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Not Forgotten: The Cult – Sonic Temple

Sonic Temple came at an interesting point in The Cult’s career. Having evolved from paisley-patterned goths, 1987’s Electric had seen them strip back their sound to brutal and basic biker-booted…

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Album Review: Stems – Severance

After releasing two albums post-rock outfit Stems are still in the process of honing their craft but with their latest release entitled Severance the band have certainly created something very impressive. At…

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Classic Album: Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms

That’s the trouble with first love – it only ever happens once. While some of us finally find what we are looking for later in life, you can never turn…

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Album Review: Mogwai – Atomic

I have to admit, it took me a while to find my way to Mogwai. Even after seeing them in 2004 during an ear-shattering assault that left a good friend…

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Meet: Ranch Ghost

Their debut album contains a track that tells the tale of a cat tripped out on magic mushrooms. I thought this sounded like a story I wanted to hear, so…

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Not Forgotten: The White Stripes – White Blood Cells

From the first press they received here in the UK, it’s fair to say that The White Stripes came across as gimmicky as hell. Allegedly brother and sister, the garage…

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Classic Album: Motorhead – No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith

Black clad, rickenbecker-bass wielding, rock and roll enthusiast Lemmy spent much of his post-Hawkwind career fronting Motorhead, a band that could play a range of slow, medium and fast-paced numbers,…

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Not Forgotten (Glastonbury 2016 Special Pt3): Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado

The clue is in the name. Electric Light Orchestra. The brainchild of Jeff Lynne and fellow Brummie and future Wizzard Roy Wood, they had initially started out as sideshoot of…

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Album Review: Swans – The Glowing Man

SWANS have one of the most intriguing discographies in music and with front man Michael Gira recently announcing that The Glowing Man would be the last for this incarnation of…

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Classic Album (Glastonbury 2016 Special Pt1): Muse – Black Holes and Revelations

Few would dispute the fact that Muse have been one of the most consistently successful British rock bands of the last twenty years. The unchanging power-trio line up has steadily…

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