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Album Review: Flame Tree Ft Nik Turner

Original Hawkwind Saxophonist and flautist Nik Turner recently joined Seattle-based experimental jazz ensemble Flame Tree (Dennis Rea on guitar, Paul “PK” Kemmish on bass, and Jack Gold-Molina on drums) for…

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News: Black Lips Billed To Headline Fluffer Pit Party

If getting deaf and sweaty at a rock & roll warehouse party isn’t your idea of a great Saturday night out, then read no further. Atlanta’s hottest leather-clad garage rock exports, the Black Lips,…

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News: Pierce The Veil Announce Autumn Tour Plus New Track ‘Circles’

Peirce The Veil have announced an Autumn UK & Ireland tour kicking off November 25th in Cardiff. The tour was announced on the Annie Mac show last week, along with…

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Live: Butcher Babies, Sumo Cyco – Rebellion Bar Manchester, 16/04/16

Sumo Cyco, fronted by a very Harley Quinn looking Skye Sweetnam, completely unravel the crowd from their self-conscious mind-set by hanging out at the back of the Rebellion Bar, being…

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Album Review: Nick Worrall – Hero Buffet

If you’ve ever been bored by a “best” new album or track and said, “I bet there’s someone in a shed somewhere making better music than this,” it turns out…

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Live: Rolo Tomassi, Terrible Love & Elegies – Picture House Social Sheffield – 12.04.16

As the crowd shuffle into an almost full Picture House Social local band Elegies kick into their own brand of metal pulling from elements of metalcore, hardcore and melodic rock.…

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See: Mura Masa reveals video for What If I Go?

The British youngster Mura Masa’s rise has been steady and steep. Only releasing his debut EP Someday Somewhere last year, he’s already preparing us all for his debut album, which…

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Album Review: Babymetal – Metal Resistance

After the undeniable success of their debut self-titled record it was interesting to see just how Babymetal could validate their impressive rise to fame. The elephant in the room when…

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Album Review: Palace of Worms – The Ladder

Combining the sounds from multiple black metal scenes comes Palace of Worms, a solo project which allows the bands mastermind, Balan, to express himself both musically and emotionally. His latest…

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See: Andrew Bird releases video for Capsized

Andrew Bird had released many surprises these last few weeks to celebrate and spread the word for his newest album Are You Serious?; including not only the songs “Capsized”, “Roma…

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