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Paramore have not had an easy ride. When they first appeared on the scene proper, they found themselves working just about as hard as a band can work in the middle of a number of Vans Warped tour where, unsurprisingly for an event made up of frat boys pretending to be skaters and a load…
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He’s good is 03 Greedo. A fine rapper indeed. And he’s surprised everyone by dropping a new tape (not a literal tape of course, but that’d be nice if he did). The new release is called ‘FREE 03’ and has 15 songs for you to listen to. It has guesties from the late Drakeo the…
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‘Electronic Sound’ isn’t exactly at the front of people’s brains when it comes to Beatle Solo LPs. However, it is one of the more interesting cuts, from a vault that is possibly the most interesting and varied of off-shoot projects of any rock group. This is George Harrison of ‘My Sweet Lord’ lawsuit fame, and…
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Obviously, the story surrounding Young Thug’s RICO charges in the US is incredibly serious and very complex. If you’re looking for a serious, considered piece about this whole affair, then you should look somewhere else because, frankly, if we even hint at a sober thought, we’re too emotional and too bias and will fly off…
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At the turn of the ’80s, the yoof TV show Something Else had a great featurette on punk in Belfast. If you like local scenes, spotty kids and derelict streets, you’re in for a treat! Of course, ’80s Northern Ireland means – by law – you have to mention sectarianism and The Troubles. We’ve now…
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Everything But The Girl are back and it’s easy to worry about such a thing, because older acts can embarrass themselves sometimes. Not the case with Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt though because they love pop music and don’t muck around. It’s their first new tune in 24 years and it’s called ‘Nothing Left To…
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Not one of our writers really knows anything about K-Pop because historically, we’ve always covered rock and indie music. However, rock and indie fans don’t generate as much internet traffic as they used to and K-Pop fans apparently do, so we’re going to pretend we’ve always had a soft spot for pop music, and cover…
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It’s hard to sound original when there’s been so much music released, ever. However, Daniel Villareal is one of the most original musicians on the planet and you should get into him right now. Melding psychedelic jazz with dubs, post-rock, samba, spiritual music, electronics, and the kitchen sink, Villareal is a truly formidable and very,…
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So they can join the ranks of such luminaries as Dervish, Dustin the Turkey, and Nicky Byrne, John Lydon’s group Public Limited Image are going to compete to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. They’re entering a new song called ‘Hawaii’ which is neither in Ireland, or Europe. Not that it matters much,…
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LARRY LEVAN MIX FROM 85
Look, you probably already know that Larry Levan is DJing royalty, a pioneer, a legend and all that good stuff. If you don’t, then you’re in for a treat when you Google his name and look into his history! With that, here’s a killer mix from the Paradise Garage in 1985, which Defected Records shared…
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FUN FUTURE POP FROM LISA + ROSALIA
You don’t need an essay on this one from us. Lisa is a Thai pop-rapper who you might know from Blackpink. Rosalia is the best thing to come out of Spain since tiki-taka. The pair have teamed up on a lovely slice of futuristic pop, all clattering and hooky, and while we’ll need to sit…
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GOTHIC DOOM FROM LEILA ADBUL RAUF
We don’t know everything and daily, we stumble across things completely new to us and think “OH! THAT’S INTERESTING!” Today, is one such day with a piece of music that is almost completely alien to us, but we listened to it half a dozen times and figured it needed sharing. The artist is Leila Abdul-Rauf…
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CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH RETURNS
George Harrison accidentally invented the charity concert when he did his ‘Concert For Bangladesh’, which means he is accidentally responsible for Bono singing ‘tonight thank god it’s them instead of you’ for Band Aid. Still, these are good things all told and in 1971 he got a bunch of pals together for a big show…
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