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Not Forgotten: Bernard Butler – People Move On

When former Suede guitar botherer Bernard Butler announced he was going solo after a short but troubled collaboration with Soul singer David McAlmont, I barely blinked. I was actually pretty…

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Album Release: The Crookes – Soapbox

Over the past few years I’ve been introduced to a lot of bands; I’ve witnessed the release of new singles, the creation of new music videos, and travelled hundreds of…

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Not Forgotten – Sparks – Exotic Creatures of the Deep

Following up the undisputed best album of your career must be an unenviable task. There was no way that Oranges & Lemons was ever going to be a match for…

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Not Forgotten – Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Top selling musicians these days have it easy. The average recording artist is expected to release a new album once every two years, maybe one a year if they are…

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Album Review – The Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams

The Hold Steady return in a hail of guitars. Great, that’s exactly what I want from The Hold Steady. As much as they’ve engaged my enthusiasm for wordy guitar rock…

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Not Forgotten: Brendan Benson – The Alternative to Love

2005 was an odd year for power pop, when three big names released albums of new material. As fate would have it these much anticipated releases by Teenage Fanclub, The…

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Album Review: Jakob Skott – Amor Fati

Hello. It’s good to be back from my mission to the fourth realm of Garzan. It was a rough flight, flying through the Araucaria Fire, just past the Eastman Oyster…

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Not Forgotten – Gene Clark – No Other

You know something, sometimes it’s okay to not succeed. Sometimes you put every ounce of energy and emotion at your disposal into achieving your goal and still you fail. Sometimes…

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Album Review: Nothing – Guilty Of Everything

One of the most arresting, pounding, and quite beautiful 40 minutes you could spend would be with Nothing’s Guilty Of Everything. Imagine this vast black space and you’re staring down…

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