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- 08.09.08

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by craig griffiths

It seems to me that genres like hip hop, which don't get me wrong, i am a big fan of, need to be re-invented and somebody or more …


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by G-town

http://itsnotforthecock.dlpwd.co.uk/archives/387…


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by Alex Hancocks

There are 2 ways to approach Gay For Johnny Depp; the snobby, Mr. Morality way favoured by the ‘serious’ critics and denounce …


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by steveluckynumber

Not a Lucky Number release, but good luck we say!…


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by steveluckynumber

This wasn't released on Lucky Number, like the title though.…


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by Liz Dodd

Never kick a gift horse in the mouth, or so received wisdom goes. Trent 'NIN' Reznor dropped The Slip on his cyber audience this M…


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by Liz Dodd

It's unfair, but I harbour an intrinsic mistrust of singer-songwriters. I think it's something of a Pavlov's dog situation: every …


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by Liz Dodd

Sonically located somewhere between tripping in a Hong Kong arcade and a house-party in Pac-Man's bachelor pad, the debut album fr…


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by Liz Dodd

Apparently Lightspeed Champion, alternative music's man-of-the-moment, was responsible for inventing new rave. "Oh, God,"…


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by Liz Dodd

Trying to predict what a new Kills album will sound like is about as productive as trying to guess how Thom Yorke will release an …


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by Liz Dodd

Falling off the Lavender Bridge is an incredibly bold debut, rising as it does from the ashes of a thrash punk outfit - the Test I…


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by Liz Dodd

It may come as a surprise to some to learn that ‘drone’, far from being a derogatory term for music that sounds like industria…


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by Liz Dodd

Gahan, previously of Depeche Mode, makes a return to his electronica roots with new album Hourglass. Steeped in New Wave, it's bl…


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by Liz Dodd

With 2008 gearing up to be the year of sophisticated shoegaze, New York's Magnetic Fields couldn't have picked a better time to re…


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by Liz Dodd

To put this review in context: the morning In Rainbows came out was the first morning I'd seen for three weeks. Maybe as a result …


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by Liz Dodd

It's always great to hear a female vocalist being, well, a vocalist - forsaking pseudonyms and caricature - and The Duke Spirit's …


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by Pedro

Remember that beautiful blonde who sat next to you in the office and made you feel like a prince among paupers, the one you plann…


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by Pedro

Unless you’ve had a real tough break, at the age of 17 you have yet to experience just how shit life can really be. You’ve not…


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by Simon Wright

A Wizard, A Big Star? Last time Big Star played London in 2001 it was at the unlamented Mean Fiddler. Tonight it is a mostly-sold…


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by Siren

Lovely gig in every way!!! 'Tis indeed a sin of the ultimate kind that a band as good as Envy have not yet received the recognitio…


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by Rob

Facing the winds and sideways drizzle of the Bristol highstreet on the way to The Cooler tonight, my friend asked me whether or no…


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by Will eves

As a huge Reuben fan, I approached their third musical instalment with extreme caution and a tame intrigue, praying it wouldn’t …


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by Reef Younis

After Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves coital rutting, you wonder if they expected this raucous, throat shredding, bast…


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by Mitch

In 2005, Volcano! released their first album Beautiful Seizure, which was a major breakthrough for them garnering them a lot of su…


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by jackie

picked this up last week - 'pulsating ting' pulses all right, excellent 4 track cd house/electro mash up, kind of thing you'd hear…


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by jamesatnoize

This is probably the most twee song I’ve heard in a long time. Lead singer using the word love 38 times? (I counted) Check. Uk…


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by jamesatnoize

My review copy of this album came covered in stickers warning that if I dared to copy it, they knew where to find me (Presumably…


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by RoyClaxton

No words can do this show justice. Magical is the best I can do. Wonderful setting at Edinburgh Castle. The modest, waif-like Mr C…


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by george

In the UK, bands often sheepishly follow scenes, usually in the wake of a seminal band and often lagging many years behind. John …


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by george

In the UK...., bands often sheepishly follow scenes, usually in the wake of a seminal band and often lagging many years behind. J…


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by Luke Slater

‘Tonight I Have To Leave It’is brimming with the type of indie pop gaiety that the Scandinavians have done so brilliantly in r…


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by Andy McNicoll

The Twilight Sad return with an EP that furthers their transition from Glaswegian great white hopes into fully established members…


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by Philip Bollen

With the weight and momentum from two universally lauded singles, an autumn stint supporting iLiKETRAiNS, and sell out support dat…


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by Jonny Lewis

Great night, seen the Guildean Gang before and they never fail to impress, less impressed by the support, Bo pepper, remind me of …


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by Joseph Ross-Williams

(As dictated to me by Michael Love of Her Name is Calla. It is unknown as to whether he has heard the record...) Are you wonderin…


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by Jon Wood

Well just got home and Fleet Foxes did not in any way disappoint. The recorded material is one thing, but live is something else.…


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by illalready

its been a long time since i heard a hiphop record this good. i grew up on public enemy + dead prez, but havent really been feeli…


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by Simon Butcher

Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip @ Manchester Club Academy April 21st (not an album review) While Wiley is the king of radio 1 rapping…


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by Richard Craig

A little more than a month after gently rocking a packed Carling Tent at the Reading Festival, Frank Turner returns to play in Rea…


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