Live »

Father John Misty, Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow

Father John Misty, Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow

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Living Colour – Wild living in Leeds

Living Colour – Wild living in Leeds

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Disturbance Festival 2019

Disturbance Festival 2019

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2000Trees 2019 Highlights

2000Trees 2019 Highlights

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LA Witch – Live at Headrow House, Leeds

LA Witch – Live at Headrow House, Leeds

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Eddie Vedder|Collisioni, Barolo|with Glen Hansard|17th June 2019

Eddie Vedder|Collisioni, Barolo|with Glen Hansard|17th June 2019

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The Vamps

The Vamps

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The Unthanks – unaccompanied and inspiring

The Unthanks – unaccompanied and inspiring

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Mildlife – doing their groovy thing in Leeds

Mildlife – doing their groovy thing in Leeds

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Ed Wynne – Tentacles are swaying tonight for Ed’s support slot

Ed Wynne – Tentacles are swaying tonight for Ed’s support slot

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Mandolin Orange|Islington Assembly Hall|15th May 2019

Mandolin Orange|Islington Assembly Hall|15th May 2019

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The Wildhearts – Can you have a Renaissance if you never went away?

The Wildhearts – Can you have a Renaissance if you never went away?

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Album Reviews »

loscil – “Equivalents” – an album that contains a whole other world

loscil – “Equivalents” – an album that contains a whole other world

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Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

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LINGUA IGNOTA – “CALIGULA” – could be the most intense thing you hear this year

LINGUA IGNOTA – “CALIGULA” – could be the most intense thing you hear this year

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See No Evil Is Dot Cromwell’s harrowing depiction of the city of Philadelphia

See No Evil Is Dot Cromwell’s harrowing depiction of the city of Philadelphia

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Blinky Bill – Kenya’s next great hope?

Blinky Bill – Kenya’s next great hope?

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Outer Spaces – “Gazing Globe” fuses Fleetwood Mac and REM for a warm and adult album

Outer Spaces – “Gazing Globe” fuses Fleetwood Mac and REM for a warm and adult album

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The North Sea Radio Orchestra – “Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom” A playful, joyful tribute

The North Sea Radio Orchestra – “Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom” A playful, joyful tribute

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Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith – “The Peyote Dance” – trippy art project succeeds wonderfully

Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith – “The Peyote Dance” – trippy art project succeeds wonderfully

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A CERTAIN RATIO – “ACR:BOX” – punky, funky, dubby and dancey

A CERTAIN RATIO – “ACR:BOX” – punky, funky, dubby and dancey

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Duncan Lloyd – “Outside Notion” is a curate’s egg

Duncan Lloyd – “Outside Notion” is a curate’s egg

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious

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The Heavy – Sons

The Heavy – Sons

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Interviews »

INTERVIEW: SHVPES @ Slam Dunk North 2019

INTERVIEW: SHVPES @ Slam Dunk North 2019

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Interview: James Gillespie on recent EP “Lost” and upcoming tour.

Interview: James Gillespie on recent EP “Lost” and upcoming tour.

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INTERVIEW: WHITE LIES ON ‘FIVE’, THE VALUE OF COLLABORATION, AND BEING BACK ON THE ROAD

INTERVIEW: WHITE LIES ON ‘FIVE’, THE VALUE OF COLLABORATION, AND BEING BACK ON THE ROAD

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Pop music in Iran: an interview with Moein Sajadi

Pop music in Iran: an interview with Moein Sajadi

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Interview with SLEEPMAKESWAVES

Interview with SLEEPMAKESWAVES

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INTERVIEW: PALE WAVES ON TOURING, SONGWRITING, AND COMMUNITY

INTERVIEW: PALE WAVES ON TOURING, SONGWRITING, AND COMMUNITY

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Interivew: Slam Dunk Festival preview – Stand Atlantic

Interivew: Slam Dunk Festival preview – Stand Atlantic

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Interview: Tell Your Friends, It’s not over for Nick Hodgson.

Interview: Tell Your Friends, It’s not over for Nick Hodgson.

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Music Features »

Mono|Gorilla, Manchester|06th May 2019

Mono|Gorilla, Manchester|06th May 2019

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Live At Leeds – a preview of three great bands (there are 100 more…..). Full set times too!

Live At Leeds – a preview of three great bands (there are 100 more…..). Full set times too!

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New Offering From JD Simo – “Off At 11”

New Offering From JD Simo – “Off At 11”

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Black Peaks supporting Enter Shikari | Leeds O2 Academy | 02.02.2019

Black Peaks supporting Enter Shikari | Leeds O2 Academy | 02.02.2019

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Music Opinion »

As I listen through my iTunes on random

As I listen through my iTunes on random

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The loneliness of the long-distance musician

The loneliness of the long-distance musician

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Three Old Songs About Food

Three Old Songs About Food

February 17, 2018, 1 Comment on Three Old Songs About Food
Morrissey and Robert Plant both served up a dish of mushy Weetabix in 2017 – is this to do with age?

Morrissey and Robert Plant both served up a dish of mushy Weetabix in 2017 – is this to do with age?

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Live in Photos »

Aly & AJ – The Academy, Dublin – 13/7/19

Aly & AJ – The Academy, Dublin – 13/7/19

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Interpol @ Leeds O2 Academy 25.06.2019

Interpol @ Leeds O2 Academy 25.06.2019

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Eddie Vedder|Collisioni, Barolo|with Glen Hansard|17th June 2019

Eddie Vedder|Collisioni, Barolo|with Glen Hansard|17th June 2019

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Skinny Lister – The Academy, Dublin – 15/6/19

Skinny Lister – The Academy, Dublin – 15/6/19

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Hatchie @ Brudenell Social Club 14.06.2019

Hatchie @ Brudenell Social Club 14.06.2019

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Lissie – The Olympia Theatre, Dublin – 26/5/19

Lissie – The Olympia Theatre, Dublin – 26/5/19

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SLAM DUNK HIGHLIGHTS 2019

SLAM DUNK HIGHLIGHTS 2019

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Ex Hex @ Brudenell Social Club 24.05.2019

Ex Hex @ Brudenell Social Club 24.05.2019

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Rock »

Living Colour – Wild living in Leeds

Living Colour – Wild living in Leeds

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Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

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LA Witch – Live at Headrow House, Leeds

LA Witch – Live at Headrow House, Leeds

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Outer Spaces – “Gazing Globe” fuses Fleetwood Mac and REM for a warm and adult album

Outer Spaces – “Gazing Globe” fuses Fleetwood Mac and REM for a warm and adult album

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Teen Rock »

Enter Shikari, Stop the Clocks Tour 2019, O2 Brixton Academy 12/01/19

Enter Shikari, Stop the Clocks Tour 2019, O2 Brixton Academy 12/01/19

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Speech phobia – Milestones release a track on it

Speech phobia – Milestones release a track on it

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Ashfields ‘We Don’t Talk’

Ashfields ‘We Don’t Talk’

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The Fun Die Young ‘The One’

The Fun Die Young ‘The One’

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Emotional Hardcore »

Black Peaks supporting Enter Shikari | Leeds O2 Academy | 02.02.2019

Black Peaks supporting Enter Shikari | Leeds O2 Academy | 02.02.2019

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Who We Are – “Memory”

Who We Are – “Memory”

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All Tied Up – Use a Pencil To Draw Blood

All Tied Up – Use a Pencil To Draw Blood

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Silent Season: ‘Stars’

Silent Season: ‘Stars’

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Metal »

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

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INTERVIEW: SHVPES @ Slam Dunk North 2019

INTERVIEW: SHVPES @ Slam Dunk North 2019

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Japanese metal – give it a minute, its not half bad

Japanese metal – give it a minute, its not half bad

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Powerflo: ‘The Grind’

Powerflo: ‘The Grind’

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Alternative Rock, Grunge and Punk »

Living Colour – Wild living in Leeds

Living Colour – Wild living in Leeds

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Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – “Der Abend Der Schwarzen Folklore” / “Koksofen” – screaming jazz feedback and heavy rock

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LINGUA IGNOTA – “CALIGULA” – could be the most intense thing you hear this year

LINGUA IGNOTA – “CALIGULA” – could be the most intense thing you hear this year

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LA Witch – Live at Headrow House, Leeds

LA Witch – Live at Headrow House, Leeds

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Progressive Rock & Pop »

The North Sea Radio Orchestra – “Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom” A playful, joyful tribute

The North Sea Radio Orchestra – “Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom” A playful, joyful tribute

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Ed Wynne – Tentacles are swaying tonight for Ed’s support slot

Ed Wynne – Tentacles are swaying tonight for Ed’s support slot

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious

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Nik Turner – The Final Frontier

Nik Turner – The Final Frontier

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Post-Rock »

Mono|Gorilla, Manchester|06th May 2019

Mono|Gorilla, Manchester|06th May 2019

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George Ezra / Newmarket

George Ezra / Newmarket

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Joy Division post rock from Talons

Joy Division post rock from Talons

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Endless Heights – ‘Come A Little Closer’

Endless Heights – ‘Come A Little Closer’

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Indie »

Pixies are back!

Pixies are back!

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Duncan Lloyd – “Outside Notion” is a curate’s egg

Duncan Lloyd – “Outside Notion” is a curate’s egg

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Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

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The Snuts – The Workman’s, Dublin – 7/5/19

The Snuts – The Workman’s, Dublin – 7/5/19

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Singer Songwriter »

Hatchie @ Brudenell Social Club 14.06.2019

Hatchie @ Brudenell Social Club 14.06.2019

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The North Sea Radio Orchestra – “Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom” A playful, joyful tribute

The North Sea Radio Orchestra – “Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom” A playful, joyful tribute

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Lissie – The Olympia Theatre, Dublin – 26/5/19

Lissie – The Olympia Theatre, Dublin – 26/5/19

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Introducing “Wild Child” Ben McKelvey

Introducing “Wild Child” Ben McKelvey

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Classical »

Alexandra Stréliski – Inscape

Alexandra Stréliski – Inscape

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Touching, tender, perfect piano by Chilly Gonzales

Touching, tender, perfect piano by Chilly Gonzales

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Mark Springer produces a contemporary classic in the vein of Debussy

Mark Springer produces a contemporary classic in the vein of Debussy

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Blues »

Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

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JJ Cale – ‘Stay Around’ – A posthumous plate of JJ’s relaxed blues rewards the wait

JJ Cale – ‘Stay Around’ – A posthumous plate of JJ’s relaxed blues rewards the wait

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New Offering From JD Simo – “Off At 11”

New Offering From JD Simo – “Off At 11”

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Larkin Poe is back – blues on a new level

Larkin Poe is back – blues on a new level

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Country »

JJ Cale – ‘Stay Around’ – A posthumous plate of JJ’s relaxed blues rewards the wait

JJ Cale – ‘Stay Around’ – A posthumous plate of JJ’s relaxed blues rewards the wait

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The Goat Roper Rodeo Band – The new in the old – Live at The Grove, Leeds

The Goat Roper Rodeo Band – The new in the old – Live at The Grove, Leeds

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Larkin Poe is back – blues on a new level

Larkin Poe is back – blues on a new level

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Kiefer Sutherland – Albert Hall, Manchester – 28/06/2018

Kiefer Sutherland – Albert Hall, Manchester – 28/06/2018

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Gentle and Sweet »

Quirks make Thea Gustafsson’s trip hop beguiling

Quirks make Thea Gustafsson’s trip hop beguiling

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Lokki – I Catch You

Lokki – I Catch You

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Elan Noon ‘Have A Spirit Field’

Elan Noon ‘Have A Spirit Field’

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Pop »

Tom Walker SOLD OUT Manchester Academy 27/04/2019

Tom Walker SOLD OUT Manchester Academy 27/04/2019

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New Single “How Much Longer” by Brian Grogan

New Single “How Much Longer” by Brian Grogan

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The Japanese House at Electric Ballroom, London 19/03/19

The Japanese House at Electric Ballroom, London 19/03/19

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Pop music in Iran: an interview with Moein Sajadi

Pop music in Iran: an interview with Moein Sajadi

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Eighties Revivalists »

10 O’Clock Chemical ‘Favours for the Wicked’

10 O’Clock Chemical ‘Favours for the Wicked’

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Sights ‘Got it’ – circa 1988

Sights ‘Got it’ – circa 1988

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Hot Like Sushi – Do You Wanna?

Hot Like Sushi – Do You Wanna?

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L.A.D. One Last Night

L.A.D. One Last Night

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Acid Jazz, Funk and Soul »

A CERTAIN RATIO – “ACR:BOX” – punky, funky, dubby and dancey

A CERTAIN RATIO – “ACR:BOX” – punky, funky, dubby and dancey

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Skinny Lister

Skinny Lister

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Tom Bancroft’s In Common

Tom Bancroft’s In Common

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New Offering From JD Simo – “Off At 11”

New Offering From JD Simo – “Off At 11”

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Jazz »

Mildlife – doing their groovy thing in Leeds

Mildlife – doing their groovy thing in Leeds

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Dwight Trible – ‘Mothership’ (featuring Kamasi Washington) – the most soulful jazz record this year

Dwight Trible – ‘Mothership’ (featuring Kamasi Washington) – the most soulful jazz record this year

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Sam Leak & Dan Tepfer: ‘Adrift’

Sam Leak & Dan Tepfer: ‘Adrift’

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Caro Emerald / Cambridge

Caro Emerald / Cambridge

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Dance »

Mildlife – doing their groovy thing in Leeds

Mildlife – doing their groovy thing in Leeds

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Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

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Mella Dee @ Gorilla, Manchester | 30.03.2019

Mella Dee @ Gorilla, Manchester | 30.03.2019

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Petit Biscuit ‘Wake Up’

Petit Biscuit ‘Wake Up’

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House »

Ocean Roulette: ‘Froze Up’

Ocean Roulette: ‘Froze Up’

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Mark Ronson is back with ‘Only Can Get Better’

Mark Ronson is back with ‘Only Can Get Better’

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Codes – Go Down / That Crack

Codes – Go Down / That Crack

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Trance »

Funk Manchu – Bounce That Booty

Funk Manchu – Bounce That Booty

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Lux Groove’s Setup does the job

Lux Groove’s Setup does the job

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Electronic »

loscil – “Equivalents” – an album that contains a whole other world

loscil – “Equivalents” – an album that contains a whole other world

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Street Fest @ Canal Mills feat. Foreign Beggars 11/05/2019

Street Fest @ Canal Mills feat. Foreign Beggars 11/05/2019

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Mella Dee @ Gorilla, Manchester | 30.03.2019

Mella Dee @ Gorilla, Manchester | 30.03.2019

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Proem: Until Here for Years

Proem: Until Here for Years

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Lounge »

Blinky Bill – Kenya’s next great hope?

Blinky Bill – Kenya’s next great hope?

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Equador – Treble Oh

Equador – Treble Oh

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Nice bit of Swedish lounge

Nice bit of Swedish lounge

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Jazz with beats: Yazz Ahmed to release La Saboteuse EP

Jazz with beats: Yazz Ahmed to release La Saboteuse EP

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Drum n Bass »

Street Fest @ Canal Mills feat. Foreign Beggars 11/05/2019

Street Fest @ Canal Mills feat. Foreign Beggars 11/05/2019

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Stickybuds – ‘The Firestarter’

Stickybuds – ‘The Firestarter’

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Dub »

Linval Thompson – Fussing & Fighting

Linval Thompson – Fussing & Fighting

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Robert Dallas – Bearer of Bad News

Robert Dallas – Bearer of Bad News

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Hip Hop »

See No Evil Is Dot Cromwell’s harrowing depiction of the city of Philadelphia

See No Evil Is Dot Cromwell’s harrowing depiction of the city of Philadelphia

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Street Fest @ Canal Mills feat. Foreign Beggars 11/05/2019

Street Fest @ Canal Mills feat. Foreign Beggars 11/05/2019

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Plan B / Newmarket

Plan B / Newmarket

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Humanistic Hip Hop from London

Humanistic Hip Hop from London

May 15, 2018, No Comments on Humanistic Hip Hop from London

Latin »

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious

May 9, 2019, No Comments on Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – still bright and fresh and ambitious
Caro Emerald / Cambridge

Caro Emerald / Cambridge

October 21, 2018, No Comments on Caro Emerald / Cambridge
Natalia Lafourcade’s distinctive tones are untouchable

Natalia Lafourcade’s distinctive tones are untouchable

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Rereleases »

How a Lost Folk Classic Shows Stark Unsettling Beauty

How a Lost Folk Classic Shows Stark Unsettling Beauty

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Françoise Hardy’s album has taken me back to a 1960s I never knew

Françoise Hardy’s album has taken me back to a 1960s I never knew

January 29, 2017, 2 Comments on Françoise Hardy’s album has taken me back to a 1960s I never knew

Festivals and Carnivals »

DRAGON CON 2018—WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TIME!

DRAGON CON 2018—WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TIME!

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READING & LEEDS 2019 – ACTS NOT TO MISS – PART 1

READING & LEEDS 2019 – ACTS NOT TO MISS – PART 1

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Cambridge Folk Festival

Cambridge Folk Festival

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READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE TRANSGRESSIVE 15TH ANNIVERSARY LATE NIGHT TAKEOVER

READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE TRANSGRESSIVE 15TH ANNIVERSARY LATE NIGHT TAKEOVER

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Travel »

Jamie Smart releases a video montage of a trip to Japan

Jamie Smart releases a video montage of a trip to Japan

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Desert Justice: Hitch-hiking in Iraq

Desert Justice: Hitch-hiking in Iraq

October 25, 2015, 2 Comments on Desert Justice: Hitch-hiking in Iraq
Stripping Off in Israel

Stripping Off in Israel

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Bosnia: one eye on the future, one eye in the past

Bosnia: one eye on the future, one eye in the past

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Music Lit »

Kim Gordon – Girl in A Band – Dey Street Books

Kim Gordon – Girl in A Band – Dey Street Books

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Music Film & Documentaries »

27 Gone Too Soon

27 Gone Too Soon

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Theatre & Stand Up »

Edinburgh Fringe: Hot Brown Honey

Edinburgh Fringe: Hot Brown Honey

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Edinburgh Fringe: Andrew Maxwell – Shake a Leg

Edinburgh Fringe: Andrew Maxwell – Shake a Leg

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Michelle Wolf sticks it to Trump & co & others

Michelle Wolf sticks it to Trump & co & others

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Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre, London

Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre, London

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Pegasus’ Black Opera 25th birthday concert left me enchanted

Pegasus’ Black Opera 25th birthday concert left me enchanted

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Flaneuring in Brixton with the ‘Midnight Runners’

Flaneuring in Brixton with the ‘Midnight Runners’

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Andrew Ryan “Did You Get Here Alright?”

Andrew Ryan “Did You Get Here Alright?”

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Carmen in one hour – being so close to an opera singer’s voice is a real treat

Carmen in one hour – being so close to an opera singer’s voice is a real treat

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An hour well spent on the edge of tears

An hour well spent on the edge of tears

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Street Art »

Accessorising in Stansted Airport

Accessorising in Stansted Airport

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Donald Trump sticker, just off Old Street, London

Donald Trump sticker, just off Old Street, London

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Street Scenes from Algiers, Algeria

Street Scenes from Algiers, Algeria

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Modelling North Face jackets Mark Vallée’s crew challenge neoliberalism!

Modelling North Face jackets Mark Vallée’s crew challenge neoliberalism!

January 8, 2018, No Comments on Modelling North Face jackets Mark Vallée’s crew challenge neoliberalism!
In 1982 Heinz J Kuzdas started to photograph the Berlin Wall

In 1982 Heinz J Kuzdas started to photograph the Berlin Wall

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Ralph Waldo Emerson gets the treatment in Bath

Ralph Waldo Emerson gets the treatment in Bath

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A new angle on discouraging smoking

A new angle on discouraging smoking

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A special dog related piece goes up in Sheffield

A special dog related piece goes up in Sheffield

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Art & Photography »

King Nun put on a fiery show for packed Hyde Park Book Club

King Nun put on a fiery show for packed Hyde Park Book Club

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Pablo Picasso at the Tate Modern, 1932

Pablo Picasso at the Tate Modern, 1932

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Le Corbusier was influenced by ancient Algerian architecture, according to the Tate

Le Corbusier was influenced by ancient Algerian architecture, according to the Tate

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London through a (wire) window

London through a (wire) window

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Writing About Music »

How to turn your vomit into a series of suckerpunches! Hitting home with your writing.

How to turn your vomit into a series of suckerpunches! Hitting home with your writing.

June 24, 2015, 3 Comments on How to turn your vomit into a series of suckerpunches! Hitting home with your writing.
What makes for good music journalism?

What makes for good music journalism?

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Making Gig Reviews Sticky

Making Gig Reviews Sticky

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Why bury the gobsmacking one liner?

Why bury the gobsmacking one liner?

May 2, 2015, 3 Comments on Why bury the gobsmacking one liner?
Do we need a date in the title of our articles?

Do we need a date in the title of our articles?

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What people don’t care about when they read a music review!

What people don’t care about when they read a music review!

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The Joy of Writing

The Joy of Writing

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The Art of Writing and getting better at it

The Art of Writing and getting better at it

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Food »

The Italian espresso

The Italian espresso

February 15, 2019, No Comments on The Italian espresso
‘Not Always Caviar’ in Stansted Airport is not a bad place to have a bite to eat

‘Not Always Caviar’ in Stansted Airport is not a bad place to have a bite to eat

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Pacari Chocolate – OK but too pricey

Pacari Chocolate – OK but too pricey

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The Original Dark Horse is as close as you’ll get to drinking velvet

The Original Dark Horse is as close as you’ll get to drinking velvet

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En Castellano »

AMARAL, DESDE ESPAÑA AL O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, 05/02/17

AMARAL, DESDE ESPAÑA AL O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, 05/02/17

February 6, 2017, No Comments on AMARAL, DESDE ESPAÑA AL O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, 05/02/17
THE STAGE WORLD TOUR AT THE O2 ARENA, 22/01/17

THE STAGE WORLD TOUR AT THE O2 ARENA, 22/01/17

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Deap Vally, Boston Music Room, London (en castellano)

Deap Vally, Boston Music Room, London (en castellano)

August 8, 2016, No Comments on Deap Vally, Boston Music Room, London (en castellano)

Competition »