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There’s no many like Matt Berry. Not to say that he doesn’t work hard for his money, but he certainly leads a charmed life being one of our most beloved actors, but also, singer of fine psychedelic music. He’s tackled acid folk, West Coast loveliness, and he also did a cover LP of TV themes,…
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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 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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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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‘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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Those who know about Emitt Rhodes tend to be a bit evangelical about his music – and rightly so – his bubblegum psychedelic pop is often compared to the mighty Paul McCartney, but that’s because it’s so perfectly formed! Rhodes recorded his eponymous LP at home in the ’70s, and if you’re a fan of…
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Remember how much you all liked that Sonic Boom/Panda Bear record? Well, Panda Bear is back and still great, so you need to hand over your time to listen to the new track ‘Ferry Lady’. Taken from the upcoming LP ‘Sinister Grift’, it’s a lovely slice of acid-infused pop, which is shorthand for experimental, a…
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‘It’s Over’ by Tatyana was one of our favourite songs of 2024, so it is great to report that she’s hit 2025 running at full speed with a new acid banger called ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately?’ With shades of Inner City, this is primo strobe house for the warehouse or the club,…
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No new releases. No news. We’ll have to be patient because we can’t be making stuff up.
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There’s people who will go to war for Glastonbury, telling you that there’s just nowhere like it. In terms of size, that’s arguably true. However, scope aside, once you’ve been to a bunch of festivals, it’s hard to see what makes it so special, aside from the countless people telling you how special it all…
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KNEECAP VS THE UK GOVERNMENT
This story is actually about Kneecap Vs Kemi Badenoch, but that’s not as fun as a headline. See, the government when Kemi was Secretary of State, illegally blocked some funding of Kneecap, and a court has ruled this to be the case. The Irish group and agitprops accused the government of trying to silence them,…
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SPACE POP FROM LOW HARNESS
It can be a bit boring likening a band to Stereolab and Broadcast, but we’re getting a nice echo of both those groups from the new track from Cornwall’s Low Harness. Now, we’ll add that they’ve very much got their own twist on the whole thing – it’s space pop, it’s a bit psychedelic, it’s…
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NEW MAC MILLER LP
Hip hop’s nicest boy, Mac Miller left us too young. However, good news for fans is that there’s more music for you with a posthumous release called ‘Balloonerism’, which people attending Camp Flog Gnaw got a glimpse of recently. Miller’s estate are making the whole thing official and the LP will be released in January.…
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LENNON LETTER TO CLAPTON TO FORM BAND
It can be fun thinking about alternate realities, where a one decision turned into another. In this instance, it’s John Lennon and Eric Clapton forming a band after The Beatles broke up. Jeez, that would have been one toxic set-up, right? Well, a draft copy of a letter written by Lennon in 1971 to Clapton…
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