From the Iron Maiden beer to Dan The Automator’s collaboration with Dogfish Head there is a grand tradition of musicians designing their own hooch, and this week can can add three UK bands to that list. First off, Scottish post-rock kings Mogwai have announced they will be releasing their own scotch whisky. It’s a 10 [...]

RockAct81w was distilled in 2004 and is limited to just 324 bottles    

Next week, Scottish post-rock titans Mogwai give us their monstrous new album Rave Tapes. It’s their eighth studio album, but it’s their first since they did the tingly score for the French horror TV show Les Revenants, and maybe that’s why it’s their most cinematic album. We’ve already posted th...

The post-rock band will tour the UK later this month    

Scottish post-rock bosses Mogwai come bounding back early next year with their new album Rave Tapes, and first single “Remurdered” was a Goblin-esque horror-movie pulse. They’ve followed that one up with “The Lord Is Out Of Control,” a searingly beautiful vocodered space-twinkle. Its new video, f...