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Album Review: Jay Vaquer- Canções de Exílio
If you look back at the charts of MTV Brazil’s famous ‘daily top 10 videos’ from about ten years ago(2000-2006), Jay Vaquer was present, bringing his own social criticisms through pretty visuals and through his lyrics, making ascorbic comments our modern society. However, mysteriously, Jay has all but disappeared from the radio and television and …
Album Review: Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
Pop music has always been looked down upon by long haired indie kids in skinny jeans. How do I know? Because I used to be one of said indie kids. The hair is shorter now, but the skinny jeans remain. It has been a genre responsible for filling our charts with many a cheesy criminal …
Not Forgotten: Clifford T. Ward – Home Thoughts
Twee long before twee became cool, Clifford T. Ward’s career has seemingly faded from the collective memory just like the photo adorning Home Thoughts album cover. Okay, so maybe some people with longer memories remember him for “Gaye”, but in terms of his wider career, he’s been in desperate need of reassessment for decades now. …
Track: Josh Kemp – Imaginary Friend
Never one to shy away from the world for too long, Josh Kemp is back with a brand new single ‘Imaginary Friend’, complete with a music video which showcases his recent adventures across South East Asia and beyond. The dreamy song offers a new perspective, inviting us to appreciate the simpler things instead of focussing …
Album Review: Cate Le Bon – Crab Day
Cate Le Bon makes music that is happy and sad at the same time. It’s a mix of 60s euro pop and 70s lower east side New York post-punk. The guitars never get too loud, but they’re played with an attitude by Le Bon that brings the Tom Verlaine/Richard Lloyd guitar interplay to mind. 2013s …
Live Review: Patrick Wolf / Calpernia Addams at Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 10/05/16
Patrick Wolf has been quiet for a long time. Not just in his hiatus from music, whilst he collates an anthology of poetry, notes and art to be published for his fans, but also on stage tonight at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms. He is intently tuning and returning his guitar, methodically testing and retesting, searching intuitively …
Wire : Nocturnal Koreans
Wire have been one of the most quietly profound bands for the last nearly 40 years. They’ve been labeled punk, post-punk, art rock, pop, and I’m sure countless other genres throughout their massive career, all the while being a band that has influenced and inspired generations of alternative and indie bands that have -for all …
Not Forgotten: Billy Joel – The Stranger
Billy Joel is one of those artists who has divided opinion for much of his career. It’s not difficult to see why either, as some of his output has aged terribly, and one of his best selling albums, 1983’s An Innocent Man, is a well-intended tribute to doo-wop smothered in some of the most horrific …
See: Night Idea release video for Easy to Lie
Indie prog poppers Night Idea are about to release their new album Breathing Cold, and ahead of that they’ve released a new animated video to accompany the song Easy to Lie. The striking animation was directed by Emily Kundrot, who shared the following about the video’s concept: “The idea for the video started out based …
News: McFly Announce Anthology Tour
Everyone’s favourite guilty pleasure pop/rock boy band McFly are back after a two year break, announcing their return to touring with the Anthology Tour in June 2016. The tour is stopping at Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London with the band playing three nights in each city. The first night of the three dates sees the …