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Fang Night: Steady Cruising – track review
Fang Night Steady Cruising DL Every Second Records Out now Fang Night are art and design graduates Ben Walker and Ewa Lefmann. The two-piece have been making music together since the age of 14 and are...
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The Jackobins: Nightfire – Single Review
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Quim Reaper – Quim Reaper – Album Review
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Breakfast Muff: Baby Boomers – single review
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New Artist of the Day: Alex Ohm
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Talk Yourself Up, Tear Yourself Down – Paramore’s Riot! Turns Ten
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New Artist of the Day: Suzie Stapleton
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Hackjob/Hooked on Christ: split single – EP review
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Durutti Column: Domo Arigato Deluxe, album review
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Gavin Martin: Talking Musical Revolutions – Album Review
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Various Artists: Night Comes Down – Album Review
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Dan O’Farrell & the Difference Engine, Shy Boy, Lucas & King; Talking Heads,...
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Sons Of The Descent: album review
Sons Of The Descent Lazy Glamour DL Out Now Following on from their Gideon Coe 6 music appearances, Edinburgh’s Sons Of The Descent have released via Brawsome Productions their brilliant debut album,...
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Porter & May @ The Continental, Preston – live review
Porter & May The Continental, Preston 18th May 2017 Words & Pic: Stomper It’s an excellent sunny evening in Preston, it’s an excellent sunny evening for listening to excellent sunny music from...
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Adam Ant : Albert Hall : live review
Adam Ant Royal Albert Hall, London 17 May 2017 Live Review photo:Eileen Shapiro “The Royal Albert Hall has paid tribute to some of the greatest, most prestigious artists in history including: The...
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Cobby & Litten: For The Many – free download single reviewed
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Kadia: The Outlandish Collection – EP review
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Is this one of the Greatest Love Songs ever written? : Peter Perrett : new...
Is this one of the Greatest Love Songs ever written? Domino Recordings have released the new video for a song ‘An Epic Story’ from the forthcoming ‘How The West Was Won’ album by Peter Perrett....
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Manchester Arena : the darkest day in pop history
Heartbreaking. Tears. It’s the darkest day in pop history. Thousands of children having fun at a pop concert. Dancing. Happy. Manchester Arena packed with smiling faces at an Ariana Grande concert....
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