Oh man. It wasn’t a tough decision to head down to the Old Blue Last for Kerouac’s final show, but it sure as Hell was a difficult proposition to review it afterwards and convey even a fraction of how it felt on the night. Hugh Platt handles the words; Ben Gibson is our man with the camera.

Six things we learned when we saw Kerouac’s last EVER show:

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Hevy Festival have added another 24 bands to their 2012 bill, including the winners of this year’s Redbull Bedroom Jam competition. They’ve also announced the provisional day splits for the bands they’ve announced so far, which give an indication of how many more bands the festival plans on announcing before it all kicks off at the start of August.

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The Long Haul
Debtors
Tangled Talk
06 February 2012

by Alex Andrews

For those who’ve waited patiently as #UKSWELL has cluttered their Twitter feed and cropped up on ironic t-shirt designs – biding their time until the day comes when there’s a British band genuinely worth getting excited about, The Long Haul may well be the answer you’ve been looking for.

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Over the past couple of months, we’ve spotted a word (or rather a hashtag) popping up on Twitter when a few good people are tweeting at each other. That word is #UKSWELL. We thought we’d have a chat with Holy Roar Records co-founder and Pariso guitarist, Alex Fitzpatrick and see what all the fuss is about.

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Kerouac / The Long Haul
Split EP
Tangled Talk Records
07 March 2011

by Andy Parker

Has there ever been a better time in the history of the UK underground than what we’ve seen in the last 5 years? True, we’ve seen many spectacular acts explode then implode, but they burned fast and burned hard. Now two of our favourite bands of last year have come together for a wonderful slab of 10″ grey vinyl – courtesy of Tangled Talk Records  – and they’re out to wreck your lives.

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