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Album Review: Youngblood Brass Band – Lux Volumi

Seems there’s a bit of a renaissance for brass bands at the moment. Not the colliery sort, instead these genre hopping, New Orleans ensembles, packed full of incredible players that,…

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NOT FORGOTTEN – SPARKS – HELLO YOUNG LOVERS

Once in a blue moon a new album is released by a well established act that stands out as the best of their career. It’s a rare thing for sure…

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See: New video from Half Loon for Swearword

I’ve got to thank Half Loon this morning. I was up early, very early for a Saturday because I’ve got to go up to Scotland. It was dark and cold,…

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NOT FORGOTTEN – GRUFF RHYS – CANDYLION

Looking back, Brit-pop was just a bit rubbish wasn’t it? Few of the bands it spewed forth had top-line careers which lasted more than a handful of years, great albums…

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Feature: 5 reasons to buy the forthcoming Gene album reissues

It all happened quite by accident for Gene, who, when they started were going about things quite happily as Sp!n, releasing a couple of single as an album on the…

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Album Review: Midlake – Antiphon

So here’s the scoop in case you didn’t know or didn’t really care, Midlake was/is a band from Denton, Texas that was fronted by a guy named Tim Smith. They…

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NOT FORGOTTEN – QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – SONGS FOR THE DEAF

It was at one of those get togethers you attend with your other half, so there’s always a few folks you’ve not met before. My girlfriend was saying hello to…

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NOT FORGOTTEN – THE POSIES – FROSTING ON THE BEATER

Over time tastes can change. When I was a child I hated the taste of cheese and onion crisps, preferring the sharp bite provided by salt and vinegar, however the…

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NOT FORGOTTEN – CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN – CHANGELING

Camille O’Sullivan was not an artist I was familiar with prior to hearing Changeling, though a little Googling quickly ensured I had the basics, which was enough to give the…

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NOT FORGOTTEN – RANDY NEWMAN – BAD LOVE

Way back in my late teens and into my early twenties, I fancied myself as a poet. I thought I was pretty damn good at it too. So did others…

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