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Smell Of Female – The Cramps
1983 – I.R.S Garage Rock/ Punk/ Psychobilly NOTE: I am reviewing the full length album version of Smell Of Female and not the original EP length cut. The mix is the same for both versions, but the full...
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Moon Safari – Air
1998 – Virgin Electronic/ Ambient/ Downtempo French electronic duo Air’s debut studio album is a slowly winding journey through laid back beats, downtempo stylings, synth tinkles, all the way to the...
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Stop Five On The Rockabilly Roadtrip
Rockabilly Gets Real Gone There is an old expression used by many rockabilly musicians to describe a particular sense of outrageousness – “real gone”. Now, I’m not entirely sure when this quaint little...
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Coming Up Next Week
Well, it seems that we have once again reached the end of another week, but have no fear friends and followers as I will be returning after my weekend break to bring you another scintillating week of...
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Releases Of September (In Brief)
Well, as you may suspect, there are many more record releases planned for this month than I can actually handle all by my lonesome, and it is due to this that New Music Monday has the listing of albums...
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Hesitation Marks – Nine Inch Nails
Released 3rd September 2013 on Columbia Industrial-rock/ Alternative American industrial-rock act Nine Inch Nails have finally hit back into the big time with this latest release by producing what...
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Shelter Me – The Waifs
1998 – Outside Music Folk/ Rock The second album from Australian folk trio The Waifs is an entrancingly beautiful acoustic ride through the wide brown plains and sun drenched gums that make up the...
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Dangerous Acquaintances – Marianne Faithful
1981 – Island Pop/ Rock British songstress Marianne Faithful’s follow up album to 1979’s Broken English is a tragically pained pop collection of melodious dirges and soulful lamentations, but I’ve got...
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Releases Of September In Brief (Vol. II)
Snapshot – The Strypes Released 9th September on Virgin EMI Rhythm and Blues/ Rock/ Pop The debut album from Irish retro-rock/revival band The Strypes is a much welcome injection of raw Beatles...
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Space Oddity – David Bowie
1969 – Phillips Folk-Rock/ Rock Legend of the rock world David Bowie’s second full length album (and first real success) Space Oddity is definitely one of the most widely known Bowie records of all...
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Stop Six On The Rockabilly Roadtrip
The Day The Music Died If you’ve been reading the articles in this series so far you might have got the picture that rockabilly is all mayhem slap bass and reverb fun, but today’s instalment is here to...
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Next Week’s Schedule
Well, once again another week full of music and discussion has ended which means that it’s time for me to take another little weekend break. I will, however, leave you all with the schedule for reviews...
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A Change To The Rating System
Up to this point my reviews have been graded with a mark out of five stars. I have found, however, this this system doesn’t have enough in the way of nuance for my needs and so I have made an executive...
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Releases Of September In Brief: Vol. III (Kings Of Leon/ Chvrches/ Haim)
Mechanical Bull – Kings Of Leon Released 20th September on RCA Rock/ Alternative Gosh-darn this record is boring. It’s not awful, but at least awful would be interesting. There’s just nothing on here...
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Releases Of November In Brief: Vol. I (Avril Lavigne/Tinie Tempah/The Wanted)
Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne Released 1st November on Epic Pop/ Rock/ Punk/ Electronic Well, punk it ain’t no matter what she says, but for catchy hooks and singalong choruses you can’t fault the...
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Schedule For 18th November to 22nd November
Well readers, another week has passed us by. I shall leave you, however, with next week’s schedule so you don’t suffer from withdrawal symptoms: NEW MUSIC MONDAY: Reflektor by Arcade Fire (28th October...
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Reflektor – Arcade Fire
Released 28th October on Merge Records Rock/ Alternative/ Experimental Darlings of the experimental/alternative/hipster scene Arcade Fire are back with a fourth record. Two discs full of pumping bass,...
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Chasin’ Aces – Pugsley Buzzard
2013 – Independent Jazz/ Blues The master of the hoodoo-blues, Pugsley Buzzard, is back again with another raving, rolling journey through the old-time swinging sounds of New Orleans jazz, country...
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Adventures In Bandcamp: Vol VII (HR/Bad Times/The Creepy Little Legs)
Never EP – HR 2013 – Independent Post-Punk/ Post-Rock/ Industrial Cold, eerie, deliciously spacious, and immaculately produced HR’s Never shifts effortlessly between Clan Of Xymox occult whispers and...
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The Man Who Sold The World – David Bowie
1970 – Mercury Rock/ Hard-Rock/ Glam-Rock The third album from giant of the recording industry David Bowie is a distinct shift from the earlier folk tinged works of Space Oddity and the later...
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