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  • NEW TINARIWEN MUSIC

    Tinariwen have a new album coming out called ‘Hoggar’, which you’ll be able to listen to in full, on March 13th. It has features from Jose Gonzalez too, which is fun! There’s a single you can hear from it too, called ‘Sagherat Assan’ which features Sudanese artist Sulafa Elyas. There’s an animated video to accompany the

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  • NEW SNAIL MAIL!

    Lindsey Jordan – you’ll know her better as Snail Mail – has announced a new album which is called ‘Ricochet’, and again, there’s noisy ’90s-ish guitars and sweet melodies, and some mean eyed views. It’s cool stuff! At the foot of this article, you can hear a new song from the imminent LP, if you’re

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  • REVIEW / ASAP ROCKY / DON’T BE DUMB

    We don’t necessarily look forward to an album from ASAP Rocky, per se, even if he is capable of occasional cool things. As part of the ASAP Mob, we always looked forward to Ferg’s macho bullshit, but whether you like it or not, Rocky was the star. ‘Goldie’ and ‘F***ing Problems’ were club hits, and

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  • ADULT/CHILD RELEASE AND BEACH BOYS COOLNESS

    Beach Boys ‘Love You’ has seen a huge reappraisal in recent years, and rumours of a box set or deluxe treatment were rife in recent months. Who knew then, that what would be appearing was the first official release of lost Brian piece ‘Adult/Child’ too? Massive news! The set is called ‘We Gotta Groove’ and

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  • MUSK VS MUSIC BIZ

    Elon Musk’s Twitter (no-one is calling it X unless they really have to, behave yourself) is going toe-to-toe with the music industry, which is an unfortunate sequence of events where you almost want no-one to win, but at least the music industry isn’t openly fash. Twitter has filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of

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  • LISTEN TO LENNON TALK ABBEY ROAD

    It’s quite usual to only hear The Beatles spoken about after the fact – it’s all reminiscing, revisionism, and all that. What feels unusual now, is to hear a Beatle talk about just one record, at the time it was being released. With that, someone’s uploaded a full interview from Radio Luxembourg with Tony Mcarthur,

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  • THE IMPACT OF SUZANNE VEGA AND TOM’S DINER

    Some songs are famous, but some endure in such a unique way, that they keep asking questions. What exactly is ‘Tom’s Diner’ by Suzanne Vega about? That disassociating voice, that beat, the “doo doo doo” bit that’ll earworm you from the minute you first hear it? Vega had already had a worldwide hit with the

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  • TEN SONGS WITH ROMY MYSTIQUE

    Manchester is known for being a hotbed of music and DJs, but too many fall into the tired tropes of years past, focusing on nostalgia and making sure the same half dozen faces get the same haf dozen gigs time and time again. Not the case with the latest guest for ‘Ten Songs’ – the

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  • TAQBIR REISSUE AND MERCH

    Taqbir are amazing and if you’re into righteous, noisy rock music and haven’t heard them yet, you need to get on it at the first opportunity. Good news for those who missed their vinyl release of their self-titled 45, there’s a red variant for sale along with a dynamite t-shirt to let people know you

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  • REVIEWING ALL THE DOORS ALBUMS

    Like Jack Daniel’s and a concerning attitude toward young women, The Doors are synonymous with the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, thanks in part to Jim Morrison’s cavorting, leather trousers, chewy lyrics and, crucially, this untimely death. When it comes to American psychedelic music, there’s a raft of incredible groups and experimentalists, but really, none of

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  • PET SHOP BOYS TV

    Are you at the age were you look forward to a reason to stay in on a Saturday night? You’re in luck, because BBC Two will be devoting a Saturday evening to the Pet Shop Boys, so you know that’s going to be excellent! This Saturday (20th May) from 19:35, you’ll get a compilation show…

  • LISTEN TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO’S LAST PLAYLIST

    The late Japanese composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra founder Ryuichi Sakamoto’s management have shared the last playlist compiled by the late, great musician. Calling it ‘Ryuichi’s Last Playlist’, they wrote: “We would like to share the playlist that Ryuichi had been privately compiling to be played at his own funeral to accompany his passing. He…

  • SBTRKT: THE RAT ROAD

    When SBTRKT were around last time, they were known for their forward thinking dancefloor chuggers, designed for those kids who weren’t necessarily into dance music and a bit frightened of Techno Lads on pills, but still wanted to scuff their sneakers up on the dirty dancefloors. ‘Pharaohs’ and ‘Wildlife’ were solid gold bangers, but in…

  • DOLLY GOES A LITTLE BIT ROCK, A LITTLE BIT ROLL

    Dolly Parton is great fun and it doesn’t matter if her new music is good or bad, because she’s a wonderful woman to have around. In super silly news, she’s announced she’s going rock. And because she’s fucking Dolly fucking Parton and she can do whatever the fuck she wants, she’s basically assembled an eye-watering…

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