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Geoffrey Reiss has a massive, massive record collection. Some say it’s the best record collection in the world, but who could ever call a thing like that, right? It’s certainly an impressive beast, and Reiss is interviewed in a fun video that captures his huge enthusiasm for the records he has, which is much more…
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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has been relatively quiet since he and his band decided to knock it on the head. Instead of a (lucrative) reunion, Stipe is planning to release his debut solo album soon. He told The Sunday Times newspaper, who we assume you don’t have a subscription for: “I’m working on a solo…
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Sometimes, what you really need is an uplifting, catchy, poppy House track to lift your spirits and your mood. One of the finest purveyors of this kind of thing is the legendary Honey Dijon, who has donned her producer hat with a gem of a new track. She’s releasing a new album, aptly called ‘Nightlife’,…
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Here’s the first in what promises to be a sporadic round-up of some of the best shows that have cropped up on Mixcloud. We’re not on the payroll, but we’re hard-pressed to find a better platform for true music lovers sharing their radio shows and mixes for free for those who need ’em. There’s a…
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We have already played the new, brilliant track from The Junipers on our radio show. If you tuned in, you’ll know just how fabulous it is to have the greatest band in the world making music again. If you didn’t, don’t worry. The Leicester band have released a video for ‘When She Turns’. The group…
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We don’t know how we stumbled across the music of La Sécurité, but we did and played them on our latest radio show, not knowing that there was new music coming out – which it totally is, and we have some to share right here! The Canadian group make an infectious, post-punk-but-danceable racket, and have…
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Kacey Musgraves is as camp as you can get, and it’s nice to hear her back in goofy mode, as that’s one of her best lanes. The gentle psychedelic strum of ‘Golden Hour’ and ‘Deeper Well’ isn’t present on this new track, ‘Dry Spell’. Instead, she’s horsing around a la ‘Pageant Material’, and it suits…
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The encroachment of artificial intelligence in music is a very real problem and, largely, the businesses that make up the music industry have been somewhat slow to take any real stance on it outside of eyeing up financial opportunities, leaving it to musicians to voice their concerns. Well, something is happening with Apple Music where…
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A lot of Neo Soul revivalism misses that freewheeling, experimentalism of the stuff they love, focusing more on jazzy chords and mid-tempo realism – however, what makes great Neo Soul is a certain psychedelic attitude which means albums are not straightforward affairs. Be it the fuzzy guitars and electric guitars lifted from psychedelic ’70s soul…
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Lily Allen was responding to a tweet about criticism of her. The tweet asked where “this smear campaign” had come from, noting it had come “from nowhere”. Her reply stated “Oh its coming from somewhere, but we move!” Then, as evidenced by the image above, she added ‘Bots<Birkins’ Now, Allen’s album – ‘West End Girl’…
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BICKERSHAW FESTIVAL FOOTAGE
The Bickershaw Festival is the stuff of legend in the North of England, and to anyone with an interest in the UK’s festival scene. Staged in a mining town with not much going on in 1972, the show was spearheaded by Jeremy Beadle, who would of course go on to have a very interesting life…
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FONTEYN HAS YOUR NEW FAVOURITE
Let’s not mess around here – if you’re reading about Fonteyn on these pages, we’re going to go absolutely over the top about her. She’s brilliant. She is making exactly the kind of yearning, swoonsome ’70s pop that makes us tick. Previous outings have shown us the joys of sweet pop, huge soaring hooks and…
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KATE BUSH IS COOL ISN’T SHE?
Kate Bush is great. What a treasure she is to have around. This was probably meant as an advert for Record Store Day (which is the Valentine’s Day for vinyl lovers, for better or worse), and the reissue of a Kate Bush track, which of course, we’ll talk about – but we’re more interested in…
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NEW HANGING STARS
Everyone’s favourite cosmic cowboys, The Hanging Stars, are coming back with a new LP and that’s always great news. While many Nu Country outfits wander past the gorgeous, ethereal nature of much of country music, not this lot. The new album is called ‘On A Golden Shore’ and you’ll be able to get your hands…
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