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Tkay Maidza’s newie is a gem of a track that we think you’ll like. It’s called ‘Out Of Luck’ and a rubbery, slinky piece of dancefloor ready R&B. If you like KAYTRANADA, you’ll dig. He’s on the LP on production duties, so this may well be him. We haven’t looked it up. The track is…
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Gruff Rhys has a new single out called ‘Celestial Candyfloss’ and of course, we’re always happy to hear his voice. However, seeing as the rest of the Super Furry Animals also have new music out as Das Koolies, it’s making us unhappy that all of them aren’t teaming up for a new SFA LP. We’re…
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Let’s get the gags out of the way first, regarding the news that Toploader played the Conservative Party conference this week. Were they doing a set of their greatest hit? Arf. It’s true though, that Toploader played at a party for awful, braying Tories. Various Tories and right-whingers shared clips of the group and had…
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‘Spunky!’ is the name of the LP and Grrrl Gang are the band, and you’re going to be hearing a lot of them in the coming months. Every so often, a group appears and it just feels like everyone’s rooting for them – this is the latest band that feel like that. The debut album…
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Do you like ambient music? Fun gadgets? Technology that springs joy rather than necessity? You need to know about the FM3 Buddha Machine. Pre-smartphone dependency, these gorgeous devices played slow, simple music that’s like a futuristic music box. Soothing, calming music from a box designed to only do just that. Brian Eno, David Byrne and…
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Mattel will be releasing a limited edition Stevie Nicks Barbie doll, which is certainly going to sell like hot-cakes. Stevie Nicks said on the socials: “My Stevie Barbie has been with me now for several months. When Mattel came to me asking if I would like to have a Barbie made in the “Rumours” cover…
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Because you don’t want to have to keep remembering to check what’s going on at The Pop Corps, remembering to click a link in an Instagram story, we’re in the middle of setting up a Pop Corps Substack. Basically, that means once a week, you’ll get a digest version of what’s been on the site,…
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If you’re a fan of intimate, killer folk, then you’re going to love Miriam Gendron. Her ‘Not So Deep As A Well’ album came out in 2014 and quickly became a cult classic and hard to get your hands on. Well, it’s being re-issued (and available for the first time in Europe) on 17th November…
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Chromeo are great aren’t they? They know how to have fun, and honestly, they were on the ’80s boogie and yacht rock tip long before a lot of bands decided to get on those genres. Well, they’re back and sounding great and have a new LP due called ‘Adult Contemporary’. It’s not out ’til next…
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If you’re a fan of Italo pop, then you will have absolutely found yourself dancing to Ryan Paris’ ‘Dolce Vita’. It’s a classic of the genre. It’s basically a perfect little europop song. If you haven’t heard it, let’s fix that before cracking on with the current news relating to it. If the headline didn’t…
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MATTY MATHESON HARDCORE BAND
He sold the idea of cooking to hipsters too cool to watch regular TV, he’s got a lot of tattoos, was in The Bear, is a restauranteur and all that jazz – now, Matty Matheson has announced he’s got a hardcore band called Pig Pen. He’s announced this on socials, so if you’re a fan,…
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JESUS WAS A NEPO BABY
We’ve heard a lot about the woes of the working classes in art and music of late, and it’s true, that it is harder than ever for people from low-income backgrounds to make it to the big stages, lacking the financial cushion of wealthy families while they’re scrabbling to get heard. Wigan indie band The…
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GEL ARE NO MORE
In the hardcore scene, one of the most interesting bands have been GEL, who managed to wear a myriad of influences in their music without being too reverential to any. Sadly, they are no more and it has all been levelled at one particular bandmate, Anthony Webster. Webster was given the boot from the band…
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VARIANTS AND MORE UNDER CHART ATTACK
In the streaming era, the chart companies have reacted slowly to those who were able to fudge stats and wriggle in the margins to get more plays, or contribute to the data to give them inflated chart positions. Once upon a time, it was Payola, and now there’s something else going on. Overly long LPs…
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