The Cosmic Dead have made available a compilation album of early jams and rehearsal recordings, it’s called Psychonaut and is available HERE. Not enough? You can listen to their entire set plus all the other sets from the Cave ov Lights all dayer below. And here’s a blinding review of the s/t album on T-I-W-C, who is the mysterious Desmond Prince?
goNORTH have announced the Scottish showcasing list for 2011. Here’s the listings: Aerials Up, Always The Sixth, Be Like Pablo, Bwani Junction, Capitals, Charlie’s Ranch, Cities And Skylines, Crayons, French Wives, Finding Albert, Homework, I Build Collapsible Mountains, The Imagineers, Indian Red Lopez, Kid Canaveral, Kobi Onyame, LightGuides, Maple Leaves, Mitchell Museum, Pareto, Parma Violets, Panda Su, PAWS, Tango In The Attic, The Black Hand Gang, The Boomshank Redemption, The Boosts, The Frues, The LED, The Little Mill Of Happiness, The Leonard Jones Potential, The River 68’s, The Scottish Enlightenment, The Second Hand Marching Band, The Whisky River Band, Trapped In Kansas, Vukovi.
KRAPP3: Wounded Knee “Anicca” tape, wise up get involved HERE.
Bronto Skylift are going to be supporting Dananananaykroyd on a few dates across the UK next month including the intimate effort at The Ivy, looking forward to that one.
Paws are going to be supporting The Black Lips at Stereo on May 24, should be a popular one.
Three Blind Wolves and Crow Road are playing a show at The Captain’s On Monday, the TBW boys will be airing a lot of recorded material before firing over to the continent, should be fun.
Tangles is doing a free show down at Mono on May 31, ma birthday yaldi! Here’s few ripped tape recordings from the man himself:
Mind that gig up at Maryhill Community Centre not that long ago, the Winning Sperm Party one? Well here’s the sets recorded in full from Peter J Taylor, Eternal Fags and Smack Wizards. CLICK.
Julia and the Doogans are supporting Alessi’s Ark at The Captain’s on May 23.
Vendor Defender, Pensioner, Kill the Captains, Popcorn Fiend plat Bar Bloc on May 20. Pensioner have been reviewed on Songs Heard On Fast Trains too.
Olympic Swimmers are playing their first gig in ages, it’s at The Captain’s on June 17.
Want a Trapped In Kansas tee, go HERE. Their ‘I Was Born’ single is available with a couple of bonuses for just a pound HERE.
Cry Parrot’s fourth birthday so looks rather brilliant and is this weekend at SWG3, here’s some of the antics from last year to give a taste of what to expect:
A Band Called Quinn video:
A continuation from Hivver:
And a mixtape from Miaoux Miaoux and the single, launch at Mono on May 24, £5 not free but you get plenty for your money, see the gig listings:
And an acoustic track from Penguins Kill Polar Bears if you dig:
I should note, that North American War and Fur Hood tour diary that didn’t quite become a diary but a series of beer reviews and shambolic pictures and videos seems to have escaped the grasps of everyone, will maybe get something together it the future.
