Thomas Hannan - Presenter / Camera Operator
Nicholas Abbott - Director / Editor / Sound /Camera Operator
Kevin Molloy - Producer
Sol Archer - Camera Operator
Kenny Cavey - Camera Operator
(14.09.09)
Headlining what they freely admit is one of their favourite festivals, Sonic Youth give their all in an attempt to out-do their buddy Neil Young (who was on just before them) and discuss money, longevity and fame in amidst running through a few classics.
Artists in this video: Sonic Youth
(30.07.10)
"YACHT is a Band, Belief System, and Business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Portland, Oregon..." If that in no way clears it up, Yacht is also a band signed to James Murphy's (LCD Soundystem) DFA label. Brainy, ballsy, and generally a disgusting amount of fun, we filmed them headlining this years Camden Crawl festival.
(28.07.10)
If James Murphy was young, blonde, female and a heck of a lot more enthusiastic LCD Soundystem would probably have to change their name to New Young Pony Club. Though they rode in on the nu-rave bandwagon back in 2005, the quartet have upped their musical game – it's dark funk these days, a grown-up sound that puts the party-animal rave back in its cage. They played to a rammed Electric Ballroom at this years Camden Crawl.
(26.07.10)
It’s been a remarkable year for breakthrough pop sensation Florence and The Machine. Here Rockfeedback cameras catch a fresh-faced Florence as she plays an all-important set at new bands bonanza Camden Crawl back in 2008. Not content with capturing early performances of future smashes ‘Kiss With a Fist’ and other future gems set to appear on her top-five debut album, we find a suitably ghastly Camden fire escape to drag to Florence and have some words.
(22.07.10)
I Blame Coco, otherwise known as Coco sumner (plus band), otherwise known as the daughter of Sting and Trudie Styler is swiftly climbing the musical ranks by virtue of her name (not to mention her six album deal with Island records) whilst also doing it the good old way and gigging the heck out of every mid-level venue and festival across the country. She's worked with legendary D'n'B producer Subfocus, and Ian Brown thinks her songs are "mega".
(16.07.10)
Playing the last ever show to be performed at Fridge, in Brixton, Keane here prove their legacy with hit after hit to a blinding light-show, in the same week as their fourth consecutive album went straight to number one. Watch on for melodic pop sensibilities outdone by none, and a charmingly honest and forthcoming coversation backstage with the band.
(13.07.10)
“Hi, I’m Lawrence Arabia”. Thus begins a set of perfectly crafted, light-dark pop songs penned by ex-Okkervil River bassist and member of The Brunettes, James Milne. We also smuggle the New Zealander out for a pre-match chat about the effect of pseudonyms, the importance of modesty, and why all music essentially boils down to two things: sex and bitching. Like a particularly fine soup made by an inattentive chef.
(01.07.10)
Pink-haired polymath and cabaret inspired art-rock songster Patrick Wolf delicately balances the line between glam-pop and experimental electro-jazz. Or something. Either way, we caught the singers Ziggy Stardust inspired theatrics onstage at the tremendous Underage festival in Victoria Park.
(30.06.10)
Legendarily bald, vegan, hardcore punk turned electro pop pedaller Moby plays us an audio-visual synaptical feast at Croatia's InMusic Festival, 2009. With a characteristically shallow chin-wag on music, the socio-politics and the general question of existence and everything to boot. Phew.
(29.06.10)
Finally managing to comfortably straddle the self-built barbed wire fence that separated the troublesome triptych's of self/politik/public and hip-hop/folk/poetry with his latest album Li(f)e, we caught Mr Francis speaking his new jams at this years SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Just don't mention "emo rap" around him, please.
(18.06.10)
Boasting the kind of craggy larynx that musicians spend years trying to cultivate with diets of cigarettes and alcohol, we cornered Matthew Hegarty and his band for a set of enchanting Bon Iver-esque beauty as part of Rockfeedback's new, folk-themed Over The Green Hills nights. Fresh off a tour with the road destroying Mumford and Sons, we chat to the chap about, well, everything.
(17.06.10)
Peggy Sue are an alternative folksy trio who could well share fans with artists such as Emmy The Great and Johnny Flynn, caught here on camera by the Rockfeedback crew at our very own Christmas party. On a boat. On the Thames. A drunken, packed out boat at that. Needless to say, apart from producing meaningful blues-tinted folk songs, full of heart and beautiful vocals, this lot really know how to rock the boat. Nice and gently though, wouldn’t want to capsize or anything (it was the middle of blinkin’ winter). We even pushed the boat out (sigh), inviting Rosa and Katie out into the cold for a bit of a chat after the gig.
(16.06.10)
Set to release their 'Crude Futures' LP on Transgressive Records, frenetic genre contortionists So So Modern played the first Rockfeeback club night of 2010, and set the bar pretty high. A fearless amalgamation of spurting synths, jagged guitars, shuffling dance steps, and strange animal costumes, the New Zealand troupe explain their way through their particularly idiosyncratic, DIY attitude, and have a crowd eating out of their hands.