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Album News: Laibach And Think Of Slovenia! – Cherry Red Records Release Expanded Version Of 1986 Album “Nova Akropola”

January 9, 2024

Described by Sounds magazine as the “First Dangerous Album of The Eighties” Laibach’s seminal 1986 Album revisited and expanded. Curated, remastered and Re-designed by The Laibach Organisation. Complete With 2…

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News: Wibbling rivalry – Liam steals a march on brother Noel with “Definitely Maybe” 30th anniversary UK tour

October 16, 2023

Image Credit: Jill Furmanovsky The Gallagher brothers are showing no evidence that there is any Oasis reunion in the pipeline. Liam has just stolen a march on his older sibling…

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News: Underground Lovers release remastered vinyl version of stunning classic ‘Cold Feeling’ for Record Store Day in Australia.

Record Store Day (RSD) arrives this Saturday and a coterie of Australian releases provide a fascinating collection of remixes, reissues, limited editions and collaborations. One gem that stands out is…

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Paul Draper To Perform Mansun’s “SIX”

October 18, 2022

Paul Draper – former frontman of Mansun, one of the most forward-thinking and iconic rock’n’roll bands of the ’90s – will be performing the band’s classic album ‘SIX’ live and…

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The Lemonheads @ O2 Ritz Manchester 8/10/22

October 10, 2022

Wow, 30 years since I first saw Evan Dando perform these songs, under the arches at London’s Subterania venue, 6th Oct 1992. Loved it so much, that exactly 30 years…

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The Lemonheads – O2 Ritz Manchester Preview

October 5, 2022

Evan Dando and the gang return to Manchester on Sat 8th Oct 2022, to play their classic 1992 album, It’s A Shame About Ray in it’s entirety. 30 years on…

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Live: The Exploding Boys at The Triffid, Brisbane 19/03/2022: A cure for Brisbane

The Exploding Boys present The Cure: Head on the Door was an emotional journey back to the 80s with every song on the legendary 1985 album shared between 3 vocalists.…

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Not Forgotten: We revisit Augie March’s stunning debut ‘Sunset Studies’ from 2000 – still an essential antipodean sonic milestone – which gets a belated 21st birthday party.

By 2000, by the time Y2K anxiety had dissipated and, before the events of 9/11 cast a pall everywhere, post grunge was solidifying its place in the world and the…

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News: Blonde Redhead Reissuing Fifth Album

Veteran New York City alternative rockers Blonde Redhead are releasing a 20th anniversary deluxe vinyl edition of their fifth album, ‘Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons’, on September 4th via legendary…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Nostalgia Ultra: Scarface – The Fix (2002)

Scarface’s Magnum Opus from 2002. He slays dragons, real and imagined. Freshness Quotient: Fresh as a spring daisy. A stone-cold classic. The Skinny: Face takes a walk around the old…

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