so so so heavy it is silent.

pre Supersonic hysteria

we love Supersonic at rough trade here is one of the reasons why

for you young bluds

And they are playing theis years supersonic festival......

DJ PINCH AT ROUGH TRADE EAST! friday 22/5 at 7pm.

Pinch's reputation as a pioneer of dancefloor dubstep styles is truly a well earned one. His music and work over the past five years have lifted him from underground roots and gained him worldwide recognition as a producer and DJ, bringing cutting edge bass heavy drops to an ever expanding fan base. The ground-breaking, critically acclaimed debut long player, 2007's 'Underwater Dancehall', has become a milestone in the history of dubstep, firmly establishing Pinch as a key player in the development of the scene.

As founder and label head of Tectonic, Pinch has developed a roster of today's most innovative producers, releasing a succession of cutting-edge singles from the likes of Skream, RSD, 2562, Benga, Martyn, Flying Lotus, Joker, Peverelist, DQ1, Digital Mystikz, Distance and more.

The label's forthcoming release 'Tectonic Plates 2' brings together the latest massive drops from the series, most of which are now sold out. The second disc is an unbelievable mix from Pinch himself, featuring tons of unreleased dubplates, mixed only as Pinch knows how. Tectonic has become established as a leading global force, alongside the likes of the highly influential Tempa and Hyperdub imprints, bringing knowledge and authenticity with every release.\


come come come along!

Take the skinheads bowling....

Free foals in the field......

Have a free Foals remix of the Field on us.

The Field - More That I Do - Foals Remix

Free gig tonight

Venue: INN ON THE GREEN, 3 - 5 Thorpe Close, London W10 5XL
Cost: FREE
Doors 7pm

Line Up - FOLKS, LUTHER RUSSELL, COLORAMA, AIN.



A spectacular line-up of Manchester's own FOLKS, New York City's own LUTHER RUSSELL, Cardiff's own COLORAMA and Dublin's own AIN in one fine spring evening of music.

Folks celebrate the release of single 'Dirty Words b/w Nest' whilst Luther Russell unloads a few copies of his new 45 'Good Music b/w 'Sidekick Reverb', taken from his forthcoming double long player 'The Invisible Audience'.

Welsh psychedelic songbirds 'Colorama' bring their supreme beauty to the night with tracks from their LP 'Cookie Zoo' on Redbricks (UK) / Noise McCartney (JP) together with some new tracks from their new mini-lp recorded on the Isle of Wight.

Described by Sarabeth Tucek as one of Ireland's finest new songwriters, AIN will strum, shout and sing his heart out.

www.myspace.com/folks
www.myspace.com/lutherrussell
www.myspace.com/coloramasound
www.myspace.com/notain

this sun is a slow burner...

It not often a record can make me get off my arse to do a post on here without some form of bribery........I am a sucker for Wispa bars after all, but this here record is bloody awesome. Yeah it's a mixture of psyche, out rock and folk but Sleepy Sun do it so well and well track two is possibly THE best song I have heard this year. All I can say is it sounds like Jeff Buckley meets Sabbath and i fucking love it. Buy the album here

And they say Italians Do It better ?

DC Recordings is one of our fave labels at Rough Trade East, consistantly releasing the most amazing nu disco gems in this galaxy or the next. They are getting ready to drop a new album 'Space Beyond The Egg' by the ever elusive Emperor Machine and what a corker it is, due out on June 8th it's set to be our album of the week and DC are producing an exclusive mix cd especially for us to give away with the album.

DC have given us a really nice edit of "You Clapper" for you to download, it is a space disco banger and should get you right in the mood for one of this summers best dance records by a long shot.

phil does records

Is it really a grey britain?

Gallows played last night. It was insane, it's not often you see a circle pit in the shop or a guitarist palying on the counter.After the show the boys piled into our new Photobooth and took some snaps.

Have a new Field track on us for free !

The Field released one of the best selling records on Kompakt a few years ago and they are about to drop thier new album 'Yesterday And Tomorrow' for all you lovely people to buy. Kompact have very kindly given us a free download for you of a track entitled 'The More That I do" It's dreamy digital shoegaze at it's best and you should listen it it here .

COUNTER CULTURE RADIO_ARCHIVED SHOWS

Barcelona-based radio station Scanner FM is hosting an archive of our broadcasts. Go to
http://club.scannerfm.com/profile/xxx
and you will find recent shows and their track list.
These will be updated as we go on.

Counter Culture Radio
12 - 1PM EVERY THURSDAY ON RESONANCE104.4FM
in the London area, and online at resonancefm.com

andrew bird at shepherds bush empire 11th may

Following the release of the much-anticipated new album Noble Beast, Andrew Bird plays London's Shepherds Bush Empire this May. Delivering mesmerizing live sets of utterly riveting songs that work their magic on their own believable terms, without a hint of cloying nostalgia or riff-fueled seduction, Bird plays strings, glockenspiel, wurlitzer and tape loops...

come along it should be good.

Kap Bambino

We caught up with Caroline from kap bambino before their secret video shoot party for their new single 'Dead Lazers' released 18th May.


So Caro, how are the arrangements going for your video shoot? I hear you’re shooting in a carpark opposite The Old Blue Last?

Yeah, we start shooting at 8pm and are going on until 6am! We are really excited! It’s a party on the carpark roof, lots of people for the end bit! People are gonna act as different gangs with BMXs and skateboards!

What can we expect from the new album?

New tracks, new sounds, new experience and maybe the chance to get THE MEXICAN VIRUS. We wanted to push our limits for the second album; less vocal effects, more synth on the front, lot of broken synths, first time with mastering and couple of slower tracks…still bedroom recording as usual though.

Looks like you have a pretty grueling tour schedule around your album release

Yes! Excited for all the shows, great for the new album.

How was your in-store the other day?

Weird for us to play our first in-store! It was funny at the end, everyone in the shop and the staff are so nice.

So what else have you got coming up in the not too distant future?

Going to eat a pizza…and a UK tour in June!

I hope you enjoy your pizza. And the tour too, I suppose.

Mike Bones

So Mike, how have you found the response to your latest album so far?

Well, my friends seem to like it. My friend back home told me a song on the record made her cry, which I feel bad about - I apologized to her. People think the cover is weird and in bad taste.

How did find the album to write? It’s quite obviously a big step musically from your last release in terms of its arrangement.

We made it really quickly, in 4 days. I think that made the record seem unified and cohesive. We didn't have time to get all Radiohead on the songs. And who would want to do that either?

Do you have a vision of the songs in their entirety as you were writing them or did they evolve as you were making them?

I just work on them until they're done.

Is it quite a daunting experience baring your own material when you've spent time playing guitar with other people's music?

Not at all. It’s been pretty easy. The only thing that I’ve found strange about being a songwriter is that people always think you're singing about yourself…

Has that spawned any interesting misinterpretations of your music then?

People think I’m a dick. I think I present a really unlikable character in some songs.
Reviewers think I’m some kind of lothario with an awful voice.

That’s a very self-deprecating view of your media receipt! It doesn't look like you're too unloved…

I tend to only remember the bad things people say. Like a kid on the street called me bow-legged when I was 10 and I still remember it. That sort of thing y’know?

How do you feel the in-store yesterday went?

It was really nice. The people there were disarmingly polite. I get uncomfortable when the crowd is nice. I prefer drunks and hecklers.

What are your plans for the rest of this year?

I’m in the middle of making a record here in London right now. Touring here next month. Then more touring for the rest of the year in the states and back here. Trying to stay busy.

flo mo

flying lotus just dropped this new vid....
freaky deaky

On/Off: Mark Stewart from Pop Group to the Maffia

TOMORROW @ 7.30pm

New documentary made by Toni Schifer of Crippled Dick, Hot Wax for the East End Film Festival @ The Genesis Cinema (93-95 Mile End Rd, London, E1 4UJ) followed by a Q&A with Mark and Toni.
£7 @




'On/Off/After'party @ The Rhythm Factory from 10pm (16-18 Whitechapel Rd, London,
E1 1EW). The Bug live with Mark Stewart, DJ's Adrian Sherwood, Russell Haswell and Toni Schifer. £10.


film £7, party £10, both £15.

get yr tickets from www.genesiscinema.co.uk.

S L A Y E R

Slayer 7" in stock now... super limited edition, extra nice packaging, disappearing fast.

counter culture radio show 23/4/09

margot's playlist 23.4.09
cheb zergui 'ana dellali'(sublime frequencies) 1970s algerian proto rai underground CD
pimmon 'come on choir invisible' (preservation) smudge another day CD
deradoorian 'high road' (love pump) mind raft ep CD
hildur gudnadottir 'erupting light' (touch) without sinking CD
caroline weeks 'elegy' (manimal) songs for edna CD
jeffrey lewis and the junkyard 'it's not impossible' (rough trade) 'em are i CD
jokers daughter 'the last laugh' (double six) the last laugh CD
camera obscura 'french navy (4ad) my maudlin career CD
seeland 'turnaround' (loaf) tomorrow today CD
night jewel 'what did he say' (human ear) good evening CD
kotchy 'falling in love' (civil music) 89 CD
boxcutter 'a familiar sound' (planet mu) arecibo message CD
prefuse 73 'no lights still rock featuring dimlite' (warp) everything she touched turned ampexian CD
metronomy 'radio ladio micachu remix' (because) radio ladio 12"
black dice 'earnings plus interest' (paw tracks) repo CD
venetian snares 'calvin kleining'(planet mu) filth CD

wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild dogggggs

a medium sized holla out to johnny 'wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild dogggggs' bella union.
holla