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Mr Bongo put good records out, and the latest we’ve spotted is a gem from Daniel Ögren, who you might know from our newest favourite band Dina Ögon. Available on special magenta vinyl (and standard obvs), Ögren’s ‘Fastingen-92′ was initially put out on a limited pressing in 2020, and now Mr Bongo have reissued the…
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Wanna watch something cool? You’re in luck. Amplified have shared a documentary on YouTube about the start of the New York City punk scene. All the faces you want to see are there – Iggy, Debbie, The Ramones, and talking heads from Jayne County, Alice Cooper, Lenny Kaye, Alan Vega and loads more. From non…
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Léna C has exquisite taste in music and been playing cosmic DJ sets all over the place for a while now. She’s also making her own music which has been tickling our pickle, but right now, we’re focusing on her DJing as she’s released a gorgeous Autumnal mix which is really setting the mood now…
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A new EP is due from Mexican-American soft-rocker Cuco called ‘Hitchhiker’. You’ll be able to listen to the whole thing on November 10th, but obviously, you can listen to a song from it here, first. The track is called ‘Planet Express’ and the whole thing is a gentle number that’s pretty cosmic. Watch the video below…
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Time to don the tinfoil hat, take a big toke on a bag of spice, and start joining up the dots that may not be there. Strap in. It’ll be fun, we promise. We were watching the incredibly affable Charles Cornell on YouTube dissecting ‘how hard’ the Thomas The Tank Engine theme goes, and pulling…
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Lauren Mayberry from CHVRCHES has gone solo (not permanently that we know of) and her last track was a softer, piano outing – much different from her work with her band. There’s a new one called ‘Shame’ which is more uptempo and we’re into it. She said, elsewhere: “I had the idea for a while…
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We love Phoenix. They’re ace. They’re also unpredictable. Case in point – there’s a new tune out which features Chad Hugo from The Neptunes and Pusha T. And a singer called Benee too. It’s a remix, of course, and it’s a rejig of ‘All Eyes On Me’. The band sez: “A huge thank you to…
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Multi-instrumentalist and multi-genreist DJ Harrison has covered Steely Dan solo-cut ‘IGY’, which of course, is a banger by Donald Fagen. It’s a soulful take on the classic, and has previously opened for the great man at some shows. He’s added his own twist so puritans, don’t get weird about it. Good covers need to add…
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This week, we’re going to be getting a new LP from Jenn Champion and judging by the single we’ve just listened to, it’s going to be brilliant. And the title is a winner too: ‘GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS (WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE)’. The album it is taken from is called ‘The Last Night of Sadness’,…
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DuoLingo has been a runaway success when it comes to teaching people new languages, turning tedious learning into something approaching a fun, social game. Wouldn’t it be great if they branched out and did it with other things we’d like to learn? Well, answering our prayers, DuoLingo has started teaching music theory basics, so you…
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REVIEW / SABRINA CARPENTER / MAN’S BEST FRIEND
Without a note being played, ‘Man’s Best Friend’ had annoyed half the internet thanks to the cover artwork. We’re not here for that, because in Sabrina Carpenter, we’ve got a popstar that’s remember that glittery, camp fun is a thing to rejoice. That’s not to say Carpenter lacks substance, but rather, reading too much into…
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CHECK HANNAH JADAGU
Hannah Jadagu is new to us, but never mind all that – we really like her new single called ‘Doing Now’, and you might really like it too! The track will appear on new album – ‘Describe’ – which we can hear in full in October, and released on the mighty Sub Pop, which is…
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RECREATING TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS
The impact of ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ is about as large as sound appearing in movies and TV turning into colour. It’s the song that booted the doors open for rock music. A swirling, technicolour, brain melter of a track, it used tape loops and brilliant imagination to usher in The Beatles psychedelic period, and even…
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OBAMACORE: COOL GONE CRINGE?
Remember when the United States of America wasn’t nearly as difficult to look at. Obama was president and while guilty of some Politician Shit, at least he seemed capable, wore the title with a sense of responsibility, and could go for weeks without making any scandalous headlines. Back then, Donald Trump was a noisy conspiracy…
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