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Not Forgotten: The Cult – Sonic Temple

Sonic Temple came at an interesting point in The Cult’s career. Having evolved from paisley-patterned goths, 1987’s Electric had seen them strip back their sound to brutal and basic biker-booted…

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Incoming: The Hard Stop

The racially charged police killing of Mark Duggan in August 2011 ignited the worst civil unrest in recent British history. Duggan’s closest friends, Marcus and Kurtis, take us on a…

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Say Psych: Playlist 14/2016

I am the first to admit that my ‘Psych Insight’ reviews concentrate on the more fuzzy guitar end of things, but this week’s playlist is looking at music that is more…

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See: Kelsey Lu releases new video for Empathy

With her debut EP Church, out now via True Panther Sounds, North Carolina’s Kelsey Lu has released a video for the track Empathy. Already having worked with the likes of…

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See: Izo FitzRoy releases new video for debut single Reckoning

Taken from her forthcoming debut album Skyline, due out on Jalapeno Records early next year, Reckoning is the debut single from London based soul singer Izo FitzRoy. She’s certainly earned…

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Live Review: An evening with Marc Almond – Leeds 8.7.16

It’s thirty five years since Tainted Love hit the number one spot across the globe, and in doing so launched the illustrious career of tonight’s star, Marc Almond. Tonight is…

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DVD Review: Love and Peace

Japanese culture, as you probably already know, is distinct and often puzzling. They’re a nation who like pigeon-holing and almost everything you can possibly think of sits neatly into one…

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Album Review: Stems – Severance

After releasing two albums post-rock outfit Stems are still in the process of honing their craft but with their latest release entitled Severance the band have certainly created something very impressive. At…

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Say Psych: Album Review, Goodbye To The Light by Cult of Dom Keller

There is something about the music that I write about here that seems to attract people who, at the moment, see to feel that we are on the wrong side…

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DVD Review: Queen of Earth (Masters of Cinema)

Alex Ross Perry is a name you may not be familiar with but he’s lauded by many film critics as something of a wunderkind. However, his films have not really…

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Not Forgotten: The Cult – Sonic Temple

Incoming: The Hard Stop

Say Psych: Playlist 14/2016

See: Kelsey Lu releases new video for Empathy

See: Izo FitzRoy releases new video for debut single Reckoning

Live Review: An evening with Marc Almond – Leeds 8.7.16

DVD Review: Love and Peace

Album Review: Stems – Severance

Say Psych: Album Review, Goodbye To The Light by Cult of Dom Keller

DVD Review: Queen of Earth (Masters of Cinema)