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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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Video of the day: In The Valley Below: Stand Up

It’s a spot of horror to start your weekend. The video for new single “Stand Up” by LA duo In The Valley Below splices footage with the feel of Friday…

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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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Live: Jezabels/Josef Salvat at Scala, London

Playing to a crowd warmed up by the debonair Josef Salvat, the Jezabels say thank you to London for their recording residence with a faultless show featuring scorching new material.…

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Album Review: Youngblood Brass Band – Lux Volumi

NOT FORGOTTEN – SPARKS – HELLO YOUNG LOVERS

See: New video from Half Loon for Swearword

Video of the day: In The Valley Below: Stand Up

NOT FORGOTTEN – GRUFF RHYS – CANDYLION

Feature: 5 reasons to buy the forthcoming Gene album reissues

Live: Jezabels/Josef Salvat at Scala, London

Album Review: Midlake – Antiphon

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

NOT FORGOTTEN – THE POSIES – FROSTING ON THE BEATER