Swervedriver News

Let's ease back into things with some concert announcements. As mentioned before, Magnetic Morning is the long-brewing side project for Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino and Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin.

"Shoegaze is a dumb term made up by clueless NME idiots," argues Mogwai's Stuart Brathwaite, a My Bloody Valentine fan as well as a friend of its architect Kevin Shields.

We Swervedriver fans tend to cluster socially with other Swervedriver fans - " it's all we've got, really - " so forgive us, please, if we assume you know what we're talking about whenever we launch into one of ...

So here we are with another NXNE upon us, and like in past years, I grumble about the lineup, agonize about whether to see the up-and-coming local/Canadian talent or the big-name import marquee acts and ...

Focusing the swirling textures of early Brit shoe gaze with a more pop rock oriented approach briefly brought Oxford's Swervedriver to the forefront of a movement that included thematically similar bands like ...

After an almost ten-year hiatus, UK-based Swervedriver returned to the US May 22 for a 19-date tour.

On 7/29, White Whale Records is releasing a limited edition Adam Franklin / Handsome Furs split 7-inch. Each artist is covering the other, and while the Handsome Furs track hasn't been announced yet , Adam ...

The scenesters who descended upon the Music Box at the Fonda Saturday were clearly of the Generation X persuasion hardly interested in reliving youthful glories but not about to put away the loud records for ...

Categories: Hollyweird , Music News , Shows The mesmerizing reunion virus infected Hollywood on Saturday night, as Swervedriver's ax pyrotechnics mind-melded with Film School's phased anthems at the Henry ...

Swervedriver, back when Adam Franklin had hair. Where: The Fillmore Details: Thursday, May 29, 8 p.m., $25; call 346-6000 or visit www.livenation.com . Over the phone from London, Swervedriver frontman Adam ...

You don't remember Swervedriver. Not really. They're the quintessential band you've heard of without ever actually hearing.

They've been away for so long that most assumed they were never coming back. Yet here the members of Swervedriver are, 17 years removed from their debut, in the midst of their first full-scale American tour in ...

Categories: Interviews , Music News , Shows As one of the finest bands from the so-called shoegaze scene, Swervedriver released four stellar, underrated efforts from 1991-1998 during a chaotic career marred by ...

Swervedriver @ Coachella 2008 As previously , previously , and previously noted, legendary shoegazers Swervedriver are back.

Swervedriver was coated with 10 years of dust when they took the stage at Coachella last month.

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy When we arrived Sunday we didn't have to wait in line or battle our way through the parking lots. via Stereogum

This is a bit of news I've been waiting anxiously to be able to announce - dates have been trickling out piecemeal for Swervedriver's North American reunion tour and while a Toronto date was confirmed as ... via Chromewaves

“The Prophecy"; Ume "Urgent Sea"; Zegota "Reclaim Ampere/Sinaloa”

Now meet Bellafea, aka Heather McEntire ; Nathan Buchanan and Eddie Sanchez . The band, which plays at midnight March 13 at Habana Calle 6 , answered our five questions by e-mail. Describe your sound for ... via The Austin American-Statesman

The vast majority of the music and video available on the internet is archived, as opposed to live, but we're noticing new signs of life in the live online music area such as a performance tomorrow on JamNow by ... via Wired News

“I'm going to sound like a real old fart here, but people actually used to write songs back then”

Fans of deafening reverb and swirling guitars rejoiced when enigmatic My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields announced last week that his band was reactivating to release a new album and play a handful of ... via St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com