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John Carpenter is twiddling the knobs again, with Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies on a new version of his ’69th St Bridge’ which of course, was first heard on his ‘Escape To New York’. It’s a chunky, gnarly little number that will tickle the pickle of anyone who is into fun, sparse synth music. There’s
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When the tabloids went after George Michael, it was an appalling act of pettiness and spitefulness that saw him outed, not that his legions of fans cared about who he was fucking. So, it was a coup de grâce for George to tackle the whole thing head-on with his next single, ‘Outside’, where he gave
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Jamila Woods, for our money, is sorely underrated in the R&B game. She rarely missed and, in welcome news for our ears, she’s back with a great new song called ‘Good News’. There’ll be a new LP called ‘Water Made Us’ on October 13th, and if it’s anything like her last one ‘LEGACY! LEGACY!’, we’re
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Sure, you’ve heard Dire Straits ‘Walk Of Life’ a million times over. It’s a Dadrock masterpiece. It’s got that thin synth organ and boogie guitar, but did you know how hard it went live? Let’s not get bogged down in the whys and the whens, and just get straight into it – this is one
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Rejoice Super Furry Animals fans! A rarely seen ‘road movie’ featuring your furry friends on tour and in the studio and all that good stuff. It’ll be screened on YouTube for one-time only (bootleggers ears pricking up there) and you can join SFA at 8pm on Friday September 15th. This is all part of a
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There’s a lot of sad music around at the moment. Understandable really, but largely, we’d prefer to focus on things that pull us out of the dumps for a couple of minutes at a time, even if it’s only sonically. A track that put some pep in our step is the new one from Golden
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As we’ve previously mentioned, Talking Heads were sharing a stage together again, and thankfully, it happened! They stepped on-stage together at the Toronto Film Festival last night for a Q&A about the re-do of ‘Stop Making Sense’ and mercifully, someone’s uploaded a hooky video of it. Thanks la! Previously, guitarist Jerry Harrison had said that
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What’s in the water down Cornwall? They love a bit of noise down there mixed in with head-melting psychedelic business. We’re not talking about Aphex, but rather, improv noise band Mildred Maude who have a new EP out. The track we’re sharing below is called ‘Shifting’ and is taken from ‘Microclimates’ and if you like
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Believe it or not, there’s still a war on drugs, despite drugs clearly being the victor. Fact is, music and taking drugs go hand-in-hand, whether you’re getting off your chops at a rave, bumping a key a gig, or rolling some fat ones while you dissolve into the sofa listening to John Martyn records. And
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Cleo Sol is quite possibly the best soul artist the UK has ever produced so it’s great to hear that she’s got a new LP on the bubbler. The album is called ‘Heaven’ and it’ll be out in just a few days, on September 15th. She put a little teaser online for those who need
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The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point
We had to go with the ClickHole headline “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point” headline, as Kid Rock sat before Congress and created a situation where a horrible idiot made a sound point. See, Kid Rock – Robert Ritchie to his doctor – has testified about the costs of gig…
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REVIEW / SHINTARO SAKAMOTO / YOO HOO
Shintaro Sakamoto has been quietly blowing minds for musical magpies for a while though, but for those not with their ear tuned to Japanese rock, the name might not be familiar. More’s the pity, because Sakamoto is one of the most prolific artists on the planet right now, channelling psych, AOR, funk, slo-mo ’80s soul,…
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THUNDERCAT / SINGLE AND ALBUM
Thundercat is back with some more deliciously smooth shit, as he announces a brand new album in the process. It only seems like yesterday that he released a record, but it’s actually six whole years since we had a long player of his to listen to. The new album is out April 3rd and from…
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MORE GREEN-HOUSE IS A GREAT THING
We’ve written about Green-House and featured them on our radio show – fact is, in ambient circles, you won’t find many records better. With that, it’s wonderful to learn that there’s a new album due called ‘Hinterlands’. If you’re sold enough and just want the facts, it’ll be released on 20th March on Ghostly International,…
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