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Album Review: Kano – Made In The Manor
Kano was part of a wave of new British urban artists who came from the underground, and put the UK on the map. Hip hop had always been a genre pretty much exclusively owned by our US cousins. For the first time, we held our ground and matched anything that was being done across the …
Album Review: Blur “The Magic Whip”
It’s been a long time coming and a lot of water has passed under a lot of bridges in the 16 years since Blur released their last studio album as a four piece but “The Magic Whip” has put Blur firmly back in the spotlight. It’s their 8th studio album in their 25 years or …
Not Forgotten: Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish
Most people remember the time they heard ‘the’ album – the one that became their moment of musical epiphany. And most people also remember the first time they fell in love. Mine were one and the same. 1993, I was an awkward 13-year-old with a record collection that was pretty much made up entirely …