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In more ‘what did you think was gonna happen?’ news, the fallout over SXSW and their ties to the US Army continues and, of course, with SXSW being held in Texas, the Texans are of course acting up. If you stick your head out of the window and keen your ear, you may be able…
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Metronomy are back, gang! Now, we will be using the plural here because that’s how you talk about bands, but is Metronomy just Joe Mount really? We’re not wholly sure, so we’ll swerve the whole thing. More important is that there’s a new song to listen to called ‘Nice Town’ and it’s really good. They (?)…
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The Indigo Girls are one of those hugely significant bands that mean so much to so many, yet, fly under the radar of most rock press, almost invariably because they’re women, and maybe because they make folk rock. They also happen to be gay, and the male gaze doesn’t stretch that far, clearly. The group…
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Not every day is a solid news day, and not every day sees something you want to spend the time reviewing. However, other people are doing good stuff and we feel the need to share that, because we’re not the oracle on everything. With that, the always fantastic Bandsplaining have done a smart video on…
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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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OZZY SHOWERED IN LOVE
What can you write about Ozzy Osborne? A man who lived enough life for all of us put together. A pioneer. A funny swine. A heroic effort to hedonism. An unlikely reality TV star. The man who, with Black Sabbath, pretty much invented heavy metal. A great fella. While tributes pour in from every corner,…
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FREE RANGE / JULY 2025
Our new radio show has been uploaded and features music from Argentina, Malawi, Madagascar, the former Yugoslavia, Japan, and more places besides! There’s funky stuff, power pop, new releases including the new one from Tchotchke and a gem from Domenique Dumont! We’d include the tracklisting, but we encourage you to listen to the show and…
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NEW CATE LE BON + WORRYING ABOUT A DOG
The new Cate Le Bon track is out and it’s called ‘Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?’ and it’s a moody, psychedelic synth track and, predictably, it’s very good. The accompanying video is left-of-centre, and we spent a good chunk of it worrying about a fun little dog who gets tied to a bollard. We’re…
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WE NEEDED MOUSTACHE TYLER
Tyler dropped a new album (or is it a mixtape? That line is blurred these days). Whatever it is, it is a load of fun and almost made us think that he’s the natural heir to The Neptunes. He’s something of an auteur, and rap always needs those. One thing we learned is that we…
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