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See: Madonna releases new video, “Living For Love”

24 hours after been the first superstar to use Snap Channel, (on Snapchat Discover), to premiere her latest video, Madonna has now made it available to all via Vevo. Immediately…

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Music

News: The Selecter announce tour dates and details of new album.

1980 was the year I first properly got into music. Not quite in my teens I’d received a stereo radio cassette player for my birthday and a wedge of Boots…

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Live: J Mascis – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 17.1.15

With barely a glimpse to the crowd J.Mascis, founder member of Dinosaur Jr., takes to the stage at the Brudenell in front of a capacity sold out crowd. J. is…

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News: Desperate Journalist launch debut LP.

Maybe it’s the 12 string Rickenbacker; maybe it’s the soaring heartfelt vocals, the slick drumming, or the subtle basslines. Whatever it is Desperate Journalist have it all, the beauty, the…

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Meet: We interview ESPER SCOUT: As recommended by Mark E Smith !

Esper Scout come, in my mind anyway, with one of the highest accolades possible in indie music. Better than a Grammy, or any Mercury Prize, they come with approval of…

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EXCLUSIVE! : Pusher – ‘10,000 Hours’ – Exclusive first stream + interview.

Think back to the first time you heard your favourite band. You could probably tell in a few heartbeats that you were going to like them, and before the first…

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Album Review: The Krayons – Ready, Steady, Nuke!

The original ‘angry young men’ were, as you may well know, a group of lower middle/working class writers from the 1950’s. Disillusioned by society, they weren’t afraid, and in…

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See: A Place To Bury Strangers release video for ‘Straight’ + Album and tour news.

You should never judge a book by its cover. Yep; can agree with that. But when it comes to music, should you judge a band by their name? I’m not…

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Track / Video

Track: The Wytches – ‘Weights & Ties’

They’ve just completed their biggest headline tour to date, with sell out shows throughout the UK, and going down a storm in the good ole US of A. If you…

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Track / Video

Track: Menace Beach – ‘Blue Eye’

Menace Beach are the lovechild of Leeds duo Ryan Needham and Liza Violet, who since their inception have been cruising round town picking up members from other bands to…

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