http://www.beardedmagazine.com/news Latest news on independent artists and labels. en-gb Bearded Magazine Copyright 2010 2010-09-06T11:53:03+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/richard-thompson-dream-attic-proper http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/richard-thompson-dream-attic-proper#When:11:53:03Z No one has told Richard Thompson about the accepted order of things, but then he has always seemed to go his own way. 2010-09-06T11:53:03+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/fuzzy-lights-twin-feathers-little-red-rabbit http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/fuzzy-lights-twin-feathers-little-red-rabbit#When:11:33:31Z Where before they offered layers from the off, here they serve up disjointed slices of music where several minutes of near dirge suddenly give way to a couple of minutes of whingy guitar. 2010-09-06T11:33:31+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/the-super-vacations-thicker-milk-shdwply http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/the-super-vacations-thicker-milk-shdwply#When:11:24:48Z You can envisage a band of hippies smashing up their instruments and setting a drum kit on fire. 2010-09-06T11:24:48+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/wildbirds-and-peacedrums-rivers-leaf http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/wildbirds-and-peacedrums-rivers-leaf#When:11:11:11Z Recorded over a week in Iceland, the country’s cold, wet and empty landscape comes biting through. 2010-09-06T11:11:11+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/interview-francis-neve http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/interview-francis-neve#When:06:44:17Z With a collection of emotive lo-fi pop eminating from the Essex born singer-songwriter's debut mini-album, Bearded asks Francis Neve just what 'The Second Time We First Met' is all about, and why he has poured all his heart and soul into it. 2010-09-06T06:44:17+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/allo-darlin-proud-galleries-camden-25.08.10 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/allo-darlin-proud-galleries-camden-25.08.10#When:12:44:37Z Feeling tired and sick Bearded drags itself across London, into the hazy red-lit fug of the Proud Gallery, Camden, and takes it's place in front of the stage. After a short delay and some geek-based banter from Elizabeth and Bill, Allo Darlin’ launch into their opener 'If Loneliness Was Art'. As the opening chords and bouncing base washes over me, entwined with the lyrics ‘If loneliness was art, I could hang you from the wall’, suddenly the fug of smoke and the heady scent of Red wine isn’t too much. It is just enough to support the weight of the energetic Indie melodies that resonate through the audience. 2010-09-01T12:44:37+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/festival-green-man-20-22.08.10 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/festival-green-man-20-22.08.10#When:12:06:24Z The best music festivals in life do themselves an injustice by labelling themselves in such narrow terms. The best music festivals combine it all under one beautiful term: ‘culture’. You could probably call it a vibe, but that would sound a tad too hippyish for an event that essentially poured more rainwater into your lungs than African woodbine. 2010-09-01T12:06:24+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/the-smiles-and-frowns-the-smiles-and-frowns-akoustik-anarkhy http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/the-smiles-and-frowns-the-smiles-and-frowns-akoustik-anarkhy#When:11:18:52Z Early psychedelic quirkiness from Arizona's newest musical sons. 2010-08-27T11:18:52+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/the-soundcarriers-celeste-melodic http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/the-soundcarriers-celeste-melodic#When:10:32:26Z Nottingham quartet The Soundcarriers - Adam, Pish, Dorian and Little Barrie - have come up with another rummage through a 60s/70s musical charity shop that is just as appealing as their justly acclaimed 2009 debut Harmonium. 2010-08-27T10:32:26+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/autolux-transit-transit-atp http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/autolux-transit-transit-atp#When:09:58:37Z It's been a fair few years since the release of their debut record, has Transit Transit been worth the wait? 2010-08-27T09:58:37+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/tame-impala-innerspeaker-modular http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/tame-impala-innerspeaker-modular#When:16:01:21Z Debut record from Australia's newsest psych rockers succeeds in justifying tongues-a-wagging. 2010-08-23T16:01:21+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/bronto-skylift-the-white-crow-self-release http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/bronto-skylift-the-white-crow-self-release#When:15:41:27Z Spasmodic riffs and songs with unsettling patterns set somewhere between a math-rock enthusiast having a fit and scuzzy riffs getting down and dirty with your speakers. Those pesky Scots!!! 2010-08-23T15:41:27+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/moulettes-moulettes-balling-the-jack http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/moulettes-moulettes-balling-the-jack#When:16:38:21Z If the Moulettes were a drink, they would certainly be Sailor Jerry’s. 2010-08-21T16:38:21+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/housse-de-racket-lexington http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/housse-de-racket-lexington#When:14:34:08Z Tonight at the stylishly independent Lexington, Housse de Racket’s exclusive show in London before the UK release of their brilliant debut album Forty Love. 2010-08-17T14:34:08+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/a-hawk-and-a-hacksaw-harley-sheffield http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/a-hawk-and-a-hacksaw-harley-sheffield#When:10:56:03Z As a virgin to the Harley, it proves to be a pleasant joint with an old, tattered Hammond organ in the corner of the bar - with their slogan of being “A Non-Profit Disorganisation” proudly slapped up on the doorway. 2010-08-17T10:56:03+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/yucatan-enlli-ep-self-release http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/yucatan-enlli-ep-self-release#When:10:19:57Z Even after a listen or two it could still be a tad presumptuous to call Yucutan the the Welsh-not-Hopleandish Sigur Ros, however it does help slightly when describing Yucutan's style to another. 2010-08-17T10:19:57+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/savoir-adore-in-the-wooded-forest-cantora http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/savoir-adore-in-the-wooded-forest-cantora#When:10:03:30Z No amount of feeling conveyed by Muro can compensate for the deathly pace of the slower songs but there's kids TV show magic hidden in their sparkly synths 2010-08-17T10:03:30+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/civet-camden-underworld http://www.beardedmagazine.com/live/article/civet-camden-underworld#When:07:52:02Z Topping the bill in place of Orange County’s punk outfit Agent Orange, Civet waste no time in staking their claim to the stage. With names like Suzi Homewrecker, Liza Graves, Jacqui Valentine and Roxie Darling, they clearly adopt a no-holds-barred approach to their style, cultivating the audio to match the hardline image, complete with guttural snarls and roaring riffs. 2010-08-14T07:52:02+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/13-08-10-the-bearded-weekly-spotify-playlist http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/13-08-10-the-bearded-weekly-spotify-playlist#When:12:36:46Z Less chat, more music. The second installment of our weekly playlist arrives. 2010-08-13T12:36:46+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/bearcraft-yestreen-hottwerk http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/bearcraft-yestreen-hottwerk#When:10:53:33Z Not 40 seconds in to opener 'Hero Man Gets To The Castle' and comparisons to the likes of Ant & Dec's number about the art of rumbling and the theme tune to The IT Crowd are already bang in there. Dare we enter within the castle after this we ask ourselves? 2010-08-13T10:53:33+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/videos/article/weekend-video-tricky-murder-weapon http://www.beardedmagazine.com/videos/article/weekend-video-tricky-murder-weapon#When:09:56:59Z Reworking Echo Minott's classic dancehall tune, Knowle West's boy throws guts and punches in gritty new video. 2010-08-13T09:56:59+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/unsigned-free-music-tanya-auclair http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/unsigned-free-music-tanya-auclair#When:14:05:30Z Spinning a web of intricate pick 'n' mix rhythms, beats, and melodies, Auclair's debut EP has quickly lifted her to the top of London's underground soul scene and, unbelievably, it's FREE! 2010-08-11T14:05:30+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/sky-larkin-kaleide-wichita http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/sky-larkin-kaleide-wichita#When:12:25:15Z The much anticipated second album from Leeds trio Sky Larkin fizzes with energy and the commanding presence of singer Katie Harkin 2010-08-11T12:25:15+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/news/article/brainwash-festival-announce-more-bands http://www.beardedmagazine.com/news/article/brainwash-festival-announce-more-bands#When:16:06:33Z While the larger multi-corporate festivals are all but over, there's one more event this season to whet your appetite. 2010-08-10T16:06:33+00:00 http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/police-bastard-its-good-to-hate-iron-man http://www.beardedmagazine.com/albums/article/police-bastard-its-good-to-hate-iron-man#When:10:25:32Z Furious when it needs to be and restrained in all the right places - the lyrics are your typical unsophisticated anti-capitalist rants but, well, you can’t hear them most of the time anyway 2010-08-09T10:25:32+00:00