Cut Off Your Hands

Cut Off Your Hands is an indie pop band from New Zealand influenced largely by post punk and indie pop groups such as The Smiths, Gang of Four, Orange Juice, Talking Heads, as well as NZ post-punk of The Mint Chicks and This Night Creeps. The band formed in Auckland in 2006, originally comprising lead vocalist Nick Johnston, guitarist Michael Ramirez, bassist Phil Hadfield and drummer Brent Harris.

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Still Not There: 2009 SXSW
As last year, I will not be able to attend the music lover’s paradise, South by Southwest, and will have to explore the roster of artists from the swivel chair in front of my laptop (if I spin around fast enough every so often, I can attempt to simulate the dizziness brought on by wanting to see so many bands at once). Once again, there are many bands and artists that I already know about...
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Dave's SXSW picks, part one
I can’t go to SXSW this year as I have no money. That’s the naked truth of the matter. What I can do, is trawl through the enormous list of showcasing bands, and make some recommendations based on the music available on each band’s website. For my sins, I’ve just started that task and boy, is there a big heap of shit heading to Austin at the beginning of March....
Cut Off Your Hands - An Iron Sleep
In keeping with our tour of Exclusives-ville this week, we’ve the distinct honor of hooking you up with a hidden track from Cut Off Your Hands’ knockout EP Happy As Can Be. Running more on a full tank of 50s lilt than the skyward, U2-like pop anthems that keep lots of the New Zealand post-punkers’ EP running, "Iron Sleep" is as its title might suggest: dreamy....
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Laneway Festival 2010: Review
Laneway Festival February 1, 2010 Britomart Square, Auckland Last week our Melbourne friends told us that the Laneway Festival is one of the least respected festivals in Australia, we were surprised, but it meant we entered the first Auckland Laneway festival with a hint of scepticism. We’d been told stories of forty minute-queues to see bands, poor facilities and an even poorer...
reviewed by the Maccabees!
Band name: Singles for the week beginning March 3 Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Orlando and Felix stroke their chins as they plough through the week’s single releases. Brace yourself for Foals, Adam Green, Cut Off Your Hands and more! Pull quote 2: Are you looking for more juice? I have the urge to say something else… but when it ends up in print I...
Camp A Low Hum 2008
Venue: Tatum Park, near Levin, New Zealand Teaser: Dave Taylor brings us this review of what is, quite possibly, the best music festival in the world. First para: If seeing Lord of the Rings or those big green tempting posters on the tube has made you consider a trip to New Zealand, make sure your holiday coincides with Camp A Low Hum. It’s quite possibly the best...
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  • Behind the Scenes with: YER BEAUTIES

    After 3 hours sleep I found myself in Glasgow Airport buying an overpriced tuna cheese melt and iced coffee combo for breakfast, after being given a ticking off for bringing a half-empty deodorant...

  • Call The Fire Brigade - Jim Jones Revue

    The Jim Jones Revue From: London, United Kingdom London rockers The Jim Jones Revue have risen from the ashes of legendary UK garage rockers Thee Hypnotics to deliver the world from the computer...

  • The Choice Is Yours

    Freedom or Death From: Toronto, Canada With a name like Freedom or Death, the war cry for the people of Greece during the 1820’s Greek War of Independence, I was expecting a cacophonous,...

  • Transmitten Vamps

    transmittens From: Lawrence, Kansas, United States   With a name like transmittens and tracks called Balloons in the Sky and Meet Me At The Swings it doesn’t take a genius to guess that...

  • Wild Nothing : Gemini

    I’ve really grown to love the album ‘Gemini’ by Wild Nothing over the past few weeks. Jack Tatum’s home recorded dream pop draws from lineage of sounds stretching back to...
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  • In Pictures: Wickerman Festival 2010

    One of the most visually stunning festivals in the UK is Scotland’s Wickerman Festival. Not to be confused as a copy of Burning Man, Wickerman was inspired by the classic 1973 cult movie with...

  • In Pictures: backstage with Pulled Apart by Horses

    Following on from our time spent with the magnificent Pulled Apart By Horses on their album release tour, we’ve got a full photo gallery of delights from Stephen McLeod to give you an insight...

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    One of our favourite bands at Artrocker.com has always been The Black Keys. Currently promoting their new album Brothers, we’ve got these exclusive pics from last night’s show at London...

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    Leah Mason. Photo: © Geoff Kirby Latest pictures from Dot To Dot 2010 Festival in Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. The Dot To Dot Festival covers cutting edge indie, rock, dance and pop...

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    Patti Smith with Patrick Wolf and Seb Rochford played in London at Union Chapel.

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