Music

By Kane Power (@ElHeavio, @DeathInTexasUK)   Long-time visitors to this site will already be aware of how much we love Blacklisters. Their latest album Adult is still ringing in our ears with its black-humoured fuzzed-out racket, grown in the fertile soil of the Leeds hardcore scene. In his review of Adult TLE contributor Kane Power described Blacklisters as 'one of the best bands I’ve heard in years. Maybe the best of the lot.' So when Blacklisters frontman Billy Mason Wood said he would be available for...

Surf-noir Seattleites La Luz are bringing their sunny doo-wop vibes across the pond for a UK tour. The tour follows the release of their latest album Weirdo Shrine. Check out lead single 'Black Hole, Weirdo Shrine' and it's bizarre video below. If their swing-easy Tarantino surf is your bag you can catch La Luz at the dates below: 16th October - Brighton, UK - Bleach 17th October - Manchester, UK - The Eagle Inn 19th October - Glasgow, UK - The...

If you're familiar with Norwegian telly you'll probably recognise vocalist and DJ Mariann Rosa as a judge from talent show 'Idol'. If not, you might just have heard her previous single, the unforgettable 'Banjo For My Bitches', or caught her fronting thrash pop band Surferosa. Mariann has been pretty busy, then. Still, the 'Best Dressed Norwegian Artist' still found time to pen 'Frikkin' Fantastic', a slice of futuristic electro pop released via Popjoy records on 5th October. Think Charlie XCX meets Robyn,...

When you're a kid, Halloween is a time for wrapping yourself head to toe in toilet paper, necking a bag of Haribo and wrecking your facepaint bobbing for apples. As an adult, All Hallow's Eve is all of these things plus a cauldron a smokey spirits, fishnets and more than one clever chap dressed as a used tampon. Scary indeed. If your fancy dress game is particularly strong this year or you're just not keen on having your house smashed up...

By Eleanor Stammeijer (@ElStammJam) 3.10.15, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London Dublin indie boys Raglans are supporting tonight, strolling on-stage at eight o’clock sharp, an unassuming group featuring four guys all wearing tight black skinny jeans. Unfortunately their first couple of songs fail to win over the crowd, though their newer material fares better. Lyrics blur together a little too readily in most of the songs, apart from one carefully enunciated line of “fuckin’ prick”. Most distracting of all is Dan’s...

By Mani Khawaja (@manikhawaja88) I’ll start off this review with an honest disclaimer. I’m not a fan of instrumentals. I believe that lyrics are one of the most important elements, if not the most important element, of a song. So when I received Colours, the latest offering from Glasgow-based post rock band Vasa, I was surprised to find myself blown away. The first track, ‘Smashlettes’, is manic and energetic right off the bat, maintaining a feel-good, positive vibe via an infectious...

By Kane Power (@ElHeavio) So often, trendy bands are overrated. Playing a style just far enough from mainstream to be considered cool or edgy provides an easy leap for a large amount of people to make, and so often, what could have been a good band if left to play shitty basement venues for another year becomes something utterly boring; tailor made for Buzzfeed ‘best-of’ playlists. How often do we hear the ‘next big thing’ release an album of over-produced...

NYC-natives The Jaguar Club will be stopping off for a quick UK tour next week before heading out on a US tour with Idlewild. If you're in the neighbourhood of Manchester/London/Bognor Regis you can pick up a ticket for the tour from the band's  Facebook page. The Jaguar Club UK Tour Dates 8th October - Manchester - Castle Hotel 9th October - London - The Hope and Anchor 10th October - London - New Cross Inn 11th October - Bognor Regis - Rockaway Beach Festival

The video for 'Mother Nature' has left an aftermath, and their names are Mingey and Party Boy. The two snails, stars of CuckooLander's latest video, have since been adopted by the singer and are living the life in a snail-ised castle estate. Watch Mingey and Party Boy in action below, not entirely out-shining CuckooLander's dangerously catchy pop jams. “With the video we wanted to bring back elements of educational videos you would watch at school mixed with retro TV shows like...