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Elon Musk’s Twitter (no-one is calling it X unless they really have to, behave yourself) is going toe-to-toe with the music industry, which is an unfortunate sequence of events where you almost want no-one to win, but at least the music industry isn’t openly fash. Twitter has filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of…
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It’s quite usual to only hear The Beatles spoken about after the fact – it’s all reminiscing, revisionism, and all that. What feels unusual now, is to hear a Beatle talk about just one record, at the time it was being released. With that, someone’s uploaded a full interview from Radio Luxembourg with Tony Mcarthur,…
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Some songs are famous, but some endure in such a unique way, that they keep asking questions. What exactly is ‘Tom’s Diner’ by Suzanne Vega about? That disassociating voice, that beat, the “doo doo doo” bit that’ll earworm you from the minute you first hear it? Vega had already had a worldwide hit with the…
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Manchester is known for being a hotbed of music and DJs, but too many fall into the tired tropes of years past, focusing on nostalgia and making sure the same half dozen faces get the same haf dozen gigs time and time again. Not the case with the latest guest for ‘Ten Songs’ – the…
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Taqbir are amazing and if you’re into righteous, noisy rock music and haven’t heard them yet, you need to get on it at the first opportunity. Good news for those who missed their vinyl release of their self-titled 45, there’s a red variant for sale along with a dynamite t-shirt to let people know you…
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Like Jack Daniel’s and a concerning attitude toward young women, The Doors are synonymous with the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, thanks in part to Jim Morrison’s cavorting, leather trousers, chewy lyrics and, crucially, this untimely death. When it comes to American psychedelic music, there’s a raft of incredible groups and experimentalists, but really, none of…
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Honestly, we weren’t following the politics of Venezuela too keenly before the country’s president got pinched by the weirdos in the States. Nicolás Maduro might look like a South American Saddam lookalike these days, which probably helps the MAGA crowd square what they think of the whole thing – however, he was once a noisy…
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Bob Weir, one of the lynch pins of the Grateful Dead, has aged 78. A statement on Weir’s official channels said that he’d “succumbed to underlying lung issues” after a battle with cancer. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could,” it read. The importance of the Grateful…
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We already told you about the new stuff from The Orielles, and now there’s even more music from the group, shared from their forthcoming LP called ‘Only You Left’. They say: “You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ began when a durational guitar loop was released from the archive of improv’s recorded in Henry’s bedroom.…
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NRBQ might just be your favourite band’s favourite band, and so, any news from the group is worth mentioning. They’ve announced the release and remaster of ‘Grooves In Orbit’, which was originally on record shelves back in 1983, and released on the legendary Bearsville Records. This new version includes new liner notes and seven bonus tracks, which…
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SHARP PINS POWER POP GARAGE ROCK
Kai Slater operates under the name Sharp Pins, and if you’re looking for some super lo-fi garage rock, Mouldy Peaches DIY aesthetic, or ruff ‘n’ ready power pop, you should lean in and check it out. Last year, there was a record that slipped through our net (you can’t hear everything as soon as it…
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NEW WEST COAST JANGLE FROM ROSE CITY BAND
Rose City Band were new to us in 2024 – maybe they’re new to everyone? Whatever the story is, we were immediately charmed by the ’70s West Coast sunshine, jangle pop that they were putting down. The band are led by Ripley Johnson (you maybe saw the name attached to Moon Duo or Wooden Shjips?)…
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MORE PSYCH FROM MATT BERRY
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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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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