Feast your eyes on the latest photoshoot Mel conducted with the corsetted Ladies of the band 'Dressing For Pleasure'.

Well Happy New Year, are you sick of hearing that old worn out message yet - I know I am.  Anyway moving swifty along its on with the Mudkiss show. We made it into 2012, and we have a few things up our sleeves, which we will write about as and when it happens, but for now check out what delights we have been preparing for you since our two week break. There will be a lot more as soon as we can catch up, we have an inbox bursting with new albums, press releases and shows. 2012 looks to be pretty exciting and busy.

INTERVIEWS:

thePictureshow: Karaoke With David Guest Under The Crying Tree That Never Sleeps? - Interview By Andy Barnes

http://www.mudkiss.com/thepictureshowinterview.htm

Those Darlins: [Jessi] Heading To The UK In A Flurry Of Excitement, Pantie Throwing, Orgasms And...Wiffleball? Interview By Mel

http://www.mudkiss.com/thosedarlinsinterview.htm

The Spires: Pretentious Or Fray Bentos?..The Lucid Abstractions Of Spires - Interview by Andy Barnes

http://www.mudkiss.com/spiresinterview.htm

Straylings: The Unravelling Of The Straylings - Interview By Nigel Cartner

http://www.mudkiss.com/straylingsinterview.htm

Ricky Warwick: [Thin Lizzy Frontman] 12 Months on - You'r Still Only As Good As Your Last Gig - Interview by Andy Barnes

http://www.mudkiss.com/rickywarwickinterview.htm

Mike Bee: [The Phoenix Experiment] Time To Step Into The Light - Interview by Andy Barnes

http://www.mudkiss.com/tpeinterview.htm

Gaye Black: Much More Than A One Chord Wonder  Interview By Jeffrey Munday

http://www.mudkiss.com/gayeblackinterview.htm

Samara Kain: [Gasoline Thrill] Fuelled By The High Energy Ride - Interview By Mel

http://www.mudkiss.com/gasolinethrillinterview.htm

Anne Pigalle: L'âme érotique [The Erotic Soul] interview by Teddie Dahlin

http://www.mudkiss.com/annepigalleinterview.htm

Dressing For Pleasure: Its My Pleasure - Interview by Mel

[An exclusive first interview& photoshoot with the band]

http://www.mudkiss.com/dressingforpleasure.htm

Enter Shikari: Shikari Mate....Shikari, Standing Like Eco Statues - Interview by Callum Barnes

http://www.mudkiss.com/entershikariinterview.htm

Chris Ward: [Playwright] Breaking Boundaries - Interview by Lorraine

http://www.mudkiss.com/chriswardinterview.htm

LIVE SHOWS:

Melissa Etheridge @ Manchester Apollo 16/02/12

http://www.mudkiss.com/melissaetheridgereview.htm

The Black Keys /Band Of Skulls @ Manchester Apollo 07/02/12

http://www.mudkiss.com/theblackkeyslive.htm

Wild Flag @ Sound Control, Manchester 31/1/2012 - Review by Nigel Cartner

http://www.mudkiss.com/wildflaglive.htm

The Maccabees/Trailer Trash Tracys @ HMV Ritz, Manchester 28/01/12

http://www.mudkiss.com/themaccabeeslive.htm

Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad, & The Lovely Posse @ 53 Degrees, Preston 20/01/12

http://www.mudkiss.com/adamantreviewpreston.htm

Gasoline Thrill/Casino 13 @ The Railway Venue, Bolton 12/01/12

http://www.mudkiss.com/gasolinethrillreview.htm

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Blank Generation: A Collection Of Origional Punk Posters - Preview Night 26/01/12 with Jeff Munday and Lorraine Reeves.

http://www.mudkiss.com/punkposterexhibition.htm

Coronation Street 1968 –“The Wedding of Dennis & Jenny” @ The Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester 14/01/12 – Review by Shay Rowan

http://www.mudkiss.com/coronationstreetreview.htm

NEW MUSIC REVIEWS: JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2012

Andy's Anti- Brits Extreme Album Reveiws For February

• Veil of Maya - Eclipse
• Zulu - Way of the Zulu EP
• Therapy? - A Brief Crack of Light
• Kellar - Beloved Dean of Magic
• PanzerBastard - Gods, Thugs and Madmen EP
• Bloodloss - The Struggle

http://www.mudkiss.com/andyfebextremealbums.htm

February Albums: Variety is the spice of life

• Young Guns – Bones
• Lambchop – Mr M
• Ringo Starr – Ringo 2012
• Those Darlins – ‘Screws Get Loose’
• Nada Surf - ‘The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy’
• The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville
• Pulled Apart By Horses- Tough Love
• Tribes- Baby
• Mark Mulholland – The Cactus and the Dragon
• Frantic Chant – Oscillator
• The Maccabees – Given to the Wild

http://www.mudkiss.com/albumsfeb2012.htm

DEN'S FEBRUARY REVIEWS: THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS

http://www.mudkiss.com/denjan12.htm

 FEBRUARY

Album of the month: Exile Parade - Hit The Zoo by Andy Barnes

http://www.mudkiss.com/exileparadealbumreview.htm

 JANUARY

January down with the Kidz reviews: by the younger elements of Mudkiss:

• Black Belles
• Summer Camp
• Anne Pigalle
• Dear Reader
• The Dustaphonics
• Iarla O’Lionard
• Feist
• Amy Winehouse
• Laura Gibson
• 12 Dirty Bullets

http://www.mudkiss.com/jankidzalbums.htm

 Round Tuit Issue One: (as in – I’ll write some reviews when I get a round tuit.....)Lee McFadden

• Vic Godard & Subway Sect
• Phil Martin
• 19 Forevva
• The Gallantiers
• The Playmakers

http://www.mudkiss.com/leejanreviews12.htm

Chumki Banerjee's MAMMOTH singles & E.P reviews

http://www.mudkiss.com/chunkisinglesjan2012.htm

A couple of albums from Chunki Banerjee

http://www.mudkiss.com/chumkijanalbums2012.htm

• The Electric Stars
• The Gorillaz
• Mary Black

Andy's Extreme Album Reviews - January 2012

• Sanguine  
• Holy
• Death Pedals
• Gone Til Winter
• Basick Records Sampler
• Gasoline Thrill

http://www.mudkiss.com/andyjanalbums2012.htm

Andy's album of the Month: Enter Shikari: A Flash Of Flood Colour

http://www.mudkiss.com/entershikarialbumreview.htm

FEATURES:

Liz Lacey: Be My Valentine?

http://www.mudkiss.com/valentinesday.htm

Liz Lacey:  Happy New Year 2012

http://www.mudkiss.com/happynewyear2012.htm

A Year In Review 2011 By Nigel Cartner  

http://www.mudkiss.com/reviewof2011.htm