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See: Black Honey reveal new video for ‘I don’t ever wanna love’

Quirky indie darlings Black Honey return with ‘I Don’t Ever Wanna Love’ the first new recording since last year’s self titled debut album. The Brighton quartet who have support slots…

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Album Review: Madonna – Madame X

I don’t know about you, but I’m beginnning to think Madonna is a Time Lord. In Madame X, Madonna presents yet another regeneration and an album with two themes: the…

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See: Christian Death reveal new video for ‘Forgiven’

I have a long-standing but distant relationship with Christian Death. One dark 80s night, I found myself alone at Goth Night. My bleached perm was a beacon of light among…

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Track: Salad – Under the Wrapping Paper

90’s Indie band Salad return with Under The Wrapping Paper the first single from their long awaited new studio album, The Salad Way, set for release on August 30th. Salad…

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See: The Vacant Lots with Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) New Single ‘Bells’ from EXIT E.P.

Hot off the heels of their recent tour with The Dandy Warhols, The Vacant Lots are heading to Europe for headline shows and a couple support shows with Black Rebel…

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Album Review: Hackney Colliery Band – Collaborations Vol. 1

I have to declare my prejudices. One of the best nights of my life was spent in the company of the Hackney Colliery Band (HCB). We turned up disgracefully early,…

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See: The Bambi Kills reveal new video for Sweet Love

The Bambi Kills are an independent sister duo from Melbourne Australia, no strangers to music Vanessa was the singer of Grunge trio ‘Valentiine’ and Elena is one half of Garage…

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ALBUM REVIEW: MOTIONLESS IN WHITE- DISGUISE

Motionless In White made waves in 2012 with their scene-shaking Fearless Records debut Creatures, and have since become the burgeoning goth princes of modern metal. Their latest effort Disguise has…

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Preview: Download Festival 2019 – Friday

We’re into the final week before Download Festival and now we’re aware of the full line-up, here is a quick round up of who might pique your interest on the…

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Album Review – Froth ‘Duress’

Froth is a band from Los Angeles consisting of Joo-Joo Ashworth (guitar), Jeremy Katz (bass) and Cameron Allen (drums). Together, they’ve explored a range of sounds shoegaze, psychedelia and post-punk…

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