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Hey! We’ve done our latest radio show and it features some great new music that you may or may not have heard on these very pages before. Almost certainly you haven’t heard all of it though. We think we’ve found the new Arthur Russell – how about that for a bold claim? Old stuff, new…
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Willie Nelson’s career has been a broad and interesting one, so maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that at 91 years young, he’s decided to release a cover version of The Flaming Lips’ ‘Do You Realize?’ from ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’. That’s exactly what’s happened in the lead-up to his release of ‘Last Leaf on…
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We’re pretty excited about the new album from Fievel Is Glauque. Their mix of ’60s jazz pop and gonzo psychedelic electronics is a thing that makes our ears fizz with excitement! They’ve got a brand new song out called ‘Love Weapon’ and it is out right now on Fat Possum. Obviously, it’ll feature on the…
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Look, no-one knows everything and has heard every song. We only just heard of Scorpions’ ‘Sails of Charon’ and we’re 100% obsessed with it, top to bottom. From the blistering guitar work at the start, to the stank-face funkiness that makes the drummer stick his chin out, to the tiny-ass singer dancing in his heels,…
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Margo Guryan’s music just keeps getting rediscovered, and with that momentum, a tribute comp has been made called ‘Like Someone I Know: A Celebration of Margo Guryan’, which will see the light of day in November. To whet the appetite, we can now listen to Frankie Cosmos and Good Morning’s version of ‘Take A Picture’,…
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First off, let us give the band their proper name – Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek – it doesn’t fit nicely in a headline, but whatever, this is one of the best bands on Planet Earth right now, mixing funk and psychedelic rock with Turkish, Anatolian music. We’ve written excitedly about them before. The group…
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Being honest, FKA Twigs can be a little frustrating musically BUT it is always interesting, and she definitely means it man, so we shouldn’t let our personal tastes get in the way of the sheer enjoyment of having her around. Anyway, there’s a new track called ‘Eusexua’, co-pro’d by Twigs herself with Koreless and Eartheater.…
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Legend of US roots rock and cosmic country, JD Souther has left the building aged of 78. Souther was best known for co-writing some of the Eagles biggest smashes – ‘Heartache Tonight’ and ‘New Kid In Town’, and he also worked with Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Christopher Cross, and the Chicks. Souther was…
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Supergrass have announced that they’re going to tour ‘I Should Coco’ in full, but the statement includes a very fun jab at Oasis and the promise of non-Coco hits too. Let us explain. They’re going to celebrate the anniversary of ‘I Should Coco’ which includes the perfect ‘Lenny’, and of course, smash hit ‘Alright’, by…
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The longest face in pop music is at it again, using the classic grift of being ‘gagged’ and everyone apparently being against them. Seeing as Morrissey has been saying problematic stuff since the mid ’80s, you’ve only yourself to blame for any feelings of disappointment you have as a Smiths fan. While Johnny Marr manages…
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25 YEARS OF MOON SAFARI
Britpop was slowly being tipped into the landfill and the UK pop-loving populace were looking for something else. Something a little less brass and more cosmopolitan. While a lot of the lads traded their shell-toes for Airwalks and air-scratched their way through Big Beat, the flip was ushered in by two Frenchmen who went by…
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FOGERTY GETS CREEDENCE BACK (AND THIS IS MORE INTERESTING THAN YOU THINK)
He’s spent half a century fighting of ownership of his songs and finally, at long long last, John Fogerty now has the rights to the Creedence Clearwater Revival discog. Fogerty has bought a majority interest in the global publishing rights from Concord Records who got them after buying out Fantasy Records. The whole thing has…
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SPOTIFY DOESN’T WORK FOR MUSICIANS – WILL THIS GUY FIX IT?
Streaming is broken. If you’re a small or independent musician, then Spotify isn’t going to give you a career any time soon. And that’s on purpose. That’s Spotify’s business model. That’s why Spotify are worth more than Paul McCartney, and he’s actually written some of the most enduring songs the world has ever seen, and…
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GWEN STEFANI IS JAPANESE APPARENTLY
Ah, the thorny topic of cultural appropriation eh? Where oldheads go ‘WHY CAN’T I JUST LIKE A LOAD OF STUFF IN WHATEVER WAY I WANT?!‘ and youngheads yell ‘YOU’RE USING OTHER RACES AS FANCY DRESS AND WE’VE HISTORICALLY BEEN MEAN TO THOSE PEOPLE SO IT IS GIVING US THE ICK!!‘ Of course, the majority of…
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