agaskodo teliverek, kode 9, cage the elephant, lykke li, robyn, slow club, fanfarlo, m83, ipso facto, official secrets act, elle s'appelle, future of the left, acoustic ladyland, metronomy, johnny foreigner, lo fi fnk and post war years made all the crawling worth it. MORE>

“riddled with brass, strings, piano trills; there is something reminiscent of a sunny day on the riverside about the whole thing…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“it's like a little dog on a retractable leash flying off and levelling out when the slack is taken up…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“isobel campbell (former member of belle & sebastian, looks like she wouldn’t hurt a fly) and mark lanegan (former singer with screaming trees, looks like he’d eat your kidneys) are back with new single…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“no mics, no sounds of semen on paper, no bible pages, no crayfish nerve tissue no whoopee cushions and no polish trains. what we are left with is essentially seven and-a-bit tracks of matmos stuck in a sega megadrive and thrust into space…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“the latest many-venued london adventure to be announced, this promises to bring something a bit different to the table. centred on rough trade east on brick lane, the 2 day shoreditch event aims to showcase not only the best current music, but also the best contemporary art…” MORE >

“the video unsurprisingly features a strong radio theme, in particular seeming to refer to u.s. am radio – the home of ‘80s college radio stations, purveyors of some of the finest ‘indie’ music ever broadcast. of course this song sounds nothing like any of that…”; release – ‘08 MORE >

pugh rogefeldt’s ja, da a da - the first ever swedish rock record - gets the plaudits from be your own pet’s nathan vasquez. MORE>

the last few weeks have seen ms. norris chat with local luminaries sexy bitch (“i don’t think any band wants to get signed less than us!”), attend pioneering dubstep nights with bass cleff and jay le surgeon, get down to puffin jack and nod in appreciation to agaskodo teliverek, countryside, turbowolf and more. all documented herein. MORE>

a pair for each date in the above mentioned towns up for grabs. MORE>