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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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The renaissance of Library music has been one of the more wholesome things in pop culture – a true celebration of the fine, underdog musicians who often soundtracked our lives to little personal fanfare. With this reappraisal has seen the likes of Alan Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield, and even Delia Derbyshire getting a light shone on…
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‘Taxman’ is one of George Harrison’s most identifiable songs, lambasting those pesky politicians for taxing him too hard. As we know, The Beatles stopped touring in the middle of their career, so there’s a wealth of music the boys never played live – so it’s always a thrill to see anything from the late period…
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One hit wonders get a lot of hate, thanks in part to being overplayed, and usually, because they’re catchy bubblegum tracks that land in the middle of supposed credible music, for which they’re unfavourably compared. And so, to 1998 and Britpop has moved to one side in favour of Landfill Indie, and Massive Attack emerge…
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If you enjoyed the last Ethel Cain record – and you should’ve because it’s great – then you can have a peer behind the curtain of it, with the release of some demos. It’s the demos from ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’ and they were released on NYE, but we’ve only just seen them…
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To say we’re not fans of The Smiths would be something of an understatement. Seeing as fans of the group fail to take the hint and keep proselytising about them, it might be time to see what the actual deal is. Of course, these records have been listened to in the past, but in the…
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BLESSED MADONNA BOP
After a well advised name-change, The Blessed Madonna has a new track out and it sounds like a weekend banger to us. It is called ‘Godspeed’ and features DJ E-Clyps. Very nice. The Blessed Madonna will be releasing her first full length LP and that’ll drop in October so we’ve a while to wait yet.…
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CHRISSIE HYNDE NOT BOTHERED BY PRESTIGE
Y’know, it is nice to hear someone who has been there and done it, say that they’re not bothered by a lot of the trappings that comes with being a big ticket road dog. Chrissie Hynde and her Pretenders have forged a very successful career for decades now, so it’s not like she doesn’t know…
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10CC, OLYMPIC BOYCOTTS, SNL AND AN ANIMATED MASTERPIECE
‘Aminalympics’ is a cult favourite among many, and is a 1980 feature length animation that was blighted by America’s then-political situation, made by a TV powerhouse, voiced by superstars, soundtracked by pop royalty, produced by someone who would go on to make a gigantic Hollywood blockbuster, and sadly, not the famous and classic cartoon it…
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BILLIE EILISH VS CHARLI XCX [TRAFFIC BAIT]
Billie Eilish and Charli XCX have joined forces on a song. It is part of a deluxe version of the ‘BRAT’ album, which all the popstars are doing at the moment to bump up the streams and sales. It’s canny marketing, but you wonder if fans will cool on buying albums when they come out…
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