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See: Everything Everything Announce October Tour Dates

October 4th. A day that, in 1957, saw the launch of the Sputnik Russian Space Satellite, the first artificial craft to circumnavigate the Earth, and gave rise to what became know…

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Track: Super Water Sympathy announce new album, U.S. tour dates – with free download

It may seem strange for someone born right in the centre of rural England, but my first love was an American girl. She was sassy, she was brave and most…

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See: Dark Horses release new video for ‘Alone’

In my youth, the free time I spent, my simple pleasures, weren’t really ever that simple. To buy every vinyl release on Factory records, (if anyone has Quando Quango 12inches and early Durutti Column albums…

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Meet: Nat Johnson

It’s not often I taken notice of a drummer. In general, drummers hang about with drummers, talking about cymbals and other stuff mere musicians don’t understand (probably like unintentionally slowing…

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News: Foreign Talks – Debut LP Release Date

I’d like to say sorry to the people of Norman Road. You see, I left home at 17 to go to one of these old-fangled (you know, back in the…

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Track: Josh Kumra – The Answer, plus new Album and Single Details

Off the top of my head, Diana Dors, Melinder Messenger and an unfathomable roundabout system are the only things of note to come out of Swindon. And of course…

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See: Everything Everything release video for Duet

I was a relatively unsuccessful footballer, looking back. I had major issues at the best level I ever played at, and I had to give up on it. When I…

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Album Review: Atoms for Peace – Amok

Given its slightly dark imagery, and menacing title, it’s rather a surprise that Thom Yorke and (new) friends have made an album that, while having its moments of doubt and even sadness, is…

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Meet: NZ/NYC synth-pop artist Lips

When I was younger I moved from a small village in Yorkshire, to London. The big metropolis that London is both scared and excited me. There were certain things I…

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Screaming Maldini Singer Gina Walters gives us the low-down on their new album, track by track.

We’ve already talked about the Screaming Maldini album, here. If you don’t want to read it (go on, it’s really good) then the important facts are these – 1. It…

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