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  • BOWIE TO BE ANIMATED LIKE ABBA

    David Bowie – a man with regrettably few decent haircuts in such a long and industrious career – is looking like returning from the dead, and starring in a new show that’s like the ABBA Voyage one. Is it virtual reality? It’s not a hologram. You know what we mean. Either way, you’ve got to…

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  • CHAKA KHAN GOES IN (ENJOY THE CATTINESS)

    Chaka Khan has taken the gloves off and thrown immense shade at Mariah Carey and Adele. Now, if you’re visiting from some awful stan account or the point of view of a MEGA FAN, then go away already. See, this is pop music. We’re hear to have fun. We’re hear to enjoy the cattiness. Someone…

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  • TEKE:TEKE WITH MORE JAPANESE PSYCHROCK

    They’re a Japanese psychedelic band and based in Montreal and they’re called TEKE:TEKE and if that isn’t one of the most flatly factual openings to an article, we don’t know what is. Anyway, not to say we aren’t excited by this new song by them called ‘Garakuta’ – a fried, fuzz wig-out and is delightfully…

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  • KARA JACKSON: MORRICONE MEETS SINGER SONGWRITER GREATNESS

    Kara Jackson has been doing cool things and it’s hard to pin down exactly what that is in a catchy headline. She’s got a cinematic way with words and on a new track, a killer backdrop of Morricone/Ry Cooder dusty twang. It’s dead good. The new track (we’ll get to that in a minute) will feature…

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  • ALL BANDS IN LEAGUE WITH THE DEVIL SAYS REM MAN

    Listen, we shouldn’t give Alex Jones and people like him the time of day. However, sometimes, it’s really funny to talk about them, so we will. And REM’s Mike Mills (who, incidentally, sang REM’s best song ‘Near Wild Heaven’) is on one. Alex Jones has been in a lot of legal bother recently with Info…

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  • DRAKE, REMARKABLY, SHOWS REMORSE FOR SOMETHING

    Drake – possibly pouting somewhere because when is he not slightly pursing his lips – is showing a little remorse for something. Very unlike him that. And ting. So what’s up with him now? Well, he’s said that he regrets mentioning the names of his exes in his music. Appearing on the premiere episode of…

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  • NATIONAL INFORMATION SOCIETY WITH THE HEAVY MUSIC

    Natural Information Society have a new tune out if you’re in the mood for getting heavy with yourself and flipping your wig. If you’re not aware of them, they’ve been described as “ecstatic minimalism”, which basically means ‘kinda jazz’. They’re from Chicago and that’s always a good sign with these things. A new LP called ‘Since…

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  • THERE’S NO NEWS TODAY SO HERE’S EL GRITO

    Not every day is a news day. Maybe some will happen later? Who knows? Not us. Either way, that’s no excuse for us to not post something. There’s always a blank box that needs filling with some words and a thing, right? With that, we’ve been really enjoying this Argentinian jazz LP by Jorge Lopez…

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  • DAFT PUNK ‘RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES’ REDUX

    Daft Punk are doing a 10th anniversary of ‘Random Access Memories’ and it’s out May 12th. That might be all the info you need. There’s a video at the bottom of this article too. For those who need a little more, it includes nine tracks and 35 minutes of unreleased music. Nice. Available on 3xLP,…

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  • VU’S ‘LOADED’ GOING DELUXE

    How much do you like ‘Loaded’ by the Velvet Underground? Well, if the answer is ‘FUCKING HELL, I LOVE IT SO MUCH!’ and you have a bucket filled with money, you’re in for a treat! A limited edition vinyl reissue is coming out and has a load of unreleased stuff, words, photos and all that…

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  • THE STONES ARE STILL THE BEST AT DOING AN IMPRESSION OF THE STONES

    The Rolling Stones have a new album coming out called ‘Foreign Tongues’, which sure does sound like an album title from The Rolling Stones. The album cover is kinda gross too – an amalgamation of their various faces, all smooshed together, and honestly, you think to yourself “yep, that looks like a Stones LP alright!”…

  • THEE MARLOES BRING THE SUNSHINE

    If you’re into the kind of funk you find on ace ’70s Library records, the cinematic soul of classic Serge, and sunshine goodness from the likes of Nu Genea, then you’ll love Thee Marloes. If you’re not on these already, sort that out as soon as you can! If not, they’re from Indonesia and the…

  • REVIEW / NU GENEA / PEOPLE OF THE MOON

    When times are hard, it’s difficult to stop yourself from daydreaming of some blissful, endless summer where shirts are linen, your toes wriggling in the sand, and everyone, everywhere, is a glorious mix of people from all over the globe living in some harmonious Utopia, chilled glass of wine in one hand, pack of Camel…

  • REVIEW / KACEY MUSGRAVES / MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

    In ‘Everybody Wants to Be a Cowboy’, Kacey Musgraves sings “I bet most of these boots are probably never seeing any dirt and the ground ain’t any softer if you’re wearing a rhinestone shirt,” which is basically a call-to-arms against the disingenuous cod-cowboys that litter Country Music these days, and signal a return to her…

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