Photos/Review: ATP I'll Be Your Mirror (London, UK) Day Two

Mark Arm of Mudhoney

All Tomorrow's Parties I'll Be Your Mirror (London UK) Day Two - May 26, 2012
Photos/Review: Rhona "Wiglet Bill" Aquilina

Arriving at London’s Alexandra Palace for day two of IBYM 2012, it is immediately apparent that it is much quieter than day one. Obviously there aren’t many things louder than Slayer yesterday, but there are many fewer people around today. As I gaze at the time card for today’s shows I notice that the Great Hall where Melvins, Sleep and Slayer played yesterday isn’t being used today. Rather, yesterday’s ‘B venue’ The West Hall is now the main stage and a second stage has been set up in the Panorama Room.
As there is a small wait before the bands begin, we decided to locate the Panorama Room since we had no idea where it was. When we found the room we were relieved that no one we really wanted to see was playing in there. The clue is most definitely in the title “Panorama Room”: It was a long narrow room, with one long side made up almost entirely of windows, looking out over the park. Whilst it was a lovely view, it was incredibly bright in there, especially since London was undergoing a heat-wave.

We left the Panorama room and crossed over into West Hall to check out Umberto, billed as ‘horror score creep-scapes for the digital age’. I must admit it didn’t float my boat, perhaps I just wasn’t in the mood. Aware that there were extra curricular activities to be enjoyed in the park we decided to take a look at the boating lake (which was lovely) and vowed to return for Floor.

FN News Roundup: March 29, 2012

Sebadoh @ Bowery Ballroom, 4/10/11

Hey! Felt like a pretty slow news day today, but the stuff that DID happen is great. I ate a couple of Jolly Ranchers today, but that's not really music news - the following is though:

• Jason Loewenstein and Bob D'Amico flew out to LA today to join Lou Barlow in the studio to record THE FIRST NEW SEBADOH ALBUM IN 13 YEARS!! Yes to THAT (The Backstage Rider)


• Can is releasing The Lost Tapes on June 19 via Mute, a three-disc box set made from 30+ hours of unreleased songs recorded between 1968 and 1977 recently discovered as the legendary krautrockers' old studio was being disassembled. Keyboardist Irmin Schmidt and collaborator Jono Podmore will discuss and perform tracks from The Lost Tapes at a celebratory event at Le Poisson Rouge on April 17, so be sure to get tickets to that for the ridiculously low price of $10 (Pitchfork)


• Future Nostalgia heroes The Big Sleep have announced a late Spring / early Summer US tour with Maps and Atlases and Fang Island, bringing them back to The Studio At Webster Hall on May 21. Damn right you should get a ticket (The Big Sleep)


• Check out another new track from De La Soul side project First Serve, "We Made It," after the jump! The self-titled debut LP is out on April 3 (Consequence of Sound)


• Know what else is after the jump? The trailer for The Walkmen's new album, Heaven, coming out on June 5 via Fat Possum (Beats Per Minute)