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Billy Bragg, Thea Gilmore, Martha : Leftfield Stage : live review
Billy Bragg Thea Gilmore Martha Leftfield Stage Glastonbury 2015 Live Review From Durham, Martha are dealing a classic sprightly, scratchy, DIY indie pop with smart acidic pop...
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Sam Duckworth | Sean McGowan | Lewis Capaldi: The Garage, Glasgow – live...
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LA Priest: Inji – album review
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Lady Lamb: After – album review
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Kiss & Make Up: Carl Stanley – book review
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I’ll Be Your Mirror: Una Baines and Keith McDougall – book review
Dave Fisher reviews an intriguing comic-book memoir of original Fall keyboardist Legendary son of Salford and for over thirty years front man of The Fall, Mark E Smith has been labelled many things,...
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Roundhouse, London – live review
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Roundhouse, London 30th June 2015 As soon as the “ATP at the Roundhouse” series of gigs was announced it was clear that a stand out highlight was going to be the date...
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Sleaford Mods: Key Markets – album review
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Mushami: The Art House, Southampton | The Flying Alexanders: The Old Barn,...
Alexanders photo above © Steve White Mushami: The Art House, Southampton – 27th June 2015 The Flying Alexanders: The Old Barn, Portsmouth – 26th June 2015 Hard-drinking Southampton bands play home and...
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The Outcasts : Talking Heads, Southampton : Live Review
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Winter Villains: Once There Were Sparks, Now There Are Ashes – album review
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Jaga Jazzist: Starfire – album review
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Slaves: John Peel Stage Glastonbury – live review
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Grimm Grimm: Hazy Eyes Maybe – album review
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Carl Barât and the Jackals: Albert Hall,...
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Alden Penner w/ friends Michael Cera, Laura Crapo & Farley Miller: The...
Alden Penner The Rainbow, Birmingham 28th June 2015 Alden Penner & band have just been in the UK playing a handful of shows in support of current EP Canada In Space. Harley Cassidy caught the band...
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Asian Dub Foundation: More Signal More Noise – album review
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Dean McPhee: Fatima’s Hand – album review
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HOTGOTHIC: PUNCHLINE – EP review
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Mbongwana Star: From Kinshasa – album review
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