Andrea
@parramaterial.bsky.social
Music news, writing and live gig reviews #MDANT I make music as @hazelenemusic https://linktr.ee/hazelenemusic
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Andrea
@parramaterial.bsky.social
· Nov 12
I made a shoegaze starter pack. I think the images on the front are generated by number of followers... This is a very imperfect list, I'll probably forget to update it, if you don't want to be on it let me know! go.bsky.app/MAoEsCe
The album comes out so soon. 🙏 I love the album, I've had it on advance for a little while now, and if you've seen recent live gigs, there are already new songs in the set. Helicon never stand still, they are constantly evolving. ✨
The new HELICON x AL LOVER single 'NOT A THOUGHT' is out today.
The 3rd single lifted from our forthcoming album ARISE, out 13th Feb on Fuzz Club.
LISTEN: helicon-allover.lnk.to/thought
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrhnxxqD0r8
TICKETS www.heliconglasgow.com/live
The 3rd single lifted from our forthcoming album ARISE, out 13th Feb on Fuzz Club.
LISTEN: helicon-allover.lnk.to/thought
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrhnxxqD0r8
TICKETS www.heliconglasgow.com/live
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The album comes out so soon. 🙏 I love the album, I've had it on advance for a little while now, and if you've seen recent live gigs, there are already new songs in the set. Helicon never stand still, they are constantly evolving. ✨
NP: the latest single by @middingband.bsky.social which announced their rather extensive tour. New EP due 6 Feb. I had the humorous experience at the weekend of speaking with someone who in fact knew Midding personally, the music world is a very small place!! middingband.bandcamp.com/album/44-ep
.44 EP, by Midding
5 track album
middingband.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
NP: the latest single by @middingband.bsky.social which announced their rather extensive tour. New EP due 6 Feb. I had the humorous experience at the weekend of speaking with someone who in fact knew Midding personally, the music world is a very small place!! middingband.bandcamp.com/album/44-ep
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Here's 2 of 4 announcements coming your way at Just Dropped In today (2 In-stores will be announced later)
@justdroppedin.bsky.social @theleaflibrary.bsky.social @middingband.bsky.social
@justdroppedin.bsky.social @theleaflibrary.bsky.social @middingband.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Here's 2 of 4 announcements coming your way at Just Dropped In today (2 In-stores will be announced later)
@justdroppedin.bsky.social @theleaflibrary.bsky.social @middingband.bsky.social
@justdroppedin.bsky.social @theleaflibrary.bsky.social @middingband.bsky.social
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Join us for the Listening Party for Dirk Serries' latest, INFINITE AND UNBOUND. Saturday January 17: Noon LA • 3PM NYC • 8PM London • 21:00 Rome. [The full album is Name-Your-Price at Bandcamp.] #drone #vidnaObmana #dirkSerries #ProjektRecords projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/infini...
Infinite And Unbound, by Dirk Serries
5 track album
projektrecords.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Join us for the Listening Party for Dirk Serries' latest, INFINITE AND UNBOUND. Saturday January 17: Noon LA • 3PM NYC • 8PM London • 21:00 Rome. [The full album is Name-Your-Price at Bandcamp.] #drone #vidnaObmana #dirkSerries #ProjektRecords projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/infini...
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First gig of the year! Friday 6th February we're playing Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge, with shoegaze band Swivel: www.puzzlehall.org.uk/events/aband...
Abandoned Buildings + Swivel – Puzzle Hall Inn
www.puzzlehall.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
First gig of the year! Friday 6th February we're playing Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge, with shoegaze band Swivel: www.puzzlehall.org.uk/events/aband...
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Thank you to everyone who supported and donated to our Christmas single with Will Carruthers, all proceeds have now been donated to Refuweege charity www.refuweegee.co.uk 🙏🏻 🎅🏻
HELICON & WILL CARRUTHERS: There’s A War On Christmas heliconglasgow.bandcamp.com/track/theres...
HELICON & WILL CARRUTHERS: There’s A War On Christmas heliconglasgow.bandcamp.com/track/theres...
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Thank you to everyone who supported and donated to our Christmas single with Will Carruthers, all proceeds have now been donated to Refuweege charity www.refuweegee.co.uk 🙏🏻 🎅🏻
HELICON & WILL CARRUTHERS: There’s A War On Christmas heliconglasgow.bandcamp.com/track/theres...
HELICON & WILL CARRUTHERS: There’s A War On Christmas heliconglasgow.bandcamp.com/track/theres...
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Now on Sale: Jangle Night 🎉
Special Friend (FR) - French based dreamy Indie Pop / Noise Pop Duo!
Humdrum (US) - Jangle Pop straight out of Chicago on the ever reliable Slumberland Records - First ever UK tour
Mt. Misery (UK) - Coventry favourites Mt. Misery return. These guys need no introduction
Special Friend (FR) - French based dreamy Indie Pop / Noise Pop Duo!
Humdrum (US) - Jangle Pop straight out of Chicago on the ever reliable Slumberland Records - First ever UK tour
Mt. Misery (UK) - Coventry favourites Mt. Misery return. These guys need no introduction
January 12, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Now on Sale: Jangle Night 🎉
Special Friend (FR) - French based dreamy Indie Pop / Noise Pop Duo!
Humdrum (US) - Jangle Pop straight out of Chicago on the ever reliable Slumberland Records - First ever UK tour
Mt. Misery (UK) - Coventry favourites Mt. Misery return. These guys need no introduction
Special Friend (FR) - French based dreamy Indie Pop / Noise Pop Duo!
Humdrum (US) - Jangle Pop straight out of Chicago on the ever reliable Slumberland Records - First ever UK tour
Mt. Misery (UK) - Coventry favourites Mt. Misery return. These guys need no introduction
I've returned from London a completely different person. 🙏
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I've returned from London a completely different person. 🙏
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Delighted to have copies on the way of @assistant.bandcamp.com 3rd issue of In The April Sun. At 52 pages, this issue is thick, perfect bound and stuffed with words, enthusiasm and joy. Feat. Heavenly, Slumberland, an oral account of Glas-Goes Pop and A LOT more.
monorailmusic.com/product/in-t...
monorailmusic.com/product/in-t...
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Delighted to have copies on the way of @assistant.bandcamp.com 3rd issue of In The April Sun. At 52 pages, this issue is thick, perfect bound and stuffed with words, enthusiasm and joy. Feat. Heavenly, Slumberland, an oral account of Glas-Goes Pop and A LOT more.
monorailmusic.com/product/in-t...
monorailmusic.com/product/in-t...
NP: This one teeters on the edge of histrionic prog, funk, folk and 70s drug fuelled excess. I think I really like it! It's a little bit Bolts Of Melody... circlesaroundthesun.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
After Sunrise, by Circles Around The Sun and Mikaela Davis
4 track album
circlesaroundthesun.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
NP: This one teeters on the edge of histrionic prog, funk, folk and 70s drug fuelled excess. I think I really like it! It's a little bit Bolts Of Melody... circlesaroundthesun.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
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Skating On The Yorkshire Wolds ( yesterday ) Off for a few days , back soon , best wishes , James ⛸️
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Skating On The Yorkshire Wolds ( yesterday ) Off for a few days , back soon , best wishes , James ⛸️
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I got to know @davidbowiereal.bsky.social a little. The man who changed my life on the 15th June 1972. David recorded a msg for the last R1 show @markradcliffe.bsky.social & I did in 2004. So honoured. Imagine then finding out his script for it is in the V+A. 💥 Thanks @julianstockton.bsky.social ❤️
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I got to know @davidbowiereal.bsky.social a little. The man who changed my life on the 15th June 1972. David recorded a msg for the last R1 show @markradcliffe.bsky.social & I did in 2004. So honoured. Imagine then finding out his script for it is in the V+A. 💥 Thanks @julianstockton.bsky.social ❤️
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So fun thank you!!!
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I get to interview my favourite modern Shoegaze band @whitelands.bsky.social about their awesome new album! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Sunlight Echoes and Serendipty - Jonathan Thornton catches up with modern shoegaze heroes Whitelands in advance of their brilliant second album ...the latest story in Outsideleft
Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Sunlight Echoes and Serendipty
outsideleft.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
So fun thank you!!!
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tune in today 4-5pm pst.
Kranky
The inimitable Kranky Ltd, live from LA once a month.
www.nts.live
January 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
tune in today 4-5pm pst.
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Thanks to the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for this feature on our upcoming Louder Than War Live festival in Manchester in March headlined by Sea Power, Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and many more www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/mus...
He rubbed shoulders with Oasis and Stone Roses, now he's launching a festival
"The thrill of the new is a wonderful thing and that feeling when you know you have just seen the future cannot be beaten"
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Thanks to the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for this feature on our upcoming Louder Than War Live festival in Manchester in March headlined by Sea Power, Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and many more www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/mus...
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I've posted this before, diamond way to waste any amount of time you like. But fuck it makes me so, so sad about the way things turned out. Might be nostalgia for my younger days and some of the amazing online communities I've been part of too, mind, but fucking hell. Life is shit.
wiby.me
wiby.me
Wiby - Search Engine for the Classic Web
Wiby is a search engine for older style pages, lightweight and based on a subject of interest. Building a web more reminiscent of the early internet.
wiby.me
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I've posted this before, diamond way to waste any amount of time you like. But fuck it makes me so, so sad about the way things turned out. Might be nostalgia for my younger days and some of the amazing online communities I've been part of too, mind, but fucking hell. Life is shit.
wiby.me
wiby.me
I've not been here much ... I've been practicing drums, for a lock in rehearsal, prepatory to live dates. It's been fabulous to be back on drums again. 💜 But being in two bands doesn't leave a lot of time...
January 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I've not been here much ... I've been practicing drums, for a lock in rehearsal, prepatory to live dates. It's been fabulous to be back on drums again. 💜 But being in two bands doesn't leave a lot of time...
His interview in Manchester at the merch market there was fabulous. 💜
This Sunday! RIDE merch all day and @markgardener.bsky.social on-stage interview from 12:45.
We’ll have rare signed items like posters, CDs, promo photos and LPs. Plus tees and hoodies - all at great prices!
Free entry, more info here:
merch-market.co.uk
Thanks @tim-burgess.bsky.social 🙏
We’ll have rare signed items like posters, CDs, promo photos and LPs. Plus tees and hoodies - all at great prices!
Free entry, more info here:
merch-market.co.uk
Thanks @tim-burgess.bsky.social 🙏
January 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
His interview in Manchester at the merch market there was fabulous. 💜
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We’re playing a few shows with HEAVENLY and SWANSEA SOUND this summer ! ☀️ 🏝️ 🎸
First is JUNE 24 at GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL!
Tickets on sale this FRIDAY!
More to come …
www.eventim.us/event/heaven...
First is JUNE 24 at GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL!
Tickets on sale this FRIDAY!
More to come …
www.eventim.us/event/heaven...
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We’re playing a few shows with HEAVENLY and SWANSEA SOUND this summer ! ☀️ 🏝️ 🎸
First is JUNE 24 at GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL!
Tickets on sale this FRIDAY!
More to come …
www.eventim.us/event/heaven...
First is JUNE 24 at GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL!
Tickets on sale this FRIDAY!
More to come …
www.eventim.us/event/heaven...
NP: EP by Swallowtail. Loads of you Rockaway Beach attendees have been talking about their grungy shoegaze set... they follow up that appearance with a Lewes Psych Fest appearance. One two punch for them! music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve8Q...
Laughter
YouTube video by Swallowtail - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NP: EP by Swallowtail. Loads of you Rockaway Beach attendees have been talking about their grungy shoegaze set... they follow up that appearance with a Lewes Psych Fest appearance. One two punch for them! music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve8Q...
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Just Announced (Tomorrow's announcement today): Quest Master
QUEST MASTER is an Australian project that burst onto the underground 'dungeon synth' scene in 2017. Known for its nostalgic soundscapes reminiscent of 90s RPGs, the project utilizes classic digital tones from Yamaha and Casio keyboards.
QUEST MASTER is an Australian project that burst onto the underground 'dungeon synth' scene in 2017. Known for its nostalgic soundscapes reminiscent of 90s RPGs, the project utilizes classic digital tones from Yamaha and Casio keyboards.
January 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Just Announced (Tomorrow's announcement today): Quest Master
QUEST MASTER is an Australian project that burst onto the underground 'dungeon synth' scene in 2017. Known for its nostalgic soundscapes reminiscent of 90s RPGs, the project utilizes classic digital tones from Yamaha and Casio keyboards.
QUEST MASTER is an Australian project that burst onto the underground 'dungeon synth' scene in 2017. Known for its nostalgic soundscapes reminiscent of 90s RPGs, the project utilizes classic digital tones from Yamaha and Casio keyboards.
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After Saturday’s marathon 12 bands I only managed 5 yesterday at Rockaway Beach, think I hit the wall but still a good day.
Very impressed with Brighton shoegazers Swallowtail, liked the old punks The Members, BLACKGOLD brought the energy and circle pit, finished with Inspiral Carpets who were fun.
Very impressed with Brighton shoegazers Swallowtail, liked the old punks The Members, BLACKGOLD brought the energy and circle pit, finished with Inspiral Carpets who were fun.
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
After Saturday’s marathon 12 bands I only managed 5 yesterday at Rockaway Beach, think I hit the wall but still a good day.
Very impressed with Brighton shoegazers Swallowtail, liked the old punks The Members, BLACKGOLD brought the energy and circle pit, finished with Inspiral Carpets who were fun.
Very impressed with Brighton shoegazers Swallowtail, liked the old punks The Members, BLACKGOLD brought the energy and circle pit, finished with Inspiral Carpets who were fun.
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Snow In East Yorkshire. -1°C. Redwing.
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Snow In East Yorkshire. -1°C. Redwing.
Bottom Of The Hill is closing for good. 😭 The owners are retiring after 35 years. A favourite when I lived in SF in the 90s. I attended the famous Oasis gig (played pool with Pulp!) as featured in Dig! 🙏https://www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisco-club-bottom-of-the-hill-to-close-at-the-end-of-2026/
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Bottom Of The Hill is closing for good. 😭 The owners are retiring after 35 years. A favourite when I lived in SF in the 90s. I attended the famous Oasis gig (played pool with Pulp!) as featured in Dig! 🙏https://www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisco-club-bottom-of-the-hill-to-close-at-the-end-of-2026/
It takes me ages to listen to records. Listening to Geese, and Pulp. Decidedly, this tells me about my own ear: the drama, and emotionality of the Pulp record, with nods to Scott Walker, Jimmy Webb and John Cale, resonates deeper than the tropicalia art punk NY scene 70s psychedelia styled Geese...
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It takes me ages to listen to records. Listening to Geese, and Pulp. Decidedly, this tells me about my own ear: the drama, and emotionality of the Pulp record, with nods to Scott Walker, Jimmy Webb and John Cale, resonates deeper than the tropicalia art punk NY scene 70s psychedelia styled Geese...