Get well soon, Tony Iommi!
As I’m sure all of you are aware by now Black Sabbath’s guitar legend Tony Iommi has recently be diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, a type of cancer. With the recent death of Dio still fresh in Sabbath fans’ minds lovers of the riff everywhere are wishing the original “Iron Man” all the [...]
Such Hawks Such Hounds
I’m sure that many of you are already well aware of Such Hawks Such Hounds but if you’re not then make sure you check it out. This is a documentary about the American hard rock scene and the rise of Stoner. Featuring interviews with the likes of Wino, Gregg Anderson, Matt Pike and many others, [...]
Astrohenge gear stolen.
Astrohenge had their gear stolen from The Unicorn in Camden (London) on NYE. If by any chance you come across any of the stuff on the list please get in contact with the band. Here’s their post from Facebook; “People of Camden/London: If you stumble across any of the gear listed below in cash converters, [...]
We’ve been tinkering
Now that we’ve got the site up and running again we decided it was about time we put the worker bees to work and did some sorting out. First up we’ve now added Soundcloud tags to our forum. These work in much the same way as the Youtube tags you’re all familiar with. When you’re [...]
We’re baaack!!
As some of you may have noticed Thee Big Black was down for quite a while. This was basically down to a cock up with our server and us being idiots. We’re now up and running again and the gnomes responsible have been whipped and thrown to the hounds. Sorry about that! Anyway…. A fair [...]
Holy guacamole, it’s an update!
Since the release of Enos’ record, Chapter 1, and issue 1 of our comic book I’ve found myself to be a little busier than usual. So, I’m dragging myself away from the hoard of groupies and my gold plated tyre swing and will be getting back on top of things here at Thee Big Black. [...]
Get your track on our second ‘mix tape’
After the success of Black is Thee New Black: Vol 1 we’ve decided that it’s about time we start putting together our second ‘mix tape’. It’s the same deal as before, send us a track and we’ll put together another free to download compilation. Anyway, this means we need bands to get in touch and [...]
Free albums, free comic, free zine. Issue 7 is here!
Click here to download you free copy of Thee Big Black issue 7 Well, it seems like forever since the last issue of Thee Big Black, but finally, issue seven has arrived. Don’t think with been dragging our heels since May (!), we’ve been keeping ourselves busy here at Thee Big Black Towers. But more [...]
No gigs please, we’re British!
I’ve noticed a bit of a worrying trend of late, there seems to have been a sudden increase in venue closures, or at least there has been down here in ol’ Brighton town. Now I can only speak for Brighton (and I will) but I’m fairly sure that these aren’t isolated incidents. Gig turn out [...]
Black is Thee New Black Vol 1 is here!!!
Here it is, the first ever mix tape from Thee Big Black!! We have compiled a selection of some of the best underground artists for you to download completely free of charge, just follow the link. Black is Thee New Black Vol 1 comes in two parts due to the size of the folders (side [...]
