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News: The Fall release ‘Set of Ten’, box set of unreleased live recordings
Despite the sad death of founder and only constant in The Fall, Mark E. Smith, there is still a wealth of material to mine to keep Fall obsessives happy for, it seems, quite a long time yet. were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. They underwent many line-up changes, with …
News: Record Store Day postponed until June 20th
Due to concerns about the Coronavirus, Record Store day has been postponed until Saturday June 20th. The organisers have released a statement, as follows: Record Store Day is a worldwide event involving thousands of people and small businesses. In our discussions over the past few weeks, information came and changed daily, and then hourly, along with …
Say Psych: News: Bo Ningen sign to Alcopop! Records for fourth album & Share first track ‘B.C.’
Alcopop! Records have announced that they have signed London based Japanese alternative-rockers Bo Ningen and will release their fourth studio album Sudden Fictions in the Spring. To celebrate the signing, the band have revealed their new single ‘B.C.’ which comes from the forthcoming LP and it will be released on limited edition clear 7”. It …
Say Psych: Preview: PZYK 2020 16.05.2020
Following a nine-month gestation, the mysteriously monikered PZYK 2020 finally comes blinking into the daylight. The new incarnation – and ultimate realisation – of what was formerly known as Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, PZYK 2020 is a continuous, 16-hour immersive journey through sights and sounds of future psychedelia. What was previously a hedonistic marathon …
Track: DMA’S – Life Is A Game Of Changing (Orbital Remix)
DMA’s darkly melancholic ‘Life Is A Game of Changing’ has been remixed by iconic dance duo Orbital to create a slightly more ominous bubbling version of a great song. The bones of the vocals remain, dressed in something far more dance oriented and arctic in tone: Orbital said of the remix: It was great fun …
News: Gena Rose Bruce – UK Tour Announced
One of our favourite Australian artists, chanteuse Gena Rose Bruce, released a brilliant album ‘Can’t Make You Love Me’ late last year which we called ‘ an extraordinary debut that brings to the fore Bruce’s gorgeously rich and expressive vocals with personal tales of love and loss.‘ After the disappointment of the cancellation SXSW where …
NEWS: “Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time” – Thirty years of The Divine Comedy – Re-Releases and live dates
30 years… Let that sink in a moment. Hard to believe it’s been that long since Neil Hannon first put pen to record contract paper and set upon a journey encompassing 12 studio albums, countless live shows and the odd cricket-related side project. The albums released pre and post “Britpop” (not that they should ever …
News: Everything but the girl announce Temperamental Reissue
March 5, 2020: Everything But The Girl’s ninth and final studio album Temperamental was first released in September 1999, and is reissued on May 8, 2020on double vinyl complete with half-speed mastering by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Pre-order here:https://ebtg.lnk.to/TemperamentalVinyl The album debuted at #16 on the UK Album Chart and peaked at #3 in Australia and #65 on the US …