In Conversation With Kim Gordon

JoeRayWApril 24, 2015

Sonic Youth has been a thing of the past for a while now, and it doesn't look to be coming back anytime soon. Each member is busy with their own personal projec...

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Pond Live 2015: Review

JoeRayWApril 14, 2015

Man it feels like space again. That's what I and no doubt many other returning Pond fans were thinking on a late February night in Manchester, when Pond returne...

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Thurston Moore – The Best Day Tour

JoeRayWDecember 11, 2014

Thurston Moore, once part of the influential 'noise' rock band, Sonic Youth, has been collaborating and playing in bands whilst avoiding the use of his name as ...

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Interstellar OST – Organ-ised Chaos

joebernertDecember 7, 2014

Hi. My name is Joseph and I have a problem. I can't stop listening to the Interstellar soundtrack. My girlfriend has stopped talking to me, electing to simply r...

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Christmas Countdown: Top 10 Christmas Songs

NialDecember 5, 2014

If there's one thing I like about Christmas, it's the music. Catchy festive jingles played every year to lift the spirit. Seeing as December has finally hit ...

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Review: The War On Drugs @ Bristol O2 Academy, Thursday 6th November

Faith ClarkeNovember 23, 2014

The War On Drugs played a sell-out show at Bristol’s O2 Academy on Thursday night, and it was refreshing to see such an abundance of different ages file through...

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The Knife Shaken Up Show

JoeRayWNovember 20, 2014

The Knife are over. After four albums, one film soundtrack, an opera and an anti-national cabaret, the Swedish duo have bowed out, and what we're left with i...

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Taylor Swift 1989 – From Country Queen to Pop Princess

EllieTaltonNovember 14, 2014

Taylor Swift 1989  Swift is back with her fifth album, two years on, and so much has changed. She has kissed goodbye to her country roots yet if you listen c...

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Under The Skin OST

JoeRayWNovember 5, 2014

Sometimes a film soundtrack can leak out into your life.  Pieces of music so grand, so hummable, that they have to be there when you clean, when you walk, and w...

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Archaic or Admirable?: Pondering the Ageing Music Artist

StephNovember 3, 2014

Music is many things, including - yet by no means limited to - amazing, exciting, moving and powerful. Subsequently, everyone who enjoys music can attest to tha...

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Tennis – Ritual In Repeat

JoeRayWNovember 2, 2014

Tennis is the sort of music the radio plays in my head. Bright, catchy pop music with a smart mix of modern techniques and throw back sounds, combining to make ...

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The Lost Art of the Intimate Gig

StephOctober 20, 2014

So I recently attended an intimate gig, by which I mean a small scale show at a cosy venue with an audience of about 100. The artist, who is the frontman of an ...

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Brody Dalle – Diploid Love

JoeRayWOctober 19, 2014

The Distillers have been no more for quite some time, a pop punk void forming around the epicentre of their split. While bands like White Lung have come about t...

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White Lung – Deep Fantasy

JoeRayWOctober 17, 2014

White Lung are bringing the pop punk rock that seemed to have vanished with the 00's.  Most punk based bands of today pull from the 90's garage noise rock scene...

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Why vinyl is better than digital music

Al SmithOctober 14, 2014

I have recently turned 20 years of age and as a celebration of the loss of my childhood I was bought something I’ve always wanted: a vinyl record player. As a g...

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Interpol – El Pintor

JoeRayWOctober 12, 2014

Interpol - El Pintor Matador Release Date: 8th September 2014 Interpol's first album, Turn On The Bright Lights, was a masterpiece. It was the sort of mood...

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation

JoeRayWOctober 4, 2014

The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Revelation A Records Release Date: 19th May 2014 The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a band name hard to hide from for those who...

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Interview with the DEMONS

IMDanielsSeptember 28, 2014

THE BAND WHO CRIED WOLF Last month I went up to Manchester to meet one of the industry’s most talked about emerging bands, Demons Of Ruby Mae. DORM are already...

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The Money Grabbing Music Industry

RossSeptember 28, 2014

We live in an age abundant with new music brimming with the talent of thousands of underrated artists. Without fail, I can always find a band playing a gig some...

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The (unofficial) top 10 bands in the world!

nicolayngSeptember 26, 2014

After an extensive research period I have devised a list of the world’s top bands and provided the best song by each band. In my opinion, a band is a group of m...

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The Past: A Prettier Place For Music?

Faith ClarkeSeptember 26, 2014

Call me naïve, but sometimes I can’t help but feel I was born into the wrong generation. My heart aches to have been a teenager in the sixties, where the music ...

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Ed Sheeran – Multiply (Summer Review)

EllieTaltonSeptember 25, 2014

Happy summer holidays guys! Now that school’s out it’s time to explore as many festivals and concerts as you can in your free time as well as tracking down new ...

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Top 10 Train Songs

Al SmithSeptember 22, 2014

Are you heading back to uni? Facing the troublesome task of hauling all your clothes back on cramped public transport? We’ve all been in that position. Heaving ...

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Paramore 2013

EllieTaltonSeptember 22, 2014

The rock community has had a big shock recently, with the fall of My Chemical Romance and the return of Fall Out Boy. But, selfishly, my main focus was on the n...

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One to watch: Dumb

Al SmithSeptember 20, 2014

It’s often easy to brush past new bands after a few songs without giving them a second thought. This cannot be said for Dumb. With one EP to their rapidly growi...

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Kanye West’s Yeezus: Review

Ellis Robyn MallettSeptember 15, 2014

The “Yeezus” drop date of June 18th 2013 was indefinitely a significant date in Kanye West’s life, and indeed many of his followers. Having not heard from Kanye...

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The Flaming Lips – 7 Skies H3

JoeRayWSeptember 15, 2014

The Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3 19th may 2014 In 2011, The Flaming Lips composed a 24 hour song, releasing thirteen copies on flash drives contained within ...

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Alt-J’s Tantalizing Teaser

Al SmithSeptember 14, 2014

September 22nd is an eagerly awaited date for alternative music fans everywhere. The follow up album to Alt-J’s astounding, An Awesome Wave is on its way! This ...

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Album review: The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream

Faith ClarkeSeptember 12, 2014

There’s something refreshing and exciting about the The War On Drug’s latest album: ‘Lost In The Dream’; yet at the same time they offer a sound that is laden w...

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Album review: The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt

Faith ClarkeSeptember 9, 2014

When I read that The Gaslight Anthem’s upcoming album ‘Get Hurt’ was inspired by The 1975, my excitement for its release ceased. I was overcome with scepticism ...

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