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News: Paul Weller announces five ‘Forest Live’ dates

The ‘Modfather’ is getting back to nature again this summer. Following the success of last years ‘Forest Live’ gigs, Paul Weller, in conjunction with the Forestry Commision, has just announced…

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See: Darlia, the most exciting guitar band in the UK?, announce tour dates

“The most exciting guitar band in the UK” according to Nigel Harding, head of playlists at Radio 1. A bold statement, but it’s one that seems to be getting support…

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See: The Crookes release new video for PLay Dumb, plus album and tour dates

If ‘Play Dumb’ was written to provoke a conversation, then it certainly succeeded in my eyes. The premier single on The Crookes third album, Soapbox, offers an interesting dichotomy of…

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Track: Cleo T releases new single ‘I love me, I love me not’, plus album news

If I had any command whatsoever of the French language I would probably be able to write an article full of cleverly gauge, quoting French phrases and words to confirm…

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Track: Kagoule make Adjust the Way available on free download, plus tour dates

In a world where more and more seems to be coming neatly packaged and conforming to an accepted norm, it is nice to find that there are still people out…

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Feature: A dozen reasons to See The Blue Aeroplanes December Tour (Playlist)

My daughter brought home some maths homework that really didn’t make any sense to me. I wondered if it was just me, but the more people I showed this homework…

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News: Dead Leaf Echo announce US Tour Dates

The celebrated American Poet Robert Frost noted that “There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the…

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Track: High Highs cover College’s A Real Hero, plus US tour dates.

Australian duo High Highs a.k.a. Jack Milas and Oli Chang have been bringing delicious electro to parties basically everywhere. They’ve toured with Vampire Weekend, Empire of the Sun and How…

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News: Canterbury four piece Broken Hands announce UK tour dates; full details here

Canterbury (UK) four piece, Broken Hands, are about to embark on a UK wide tour kicking off in Bristol on the 18th September. To wet your appetite with a taste…

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See: Editors reveal new video for Formaldehyde, plus November tour news

Sometimes, as much as I love music, the way things look is the thing that makes them beautiful. When I was at University I had a poster of (this might…

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