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Live Review

Live Review: Eindhoven Psych Lab – Day 2

Day 2, (see Day 1 here), of Eindhoven Psych Lab commenced with a leisurely breakfast, fit for a king, courtesy of the Hampshire Hotel – Crown Eindhoven. Offered as part of a combined early…

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Live Review: Eindhoven Psych Lab, Day 1, Effenaar- 05.06.2015

“psyche/ˈsʌɪki/via Latin from Greek psukhē ‘breath, life, soul”… As the fundamental factors for any psychedelic experience are defined by set, setting and dosage – the anticipation enveloping this sophomore, 2015mg Effenaar event,…

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LP Review: Future – ‘Horizons’

Photograph by Arthur Weed Future were one of the many bands on ‘The Reverb Conspiracy Vol. 3‘ that captivated and left me wanting to hear more. Their track ‘Side Effects’, I described…

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Meet: Jah Wobble interview

How can you encapsulate the essence of the Jah Wobble experience for beginners and long-standing fans alike? The release of `Redux’ – a sumptuous six CD Boxset anthology, complete with…

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Album Review: Everything Everything – Get To Heaven

Everything Everything’s third album Get to Heaven thankfully does not veer far from their first two witty, dark records. This time around they feel very confident about their work and rightly…

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News: The Story So Far Announce UK Tour Dates

California based Pop Punk quintet The Story So Far have announced a winter headline tour in support of their new self-titled album which was released last month via Pure Noise…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: The Fratellis “Me And The Devil”

It’s been over two years since “We Need Medicine” but Glasgow’s favourite indie trio The Fratellis are back! They’ve got a brand new song “Me And The Devil”, an upcoming…

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Festival Review: Raw Power 2015

Above: Circle – All photography by the author. You would be forgiven for thinking that a festival with a name like Raw Power would promote a very specific style of…

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Interview: Blitz pop trio CURXES

Macaulay Hopwood, Roberta Fidora and Camille Philips are CURXES and they’re based on the South coast of England. Their sound has been likened to “The sound of two robots…

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Track: Alabama punk/psych trio \\GT// release new single ’Something’s Wrong With My Mind’

Punk / Rock / Psychedelic, Birmingham, Alabama 3 piece \GT// stoke the fires of anticipation for the release of their debut album, ‘Beats Misplaced’, with lead single, ‘Something’s Wrong With My…

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