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See: Cathal Coughlan – ‘Owl In The Parlour’: looking at the practices of the elite with askance intelligence

ALWAYS grinning devilishly from the corner of the room, observing the way music was unfolding with a knowing gaze, an askance understanding, Cathal Coughlan, the intelligence behind Microdisney and The…

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Film Review: Kombinat

It can be hard to comprehend just how vast Russia is. Even after the dissolution of the old Soviet Union, it remains by far and away the biggest country in…

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Blu-Ray Review: Kagemusha

Tatsuya Nakadai was one of the best known and most celebrated Japanese actors of his era. He’s probably best known for his partnership with director Masaki Kobayashi, for whom he…

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Track: Warish – Seeing Red

Oceanside, California horror punk trio Warish have released ‘Seeing Red’, the second single from their forthcoming second album, ‘Next to Pay’. The band formed in 2018 and are led by…

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See the lyric video for Polly Paulusma’s ‘Jack Munro’ – an album of songs that influenced Angela Carter’s on the way

YOU WANT intelligent folk songcraft? Look no further than Polly Paulusma. Fresh from teaching English to undergraduates at Cambridge, and having recently been awarded a PhD, English folkie Polly Paulusma…

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See: The Psychedelic Furs release video for ‘Wrong Train’ – a gorgeous cinematic black and white slice of dystopia, plus announce tour news

Last year the venerable The Psychedelic Furs returned with ‘Made of Rain’ – making it on Backseat Mafia’s list of top fifty albums of 2020 and in my view one…

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Say Psych: Video: Saint Agnes – Vampire

London based Saint Agnes are renowned for their visceral (and reckless) live shows, abandoning all concern for their personal safety and clambering around, all in the name of having a…

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Track: Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia

Blackberry Smoke have announced their new album, ‘You Hear Georgia’, due 28 May via 3 Legged Records/Thirty Tigers. The band have also revealed the video for the album’s title track. Of You Hear…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Mt. Mountain – Centre

Australian five-piece Mt. Mountain released their fourth LP last week, Centre, via London’s Fuzz Club Records. Hailing from Perth they delve into sprawling, motorik psychedelic rock sound that journeys between…

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Say Psych: News: Sacred Bones to release lost Alan Vega LP, Mutator & Share Video to ‘Nike Soldier’

Sacred Bones Records will release the lost album from Alan Vega, Mutator, on 23 April. Vega’s name is synonymous with unfettered creativity, from the late 1950s, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his…

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See: Cathal Coughlan – ‘Owl In The Parlour’: looking at the practices of the elite with askance intelligence

Film Review: Kombinat

Blu-Ray Review: Kagemusha

Track: Warish – Seeing Red

See the lyric video for Polly Paulusma’s ‘Jack Munro’ – an album of songs that influenced Angela Carter’s on the way

See: The Psychedelic Furs release video for ‘Wrong Train’ – a gorgeous cinematic black and white slice of dystopia, plus announce tour news

Say Psych: Video: Saint Agnes – Vampire

Track: Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia

Say Psych: Album Review: Mt. Mountain – Centre

Say Psych: News: Sacred Bones to release lost Alan Vega LP, Mutator & Share Video to ‘Nike Soldier’