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Frank Turner has steadfastly stood by his belief that concept albums aren’t his musical poison of choice, however, given that he is an unwavering ally of all things feminist, it seems fitting that he smashed […]
Post-punk, sons of Sunderland, The Futureheads have released their first studio album in nine years. Entitled Powers, it is a welcome return of the quick-paced tunes from the Wearside, ‘Mackem’ Boys. “This wasn’t a reunion for […]
Following an amazing kick-off to the Meltdown Festival by Nile Rodgers & CHIC, the “Good Times” rolled on with Johnny Marr with support from the Mystery Jets. At a first glance, the choice of Johnny […]
“Twelve Nudes”, is an intriguing title for Furman’s seventh offering with a band. What does “Twelve Nudes” mean? The album cover offers six nudes with ten black bars (as well as other improvisations) to cover […]
Ammonite Press has released a biographic series of books telling the stories of famous musicians using infographics. Infographics use icons to represent the subject matter. The idea is there is an instant recognition of “how […]
The longest-running artist-curated festival in the world has just kicked off. The festival, now in its twenty-sixth year is called Meltdown and this year is curated by Nile Rodgers. To open the festival, Nile not […]
The world of folk music is delightful in so many ways from being about people to creating humble, yet enriching intimate experiences where folk musicians reveal themselves, their kinship and their culture. The secret to […]
Kaiser Chiefs are back with their 7th studio album Duck, a rather different album if you are used to their original works from Employment and Yours Truly Angry Mob. But if you have listened to […]
50 Queer Music Icons Who Changed the World takes fifty icons across one hundred years to demonstrate how those from the LGBT community and/or icons who endorsed and aided the LGBT community impacted the music […]
This month has seen the release of New Order’s first live album since NOMC15 at the end of 2017. So it goes was recorded at the Old Granada Studios on 13th July 2017 as part […]
Kath & The Kicks, an alt-rock band from Leeds, released their new single “Let It Out” on the 28th of June 2019. The group, formed of Kath Edmonds (Vocals/Guitar), Shaneen Mooney (Bass/Backing Vocals) & Matt […]
After becoming one of Scotland’s best-loved indie groups during the 90s and early 2000s, the highly melodic Astrid are back with a new album and tour this year. With core members Willie Campbell and Charlie […]
Just two years ago Feeder celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary by releasing a greatest hits LP, The Best Of. The Best Of saw Feeder be extremely generous by offering fifty songs which included nine new original […]
Originally formed around Tangled Parrot Records in Carmarthen, the Welsh collective Radio Europa are back with a new album ‘Community Is Revolution’. For this record, the line up is composed of Whettman Chelmets, Steven Leigh, […]
Adding a dose of rootsy American influences to memorable British pop melodies, the genre-blending Gomez seemed determined to provide the indie scene with something more wide-ranging and dynamic when they arrived in the late 90s. […]
There was joy in the air when New Order took to the stage last night on a beautiful summer evening at Trinity College in Dublin. The band, making their entrance to music by Vorspiel, New […]
After five years, The Black Keys have released their ninth studio album, triumphantly titled: ‘Let’s Rock’. The album sees the duo return to rock in its most simplistic form, inspired by guitarist Dan Auerbach and […]
Thom Yorke in every manifestation of his musical creativity has learned to build mystery and extract anticipation from his fans each time a new release is in the offing. This is true whether it is […]
This month marks the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s ground-breaking debut studio album Unknown Pleasures. My own personal exposure to Joy Division came much later than 1979, initially through New Order’s Substance 1987 compilation, just before I […]
Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Richard Reed Parry is probably best known as an original founder of Arcade Fire. Additional Parry also possesses an impressive body of singular work through his numerous and varied musical […]
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