercury Prize nominated band treated fans to an energetic set, playing tracks from their critically acclaimed album Get to Heaven, including 'Distant Past' and 'Regret'. They were supported...