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You may or may not have heard of Infinite Coles, but you’ll have heard of their dad. Coles is the child of the Wu Tang’s Ghostface Killah, and they’ve dropped new music which address the relationship between the two. Coles is gay and it seems there’s tension between the two, and mercifully for us music
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Madonna is returning to dance music, as it has been announced that she’s returning to Warner Records, and notably, coming at us with ‘Confessions Of A Dance Floor Part 2’, which should be out in 2026. Madonna and dance music is a marriage made in heaven, and if she’s going to help bring back French house
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Brian Eno’s Together for Palestine benefit played out at London’s Wembley Arena, and sincerely, the whole thing felt very similar to the rallies and shows that called for the release of Nelson Mandela during South Africa’s apartheid. During the gathering, there were a number of powerful speakers and performances, and after the show, Massive Attack announced they
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The Charlatans have always been billed as ‘survivors’, which is fair but belies the group’s ability to shift with the times. While a lot of groups quickly (and understandably) fall into nostalgia, The Charlatans insatiable need to keep their ears open has seen them endure. So with that, a new LP is on the horizon,
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There’s a new maxim doing the rounds which, once you read it, you can’t really unsee it, and points to why piracy is back. “If streaming isn’t ownership, then piracy isn’t theft.” Piracy went away for a while, with Spotify and Netflix seemingly being the two silver bullets that solved the problem of stealing content.
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Such is the music created by French producer Malibu, that critics get all poetic trying to capture the magic of her music. You’ll hear ‘ethereal’ and the like, because Malibu doesn’t make conventional music – but it sure is gorgeous. Malibu has announced her debut LP which will go by the name of ‘Vanities’, and
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When you see Thundercat paired up with a popstar, you might assume it’s going to be a slinky R&B number with a rubbery bassline. Not so. Thundercat has teamed up with Remi Wolf for an absolutely batshit piece of jazz fusion that’s… and this is no surprise really… absolutely irresistible. Who else is this well
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We haven’t heard of Stella Donnelly before, but it kinda doesn’t matter when you find someone, as long as you find ’em, right? And we tripped over this cute new video by Stella thanks to the YouTube algorithm. Algorithms – they’re useful occasionally, irritatingly. The track is called ‘Feel it Change’ and available everywhere you
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There’s been something of a reappraisal of the Style Council over the years, which has been really nice to see. Paul Weller’s post-Jam output is up there with his best work, there’s no doubt about that. With that, Universal Music are going to release some limited edition records, namely with a series of three limited
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El Michels Affair have been teaming up with some cool people, including Derya Yildirim & The Grip Simsek and now, Melody’s Echo Chamber. All record collector approved global beat, which is great news for all! Melody Prochet says of this collab that: “‘Daisy’ started as a daydream while listening to Leon’s finest music,” which is
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LEAVING COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE
Don’t do it. It’s lame and lazy.
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ELECTRO BEER! POP AND LOCK-IN!
Fans of drinking pints and classic Electro compilations – this is a niche but perfect article for you! For the 40th anniversary of the legendary comps, there’s some special beer being brewed, and boy, the whole thing is handsome and great. The beer is made by Deviant & Dandy who are an independent brewery producing…
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DORTHIA COTTRELL’S DARK HEAVY PSYCH
There’s a lot of doom-laden music knocking around at the moment. The magnificent and downright frightening Lankum have a new LP out and culty GOAT have been weirding everyone out again. Now, it’s the turn of Dorthia Cottrell who has a creeptacular psychedelic track out called ‘Harvester’. You assume this isn’t about filling your boots…
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WHAT IS IT WITH K-POP AND FASCISM?
These K-Pop bands are a massive, multi-million dollar business and on one hand, it’s great to see young pop fans getting into music that is spoken in something that isn’t English. However, there’s a big problem – what’s with all the Nazi stuff?! The most recent news concerns Chaeyoung who is a member of Twice.…
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