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Obituary: Meat Loaf aka Marvin Lee Adey September 27th, 1947- January 20th, 2022

One of Rock’s larger than life characters has passed away at the age of 74. Born Marvin Lee Adey in Dallas, the former high-school football player relocated to New York…

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Album Review: Matt Baber & Richard Wileman – Baber Wileman

Richard Wileman’s 2020 album, ‘Arcana’ was a melodic yet unnerving gothic treat, with a Hammer Horror, Wicker Man vibe. This new offering continues in a similar vein, a collaboration with…

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Feature: A Buyer’s Guide to DEVO

Devo is a band that seems destined to be eternally misunderstood, probably because of multi-faceted elements in the pot. Many adjectives and nouns spring forth – humorous, novelty, plastic, comedy, but…

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ALBUM REVIEW – THE FALL – ‘LIVE AT ST HELENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, 1981’

The chance unearthing of a bootleg of this show, by Marc Riley has been well documented by now in the press. John Dwyer, leader of The Oh Sees eagerly stepped…

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News: Skids covers album – ‘Songs From a Haunted Ballroom’

Scottish Punk icons, Skids have recorded their first ever covers album. It’s a tribute to the Kinema Ballroom in Dunfermline, which served as both club and venue in their formative…

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Track: Paar release new single, ‘Eis’

Pastiche, homage and original twist might sound like three orders in your local Starbucks , but in fact it’s a delicate balancing act that many bands flounder at. Too much…

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TRACK – Brinsley Schwarz, new single: ‘Storm in the Hills’

Just as Alice Cooper the band became the man, guitarist Brinsley Schwarz became the band when they adopted his name as their moniker; a band often mentioned in revered tones…

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SEE: Brian Eno video from Film Music album

Brian Eno has commissioned a video for one of the tracks from his recently released ‘Film Music 1976 – 2020’ album. ‘Decline and Fall’, from the film, ‘O Nome da…

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SEE: PUBLIC ENEMY RELEASES NEW ANIMATED VIDEO – ‘PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER WON’

Hip Hop’s original champions of change are back with a new track and album. ‘Public Enemy Number Won’ from the album, ‘What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?’,…

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THE LOVED DRONES – ‘Conspiracy Dance’ Album now streaming

‘Conspiracy Dance’, the new album from the Belgian psyche collective is now streaming on Bandcamp and Spotify, and available to download. A limited-edition vinyl version is also available to order.…

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