We’re coming up to the end of the year, which means there’s currently a deluge of ‘best of’ lists hitting us from all angles online. I don’t like to dwell too much on picking out the ‘best’ when it comes to albums as to pick one excellent album out as ‘better’ than another seems a…
My Bloody Valentine main-man Kevin Shields has only just realised that the annual music industry back-slapping event known as the Mercury Music Prize is actually a little bit corporate. In an interview with the Guardian, Shields complained about the prizes criteria which excluded My Bloody Valentine’s latest album mbv from being nominated. The Mercury Prize…
My Bloody Valentine – m b v {rating} Buy: www.mybloodyvalentine.org Of all the album reviews I’ve ever written, this is by far the hardest. Where do I start? Shall I begin with the long preamble about ‘seminal’ 1991 album Loveless? Or focus mostly on the long and protracted release of this follow-up? Maybe it would…
Finally! It’s been a long time coming – 22 years to be precise – but Kevin Shields has now come good on his recent promise and delivered a new My Bloody Valentine album. MBV was released via the bands new website at midnight last night, and is available to buy in download, CD or vinyl…
Now that 2012 is firmly in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look forward to what promises to be a great year for music. Already 2013 is being touted as the year guitar music makes a ‘comeback’, so all eyes are now on what albums will end up defining the year. Below I’ve listed…
Seminal shoegazers My Bloody Valentine have announced a short burst of live dates in the UK next March. The group will play: March 09 – Glasgow, Barrowlands 10 – Manchester, Apollo 12 – London, Hammersmith Apollo Tickets for the gigs are available from lots of different places, all of which are listed on the band’s Facebook page. As…
Kevin Shields has revealed he expects to release the new My Bloody Valentine album before the year is out. As previously reported, My Bloody Valentine have been in the studio working on the long-awaited follow-up to their seminal 1991 album Loveless – now the guitarist has said he hopes to release the album on his…
