After seven years it’s time I say goodbye to this blog and close her down for good. Don’t Dance Her Down Boys started as a way to procrastinate during my university exam revision. Since I was a journalism student it turned out to be the perfect way to learn my craft and explore my love … Continue reading
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News | Throwing Muses Announce Upcoming Album
So after teasing us for several years about the possibility of hearing a new album from the Rhode Island, Throwing Muses have announced their new LP Purgatory/Paradise, the first LP in 10 years, will be released on November 11. The 32 track album will be accompanied by a 64 page art book that will feature … Continue reading
News | Former Vivian Girls Member starts band with Patty Schemel (ex-Hole)
Former Vivian Girls drummer, Ali Koehler, and ex-Hole drummer, Patty Schemel, have announced they will be collaborating on new band Upset. Patty has recently come back into public consciousness after her documentary Hit So Hard, which detailed her life in 90s rock band Hole was released. The two apparently met via Twitter and will be … Continue reading
News | Listen to The Julie Ruin’s ‘Ha Ha Ha’
So the peeps over at The Julie Ruin camp are certainly working overtime now to make sure we’re constantly enamoured with the glorious tidbits they’ve been throwing out in preparation for the debut album this September. The latest morsel for us to lap up is the release of new track ‘Ha Ha Ha’ which sees … Continue reading
News | PJ Harvey Pens Political Song About Guantanamo Bay Prisoner
You wait and wait for new PJ Harvey material and then suddenly out of nowhere it emerges, taps you on the shoulder, dazzles you beyond belief and then leaves as quickly as it arrived. The first material since 2011’s Let England Shake, PJ Harvey has released a protest song in support of British Guantánamo Bay prisoner … Continue reading
News | The Julie Ruin Announce New Album
The Julie Ruin announced details for their new album, Run Fast, out on September 3 on the band’s own TJR Records. The band, who formed a few years ago as a revival of Kathleen Hanna’s 90s solo project Julie Ruin, have so far only played a few rare gigs and released one track, ‘Girls Like … Continue reading
News | Kim Deal Leaves The Pixies
Never thought this day would come readers but last week the Pixies announced that long time bassist, Kim Deal, had officially left the Pixies. The band released this statement: We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off … Continue reading