Tag Archive for ‘reviews’
Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ Psyence
It is so easy to get lost in the trippy, addictive, and intoxicating world of Psyence. AMBY and this Stoke-on-Trent quartet go way back- we instantly loved the band for their unique and driven psychedelic sound. Releasing their latest track ZEBRA yesterday, AMBY decided to celebrate with our great interview with the band. Have a… Read More ›
Round Two! “Andy Ridley” from TRANSFER
Inspired from seeing TRANSFER in concert last Sunday, Nat sketched up this brilliant piece of Andy Ridley! For an interview with TRANSFER, click here. And to find out their Five Favourite Gigs, click here! ARTWORK: Matthew One // Matthew Two //Andy // Full-Band // Alicia Atout
My Influences: Jake Thackray – Leeds’ very own Chansonnier Charmer
Let’s Get Lost w/ Skint & Demoralised Matt Abbott: Don’t worry, I’m not ranting this week. With us releasing the album on Monday, I’ve spent a lot of time speaking about it in interviews recently; who influenced it, when we wrote it, the stories behind songs and all of the usual angles that you expect… Read More ›
You’ve GOT to Hear This: “The Bit Between The Teeth”
You know when you hear a piece of music and you almost don’t even know what to think, and you’re practically at a loss for words? Well, this is exactly how The Bit Between the Teeth makes me feel. But as we all know, this is a You’ve GOT to Hear This, so I guess… Read More ›
Song of the Day: “Burn The Past”
Burn The Past by Underwater Picnic! Our Song of the Day can be heard beneath or over on the left sidebar throughout AMBY. Enjoy! Band Links: Interview // Music Video // Introducing UWP // Review // Facebook // Twitter // Alicia Atout
AMBY Pick // Favourite Recent Artwork
Our buddy Stephen over at The Flying Flatcap asked me to do a little write-up on my favourite album artwork! There have been some pretty amazing releases lately, so here are a few of my favourites, along with a little blurb on why each one is stellar! Just click on the photo, and read away!… Read More ›
Skint & Demoralised: Love Music, Hate Racism
Let’s Get Lost w/ Skint & Demoralised Matt Abbott: On Thursday night, in my humble home city of Wakefield, I was spoken word compère at a benefit gig for the Mid-Yorks NHS strike fund. This was organised by Unison, the large trade union, and as always the crowd was full of political activists, punk fans… Read More ›
Baxter Dury’s bearing on ‘The Bit Between The Teeth’
Let’s Get Lost w/ Skint & Demoralised Matt Abbott: It was August 2012 when I first listened to ‘Happy Soup’ by Baxter Dury. It was late at night and I was stumbling from track to track on Spotify, trying to find something new that’d grab me. For some reason or another it just wasn’t happening,… Read More ›
Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ The Dirty Rivers
Liverpool’s The Dirty Rivers rock. I’d have to say that Yaz put it best in a You’ve GOT to Hear This- The Dirty Rivers have “more grooves than a truck tire”. Still buzzing off their wicked song Black Heart/Filth, AMBY wanted to learn more about the band. So we spoke with The Dirty Rivers about… Read More ›
MiNI dOG Production Notes- “The Bit Between The Teeth”
Let’s Get Lost w/ Skint & Demoralised MiNI dOG: 1. AMORES PERROS This is a piece of music I’ve been playing around with for a few years. It all started with the drum loop. I’ve never spent so much time programming a drum pattern before. My idea was to create an almost James Brown type… Read More ›
