Chuck Prophet: “It’s been a journey”
2022 was a crisis year for Californian roots veteran Chuck Prophet. Diagnosed with stage four lymphoma, the ex-Green On Red guitarist was kept waiting on his chances of survival. “After they discovered I had a mass in my intestines, I was in a kind...
Simon Raymonde My Life In Music
The Cocteau Twin turned Bella Union boss itemises his aural treasures: “It sounds like it’s from another universe” THE CURE, BRYAN FERRY, THE MC5, RADIOHEAD, KIM DEAL, PAUL WELLER AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE PUBLIC IMAGE LTD...
Anna Butterss Mighty Vertebrate
‘Jazz.’ It’s a funny old word, isn’t it? Encompassing over a century of music, it conjures a mass of styles, from Dizzy Gillespie’s bebop to Ornette Coleman’s freeform extemporisation to Nubya Garcia’s afro-futurism, and all stops in-between. Even Jamiroquai is classed as, of all...
Faces Faces At The BBC Complete BBC Concert And Session Recordings 1970-1973
“Our second group this evening is the excessively rowdy Faces,” promises John Peel, whose voice introduces this set of (almost) complete BBC sessions from the Faces. It’s an appropriate start. When the Faces released their debut single, “Flying”, the Beeb didn’t take them seriously....
Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy to tour R.E.M.’s Fables Of The Reconstruction
Following the success of their tour this year, performing R.E.M.‘s debut album Murmur in full, Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy have announced plans to play the band’s third album Fables Of The Reconstruction next year to mark it’s 40th anniversary. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL,...
Converge release new live album to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief
American hardcore veterans Converge have released a new live album to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief efforts. READ MORE: NME – The Cover: Heriot are ready to raise hell This past weekend, the band took to social media to announce the album, titled ‘Live...
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ scores record low audience score for comic book movie
Joker: Folie à Deux has had a tough opening weekend at the box office, and has registered the lowest CinemaScore audience score for any comic book film ever. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, it is the first Hollywood comic book movie adaptation to...
Listen to raucous cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’ by The Hu
Mongolian metal band The Hu have released their cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’, ahead of joining the iconic band on their Future Past tour. The Ulaanbaatar band played their first show opening for Iron Maiden in San Diego, California on Friday (October 4),...
Travis share deluxe version of ‘L.A. Times’ featuring 10 extra tracks
Travis have released a deluxe version of their recent album ‘L.A. Times’, with 10 new and exclusive tracks. The album, the Scottish band’s tenth full-length, was released in July, having been preceded by the singles ‘Gaslight’, ‘Bus’ and ‘Raze The Bar’. It is their...Recent Posts
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