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This reeks of an advertorial, but it isn’t – who would sponsor this swill? It is about a brand partnership, but it’s of note to us because it’s kinda funny… and we’ll tell you why. Baileys – the booze cream drink – are teaming up with the Eurovision Song Contest and they say that they’re…
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We’re in 2023 and what’s worse – people still excusing M*rrissey’s behaviour or people like us still falling for it and writing about it? Anyway, here we are, falling for it again and thinking ‘is it boring getting a few licks in for the craic?’ Probably. People who don’t like him are sick of hearing…
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Lists are fun, but we know they’re arbitrary. We all know that, but we still get worked up about them. That’s why publications do them. Hundreds of articles can sail by with barely a whisper of a reply, but as soon as you nail your colours to the mast, everyone’s at your throat and wanting…
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If you like PINS, then Faith Vern from the group has a new project called The Faux Faux, and cuts a very different figure from the garage punk of her other band. A little more kitchen sink and ’60s girl-group (but still a good amount of Northern Grit, you’ll be thrilled to know) and a…
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Fans of mildly psychedelic pop music should tune-in now, because LP Giobbi has a new track out that’s great and you’ll like it. It comes from a new album called ‘Light Places’ and will be out in May. As none of us are very good at waiting for things, you can hear the new track…
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12 years ago on this very day, Rebecca Black released ‘Friday’ and became a meme. She implored us that we needed to get down on Friday, and over a decade later with the release of her first LP ‘Let Her Burn’, on a literal Friday, it’s very easy to get down, because in a week…
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This summer, King Charles III will be getting fitted with a new hat and of course, us loyal servants will be allowed to stop averting our eyes for the day to look directly at a man who is still called Prince Charles really. Of course, like all public holiday things, the 24 hour news channels…
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Matthew McConaughey is going to provide the voice for Elvis Presley in a new animated TV series, which explains the terrible joke we made in the headline. Don’t worry – there’ll be more terrible takes to come. Producers at Netflix announced that the Oscar-winning actor will voice to the lead character in the upcoming action-comedy…
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You may know of BC Camplight already, but if you don’t, there’s a lot to love with Brian “BC” Christinzio. Parts stadium sized rock, part Todd Rundgren, part something else entirely his own, there’s always good stuff to be found on a BC LP. Well, there’s new shit coming on an album called ‘The Last…
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There’s no question that Burt Bacharach is one of the greatest people who ever lived. His way with a song is rarely matched and, sadly, he’s passed away at the grand old age of 94. With Hal David, all by himself, and with others, Bacharach has brought us a dizzying amount of classics. ‘Walk On…
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REVIEWING ALL THE SMITHS ALBUMS
To say we’re not fans of The Smiths would be something of an understatement. Seeing as fans of the group fail to take the hint and keep proselytising about them, it might be time to see what the actual deal is. Of course, these records have been listened to in the past, but in the…
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DOECHII + SZA
Welcome to 2026, and let us start the year with some new music, as tempted as we were to start the new year off with some snark. Let’s be nice before we get to saying anything salty about anyone, right? We kick off with a TDE love-in, as Doechii and SZA team up on an…
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CHRIS REA / A BIGGER LEGEND THAN HE LET ON
Chris Rea has sadly left us, and this being the Christmas period, it’s sad that he left as people settled down to his classic yuletide groover, ‘Driving Home For Christmas’. There’ll be a lot of fond words written about the great man, but we’d like to pay tribute by highlighting some of his finest songs,…
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IT DOESN’T MATTER > GO HAVE FUN
You’re buying presents, going on work parties, getting the bags in, doing shopping, worrying about the turkey and wondering when you’ll have five minutes to sit down with a glass of something nice to yourself, with some records on. Christmas and New Year. The silliest time of the year but, ultimately, one of the most…
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