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Album Review : Adam Ben Ezra – ‘Heavy Drops’ : funky and reflective jazz fusion from the irrepressible bassist.

Jazz musician and ‘YouTube sensation’ may seem an unlikely combination but double-bass player Adam Ben Ezra straddles both camps with a natural ease. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, born in Israel and…

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Live Review + Gallery: CAVALERA – Roseland Theater – Portland, Oregon 2025.02.27

Brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, founding members of the legendary Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, are currently on the Third World Trilogy tour, celebrating the band’s first three albums: Schizophrenia,…

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Track & News: Spacey Jane Announce Third Album, Massive Aus/NZ Tour and Release Brand New Single ‘How To Kill Houseplants’

Spacey Jane are back with album number three, ‘If That Makes Sense‘ (out May 9), and they’re celebrating the best way they know how, by hitting the road for a…

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EP Review: The Wonder unveil a magnificent slice of incandescent ‘Pop’.

The Wonder have just released their new EP entitled ‘Pop’ and it certainly does what it says on the label: delivering five indelible tracks that are positively ripe with melody and…

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Album Review: Steve Kilbey & the Winged Heels take ‘The Road To Tibooburra’ – an exquisite dreamy journey through the Kilbey expansive universe.

Ass soon as the anthemic jangles begin in the opening rack ‘Adrift’, you know you are back in the heavenly spheres of Kilbey land: where endless melodies flourish like the…

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Live Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Brighton Dome, Brighton 19.02.25

With a wash of psychedelic flurries, ‘The Brian Jonestown Massacre’ broke the silence of the Brighton Dome. With breezy wintery and rainy weather conditions outside, the fans still flocked to…

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Live Review: Mogwai / Kathryn Joseph / Cloth – 02 Academy Brixton, London 20.02.25

Glasgow’s own Mogwai headlined Brixton Academy with ferocious musical insensitivity and some long guitar riffs. At the tail end of Britpop, the band quickly established itself as a cult favourite…

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Say Psych: ICYMI – The Sick Man of Europe release EP Moderate Air Quality & March tour with Snapped Ankles

Emerging from London’s underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate–economical but played with absolute precision and conviction.…

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Live Review: Chalk & Makeshift Art Bar @ Band on the Wall, Manchester 28.02.2025

It’s got to be said, February has been pretty dreary. But tonight in Manchester, the line up at Band on the Wall is worth dragging yourself out for. We have…

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Live Review & Gallery: Yours and Owls Festival Day 2

Yours and Owls Day two: Less sun, more chaos, maximum vibes.

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Album Review : Adam Ben Ezra – ‘Heavy Drops’ : funky and reflective jazz fusion from the irrepressible bassist.

Live Review + Gallery: CAVALERA – Roseland Theater – Portland, Oregon 2025.02.27

Track & News: Spacey Jane Announce Third Album, Massive Aus/NZ Tour and Release Brand New Single ‘How To Kill Houseplants’

EP Review: The Wonder unveil a magnificent slice of incandescent ‘Pop’.

Album Review: Steve Kilbey & the Winged Heels take ‘The Road To Tibooburra’ – an exquisite dreamy journey through the Kilbey expansive universe.

Live Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Brighton Dome, Brighton 19.02.25

Live Review: Mogwai / Kathryn Joseph / Cloth – 02 Academy Brixton, London 20.02.25

Say Psych: ICYMI – The Sick Man of Europe release EP Moderate Air Quality & March tour with Snapped Ankles

Live Review: Chalk & Makeshift Art Bar @ Band on the Wall, Manchester 28.02.2025

Live Review & Gallery: Yours and Owls Festival Day 2