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Record Store Day is not what it used to be, but whether it’s been overrun by the worst of the music biz, it still puts a lot of money in the tills of independent record shops, and that’s always a good thing, right? So, with that, let’s have a look at the releases that are…
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Adam Neely is one of the best essayists on music theory and music culture around today, and this week, he’s tackled the thorny issue of artificial intelligence. If you genuinely care about what comes next, have 90 minutes to spare, and want to know about tech capitalism, the links with fascist ideology, technology, why A.I.…
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Every so often, a band gets a tonne of interest from the chatter of the editorial classes that have their rent paid for them by their parents in extortionately expensive cities, and we all have to put up with it. While recessions ensure that culture springs up in the rest of a country, the would-be…
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The reappraisal of The Style Council has been a lovely thing to see, and now they’re getting the deluxe treatment on their records, that means previously unreleased gems are afoot. The album getting some love is ‘Cafe Blue’, and one of the treats from this expanded version is a longer version of the single ‘The…
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If you like your psychedelic music to be fuzzy and heavy, then you need to get on the new track from Earth Tongue. They’re going to release a new album – their third – and it is produced by Ty Segall. It will be called ‘Dungeon Vision’, and the track we’re sharing here is called…
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James Blake has returned with some new music, namely, the first single from the new album ‘Trying Times’, which is landing on shelves digital or otherwise on March 13th. The new song is called ‘Death of Love’, which he performs live in the new video for it. Look, with names like those, they’re not going…
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In all honesty, we don’t know much about the rapper who calls himself Sideshow, but we just heard a new track from them and we thought it was pretty interesting. Do you call it indie-hip hop? Whatever it is, it isn’t rage rap, trapcentric or a Golden Era throwback, which means he’s making music in…
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Did you see Aldous Harding post something on Instagram recently, about some tour dates, but couldn’t really read it because the colours were making your eyes go fizzy and the quality of the image was pretty bad? Well, don’t worry – we’ve written them all down so you don’t have to squint. She’s going on…
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We had to go with the ClickHole headline “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point” headline, as Kid Rock sat before Congress and created a situation where a horrible idiot made a sound point. See, Kid Rock – Robert Ritchie to his doctor – has testified about the costs of gig…
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Shintaro Sakamoto has been quietly blowing minds for musical magpies for a while though, but for those not with their ear tuned to Japanese rock, the name might not be familiar. More’s the pity, because Sakamoto is one of the most prolific artists on the planet right now, channelling psych, AOR, funk, slo-mo ’80s soul,…
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BYE BYE ANITA BRYANT
Anita Bryant may have been nominated for Grammys, landed the gong of being Miss Oklahoma and had a number of hit singles, but that’s not why she’s remembered, now that she’s dead. Bryant was an outspoken campaigner AGAINST gay rights in the USA, under the thin premise of ‘protecting’ children and the usual hackneyed talking…
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JADE IS NOT MESSING AROUND
Jade Thirlwall continues to be an absolute treat as her solo career continues in the cuntiest of manners. We’ve already sung her praises, wondering if she’s the most interesting popstar we have, and this single only underlines that notion a little harder. She’s got a new single out called ‘IT Girl’ and it’ll be on…
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ICE SPICE AND LESSONS IN BLOWING IT
Oh how times change. Early on, on these pages we wrote that we were really in the mood for a silly, party rapper who didn’t take themselves too seriously. We said we ‘needed’ Ice Spice, not because she was a generational talent, but rather, a cocky, young, irreverent thing who looked kinda cool and made…
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NEW JANGLE FROM PAT’S SOUNDHOUSE
‘Silly Demon’ from Pat’s Soundhouse was one of our favourite LPs last year, but it vanished from Spotify which slightly detracted from our Best Of The Year playlist. We were left cherishing the Bandcamp download in the meantime, with it’s gorgeous pocket symphonies and Pet Sounds-ish ambition and beauty. Since then, there’s been a number…
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