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Posted on 21 Oct 2008 | View Comments
Sweet stuff over at Sex With Headphones On today, where they’ve got a whole raft of news, including coverage of my new favourite album, the “Army of Trees” EP from LittleBear (and I’ll be bringing you an exclusive interview with LittleBear’s Nick Principe in the...
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Quote Unquote Records

Posted on 20 Oct 2008 | View Comments
The ever-vigilant copyright-fascists in this world have taken a swipe at Quote Unquote Records, reports Punknews. Quote Unquote, who make music from the bands on their roster (which has, at various times, included Bomb The Music Industry!, The Riot Before, and We Versus the Shark)...
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Snapshot: Underground Heroes

Posted on 19 Oct 2008 | View Comments
Photo by Russ Tannen You might be forgiven for thinking that a daring mixture of Britpop, ska and punk-rock runs the risk of sounding terrible, but as soon as Underground Heroes start playing, any doubts in my mind miraculously melted away. The Chatham quartet are...
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Anthony Green – "Avalon"

Posted on 19 Oct 2008 | View Comments
Album: Avalon Artist: Anthony Green Label: Photo Finish Records Release date: 5th August 2008 Anthony Green‘s vocal style is unique. That’s a cold, hard fact. He’s got a higher vocal range than almost any other man on the alt. scene today (with the possible exceptions...
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Snapshot: Electric Blue

Posted on 18 Oct 2008 | View Comments
When someone asks me to list my musical ‘guilty pleasures’, sassy Brighton trio The Pipettes are generally the first band I think of. But, the thing is, I don’t feel particularly guilty about it… there’s something about that sugar-sweet ’60s-style girl-pop that’s unbelievably cool. The...
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Snapshot: Laurel Lane

Posted on 18 Oct 2008 | View Comments
Every day, a million young musicians around the world sit down with a tape-recorder and an acoustic guitar. Okay, not all of them are going to ‘make it’, but sometimes some really great music comes out of it. From Nashville, Tennesee, comes Laurel Lane, a...
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Posted on 17 Oct 2008 | View Comments
<p align=”justify”><a href=”http://vivaindieblog.blogspot.com/”>Viva Indie!</a> have a write-up of lo-fi Calgary indie-rockers <a href=”http://www.myspace.com/womenmusic” rel=”tag”>Women</a> this week, while <a href=”http://aurgasm.us/”>Aurgasm</a> bring you the dulcet tones of Austrian singer-songwriter Madita. Finally, my new favourite blog <a href=”http://letterarms.blogspot.com/”>Letters Have No Arms!</a> are offering more sage suggestions, with a...
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Obituary: Ray Lowry

Posted on 16 Oct 2008 | View Comments
© Image: Ray Lowry 1979 It was reported on Punknews today that Ray Lowry, the British graphic artist and cartoonist responsible for (among other things) The Clash’s London Calling artwork, has died aged 64, following a long illness. Lowry was a talented illustrator and long-time...
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Snapshot: Bat for Lashes

Posted on 14 Oct 2008 | View Comments
Photo by Eleanor Hardwick Listen to the band in Spotify. Brighton’s Natasha Khan is a pretty talented woman. A film & media graduate and trained nursery school teacher, Khan is also a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter under the name Bat For Lashes. With support slots for Radiohead...
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Ray LaMontagne – "Gossip In The Grain"

Posted on 13 Oct 2008 | View Comments
Album: Gossip in the Grain Artist: Ray LaMontagne Label: RCA Records Release date: 14th October 2008 Ray LaMontagne‘s last album (Till the Sun Turns Black, RCA, 2006) was a beautifully mellow showcase of the Maine singer-songwriter’s softly-spoken vocals and elegantly simple songwriting, so I’ve been...
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