So, we're peering over the precipice of this debilitating shitshow of a year, ready to leap over into the murky, uncharted waters of 2017. There's not a lot I can say about 2016 in general terms that won't just be beating the same old,…

The weather gods were not looking down kindly upon Massive Attack's homecoming gig cum mini-festival this September 3rd. It's a distinct possibility they may well be residents of Clifton Downs, who rumour has it did not take kindly to a…

Striding confidently through its fourth year, ArcTanGent festival continues to strengthen its case as one of the most consistent festivals on the UK circuit. Right from its starting year, the festival has boasted stellar international…

For one reason or another, we're already halfway through the year again. Although I'm not entirely sure how that happened, it does mean it's time for us to step back a little and reflect on some of the best albums of 2016 so far. So buckle…

It was a pretty close call this time around, less a battle of the bands and more a severe squabbling of the voters. However, tough decision and close call or not, you lot went in for Ghosts As Alibis above all else. Therefore, without…

It's not every gig you go to that gets introduced by the mayor. It's not every mayor that will demand of a crowd that they drink as much as they can. What can I say? That's the valleys for you. Which is sort of what this night was all…

You know the drill by now; March is almost over, and that means the excellent Hercules Morse's reign of terror as Your New Band of the Month is almost over too. It's time for us here at Cultured Vultures to throw a few more musical…

Well, wasn't that a good weekend?  Four full days of freedom, because back in the day Jesus went on a mad one; getting on it on Friday and caning it all weekend through. A momentous occasion that we all honour by emulating it annually. It's…

Spring has officially sprung. Facebook told me and everything. This means that it's about time we all started getting ready for summer, and embracing this weird sunny weather we're already having now as a warm up. Even if it is still…

Who doesn't like a juxtaposition? No one, that's who. Which is why everyone except no one will thoroughly enjoy our Single of the Week from PJ Harvey. It's juxtaposed with you. All of you. Following on from 'The Wheel', the first track to…

We were positively jubilant with just the potential news that Radiohead were kind of expected to go on a world tour this year. This was back when they were confirming the odd festival date for the summer, and buying up domain names in the…

It was a tough little group we'd gathered together for your New Band of the Month vote for March. Well, it had seemed so until you lot unequivocally voted like fevered hordes in favour of Hercules Morse, our and your New Band masters and…

It's Monday, you feel like shit, you're quite possibly still suffering the repercussions of the weekend, you had to get up early, you're at work, a whole week of monotony is stretched out before you and it seems to go on forever. It's…

After releasing the album of the year last year, you'd think you might wanna take the next year off. After releasing an album that many people greeted instantly as a classic, you'd think you might wanna take an extended break. After…

I understand you're reading this on a Monday - if you're reading on the day of posting - but this song is such a Sunday song. It's doing my Sunday absolute wonders. I mean, you can listen to it anytime, it's a great song like that; it's not…

Every month we go through this, you know the drill by now. February is almost over (I swear it was just New Year's Day, shit, I'm gonna die soon!), and this means that Pistol Kings reign of terror as Your New Band of the Month is over.…

We like to keep ahead of the curve here at Cultured Vultures, if only so we can ensure we keep you lot ahead of the curve too; we don't want you missing out on anything. It's for that reason we're gonna start giving you heads up to the…

Folk-punk five piece Andrew Jackson Jihad, or the folk-punk five piece formerly known as Andrew Jackson Jihad, have been knocking about now for a strong dozen years. In their time together the band have garnered themselves quite a cult…

When Massive Attack dropped their surprise Ritual Spirit EP last month, air raid sirens everywhere went into blitzkrieg mode, because fuck me Massive Attack dropped a new EP out of the blue and it was mega like a megaton bomb. The sirens…

Supergroups are shit aren't they? They're just massive egos Dutch rudder circle jerking  a game of soggy biscuit, with said soggy biscuit at the game's climax being an album caked in the synchronised ejaculate of unadulterated id resulting…