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Keeping Control : Independent Manchester Music Scene 1977-81 Remembered

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The wonderful The Belair Lip Bombs today unveil their debut album ‘Lush Life’ and exclusively take Backseat Mafia on a detailed track by track analysis of the album. The Belair Lip Bombs are purveyors of the most magnificent brand of blistering indie pop and ‘Lush Life’ captures their energy and songwriting, with a delicious air …

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It was a feast of electronica and new-wave at St Anne’s park Dublin as some of the biggest names of the new-wave / synth-pop scene took over the park for the day. Heaven 17 photos & set-list: (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove ThangCrushed by the Wheels of IndustryPlay to WinCome Live With MeLet’s Dance …

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We feel very privileged to bring you the premiere of ‘Separate Beds’, the single from Meanjin/Brisbane outfit, Start Together, a new signing to the esteemed 4000 Records label. Opening with nary an introduction and launching straight in, ‘Separate Beds’ has a rapid guitar-driven pace with Start Together effecting a Pulp-like delivery, a kind of wry …

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Photos and words David McEneaney I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, they don’t make ‘em like they used to.These days, in the Spotify and TikTok universe, it seems that kids don’t listen to bands or albums anymore, they listen to songs and playlists. This makes it even more difficult for artists to …

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The Pretenders playing Dublin’s 3Olympia as part of their Relentless UK & Ireland tour 2023. Intro (Habanera: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, Georges Bizet)Losing SenseA LoveTurf Accountant DaddyMessage Of LoveThe Adulteress Downtown – Akron The BuzzDomestic SilenceKidTime The AvengerTalk Of The TownBikerDon’t Cut Your HairBack On The Chain GangHate For SaleYou Can’t Hurt A FoolDon’t …

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Duran Duran’s Future Past – 40th anniversary tour hit Dublin’s 3Arena with Jake Shears ( Scissor Sisters) and Lia Lia as supports, unfortunately we didn’t get to photograph Lia Lia. Jake Shears photos and set-list: To Much MusicLaura (Scissor Sisters)Really Big DealI Used To Be In LoveComfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)Do The TelevisionTake Your Mama (Scissor …

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Keeping Control: Independent Music from Manchester 1977-1981 Various Artists on Cherry Red Records (76 track 3xCD set) This a great collection of Manchester music from a 4-year period in its history, perhaps the most important era in the overall scheme of things. Manchester entrepreneurial legend Anthony Davidson, the owner of TJM Rehearsal studios, probably the …

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Hugh Cornwell (Original Stranglers Frontman) played a fantastic solo acoustic show in the also fantastic setting the is Dublin’s Pepper Canister Church.Hugh Promised to bring a show to Ireland that features hits such as ”Golden Brown” ”Strange Little Girl” ”Always The Sun” and that he did, plus many more including a great catalogue of old …

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We are inordinately proud to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Newtown Nights’ from the mysterious and criminally under appreciated Mako Bron. Mako Bron is the moniker of one Chris Brookman whose work we have followed assiduously now for years – his EP ‘Cloudbites’ making our list of favourite antipodean releases for …

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Working with Tobey Doctor (ex-drummer from Sounds Like Sunset), James Harrison is back in 2023, again under the nom de plume Fleeting Persuasion, and we are overjoyed at being able to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Slipped’ before its release into the wild on Monday. Fleeting Persuasion have been on our …

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