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  • ED SHEERAN MIGHT QUIT MUSIC [JOKES + SERIOUS STUFF]

    Ed Sheeran has said that he might knock the whole music thing on the head if he loses his case in a copyright infringement trial. Are we going to joke about this? Of course we are, because partly, it’s funny in a lowest common denominator way. However, there’s a serious point in all of this…

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  • HIP FONTS OF THE US GOVT

    Like looking at ace 70s graphic design? Cool fonts? You’re in luck. You’ll have to not sneer at Richard Nixon briefly, but you’re a grown up, you’ll manage. Here’s a great, short video that should set you off down some graphic design wormholes.

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  • WANT TO SEE CRAZY TOWN HAVING A FIGHT?

    You know Crazy Town don’t you? Come my lady, come, come my lady lol. Anyway, we’re not arsed about their music and we’re assuming you’re not either. An embarrassing, ugly fist-fight? COUNT US IN! You’ve probably already seen this, but it’s the weekend and we’ve gone to the pub and just scheduled this. The singers…

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  • RICO NASTY VERSUS 100 GECS IS ALWAYS FUN

    Rico Nasty makes mega fun club hip hop, and once again, we see they’re in a tagteam with 100 Gecs, so we’re in for a whole load of trouble as usual! The new track is called ‘Turn It Up’, and seeing as Rico Nasty coined the phrase ‘sugar trap’ about her music, it’s funny that…

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  • YUSSEF DAYES BLACK CLASSICAL

    There’s a new LP due from Yussef Dayes called ‘Black Classic Music’ on September 8th, and if you’re a head on the UK jazz scene currently, you’ll be more than aware of the swirl around the percussionist right now. Expect some heavy, heavy music for sure. Yussef Dayes, in jazzer form, shared his thoughts: “What…

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  • KESHA IS NOT FUCKING AROUND

    Kesha’s time with Dr Luke will go down in music history as one of the most troubling chapters we’ve seen, at least in recent years. There’ll be documentaries about it, for sure. Go acquaint yourself if you haven’t already, but get comfy, because there’s a lot to bone up with. If you know already, then…

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  • KILLER LIVE FUZZ FROM DEAF WHIP

    Ace new group of evil-doers, Deaf Whip, have released a tremendously stylish and sexy live session for you to be summoned by. Deaf Whip are the child of all manner of great shit, and in this you’ll hear psychedelic drone, heavy heavy fuzz, brutalist electronic analogue doom, goth punk, and so much more. A co-pro…

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  • GIRLS ALOUD NOW ON VINYL

    ‘Sound of the Underground’ on vinyl? Lovely coloured vinyl? What’s not to love about that, Girls Aloud fans? It’s the 20th anniversary of the LP, and you can pre-order it and then when it eventually arrives at your house, you can hold it like it’s your first born child. Order it via the Girls Aloud…

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  • POOR OLD JOHNNIE RAY

    We were listening to ‘Come On, Eileen’ by Dexy’s the other day, and for the first time ever, wondered what that opening line was all about. If you’re not familiar, its: “Poor old Johnnie Ray; sounded sad upon the radio, moved a million hearts in mono. Our mothers cried, sang along, who’d blame them?“ That’s…

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  • THUNDERCAT X TAME IMPALA

    You probably love Thundercat already and, unless you’re some precise age that actively hates the popularity of Tame Impala because you were annoyed at all your classmates liking them when you were ranting and raving about The Cramps or something, you probably quite like a couple of Tame Impala tracks. Well, the two have teamed…

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  • WATCH COOL TRAILER FOR TALKING HEADS THING

    Tina Weymouth’s group, Talking Heads, are coming back of a fashion. ‘Stop Making Sense’ – the iconic live movie – will return to theatres in 2023 with a newly restored 4K version, so it’ll look real pretty. It’s from A24 if you care about such details. Also, a Deluxe Edition of the film soundtrack will…

  • A NEW SONG FROM DRUGDEALER

    Cult faves Drugdealer have been sneaking out new tracks over the past few months, and the project is still steeped in that glorious ’70s sound that they’ve peddled before. However, in a nicely surprising turn of events, this new one – ‘Lip Service’ – veers away from the smoothness and sounds a bit more pub-punk,…

  • WE’LL MISS YOU BOBBY CALDWELL

    Bobby Caldwell is no longer with us, so with that, we’re going to send it out into the ether that we love him. His wife took to Twitter to confirm his passing, after he’d been ill for a number of years. If you aren’t immediately aware of who Bobby Caldwell is, the first thing we’ll…

  • MEG WHITE BEING A TERRIBLE DRUMMER AND ALL THAT

    It’s a storm in a teacup, but it all kicked off on Twitter recently, with some guy wheeling out a tired old take about Meg White being a terrible drummer. He said: “The tragedy of the White Stripes is how great they would have been with a half decent drummer. Yeah yeah I’ve heard all…

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