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Hype is a dangerous thing. If you’re a hotly tipped band that’s come out of nowhere, suspicions are likely to be aroused. And so, to a headline from the NME, who are not impervious to a bit of shenanigans with their hype machine. Introducing Picture Parlour, the fearless rockers ready to take on the world…
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My Bloody Valentine fans can be a feverish lot, so good news dorks, Kevin Shields has released some new music right under your noses and no-one noticed until now! The noisenik has released a limited edition fuzz pedal, and inside it, secreted away, is some new music! Earlier this week, Shields shared the deets on…
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Glastonbury has form for big bands playing secret sets. We don’t know why. Tradition probably. A bit of fun, for the kiddies. Anyway, there’s a large rumour doing the rounds that Pulp will be performing. So what’s the basis behind this muttering? Well, there’s a band called The ChurnUps on the Pyramid Stage who are…
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The fall-out from Little Mix has been a tense affair, so we’re thrilled to not be writing about that so we can focus on something much better – songs that slap. Leigh-Anne is starting a new chapter in her career and she’s hot out of the gates with ‘Don’t Say Love’ – a love letter…
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We’re only halfway through the year, but it’s been noted that hip hop hasn’t had a number one in this calendar year (at least Stateside). This time last year, Gunna, Pusha, Tyler, Future and Kendrick had all landed at the summit, but this year feels leaner. It goes without saying that there’s time yet, and…
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Twitter is facing a massive lawsuit filed by a coalition of 17 music industry entities, and two things – it’s not necessarily in our nature to take the side of Big Music Business, and this may well be rotten news in terms of musicians’ ownership and copyright – we really aren’t sure. However, this is…
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There’s a new tune from OSEES called ‘GOON’ and honestly, it’s like someone dropping an anvil on your head from the top of some flats. We mean that in a good way of course. And you might be like ‘wasn’t their a band called The Oh Sees as well?’ It’s the same crowd. See, the…
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Bonnie Raitt is, without doubt, one of the realest to ever do it. With success coming relatively late into her career, what we’ve ended up with is an artist that obviously knows her worth, but is also still grateful and ultimately incredibly humble. In Manchester, Bonnie took to the stage with her incredibly capable band…
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One of the greatest summer songs ever recorded is ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ by Stardust, which you’ll no doubt know was by French house legends Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk fame), Alan Braxe and vocalist Benjamin Diamond. Released in 1998, it’s still as infectious as ever and it’s not quite summer ’til you had…
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We didn’t quite know how to word the headline but wanted to let you fans of Jim Noir and Soundcarriers know about a new LP that needs to be on your radar. The new album is from Co-Pilot who are comprised of Alan Roberts (Jim Noir) and Leonore Wheatley (The Soundcarriers, International Teachers of Pop) – both…
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FÖLLAKZOID WITH A BIG TECHY WHUMPER
We don’t know a huge amount about Föllakzoid so we looked them up. They’re Chilean, they’ve collabed with Atom™ and J Spaceman from Spiritualized, and most importantly, have a new and huge techno whumper out called ‘V-II’. Apparently, this is the first new music in quite a few years and there’ll be an album out…
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HACKNEY DIAMONDS + THE STONES?
The Rolling Stones seem to be up to something. After the wild success of Paul McCartney’s viral campaign for McCartney III where he left clues all over the place about an imminent LP, it seems the Stones are at it now. An advert appeared in a local newspaper for a glass repair shop. The clues…
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POPULATION II REMEMBER PROG
We don’t recall having hear of Population II before, but it’s obvious that prog never went away when you listen to their new track ‘C.T.Q.S.’ That’s not a criticism by the way. Only the weak turn their nose up at prog, and the equally weak like prog but can’t joke about it by saying ‘proggy…
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DAVID BYRNE: A LITTLE TYRANT
One of the black clouds that has hung over the legacy of Talking Heads is the friction between band members. David Byrne devotees have glossed over his treatment of Tina Weymouth for years – notably ignoring his repeated auditioning of Weymouth. Of course, the rest of the band could be just as difficult, but the…
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