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SEE: DUB PISTOLS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘BANKROBBER’
Big-beat sonic pranksters Dub Pistols are back with a cover of The Clash classic ‘Bankrobber’. The clip was made from individual band member contributions under lockdown, using their mobile phones, the final result only coming together at the mix in an editing suite. It’s a riot of reggae-dancehall vibes, bleeps and ragga rhymes; a perfect …
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News: DMA’s announce worldwide live stream of entire Brixton Academy Gig
In anticipation of their forthcoming album ‘The Glow’ and to compensate for the lack of live gigs to support this, DMA’s have just announced two live stream events of their sold out Brixton Academy Gig from last month – one for northern hemisphere time and one for antipodean followers: UK 9pm Wed 29April 2020 AEST …
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News: Charles Tolliver announces Gearbox Records deal and new album
Charles Tolliver is a master of all trades. The New York-based trumpeter, active since the 1960s, is a leading player, educator, big band leader, composer, and founder of the one of the greatest jazz labels of all time, Strata-East. In Summer 2020, he will be releasing his first studio album in 13 years via Gearbox …
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Track: The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club – The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club
A double helping from Tauranga – still low in fidelity but arguably high in catchyness. The mouthful that is The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club brings together a “who’s who” (or rather, “who the f**k”) of members from the area’s music scene – Austin Cunningham and Luke Turner (Threat.Meet.Protocol), Joel Burgin (Grown Downz, the previously covered …
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Listen: BURG – Secretor
There’s a muddy fuzz emanating from Tauranga, New Zealand once again, as Grown Downz and Super Narco Man member Joel Burgin has released a quick follow up to his previous lockdown-induced EP. Secretor is a four track bedroom-punk released that, to quote the musician, was “recorded on my iPhone using an app called Four Track.“ …
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Track: Nia Wyn – Who Asked You.
Fresh from releasing her debut EP Love I Can’t Ruin in February, UK soul artist Nia Wyn has released her brand new single “Who Asked You“. Focused on dealing with negative energy from people with unwelcome opinions, especially about the stigma around mental illness and naysayers doubting your aspirations of leaving a small town and …
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Track: Erland Cooper – Peedie Breeks.
ERLAND COOPER has shared the video for the latest track to be released from Hether Blether, the third and final album in his triptych of albums shaped by the Orkney islands where he grew up. Named after the local dialect for “short trousers”, meaning children, “Peedie Breeks’ is a song about the need to preserve our coastlines …
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ALBUM AND SINGLE NEWS: Dan Croll – Grand Plan
Dan Croll, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts alumni and purveyor of gorgeous, intelligent, sunny indie pop and rock has just announced a new album release. The British singer-songwriter, now ensconced in California will release third album “Grand Plan” on August 21st through Communion Records. It was produced by Matthew E. White at Spacebomb. The album …