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Hey. Think your record collection is proof of you frittering your money away when you could have put a deposit down on a house? Well, watch this video. Your record collection is absolutely small fry compared to this guy from Hong Kong. A short video, so just watch it.
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Pink Floyd are going to be doing a whole load of things for the anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon. It’ll be 50 and there’s going to be deluxe boxsets and all that stuff, which honestly, you can go and find out about yourself because we’re only mentioning this because the anniversary happens to
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Bona fide legend and founding member of two of America’s greatest ever groups, David Crosby, has passed away aged a remarkable 81. Founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Croz has left a musical footprint that’ll take some filling. His wife released a statement to Variety: “It is with great sadness after a
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Reissues are great aren’t they? Sometimes original pressings are hard to get hold of. Sometimes they’re prohibitively expensive. Sometimes the original pressing sounds like dogshit. Sometimes the vinyl is flimsy. Sometimes you’ve worn your copy out and would like a fresh one for the turntable. So with that, Rhino are reissuing ‘Burgers’, the 1972 LP
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Do you remember Boygenius? Basically, it was a supergroup of Phoebe Bridgers (now very famous), Lucy Dacus (quite famous) and Julien Baker (also quite famous) and they released an EP, before all three kinda exploded. Well, they’re getting the band back together and there’s new music and some live shows as well. Awkwardly, the album
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Suzi Quatro is going to play the hits as part of a run of shows celebrating the 50th anniversary of her first number one and gigantic banger, ‘Can The Can’. The Detroit legend said: “I am now in my 59th year in this business! Last year I played the Royal Albert Hall and was high
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Yaeji is great. In a way, that’s about a much as you need to know, but we’ll humour you and write a little more. Mixing bonkers day-glo electronics, house and hip-hop with cutesy, intimate vocals, Yaeji is prolific and fun! The ‘What We Drew’ mixtape released in 2020 was a firm favourite here, and now,
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It isn’t easy remembering long band names. Sometimes your brain switches off while you’re saying them out loud, and words just start to fall out. So with that, we look at Noel Gallagher’s band – the High Flying Birds. Are they even called that? We’d check but we’re lazy. Pretty sure they’re called that. They’ve
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Ye, the artist formerly known as but ostensibly still known as Kanye West, has gone missing. Why? Well, everything. His fall from grace has been well documented, making for a disappointing time for fans of his music and a boring SEE I TOLD YOU from people who are a bit racist when a rapper acts
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Yukihiro Takahashi from the trailblazing Yellow Magic Orchestra has passed away, so we’re taking the opportunity to remind you how great people can be. Takahashi sang and played drums with the legendary Japanese group, widely regarded to be the Japanese Kraftwerk (a bit lazy as comparisons go, but will do to encourage the casual listener).
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NEW JAKOJAKO IS GREAT
We’ve been really enjoying the modular synth stuff of JakoJako, whether it’s 4/4 club music or the more elegant headphone stuff. She’s shared a new track which goes by the name of ‘Dragon Bridge’, and it is another gem! This will feature on new LP called ‘Tết 41’, which you’ll be able to hear on…
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WHO WANTS A FUN PATTI LABELLE ANECDOTE?
Patti LaBelle is one of the finest singers to ever grace a stage, but what really makes her so magnetic is her presence away from it. She’s lived enough lives for all of us combined, and knows exactly how to tell us about it. The latest, involves Elton John and some Tupperware. “He was my…
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BONNIE PRINCE BILLY RECORD SHOPPING
Amoeba Records’ run of What’s In My Bag? videos are the stuff of legend for anyone who likes musicians talking about the albums and books they like. With that, while you’re idling in bed or whatever this weekend, watch the always magnetic Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy talking about some super interesting bits. Here you go.
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LANA’S COUNTRY IS HERE?
When Lana Del Rey dropped a big country music sized hint, everyone who cared wondered how the whole thing would shape up. We daydreamed about which country lane she’d take, hoping she’d go for a luxurious, melancholic, orchestral version of bruised balladry. While Lana has a number of strings to her bow, it does feel…
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