Scala or ‘The Scala’ as I was recently corrected is not a welcoming venue. The stairs, railings and the DJ cage are all more than a little oppressive. Au Revoir Simone by contrast are in essence a simple trio of…
Singles round up: Caitlin Rose, Frightened Rabbit, School of Seven Bells
Frightened Rabbit ‘Living in Colour’ While it may not seem like summer has arrived yet, technically it has and Frightened Rabbit latest single ‘Living in Colour’ will make it seem as if the sun is splitting the trees, not hiding…
FFS New Bands Panel: Common Tongues
To many people, country music has a bad name. Folks don’t like to admit to liking it most of the time. But it has a strong influence in the folk revival that has cheered us all in recent times, so…
Stage times for Sunday’s Bandstand Busking with Slow Club, Johnny Flynn and Broadcast 2000 revealed
Bandstand Busking have announced the stage times for the second of their two appearances at Richard Thompson’s Meltdown festival. The free gig takes place in the Clore Ballroom in the Royal Festival Hall this Sunday, with an incredibly FFS-friendly line-up…
FFS New Bands Panel: Little Man Lost
Little Man Lost is, he claims, waiting to meet a penguin so he can form a band. In the meantime, he records in his bedroom in Erfurt, Germany, using all manner of fancy toys to produce a sound which is…
Free Eels download, tour and album news
Mark Oliver Everett’s Eels are offering a free download from their 2nd album in a year, Tomorrow Morning, due for release on 23 August. The album is the third in the trilogy that began with Hombre Lobo and continued with…