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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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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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Jimmy Cliff was a titan of music, especially in Reggae circles. While other Caribbean artist may have had more celebrity clout, Cliff was one of the true mavericks and superstars of Reggae, starring in movies and responsible for a slew of global hits, many of which turned the genre into a truly global phenomenon. He
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Many artists move toward the glitz and glamour while chasing the dream – but Rico Nasty’s time in California saw her wondering if she’d lost sight of what she was good at – notably, trap hip hop that’s designed to be played loud. “Shout out to the DMV for that eight count – we listened
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With the Beatles Anthology out, we’ve been on a Fab Four kick. While there’s few who have done it better, the Bee Gees are right up there with them and perhaps deserve their own Anthology series. With that in mind, we stumbled across a clip of the Bee Gees doing a medley on the Midnight
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When a band employs a back-to-basics rock ‘n’ roll sound, for the most part these days, you’ll see kids in thin jeans, mouthing off about ver hippies and acting like they’re the first people to have heard of The Sonics. That’s not always a bad thing, if you enjoy the snottiness of youth. Of all
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We’ve all melted with pleasure that all those years ago, Mort Garson got his synths out and created ‘Plantasia’ – a record to soothe your houseplants. If you wished there were more records like this, welcome to Olive Ardizoni’s relatively recent work – ‘Six Songs For Invisible Gardens’. Under the name Green-House, this is the
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We all know that when Drugdealer release new music, it’s worth paying attention if you like ’70s West Coast music. Of course, Drugdealer are channelling all the good stuff from that decade, and there’s a new song doing exactly that. It’s called ‘The News’, is hooky and has a mellow chug which is always nice,
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The algorithm can do bits sometimes, and this time it served up a band we have almost zero information on. All we know is that GENA have a song out that’s a chugger, that’s a bit Neo Soul, jazzy, classy, sophisticated soulful business that’s really good. It’s called ‘Circlesz’ and while we wait for more
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Michigan is a hot spot of musical talent, from the birth of Techno, to garage royalty like The Dirtbombs, to MC5 and The Stooges, and we’re legally obliged to mention Motown. We’re pretty sure that bit of the world has a mixture of a huge sense of pride about all this, as well as a
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CHECK OUT BARDNEY POP FESTIVAL, 1972
We focus so much on Glastonbury and Reading in the UK, that we overlook some of the one-offs that happened in the ’70s in small towns, with insanely good line-ups and loads of opposition from locals. Back in 1972, if you lived in Bardney in Lincolnshire, you were aware that a festival was going down…
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ALL STAR CAST FOR NEW KAMASI WASHINGTON
Kamasi Washington is one of the most prominent jazzers on the planet, so it’s no surprise that he’s attracted some premier talent for his new LP. The album is called ‘Fearless Movement’ and there’s a new song for you to listen to below, which goes by the name of ‘Prologue’. He’s said of this new…
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ACE NEW PSYCH FROM TOMATO FLOWER
They’ve toured with the Animal Collective and now it’s time for their debut LP! IT’S TOMATO FLOWER! Now, we hadn’t heard of them til we saw their name on the Norman Records mailout, but pressing play, they sound like they’re right up our street! They’ve got that faraway psychedelia of The United States of America…
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WE CAN’T MAKE OUR MIND UP ABOUT CHARLI XCX
Noughties fashion is back, obviously, because we only just had a ’90s revival, so it goes without saying. With something of a reappraisal of Paris Hilton, Ed Hardy biker jackets, baby tees, dangerous thinness and being able to see your thongs over your hipster jeans, then you shouldn’t be too surprised that Charli XCX has…
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