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  • SPINAL TAP ARE COMING BACK

    There’s going to be a bit too much perspective as Spinal Tap are coming back with a new film! And there’s some hot cameos for the new one, just like the original movie! This new one will feature Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks and Elton John, amongst others. Talking with Richard Herring on the RHLSTP podcast,…

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  • THE KLF ARE AT IT AGAIN

    The KLF are a confusing pair, aren’t they? For a start, we could have just called them The JAMs. Or The Timelords. Or Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. There’s other names too. See? Wilfully awkward and we’re fully signed up for it and love it. Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, we’re glad to inform you,…

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  • KALI UCHIS BACK WITH A BANG

    We’ve met Kali Uchis and they’re very nice, y’know? However, that was back in the days where she’d allow herself to smile in public. She doesn’t smile much these days, because she might be too cool for that. However, since pretty much conquering the globe and she is back with a new track that will…

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  • LCD COMING BACK OR SOMETHING

    We can’t pretend to care hugely about this news, but you might like the inkling that LCD Soundsystem are coming back. Look – they’re a Guilty Displeasure for us (a band we probably should like, we like on paper, and have tried to like them but it’s just not happening). Anyway, this is about you…

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  • WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HALL + OATES LEGAL STUFF?

    Daryl Hall got tongues wagging when it turned out there was a restraining order put on John Oates, and immediately, everyone thought it meant the kind of restraining order you put on someone when they’re stalking you. It fed into an unpleasant narrative of Hall being the showy narcissist, and Oates some pint-sized, beleaguered simp.…

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  • THROWBACK R&B GEM FROM ESSOSA

    If you’re young and have been bumping to your mum’s jams from her younger days, or indeed, you’re the mum in question, you’re going to love this new one from Essosa. Now, you might think we’re being a bit glib and implying that this is somehow bad, but far from it. This is a glorious…

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  • DO FRIDAY MUSIC RELEASES SUCK?

    If you saw Nardwuar’s interview with Tyler The Creator, something may have jumped out at you. He mentioned how much he hated music getting released on a Friday. He said: “We should put music out again on Tuesdays instead of Fridays” “I know people think because of the weekend they can listen and stuff, and…

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  • COCO & CLAIR CLAIR RMX

    Coco & Clair Clair may have been the first LP we reviewed this site (we’re not checking – it’s better to go with your gut) and we loved it. The bitchiest you-can’t-sit-with-us BratHop album ever recorded. If you’re not on it, you’re missing out. Anyway, we’ve just stumbled across a deluxe edition of their brilliant…

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  • NEW PSYCH FROM HOT GARBAGE

    Update your psych playlists, because Hot Garbage have just released a fuzz-doom monster that’ll tickle all your various pickles! Hailing from Toronto, Hot Garbage are getting ready for the release of the next LP ‘Precious Dream’, and you’ll be able to grab that on January 19th. January is always good for underground releases, as all…

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  • LAETITIA SADIER SOLO

    Hey Stereolab fans! Good news for you. Laetitia Sadier has announced a solo album called ‘Rooting For Love’. That’ll be out in February 2024 via Drag City (they’re a cool label aren’t they? Yep. They are) and it’ll be her first since her 2017 outing, which has a long name that we can’t be bothered…

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STOP HOARDING TUNES


  • SUPERGRASS TOUR AGAIN

    Supergrass have announced that they’re going to tour ‘I Should Coco’ in full, but the statement includes a very fun jab at Oasis and the promise of non-Coco hits too. Let us explain. They’re going to celebrate the anniversary of ‘I Should Coco’ which includes the perfect ‘Lenny’, and of course, smash hit ‘Alright’, by…

  • LETS ALL LAUGH AT M*RRISSEY

    The longest face in pop music is at it again, using the classic grift of being ‘gagged’ and everyone apparently being against them. Seeing as Morrissey has been saying problematic stuff since the mid ’80s, you’ve only yourself to blame for any feelings of disappointment you have as a Smiths fan. While Johnny Marr manages…

  • REVIEW / LOOKING SUITE / WIDE RANGE DREAM STATE

    A new album from Looking Suite is as welcome as throwing the windows open in the middle of gorgeous weather, and as we waddle out of Summer and into Autumn, we find ourselves pressing play on ‘Wide Range Dream State’ – the newest long player from our favourite ambient, post-noodle, neo-prog leaning guy. Released on…

  • TSHA HAS SOME DANCEFLOOR DYNAMITE FOR YOU

    TSHA has a new song out called ‘Green’ and its ace! It’s a dancer, but it’s an emotional affair too – just what we like to see! There’s nothing quite like an emotional banger, right? She says: “Me and my partner were in the studio together, about to write something. He was getting on my nerves,…

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