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We don’t know what’s in the water down Tampa Bay, but They Hate Change have a new one out that falls squarely in the experimental rap hole, and that’s no bad thing. Don’t worry – it’s listenable and fun – it’s not circuit board screaming gloom. They have a new EP out called ‘Wish You…
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What happens when you mix German cosmic prog and Chicago post-rock? Well, you get Dog Unit’s new track called ‘When Do We Start Fighting?’ and it’s sounding really good on first listen! The group hail from London and there’s going to be a new LP in April called ‘At Home’. You can buy music from…
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The Gossip are coming back, the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs rubbed shoulders with LCD Soundsystem on the ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ documentary, and it’s all well and good and it’s encouraging to see a load of loud, fun music making a comeback. However, we’re much more interested in a revival of skuzzy, super…
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Frank Farian’s impact on pop music is so enormous, it’s hard to fully comprehend it’s scope. And yet, Farian is not a household name despite being responsible for over 850 million record sales. Born in post-war Germany, Farian had a go at his own pop career, covering ‘Mr Pitiful’ and landing a hit with a…
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Tierra Whack is ace, and so it’s ace that she’s announced an album we can all listen to! It’s the first long player we’ve had since her first which was a good few years ago now. This new one is called ‘World Wide Whack’, which is a fine title for an LP we think! She’s…
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When it comes to music from the 1960s, there’s a wealth of artists that are mentioned, but not nearly enough, is praise for perhaps the greatest girl group of them all – the Shangri Las. Rebellious, street-tuff, but importantly, emotional and spoke of the realities of being young women. The talk of the shock of…
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Karriem Riggins and Madlib are a bit of a dreamteam, and they’re releasing ‘Massamba Afundance’, which is the second single from their upcoming Jahari Massamba Unit LP, album ‘YHWH is LOVE’ which is out March 1st. It’s a groovy, jazzy, percussive affair. You’ll like it if you like either of the aforementioned names. We do. It sounds very record collectory. In…
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Hailing from Brooklyn, TOLEDO (all caps) have been making fun, grotty bedroom pop for a bit now, and their new song is pretty cool, if you’re in the market for something pretty cool. The new song is called ‘Lindo Lindo’ and we’re really into the plasticine artwork, that you can see on the YouTube video…
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Hatebeak are a thrash metal band that have a parrot for their lead singer. Of course it randomly entered the ol’ brain putty.
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The High Llamas are ace and it’s lovely to have them back. They’ve got a new song called ‘Toriafan’, which is different enough from the old stuff to make it worth your while, but also containing that High Llamas magic of years past. Sean O’Hagan, who basically is the band, sez: “The song is about…
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NOW AND THEN / FINALLY HERE
We’ve spoken quite a bit about the last Beatles recording and it’s finally here and available to listen to it. Very bittersweet experience in all honestly. It’s age appropriate too, so don’t be expecting any 808s or dirty wub wubs. A touching final chapter to the greatest band to ever do it.
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JAMES ELKINGTON’S TAKE ON LIBRARY MUSIC
For so many years, library music was only a thing that tapped people’s toes if they were absentmindedly watching TV, as it soundtracked incidental moments on shows and whatnot. However, nerds started valuing the complex pop-jazz moments, the ambient segues, and more. Soon enough, library music was having a renaissance. Matt Berry (who seems to…
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BEATLES NOW AND THEN FILM IS HERE
We’re very sentimental and excited about the ‘Now And Then’ release that’s due from The Beatles. It’s all very bittersweet, given that it’s the ‘last recording’ they’ll do. A short film with snippets from the isolated vocal, strings, pop vox from the family and surviving members and… …stop reading this and just press play already.…
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BOOK A HOLIDAY TO AVOID LIAM GALLAGHER PLAYING YOUR HOME TOWN
Want to get away for a holiday and need some impetus to get organised and booking something? Well, if you live in a major city, the following is the dates Liam Gallagher is playing and your local will be filled with lads with bad feathered hair cuts, wearing gazelles and waddling around with their feet…
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