Category: COOL STUFF
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COOL CHET BAKER CLIP
Chet Baker’s gentle jazz has endured all these years because it still sounds so cool, so smart, and a melancholy salve in chaotic times. With…
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SUPER FURRIES ARE BACK
Forget the comebacks of Blur, Suede, Oasis et al – the greatest rock group of the ’90s (and beyond) are coming back – it’s SUPER…
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PORTISHEAD FOR PALESTINE
Brian Eno’s Together for Palestine benefit played out at London’s Wembley Arena, and sincerely, the whole thing felt very similar to the rallies and shows that called…
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PIRACY IS BACK
There’s a new maxim doing the rounds which, once you read it, you can’t really unsee it, and points to why piracy is back. “If…
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MALIBU SOUNDSCAPE
Such is the music created by French producer Malibu, that critics get all poetic trying to capture the magic of her music. You’ll hear ‘ethereal’…
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STYLE COUNCIL LIMITED VINYL
There’s been something of a reappraisal of the Style Council over the years, which has been really nice to see. Paul Weller’s post-Jam output is…
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GRATEFUL DEAD / BEAT CLUB
Grateful Dead are just cool aren’t they? The definition of a jam band, with an easy approach to psychedelic music that has seen them endure…
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TORO Y MOI FAVE LPS
With some musicians, you can just tell they’ve got good record collections. Some people just look like they like going into record shops. Toro Y…
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WINGS ANTHOLOGY
The reappraisal for Wings has been a welcome one, as Paul McCartney’s post-Beatle career finally got a fair shake of the stick after everyone released…
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WEATHERALL B2B HARVEY
Andrew Weatherall’s passing left a hole in clubland that we’re still trying to fill. While there may not be another, we’ll always have the music.…
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