So in my aim to be like Alex Kapranos and get picked up by The Guardian as a celebrity food critic any suggestions for where to eat would be greatly appreciated. August 04 New York, NY Webster Hall 05 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 06 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop 07 Indianapolis, Bluebird Nightclub 08 Chicago, IL [...]
So this is quite a pointless review as Harry Potter came out a bit ago so some of you will have already seen advance/normie screenings of it, and my faltering memory from the screening I saw is filled with crevices and cracks where a solid opinion use to be, however we shall endeavor… I went to [...]
I am honoured and excited to announce that as well as the exciting names we have already announced, our forthcoming record will be graced by the vocals of Mr. Jamie Stewart. Please expect and await more collaborations between Xiu Xiu/Jamie and Los Campesinos! in the reasonable future. Here is a callous reminder of our forthcoming [...]
It pains me to have to do this. This is tantamount in the embarrassment stakes to, I dunno, standing in a room with all your ex-girlfriends and their new boyfriends and having to announce “sorry, has anyone got a spare pair of underwear, I’ve pissed myself”. Does anyone know where I could get some decent [...]
People often enquire “what do you guys do when you’re not on tour or recording?”. The short answer is: “rewatch DVD box sets and sink further into alcoholism”, but also, 3 or 4 times a week I take it upon myself to WORK. I work with my Father at a nearby cemetery cutting grass, tending [...]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/5700382] Hello! Here are the continued adventures of Los Campesinos! on their wacky tours around America….except this time the subtitles are better. I did intend on having the final chapter up next week but as you will learn from the cliff hanger ending my camera decided to stop turning on. I think it’s depressed, [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NohSfdPXL54] STAY TUNED! Current Contents Of Box (to be added to lots): Xiu Xiu/High Places 7″ Split (includes David Horvitz polaroid) Lovvers Laughing Man 7″ Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Town Topic EP BARR The Song Is The Single 7″ Miscellaneous Badges A couple of ‘Zines.
Unless you have been living under a proverbial rock you will be aware that SFX released a vampire special this month and although it is a tad pricey, it’s worth getting your mits on for the Buffy mouse pads and very long and detailed interview with James Marsters. James a.k.a Spike was voted the number [...]
This weekend we played our sole European festival of this year in Lisbon, Portugal. This was our first ever show in Portugal, so was exciting for that reason alone. It was also a rare situation where we arrived in the city the day before the gig, so we actually had time to do stuff and [...]
