We loved, we hated and, fucking hell, we moaned - April 2016 Drowned In Sound - By Marc Burrows - April 18th, 2016

‘But, right, the thing about Riot Grrl is that, like, they didn’t know what it was at the time. It was proto-Riot Grrrl. It’s, like, punk for women, like, proto-punk.’ There’s a guy behind me in the queue for the chip shop. He must be about 20, long hair, kind-of posh sounding. He beat-boxes under…

Schedule - April 2016 April 17th, 2016

ATP 2.0 - April 2016 Shonen Knife's Blog - April 17th, 2016

We appeared on All Tomorrow’s Parties 2.0 curated by a famous comedian Stewart Lee. It became the 2nd time to play for us since 2010. 当日は、昼にマンチェスターのホテルをチェックアウトして、まずはお昼ご飯。私はイタリアンを頂きました。 We checked out the hotel in Manchester at noon and went to eat lunch I had Italian dishes. 道が少し混んでいて2時間半かかって会場到着。会場は、ファミリー向けリゾート施設「ポンティンズ」。海の近くにあるので、夏休みは家族連れで賑わうでしょう。今はオフシーズンなので、ATPの貸切です。ここ、レトロな雰囲気がいいなぁ。 Getting a little traffic jam, we took 2 and a…

ATP day-by-day - April 2016 April 11th, 2016

Steve Albini / All Tomorrow’s Parties 2002 - March 2002 The Sunday Times - By Stewart Lee - March 10th, 2002

I don’t accept that aspiring to mainstream success is natural,” says Steve Albini. “By the time I was 10, I realised it didn’t matter what people thought of me. I have to look at myself in the mirror when I shave in the morning. I’d rather not look at a coward or someone who was…

Tortoise / All Tomorrow’s Parties 2001 - April 2001 The Sunday Times - By Stewart Lee - April 15th, 2001

West along the coast is the ancient market town of Rye; to the east, Derek Jarman’s driftwood garden fossilises in the shadows of Dungeness power station; between the two, a short walk from the crazy-golf course, lie the utilitarian chalets of the Pontin’s holiday camp in Camber Sands, East Sussex. Last weekend its family-fun facade…