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British Blues legend, prog overlord and axe-master, Tony McPhee from The Groundhogs, has sadly passed away. In a FB post on the group’s page, it said: “We are deeply saddened to announce that 79-year-old guitar and blues legend Tony (TS) McPhee, died peacefully at home today 6th June, from complications following a fall last year.”…
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Not a thing we thought we’d be writing in a headline, but here we are. Fact is, the pair have been spotted out together a bunch, and obviously, men and women couldn’t possibly be platonic friends without bumping uglies in the mind of everyone, so what’s the craic? After posting some photos on Instagram featuring…
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We’re still on holiday, but this tee was too good to not share. If you know Turbo Island, you’ll know that’s the place to get the best music t-shirts when it comes to wit, super fun graphic design, and letting your music nerd flag fly. Silly tees about Italo Disco, Todd Rundgren, Arthur Russell and…
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Pip Blom are cool. We liked that album they did. It might have been the last one. They may have done one since then, we don’t know. It doesn’t matter too much because when you hear someone say that a band is cool, you should go and check them out. Stop pretending you’re too busy…
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Tove Lo, when she’s on form, is a tour de force. There’s not many better euphoric pop songs than ‘Disco Tits’ and, honestly, there’s not many better euphoric pop song titles better than ‘Disco Tits’ either. She’s had a number of belters (and some we’re less keen on, but we won’t police your thoughts by…
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Andrew Gold is a brilliant man and he’s been behind a series of incredible pop songs that are the living embodiment of West Coast perfection. He’s a nepo baby, sure, but we don’t hold it against people who make brilliant things. ‘Thank You For Being A Friend’, ‘Lonely Boy’, ‘Never Let Her Slip Away’, ‘How…
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The English reggae (and related) scene is one of the most musically enriching and fascinating seams of music anywhere in the world. So much amazing music with so much to say, it’s remarkable that much of it is still something of a niche interest in a broader sense. With that, we turn your attention to…
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David Byrne is a funny one isn’t he? The list of cons about him is about as long as his list of pros – it just depends on whether you weigh the cons the same as the pros, right? And yes, there’s cons. His treatment of Tina Weymouth in Talking Heads is massively uncool. The…
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If you haven’t been to New Century Hall in Manchester, you’re missing out on an absolute jewel on the gig circuit – original fittings, mid-century gorgeousness, a huge and spectacular ceiling and sprung dancefloor, it felt very right that The Lemon Twigs were stepping out here. The D’Addario Bros & friends – all multi-instrumentalists and…
STOP HOARDING TUNES
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JAPANESE BREAKFAST + SILICA GEL
South Korean group, Silica Gel (great band name, that) have teamed up with Michelle Zauner aka Japanese Breakfast for a new track called ‘南宮FEFERE’. Zauner says: “This was the first time I’ve ever written lyrics in Korean. Anyone who’s familiar with my work knows how much my Korean heritage has come to mean to me,…
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TOPS HAVE A GREAT SINGLE OUT
TOPS are a great little band – they’re awesome in a live setting too – and they’ve been putting some of their best work out this year, and their latest single is one of their best yet. Taken from their imminent album ‘Bury The Key’, new song ‘Annihilation’ is a slinky, synthy, almost Yacht Pop…
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REVIEW / GELLI HAHA / SWITCHEROO
Leftfield pop can too often mean that an artist is making something fun, but wilfully awkward, so rock fans can assuage themselves from feelings of selling out. However, when you apply the term properly, you have pure pop and all that comes with it, just a smidge left of centre to make it feel more…
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SPINAL TAP II TRAILER
We’ve finally got an official trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues after a teaser a while back, and as you might expect, there’s a lot of guest stars as the monsters of rock pull in the influential guns! In this new film, we see Questlove being zoomed by the boys, as well as…
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