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Andy Bell – Flicker
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ALBUM REVIEW: Andy Bell – Flicker

February 6, 2022 Alex Hoggard 0

Although for many, it may have felt as though the world has been put on pause over the past couple of years, Ride's Andy Bell has been a busy man; having made a successful debut...

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Ride guitarist and songwriter ANDY BELL will release his second solo album 'Flicker' on February 11

January 11, 2022 Mark Millar 0

Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell announces he will release his second solo album Flicker on February 11. The single ‘Something Like Love’ has just had its first play courtesy of Lauren Laverne on BBC...

Ride guitarist/singer ANDY BELL releases new single ‘Skywalker’ - Watch the video by Jean De Oliviera
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Ride guitarist/singer ANDY BELL releases new single ‘Skywalker’ - Watch the video by Jean De Oliviera

February 5, 2021 Mark Millar 0

Ride guitarist/singer Andy Bell’s new single ‘Skywalker’ is out today. It occupies the middle ground between Revolver-era Beatles and Neu! and is one of the highlights of his acclaimed debut solo album, The View From...

RIDE singer and guitarist ANDY BELL announces new single ‘Cherry Cola’
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RIDE singer and guitarist ANDY BELL announces new single ‘Cherry Cola’

November 18, 2020 Mark Millar 0

RIDE singer and guitarist Andy Bell has announced a second solo single, ‘Cherry Cola’, taken from his debut album The View From Halfway Down which was released last month to great acclaim. Out on November...

ANDY BELL shares video for ‘I Was Alone’ - Watch Now
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ANDY BELL shares video for ‘I Was Alone’ - Watch Now

September 16, 2020 Mark Millar 0

Andy Bell has shared a video for ‘I Was Alone’, a brand new song taken from the RIDE singer/guitarist’s debut solo album The View From Halfway Down.  Andy describes it as “a Spacemen 3-influenced song...

ANDY BELL from RIDE to release debut solo album 'The View From Halfway Down' on October 9
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ANDY BELL from RIDE to release debut solo album 'The View From Halfway Down' on October 9

August 11, 2020 Mark Millar 0

Andy Bell from Ride announces his debut solo album The View From Halfway Down out on October 9. There will be two limited-edition vinyl variants: blue, which will be available from shops, and a white...

RIDE's Mark Gardener and 2Square of France's Telepopmusik share 'Chained' single
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RIDE's Mark Gardener and 2Square of France's Telepopmusik share 'Chained' single

June 23, 2020 Mark Millar 0

Now that shoegaze kingpins Ride are in touring limbo, frontman Mark Gardener has been busy with recording, production, mixing and mastering work at his OX4 Sound Studio. He has also released a new single, called...

ANDY BELL from Ride remixes new bdrmm single - Listen Now
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ANDY BELL from Ride remixes new bdrmm single - Listen Now

May 29, 2020 Mark Millar 0

bdrmm ’s current single ‘A Reason To Celebrate’ has been remixed by Ride man Andy Bell and the new version is out now on all digital platforms. In his GLOK guise, the guitarist has turned...

RIDE's Mark Gardener teams with Telepopmusik's 2Square on 'Chained' single
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RIDE's Mark Gardener teams with Telepopmusik's 2Square on 'Chained' single

May 27, 2020 Mark Millar 0

Mark Gardener presents 'Chained', a single for which he collaborated with 2Square, a.k.a. Stephan Haeri of France's Telepopmusik. This song comes from deep space, as Gardener elucidates on a past attempt to face, beat and...

Join ALAN McGEE Co-founder of Creation Records & who discovered OASIS live in conversation
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Join ALAN McGEE Co-founder of Creation Records & who discovered OASIS live in conversation

February 5, 2020 Mark Millar 0

ALAN McGEE is the outspoken, maverick genius behind the mighty Creation Records and has worked with some of the most significant bands of the last 30 years including Oasis, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the...

ALBUM REVIEW: Humanist - Humanist
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ALBUM REVIEW: Humanist - Humanist

February 1, 2020 Lee Campbell 0

'Humanist', inspired and created by musician Rob Marshall, brilliantly explores the deep and dark recesses of the human race, supported by an array of ground-breaking artists. As morality, spiralling suicide rates, the fragility of the...

RIDE Announce Belfast Show at LIMELIGHT 2 on Friday 7th June 2019
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WIN: Tickets To See RIDE @ Belfast’s Limelight, 2 on Friday 7th June 2019

June 6, 2019 Mark Millar 0

UK rock band RIDE plays a headline show at the Limelight 2 on Friday 07th June 2019. The bands most recent album release ' Weather Diaries' is the fifth studio album by the English rock...

RIDE Announce Belfast Show at LIMELIGHT 2 on Friday 7th June 2019
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RIDE Announce Belfast Show at LIMELIGHT 2 on Friday 7th June 2019

April 8, 2019 Mark Millar 0

UK rock band RIDE is pleased to announce a headline show at the Limelight 2 on Friday 07th June 2019. The bands most recent album release ' Weather Diaries' is the fifth studio album by...

THE CURE are coming to Ireland - 40 years of hits and more - Malahide Castle, Saturday 8th June 2019 1
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The Cure have announced Ride, The Twilight Sad and just mustard to line up for Malahide Castle

January 28, 2019 Mark Millar 0

The Cure has announced Ride, The Twilight Sad and just mustard as special guests for their sold-out show in Dublin's Malahide Castle on Saturday 8 June 2019, subject to licence. The Cure, who return to...

DESERT SHIPS to release their second album ‘Eastern Flow’ on 01.03.19
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DESERT SHIPS to release their second album ‘Eastern Flow’ on 01.03.19

January 12, 2019 Mark Millar 0

Following critically received debut album ‘Doll Skin Flag’ in 2012, and EP ‘Skyliner’ in 2014, Desert Ships release their second album‘Eastern Flow’ on 01.03.19. Mixed by Mark Gardener (of resurgent shoegaze band Ride) and recorded at Abbey Road Studios by Haydn...

Album Review: RIDE - 'Weather Diaries'
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Album Review: RIDE - 'Weather Diaries'

June 20, 2017 Lori Gava 0

Fans of the influential band Ride are being richly rewarded for their Job like patience. It has been over 20 years since the last installment to the Ride discography. Many fans have despaired over whether...

ALBUM REVIEW: HURRICANE #1 - Find Out What You Love and Let it Kill You
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ALBUM REVIEW: HURRICANE #1 - Find Out What You Love and Let it Kill You

December 16, 2015 Mark Millar 0

Hurricane #1 formed in Oxford in 1996 by Andy Bell, formerly of Ride, and vocalist/guitarist Alex Lowe. The band also consisted of Will Pepper on Bass and Gareth Farmer on the sticks. They released their...

Watch 'Morning Rise' by PURE PHASE ENSEMBLE 4 feat. Mark Gardener (of Ride)
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Watch 'Morning Rise' by PURE PHASE ENSEMBLE 4 feat. Mark Gardener (of Ride)

September 29, 2015 Mark Millar 0

Despite the fact that celebrated shoegaze pioneers RIDE are in the midst of their world tour, you can now hear the sweet vocals and guitar of frontman Mark Gardener on the latest single from Pure...

EXCLUSIVE - TRACK OF THE DAY: HURRICANE #1 - 'Think Of The Sunshine' - Listen
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EXCLUSIVE - TRACK OF THE DAY: HURRICANE #1 - 'Think Of The Sunshine' - Listen

August 20, 2015 Marty Clarke 0

Hurricane #1 formed in Oxford in 1996 by Andy Bell, formerly of Ride, and vocalist/guitarist Alex Lowe. The band also consisted of Will Pepper on Bass and Gareth Farmer on the sticks. They released their self-titled album...

PURE PHASE ENSEMBLE 4 - feat. Mark Gardener (RIDE) to release 'Live at SpaceFest' LP
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PURE PHASE ENSEMBLE 4 - feat. Mark Gardener (RIDE) to release 'Live at SpaceFest' LP

August 7, 2015 Mark Millar 0

Pure Phase Ensemble is an international music collective, created especially for the SpaceFest festival in Gdansk, which takes place annually in December and is organised by the Nasiono Association. The city of Gdansk plays host...

INTERVIEW: MARK GARDENER talks new record with ROBIN GUTHRIE and Ride reunion
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INTERVIEW: MARK GARDENER talks new record with ROBIN GUTHRIE and Ride reunion

July 5, 2015 Mark Millar 0

Shoegaze veterans Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie have released their latest collaboration, the excellent new album 'Universal Road', I caught up with Mark Gardener recently to hear all about it.   How did the album with Robin Guthrie...

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