Here at shut we have always prided ourselves on our excellence grammar skills and attention to detail. In fact, here is an example of a piece that not only didnt get proofed or checked before going to print, it didnt even get read until I had it in my hands. I just thought, “Daves a nice guy, bet he’s good with words and stuff”. Thankfully It came out ok… Read the rest of this entry »
The Joy Formidable are a Welsh band currently working from London; vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd and Justin Stahley on drums. They formed in 2007 and have been floating around just under the surface of the dizzying heights of radio recognition for a while now – but listen up, it’s time they got noticed. Read the rest of this entry »
Chickenhawk is a political epithet used in the United States to criticize a politician, bureaucrat, or commentator who strongly supports a war or other military action, and actively avoided military service when of draft age, says Wikipedia.
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Well I never, they just keep coming. I feel like Peter Andre chopping up onions here…Handsome furs are an attractive young couple from Montreal, Canada, who make beautifully dark music. When they’re not blurring the lines between love and hate and listening to black metal, Dan Boeckner plays in Wolf Parade while his wife Alexei Perry is a short story writer. Stripped down and stark, party music this isn’t…
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Another trip to the vault brings up an interview with Palehorse, this was when they disappeared after ‘Gee, That Ain’t Swell’ and then re-appeared with a new E.P. Here is where the interview kicks off…If you’ve never heard Palehorse – they sound like being raped by two basses, one in the mouth and one in the arse, while two escaped psychopaths babble and scream in the background. It really is as good as it sounds. Their Rick James-influenced EP, ‘Habitual Linestepper’ comes out soon on Eyes of Sound records…
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