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News: RIP John Bradbury – The Specials
I was 11 when I first really got in to music. As a young impressionable kid, I not only wanted to make an impression I was looking for an identity. They were difficult times for me. My parents had just divorced – which, at that time, was a rarity where I came from – I’d …
News: Motorhead’s Lemmy Dies Age 70
Ian Fraser Kilmister, commonly known as “Lemmy” has died aged 70. The news was confirmed by Eddie Trunk, an American radio personality. Lemmy had recently celebrated his 70th birthday on Christmas Eve. Ozzy Osbourne tweeted “Lost one of my best friends, Lemmy, today. He will be sadly missed. He was a warrior and a legend. …
Track: Emmy The Great – Dance w Me
Ahead of Second Love, the new album from Emmy the Great (aka Emma-Lee Moss) is a preview track Dance w Me. Following on from this year’s S EP with more warm Synths and soft vocals, this track feels like a particularly intense conversation. Chatter drifts over the verses, while Emmy challenges you to pay attention …
News: Fun Lovin Criminals release 20th anniversary of Come Find Yourself, plus UK tour dates
Has it really been 20 years since those New York scamps the Fun Lovin Criminals, aka Huey Morgan, Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser and Frank Benbini released ‘Come Find Yourself’? Well, judging by the fact they’re about to release a 20th anniversary collectors edition, through Edsel/Demon on February 19th, then yes. Available as a 3cd edition, the …
See: We Came As Romans Release ‘Who Will Pray?’ Video And Announce Show With Memphis May Fire
Fresh from their UK tour with One Ok Rock, We Came As Romans have released the third video from their newest self titled album for Who Will Pray. This action packed superhero themed video sees both vocalists, Kyle Pavone and Dave Stephens (joined by the rest of the band at the end) suiting up to save …
NEWS: Kidneythieves kickstart 5th album “THE MEND”.
Alt rockers Kidneythieves (aka Free Dominguez and Bruce Somers) are hitting Kickstarter for their fifth album “THE MEND”, the follow up to “The Invisible Plan” EP and their first full length release since 2010’s “Trypt0fanatic”. The campaign features various rewards from as little as $5 to $7,500 if you want Kidneythieves to write a song …
News: Merry Christmas From Slam Dunk Festival!
The folks over at Slam Dunk Festival have only gone and designed a downloadable Christmas Card (which you can find here) for you to give to the festival lover in your life this holiday season, complete with tickets for next year’s Slam Dunk! While the date for ordering tickets to ensure they’d arrive by post before …
News: Joanna Newsom announces new live dates
American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom has added a load of new dates to her already much acclaimed tour. In a recent press release, her label, Drag City, proclaimed: With greater velocity than a meteorite-straddlin’ Kris Kringle, Joanna Newsom keeps dropping gifts on a grateful world-pop! While she’s in the midst of her first USA tour in …
News: American Head Charge’s Tango Umbrella gets release date
Resurfacing with the Shoot EP in 2013 after being disbanded for several years American Head Charge didn’t waste any time before hitting the road. Now though the alt metallers have finally announced the release date for their new album “Tango Umbrella” the eagerly awaited follow up to 2005’s “The Feeding”. The new album will be …
Win: 2 Tickets for Akua Naru @ Rich Mix
If you missed Akua Narus debut album “…the journey aflame”, you missed out on not only someone with a sense of poetry and drama in her rhymes and story telling, or someone who’s jazz/funk infused hip-hop brings to mind the likes of the Roots, Erykah Badu and Lauren Hill, but someone who is right now …