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Album Review: Pete Fij / Terry Bickers – Broken Heart Surgery

Old rockers, it seems, don’t necessarily have to grow old disgracefully. Former Creation labelmates Pete Fij and Terry Bickers made noiser, more aggressive records in their guises in Adorable and…

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News: Rise Against announce November European Tour

Chicago Rockers Rise Against have announced a November European tour in support of their UK top ten album ‘The Black Market’. The band, Tim Mcllrath on vocals, guitarist Zach Blair,…

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Psych Insight: New Music – Hide From The Sun by Goat

Few albums can be as keenly awaited in the psych universe as Commune from Swedish psych band Goat. Following on from their much acclaimed, and appropriately titled, debut World Music;…

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News: Sasha to play at The Button Factory, Dublin

There are very few artists capable of straddling two creative worlds whilst continuing to blaze trails in both. Welsh DJ/Producer Sasha has been at the forefront of the dance music…

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DVD Review: Half of a Yellow Sun

Based on the Orange Prize for Fiction winning novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun was always going to be a difficult novel to adapt. Indeed, whilst…

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Not Forgotten: Neil Young – On the Beach

Some albums become legendary because of the huge amounts they sold (The Joshua Tree, The Dark Side of the Moon), some because they made a distinct cultural impact, (Revolver, The…

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Mixtape: Saba – Comfort Zone

Chicago’s getting weird. Away from the attention grabbing drill-scene, the nihilistic soundtrack to the city’s gang wars, a growing number of artists have been creating lush, experimental music closer in…

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Track: Martin Carr – The Santa Fe Skyway

You might recognise the name. Former Boo Radley and BraveCaptain Martin Carr has never really stopped writing brilliant songs, its just that now he’s doing it under his own name.…

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Incoming: The House of Magic

Seeking shelter from a storm, abandoned young cat Thunder sneaks into a mysterious mansion owned by retired magician Lawrence, aka “The Illustrious Lorenzo”. Lawrence shares his fairy-tale world with many…

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Meet: interview with Terminal Gods, plus live review

Announcing their arrival on stage with a short and punchy blast of ‘Peter Gunn’, it was clear from the off that Terminal Gods were here to blow the joint apart,…

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Album Review: Pete Fij / Terry Bickers – Broken Heart Surgery

News: Rise Against announce November European Tour

Psych Insight: New Music – Hide From The Sun by Goat

News: Sasha to play at The Button Factory, Dublin

DVD Review: Half of a Yellow Sun

Not Forgotten: Neil Young – On the Beach

Mixtape: Saba – Comfort Zone

Track: Martin Carr – The Santa Fe Skyway

Incoming: The House of Magic

Meet: interview with Terminal Gods, plus live review