FAULT Favourite: THE SOFT MOON

The Soft Moon Luis Vasquez Justin Anastasi Damon Way Ron Robinson (Visuals)   The Soft Moon is the solo project of Luis Vasquez. Luis and his group are based in San Fransisco however he credits his unique sound was influenced by his multi-cultural Afro-Cuban upbringing, and attributes the openness of his music is due to his childhood in the vast Mojave Desert. Vasquez released his first…

CLINIC – Tour & New Release “Ladies Night”

CLINIC FAULT favourite Clinic released an exclusive EP  "Ladies Night" comprising of cover versions of songs originally recorded by Mel Torme, Audrey Hepburn, Man 2 Man & The Seeds. As part of Record Store Day the release will be available on 10” Vinyl via Domino Records. Definitely worth a listen and the band started a UK tour this past week. CLINIC FAULTS one's to watch in 2011! "Clinic…

The world through Linda’s lens

A retrospective of Linda McCartney's life and photography     In 1966, during a brief stint as a receptionist for Town and Country magazine,Linda Eastman snagged a press pass to a very exclusive promotional event for the Rolling Stones aboard a yacht on the Hudson River; her fresh, candid photographs of the band were far superior to the formal shots made by the band’s official…

The making of CHARLIE by Luke Snellin

  I was asked by the guys over at Virgin Media Shorts to shoot a film to coincide with the launch of VMS 2011. They approached me about making something connected with probably the most famous pioneer of the short film medium and arguably one of the most iconic film actors of all time; Charlie Chaplin. I had about a week and complete creative control. I wrote the script over a course of a…

Healthy Junkies

One's to watch in 2011   FAULT: How has 2011 been for you so far? 2011 has so far been a good year for us. We have played many shows in London and some outside, all the time gaining confidence and taking our performances to new levels. Also we finished recording our debut album “Sick Note” and now are very near to completion of the artwork too. “Sick Note “ is currently available on…

THE PIGEON DETECTIVES CONFIRMED FOR ‘ABSOLUTE RADIO PRESENTS THE HARD ROCK 40TH ANNIVERSARY SESSIONS’

Absolute Radio and Hard Rock Cafe, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, have announced that PIGEON DETECTIVES will be performing as part of the ‘Absolute Radio Presents The Hard Rock 40th Anniversary Sessions’ live at Hard Rock Cafe London on Thursday 5th May 2011.     The Hard Rock Cafe London show will showcase tracks from The Pigeon Detectives hotly anticipated third…

FAULT Favourite : Moon Duo

  MOON DUO   San Francisco's Moon Duo was formed in 2009 by Wooden Shijps guitarist Ripley Johnson and his partner Sanee Yamada. The band has released two critically acclaimed Ep’s Killing Time (2009) and Escape (2010). The group is about to release their much-anticipated 8 track full length album Mazes via Souterrain Transmissions on April 18th. The crafting of Mazes was both a…

Explosions in the Sky – European Tour

Explosions in the Sky   Explosions in the Sky are the West Texas-based quartet of Mark Smith, Michael James, Munaf Rayani and Chris Hrasky. The band is set to release their 6th full-length album April 18th Uk /26th US called Take care, Take care, Take care. It’s their first release in over 4 years and the group describe their latest effort; “as sounding different from anything else we’ve…