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The music industry is sparring with TikTok and the whole thing has the vague whiff of when the music industry had a massive brawl with Napster. Now, of course, the scrap with Napster somehow ended up with Spotify, which isn’t exactly a result for people who make music, but consumers are happy enough. TikTok, for…
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Once again, we’re talking about the lousy algorithm. For fear of sounding like horrible old-heads who yearn for the past, we do miss the time when we had every opportunity of listening to the music we wanted to, because we were the people off down the shops and trying before we were buying, and then…
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To celebrate Lou Reed’s birthday the other day (he would have been 82), Keef Richards decided to do a cute cover of ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’ by The Velvet Underground. It might all feel a bit unnecessary, but it’s nice all told, eh? Besides, Light In The Attic are putting an album out called…
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We’re a day late on this, but that doesn’t diminish the quality of this psychedelic, woman focused mix from Jawa Jones. It also doesn’t diminish the wonderful socialist event that is International Women’s Day. Go read up the day’s origins. And yes, there’s an International Men’s Day. It’s in November. Of course, this mix is…
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Belle & Sebastian fans won’t need reminding who Isobel Campbell is, but other people might. So, yep, Isobel was one of the voices that made Belle & Sebastian so fun to listen to and, since that time, she’s gone solo. She’s got a new LP called ‘Bow To Love’ and there’s a track for you…
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It’s usually pretty lame when some writer starts bleating on about something being beyond satire, chirruping ‘YOU COULDN’T MAKE IT UP!‘ and all that. However, sometimes things happen in real life and you are left thinking ‘what the actual fuck?’ and we’re wandering into that exact territory when you basically look at a hipster music…
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We focus so much on Glastonbury and Reading in the UK, that we overlook some of the one-offs that happened in the ’70s in small towns, with insanely good line-ups and loads of opposition from locals. Back in 1972, if you lived in Bardney in Lincolnshire, you were aware that a festival was going down…
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Kamasi Washington is one of the most prominent jazzers on the planet, so it’s no surprise that he’s attracted some premier talent for his new LP. The album is called ‘Fearless Movement’ and there’s a new song for you to listen to below, which goes by the name of ‘Prologue’. He’s said of this new…
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They’ve toured with the Animal Collective and now it’s time for their debut LP! IT’S TOMATO FLOWER! Now, we hadn’t heard of them til we saw their name on the Norman Records mailout, but pressing play, they sound like they’re right up our street! They’ve got that faraway psychedelia of The United States of America…
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Noughties fashion is back, obviously, because we only just had a ’90s revival, so it goes without saying. With something of a reappraisal of Paris Hilton, Ed Hardy biker jackets, baby tees, dangerous thinness and being able to see your thongs over your hipster jeans, then you shouldn’t be too surprised that Charli XCX has…
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COOL SLACKER ALT COUNTRY
They’ve been on tour with hot new Alt Country thing, MJ Lenderman, so it won’t surprise anyone who hasn’t heard of Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band are cut from a very similar cloth, making fun slacker country music for lads who drink PBR and chong weed vapes. Hailing from Kentucky, Ryan Davis and his…
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NEW BUBBLEGUM FROM TCHOTCHKE!
Tchotchke are one of the finest power pop, bubblegum groups around. You heard their Lemon Twigs produced LP? If not, remedy that, stat. They have a cool new single out called ‘Did You Hear?’ which has been dipped in sugar and is all kinds of wonderful. Enough yapping – press play already.
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NEW LEMONHEADS
Everyone’s favourite ’90s crush, Evan Dando, is back as The Lemonheads with the first bit of properly new music in almost 20 years. He’s still being tuneful, slackerish, and a general bohemian dreamboat, of course. He’s teamed up with J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr as well as Lemonhead cohort Juliana Hatfield and it’ll all feel…
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COOL NEW FALLE NIOKE
Born in Guinea, but now residing in lovely Margate, Falle Nioke is being the irrepressible multi-instrumental and fine-voiced artist with a new song out that is well worth your time and your ears for listening. Nioke has announced a debut LP which is called ‘Love From Under The Sea’, which you’ll be able to hear…
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