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Five (ok, maybe six) notable items for a gray, misty Friday... When I mentioned Slowdive/Mojave 3 frontman Neil Halstead earlier this week, I was somehow completely clueless about his appearance tonight at the tiny Lizard Lounge here in Cambridge. How this flew under my radar shall remain a mystery, but I'm damn well indebted to the Jimbamma, the commenter who filled me in. Advance tickets
Formed out of the ashes of the beloved shoegazer outfit Slowdive, Mojave 3 turned its back on ambient guitar haze in favor of druggy, country-tinged dirges. Singer and chief songwriter Neil Halstead seems to edge out his bandmates a bit more with each successive album, and the group's most recent release, 2006's Puzzles Like You , is no exception, sounding not unlike Halstead's terrific 2002 solo disc,...
Neil Halstead We have two copies of the latest album by the former Slowdive and Mojave 3 legend Neil Halstead up for grabs in a rather splendid competition. Titled Oh! Mighty Engine it's by a man described by Time Out as "one of Britain's greatest songwriters". To win a copy, all you have to do is answer the following easy question Slowdive played a type of music commonly described as: a) Toeglancing...
We had quite a choice of gigs last Thursday and after planning to head down to the Night & Day for Broken Records we changed our minds, realising that we couldn’t pass up the chance to see Neil Halstead at Sacred Trinity Church. For starters, he tours rarely, whereas Broken Records are currently plugging away [...]
Neil Halstead is mostly known for his work with Slowdive and Mojave 3. He normally creates quiet, elegant music. Slowdive is more shoegazey and atmospheric, while Mojave 3 has a more traditional rock vibe, but there remains a somewhat consistent sound throughout his career. On his second solo album (released on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records), [...]
Neil Halstead, formerly the shy teenage frontman of Slowdive and one-time leader of Mojave 3, is quietly earning a reputation as one of Britain's greatest songwriters. This - his second solo album - does not disappoint. Simon & Garfunkel meets The Shins, it is a delicate, meditative journey through joy, pain, loss and romance. There is something both sad and playful at the heart of this record, and...
Here's some full-circle shit for you: On his first American tour back in 1992 with his old band, Slowdive, Neil Halstead went surfing for the very first time when some fans at the group's Los Angeles gig enticed him to taste some waves the following morning at Huntington Beach. A...
Neil Halstead's new single "Queen Bee" is released on 1st September, 2008 and his new album 'Oh! Mighty Engine' is out on the 8th, on Brushfire Records ...
photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Neil Halstead As previously mentioned, the third and final day of APW started late - especially the smallerst stage where Neil Halstead (ex-Slowdive) was opening. That meant I actually got to see him for a...
Though he’s not often recognized for it, Neil Halstead is one of the most reliable songwriters of the last two decades. Halstead may be best known for his work with alt-country pop refiners Mojave 3 and, before that, shoegazing legends Slowdive. Each one, in its own way, explored textures, whether narcotic soundscapes or pastoral junctures. [...]
by BrooklynVegan Mike "There isn't any artistic integrity in just getting the band back together and playing the old songs." Neil Halstead, as a co-founder of Slowdive, was one of the architects of shoegazer, a genre that has seen a...
Neil Halstead just released a gem of an album on Brushfire Records. Oh! Mighty Engine finds the former Mojave3 and Slowdive singer/member offering a staggering solo output. I caught up with him in preparation to head out on tour with Jack Johnson for our continuing 5 Questions with Muzzle of Bees feature. Could you [...]
