Mould: Lists

Bristol punk trio Mould take a look at being obessed with writing things down that needed to dealt with on their new single Lists. It might help to deal with the nonsense and smooth out the rougher edges of anxiety, but in the end it is futile to fire up the laptop and start typing yet another one: "Frenzied fingers making lists in times of crisis // destined to miss // The bullet point abnegator // Is firing blanks into the abyss".

Deleyaman & Fanny Ardant & Jean-Jacques Burnel: "Éluard, une Poésie ininterrompue" shows in Paris

French-American dark wave band Deleyaman will join forces with actress Maruschka Detmers and Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers) to bring the works of surrealistic poet Paul Éluard to life with two concerts @ Maison de la Poésie in Paris on April 15 & 16:

As the world teeters precariously on its humanist foundations, poetry, music, and voices meet for a singular moment.

Tickets are available here.

» deleyaman.com

Words about music (829): Ronnie Wood

There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got it.

Ronnie Wood

Doctor Who: "The Rescue" for Record Store Day

Doctor Who fans rejoice: narrations of The Rescue, which were aired on the BBC in January 1965, will be released for Record Store Day (April 18). 1200 copies worldwide on rescue red translucent vinyl. Also features an interview with William Hartnell, the first Doctor.

Side 1:
Episode 1 - The Powerful Enemy

Side 2:
Episode 2 - Desperate Measures

Westside Cowboy: tour dates

Mancunian indie quartet Westside Cowboy have a busy tour schedule laying ahead of them, now that a combination of rave reviews and word-of-mouth got them out of the underground and into the limelight. Are they country, are they pop, are they rock? Yes, they are, and they are pretty good on stage as well.