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It must be horrible when people ask you what your songs mean, and so to Jack Cooper’s Modern Nature who have a new song out called ‘Alpenglow’. Apparently, according to Cooper, the track is named after “an optical phenomenon and the name given to the colours around a setting sun. It ties in with the
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Do you like dancing? Do you like pure, joyful things? Do you like a familiar sample, given a fresh twist? You’re going to love this new track from Bakar. Do not hesitate on pressing play on this.
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What is MGK, or Machine Gun Kelly, if you prefer. To most, he’s that tattooed guy in the gossip columns who says things like he’s ‘part alien’, and seemed to be in a relationship with Megan Fox that screamed ‘we saw you across the room, liked your vibe, and would you like to come back
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When people acting in bad faith start complaining about pop going woke, it’s funny to think about how political pop used to be and just how much politicians hated people who spoke out about them. John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a literal FBI file on them and Elvis snitched to Nixon about the pair,
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Kaytranada is great – everyone knows that. So it is great news that there’s new music to sink our teeth into, right? Well, there’s going to be a new LP called ‘Aint No Damn Way!’ on Friday! That’s tomorrow! Surprise! To whet the appetite, here’s the boogie neon gem ‘Space Invader’ to listen to. A
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No, not a snuff movie – don’t be silly now. Depeche Mode have teamed up with Mexican director Fernando Frias for a new movie which looks at the Mexican relationship with dying, with the group squarely in the film itself. Rather than acting, ‘M’ will revolve around live footage of the group during their ‘Memento
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Rochelle Jordan is one of the best artists around and she keeps releasing great music to underline how great she is. The singles that have preceded the imminent album have all been excellent and the new one is doing bits too. The new track is called ‘Doing It Too’, taken from the sure-to-be brilliant album ‘Through
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One of the tried and tested answers to the lack of money bands get from streaming is ‘play more shows’, under the assumption that gigs are the last vestige of earning for any small group out there. Of course, there’s a raft of costs involved in travelling with a show and touring is not cheap.
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Another day, another band leaving Spotify. If this is a sign of things to come, it’s worth pointing out that this is very embryonic at the moment, with most artists remaining on the service – but there does seem to be something in the air. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are the latest group
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Bob Dylan is pretty tight-lipped mostly, and when answering questions, prefers to be on the side of cryptic. It is fair to say that he’d rather let his music do the talking, which is probably why fans read so much into his songs. With that, for the first time in years, he’s opened his set
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NEW NOTWIST!
The Notwist’s ‘Neon Golden’ LP is an all-time great for those who like electronics and rock music to fully merge into each other. Well, good news for fans of the German group – they’ve got a new record coming out! It’ll be called ‘News from Planet Zombie’ and it will be their first record in…
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MORE JANGLE FROM THE LEMON TWIGS
They’re a profilic pair are The Lemon Twigs, knocking out albums, singles, producing other groups, at a silly rate. It’s nice to see, honestly. Well, they’ve sneaked another single out which is harmony filled and full of lovely jangly guitars, and generally has all the things you like about the Twigs. Have a listen.
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EVERYONE HAS A MANI STORY
When someone passes away, people opt either for hagiographic think pieces, or share photos of themselves with the dearly departed to put themselves in the narrative arc. Neither of these things are bad, per se, but through feelings of loss about people we didn’t know – but loved – we wrestle with all kinds of…
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NPR VS TRUMP
Donald Trump’s thin-skin resulted in the funding being taken away from NPR, or so it seemed to absolutely anyone looking inwards towards one of the United States’ finest institutions. NPR most famously give us the timeless ‘Tiny Desk’ series, but also some of the USA’s most even-handed journalism. Well, a court settlement has called for…
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