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TRACK: William Shatner and Canned Heat decide: ‘Let’s Work Together’

AND now he’s back. From outer space. The rebellious re-interpreter of “Mr Tambourine Man” and “Lucy in the Sky in Diamonds” on his album, The Transformed Man, in 1968. Brilliant…

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Remembered : Leon Redbone

Leon Redbone was one of those characters that seemed to have stepped out of an E.L. Doctorow novel, or an Our Gang comedy. Playing Tin Pan Alley shuffles and ragtime…

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Track / Video

Track: The Wave Pictures – Jim

They don’t know this of course (well, not till they read this) but I’m sort of very proud of The Wave Pictures. Before landing in Sheffield I lived in a…

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Classic Compilation: B. B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits

B. B. King was a legend and legend is not a word I use lightly. He was and remains an icon of popular music. A blues guitar player whose career…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Son Volt – Notes Of Blue

I think if you went back 22 years to 1995 you’d find the running thoughts on the trajectories of Son Volt and Wilco would be significantly different than what actually…

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Track / Video

Track: Barry Adamson – Sweet Misery, plus UK tour dates

After a lifetime in music, Barry Adamson has announced details of a new six tracks EP Love Sick Dick, which drops on 14th April. From it, he’s released a new…

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See: Little Brother Eli reveal video for Oceans

Once again creating an incredible dose of beard envy, Little Brother Eli are back with a brand new music video for their song ‘Oceans’, the opening track from their album…

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Track / Video

Track: The Picturebooks – I need that Oooh

Heavy blues duo The Picturebooks, aka Fynn Claus Grabke [vocals, guitar] and Philipp Mirtschink [drums] have just released their brand new single, ‘I need that Oooh’, taken from their forthcoming…

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Music
News

News: Hurray For The Riff Raff announce new shows

Hurray for the Riff Raff are coming back to the UK in 2017! In some really small venues though, so don’t hang around if you want to get tickets. Plus if…

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Classic Album: Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited

Imagine the shock of hearing Highway 61 Revisited the first time in the mid 60s. You’re a Bob Dylan fan, you like his politicised songwriting as it fit in neatly…

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