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Grizzly Bear in Dachau: Concert Review!

Concert Reviews

- June 1, 2013June 24, 2013

Open-air with Grizzly Bear! Last Wednesday I went to a concert by the American Indie band Grizzly Bear and once again I was shivering the whole time, not knowing if it was because of the excitement or the cold temperatures… However, Grizzly Bear’s show was amazing and so was the location.

Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ Psyence

Gimme Your Answers

- May 6, 2013

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

Round Two! “Andy Ridley” from TRANSFER

Natalia's Portraits

- April 11, 2013

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

- April 10, 2013

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

You’ve GOT to Hear This: “The Bit Between The Teeth”

You've GOT to Hear This!

- April 7, 2013

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

Song of the Day: “Burn The Past”

Song of the Day

- April 7, 2013

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

Other

- April 6, 2013

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

Skint & Demoralised: Love Music, Hate Racism

Let's Get Lost w/ Skint & Demoralised

- April 4, 2013

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

Baxter Dury’s bearing on ‘The Bit Between The Teeth’

Let's Get Lost w/ Skint & Demoralised

- March 29, 2013

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

Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ The Dirty Rivers

Gimme Your Answers

- March 23, 2013

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