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    • Premiere: W.o.W, aka Winston Ophelia Walkering, debuts new video for ‘Reverse Cowboy’

      Jim F, March 5, 2021
    • Premiere: Christine Ott – ‘Landscape’: haunting modern compositional pastoralism

      Chris Sawle, March 5, 2021
    • Premiere: Dumb Whales unleash effervescent new single Pollen

      Arun Kendall, March 3, 2021
  • Track / Video
    • See: the video for Masayoshi Fujita’s ‘Thunder’; a flow of sonic delight for electronica and marimba on Erased Tapes

      Chris Sawle, March 7, 2021
    • Track: Ueda Takasayu – ‘Every Clouds Calls My Name’: Phantom Limb debutante’s impressionistic, psychotropic odyssey

      Chris Sawle, March 7, 2021
    • Track: HEAVY SENTENCE premiere new track and set release date for DYING VICTIMS debut

      K-MaNriffs, March 7, 2021
  • Album Reviews
    • Album Review: Huck Hastings unveils a sparkling and gorgeous album ‘Cheers to Progress’, draped in love, loss, longing and optimism.

      Arun Kendall, March 8, 2021
    • ALBUM REVIEW: Cameron Knowler & Eli Winter – ‘Anticipation’: excellent studies in twin guitar primitivism

      Chris Sawle, March 7, 2021
    • Album Review: Underground Lovers surprise again with career collection of B for brilliant B sides in ‘Others’

      Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021
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    • Feature / Playlist: Factory Records – A complete Spotify discography

      Jim F, March 4, 2021
    • Soundtracks of Our Lives: Farmer Dave Scher

      Chris Sawle, January 22, 2021
    • Droppin’ Knowledge: A 10 Song Hopeful Playlist For A Time That Strains Hope

      MD Semel, January 19, 2021
  • Live Review
    • Live Review: Nebula Live In The Mojave Desert (stream)

      Lara Eidi, February 9, 2021
    • LIVE: Avatar Ages – ‘Age of Madness’ Review

      EmmaLouise, January 26, 2021
    • Live Review: Fantastic Negrito – Live at The Downtown Theatre (livestream) – 23.1.2021

      Lara Eidi, January 25, 2021
  • News
    • News: Dark Horse Records Set To Release A Joe Strummer Collection Featuring Previously Unreleased Version Of Junco Partner

      Craig Young, March 7, 2021
    • See: the video for Masayoshi Fujita’s ‘Thunder’; a flow of sonic delight for electronica and marimba on Erased Tapes

      Chris Sawle, March 7, 2021
    • News: New Model Army’s Justin Sullivan announces May solo set; hear the stark storytelling of ‘Amundsen’

      Chris Sawle, March 6, 2021
  • Not Forgotten
    • NOT FORGOTTEN: Snub TV: when British telly had a decent indie strand

      Chris Sawle, December 24, 2020
    • NOT FORGOTTEN: Mike Flowers and the Easy revival

      Chris Sawle, December 19, 2020
    • Premiere: The Apartments – I Don’t Give a Fuck About You Anymore’

      Arun Kendall, October 9, 2020
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News: New Model Army’s Justin Sullivan announces May solo set; hear the stark storytelling of ‘Amundsen’

Chris Sawle, March 6, 2021

NEWS which will delight members of the Militia worldwide: Justin Sullivan, founder of Bradford post-punk legends New Model Army, fierce social advocate and commentator, has …

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MusicTrack / Video

See: Jordan Klassen – ‘Golden Ladder’: hushed Canadian alt.folk songcraft

Chris Sawle, March 6, 2021

VANCOUVER’S self-styled fairy-folk singer-songwriter Jordan Klassen released an album, Tell Me What to Do, last May, which he hopes connects people organically, drawing upon their …

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Glasgow Film Festival Review: Surge

Rob Aldam, March 6, 2021

Ben Whishaw is one of those actors who has quietly gone about his business, amassing an impressive filmography in a relatively short space of time. …

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Track: Belgian’s Whispering Sons issue forth scything double single ‘Santantango’/ ‘Surgery’ and announce new album ‘Several Others’

Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021

The raw and visceral ‘Santango’ from Belgian post punk outfit Whispering Sons has the same sort of ominous and threatening pace of anything by The …

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Track: Swimsuit Issue unleash dynamic single ‘Addict’ – a brutal and cathartic portraiture of dependence

Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021

‘Addict’, the new single by Australian band Swimsuit Issue has a dynamic quiet/loud ethic popularised by the Pixies, mixing a reverb-soaked dreamy reflective verse with …

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Track: Liam Turner’s ‘Face the Music’ is a laid back cool breeze.

Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021

‘Face the Music, from Queensland native and Melbourne resident Liam Turner, is a laid back cool breeze that manages to meld a jazzy, louche air …

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Music

Track: Brisbane’s Syrup pour out a tasty disco treat ‘Catch Your Flow’

Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021

Funking along at a frenetic pace with a bubbling bass and chunky guitars, ‘Catch Your Flow’ is a sparkling and bright piece of electronic disco …

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Album Review: Underground Lovers surprise again with career collection of B for brilliant B sides in ‘Others’

Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021

Not that long after releasing a superb collection of remixes spanning their career (reviewed by me here), Melbournes Underground Lovers have sprung another surprise album …

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Album: The Pet Parade – Fruit Bats

Mark Gannon, March 5, 2021

Eric D Johnson, aka Fruit Bats, has been releasing the most warmly wonderful folk-rock cosmic-americana for the past 20 years and marks that anniversary with …

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FilmFilm Festival

Glasgow Film Festival Review: Rosa’s Wedding

Rob Aldam, March 5, 2021

Families come in many shapes and sizes. Each unit is unique, with a complex mix of inter-dependent relationships and hard-won power dynamics. It’s natural in …

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News

News: Dark Horse Records Set To Release A Joe Strummer Collection Featuring Previously Unreleased Version Of Junco Partner

Craig Young, March 7, 2021
MusicNews

See: the video for Masayoshi Fujita’s ‘Thunder’; a flow of sonic delight for electronica and marimba on Erased Tapes

Chris Sawle, March 7, 2021
MusicNewsTrack / Video

News: New Model Army’s Justin Sullivan announces May solo set; hear the stark storytelling of ‘Amundsen’

Chris Sawle, March 6, 2021
MusicNewsTrack / Video

Track: Belgian’s Whispering Sons issue forth scything double single ‘Santantango’/ ‘Surgery’ and announce new album ‘Several Others’

Arun Kendall, March 6, 2021
MusicNewsTrack / Video

NEWS: A Certain Ratio announce EP for May, ‘ACR:EPA’; hear a first track, ‘Wonderland’: the Mancunian funk hot streak continues

Chris Sawle, March 4, 2021
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