The Hydra Announce Event Series 2014

”It’s a bit like a warehouse crossed with a swank minimalist bachelor pad from some utopian future, where people have sex with machines.” – Thump 2014

”Mammoth list of ace acts.” – The Quietus 2014

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Following the success of the … Read More

MAMMAL HANDS – Animalia

Animalia, Mammal Hands’ first album, was released on the 15th of September. The eight-track album features interesting rhythmic figures, opulent harmonies and minimalist-inspired vamps. Brothers, Nick Smart (keyboards), and Jordan Smart (saxophones) along with drummer Jesse Barrett … Read More

Manchester Orchestra – Live @ The Ritz

Wednesday 1st October, Manchester

Tonight was an occasion of joy and excitement for a band who have grown and grown, offering up their pop sensibilities in an unconventional way; juxtaposition to rock music that, with its bleak … Read More

BAD FOR LAZARUS – Life’s A Carnival, Bang! Bang! Bang!

Life’s A Carnival, Bang! Bang! Bang!, is a collection of no holds barred musical madness. The album is an anarchic mix of thrashing distorted guitars meets computerized technological driven beats. The wonderfully weird carnival comprises a collection of tracks … Read More

Madball – Live @ Sound Control

Thursday 2nd October, Manchester 

As hardcore gigs go they have become somewhat of a rarity here in Manchester, which is a shame, but with the genre arguably generating fickle minds and not always an economically viable direction, it’s always … Read More

SCHOOL – SoLong

This month Swedish band School released a debut UK single called ‘SoLong’. The track is in line with the Scandinavian trend for accurate dream-pop still bearing some individual marks. School start this song with shoe-gazing sonics, then carry it … Read More

AAA Music Approved: The Maine

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

I am Jared James Monaco, I play guitar for The Maine and I am from Phoenix, AZ. I’m a native to AZ, and most of the guys in our … Read More

LOLA COLT – Away From The Water

As soon as I pressed play on ‘Away From The Water’, the title-track of the new album by London six-piece Lola Colt, I felt as though I had been whisked back to the sand-whipped streets of the Old … Read More

Goat – Live @ Roundhouse

Friday 3rd October, London

Between goats, llamas and tame impalas, it appears much of the current psychedelic rock revival dominating the UK music scene is of the cloven-hooved variety. Their anthropomorphic agenda aside, it has been a … Read More

Transgressive Records 10th Birthday – Live @ The Barbican

Tuesday 30th September, London

Tonight marks a momentous occasion for the British record label, created by duo Tim Dellow and Toby L at the spritely age of 19. Not only is it the regal and formal interior of the … Read More