rescuing musical virtue in distress.
It seems to me that there are two sorts of people in this here parish. There are those who spend their time on-line moaning that, musically speaking at least, nothing ever happens in Swindon. And there are those who don’t have the time for all of that nonsense as they are out supporting all the... Continue Reading →
XTC co-frontman Colin Moulding and original XTC drummer Terry Chambers have announced their new TC&I album 'Naked Flames: Live at Swindon Arts Centre', which will be released on CD via Burning Shed. Ahead of this, they offer a taste with the track 'Wonderland'. Naked Flames collects the best from TC&I's six momentous and stupendous shows at the... Continue Reading →
Are you ready for an unforgettable night of rock, prog and freakish twists and turns – from three bands making big waves on the international rock scene? If so then all discerning music fans need to make sure that they catch CIRCU5, I Am The Manic Whale and Let's Swim, Get Swimming at LEVEL 3... Continue Reading →
From Mark Fisher, the editor of 'The XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls', comes a new musical exploration of one of the most essential pop groups of the 20th century. 'What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book' is a compelling 228-page book involving some of the world's leading musicians and keenest... Continue Reading →
If Liverpool is known for producing bands with the ability to produce exquisite music whilst not taking themselves too seriously from The Beatles to The Coral then Big Tide’s first single from the forthcoming Sync or Swim (you see what they did there?) album is the perfect continuation of that tradition. Musically it fits on... Continue Reading →
If for no other reason than I managed to unexpectedly get a ticket to last night's TC&I show at Swindon Art Centre here's a reminder of just one of the great songs that XTC were responsible for. With TC&I only having a small arsenal of new material at their disposal, the bulk of the show... Continue Reading →
I have posted this before but being that this site is based in Swindon, England, the home of TC&I and that having gathered a full band around them they are one day into a residency at the local Arts Centre, I thought it appropriate to post this again. Its a big deal for XTC fans... Continue Reading →
Ahead of the upcoming run of TC&I shows at Swindon Arts Centre I managed to grab a quick chat with Colin Moulding about recent events, a return to treading the boards and what the future holds. This time last year I had spoken to him and Terry Chambers about the release of their e.p. Great... Continue Reading →
Today saw the announcement of some long-awaited news for many. After a 36-year wait, XTC's COLIN MOULDING and TERRY CHAMBERS are announcing they will play series of live UK shows. After releasing their debut 'Great Aspirations' CD under the moniker TC&I ten months ago, songwriter and XTC co-frontman Colin Moulding and original XTC drummer Terry Chambers will play... Continue Reading →