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Jimmy Cliff was a titan of music, especially in Reggae circles. While other Caribbean artist may have had more celebrity clout, Cliff was one of the true mavericks and superstars of Reggae, starring in movies and responsible for a slew of global hits, many of which turned the genre into a truly global phenomenon. He
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Many artists move toward the glitz and glamour while chasing the dream – but Rico Nasty’s time in California saw her wondering if she’d lost sight of what she was good at – notably, trap hip hop that’s designed to be played loud. “Shout out to the DMV for that eight count – we listened
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With the Beatles Anthology out, we’ve been on a Fab Four kick. While there’s few who have done it better, the Bee Gees are right up there with them and perhaps deserve their own Anthology series. With that in mind, we stumbled across a clip of the Bee Gees doing a medley on the Midnight
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When a band employs a back-to-basics rock ‘n’ roll sound, for the most part these days, you’ll see kids in thin jeans, mouthing off about ver hippies and acting like they’re the first people to have heard of The Sonics. That’s not always a bad thing, if you enjoy the snottiness of youth. Of all
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We’ve all melted with pleasure that all those years ago, Mort Garson got his synths out and created ‘Plantasia’ – a record to soothe your houseplants. If you wished there were more records like this, welcome to Olive Ardizoni’s relatively recent work – ‘Six Songs For Invisible Gardens’. Under the name Green-House, this is the
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We all know that when Drugdealer release new music, it’s worth paying attention if you like ’70s West Coast music. Of course, Drugdealer are channelling all the good stuff from that decade, and there’s a new song doing exactly that. It’s called ‘The News’, is hooky and has a mellow chug which is always nice,
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The algorithm can do bits sometimes, and this time it served up a band we have almost zero information on. All we know is that GENA have a song out that’s a chugger, that’s a bit Neo Soul, jazzy, classy, sophisticated soulful business that’s really good. It’s called ‘Circlesz’ and while we wait for more
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Michigan is a hot spot of musical talent, from the birth of Techno, to garage royalty like The Dirtbombs, to MC5 and The Stooges, and we’re legally obliged to mention Motown. We’re pretty sure that bit of the world has a mixture of a huge sense of pride about all this, as well as a
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Georgia has been putting out fun stuff for a while, but the new one is really really getting out shoes squeaking! It’s a housey, electro-ish slice of pop going by the name of ‘Be Free’, and the video is a day glo kids TV affair, which is super fun too. The songs details Georgia’s sobriety,
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Are we all excited for the revamped version of The Beatles Anthology? There’s been a drip feed of songs that’ll appear on the additional Anthology 4 album, but it’s the TV show we’re most thrilled for. People of a certain age will remember the original Anthology documentaries, and some will have their DVD copies and
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NEW MUSIC FROM THE UNTHANKS
The folk tradition is something that is always alive and well, and concerning The Unthanks, ever more so. Good news then, that they have a new double album coming out called ‘The Unthanks in Winter’. Appropriately you’ll be able to get hold of it and hear it on November 29th and there’s a song you…
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AMYL + THE SNIFFERS UNCENSORED VIDEO
Amyl and the Sniffers have a new video out and there’s a lot of nudity in it. It’s the kind of video that, if you’re getting your knickers in a twist about it, then you’re the kind of uptight tool that could probably do with a bit of skinny dipping to sort yourself out. First,…
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MUSIC TO VARNISH OWLS BY
Who doesn’t love a bit of library funk? Well, the ace folks at Be With are putting out Geoff Bastow’s (library legend) ‘Music To Varnish Owls By’, which honestly, is one of the finest album titles you’re likely to ever hear in your life. Thankfully, the music is every bit as good. This is one…
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BOSSA INDIE FROM MEI SEMONES
If you’re a fan of cute indie pop with a twist, you’re in luck. This here, is a new song from Mei Semones and we’re hearing flickers of bossa nova and jazz mixed into her sound. Mei released an EP earlier in the year called ‘Kabutomushi EP’ which regrettably, passed us by. We’re off to…
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