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Artist Of The Week: Ballerina Black
Think of the name “Ballerina Black” and you probably imagine Natalie Portman at her Oscar-winning best. Possessed pirouetters aside, Ballerina Black – the band –...
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Artist Of The Week: The Killers
The Killers are a little known band from a place that’s never known showbiz – it’s called Las Vegas, or something. Despite their tiny following...
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Favourite Records of the Fall Season
The tunes you were listening to all summer usually become boring by the time autumn comes. Just like dismissing your summer wardrobe until next year,...
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Artist Of The Week: Warpaint
It’s been a long time since Warpaint‘s released their 2010 debut ‘The Fool‘, but they’re back – and they’re back on every music journo’s radar...
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Artist Of The Week: Phosphorescent
Six albums into his career and Matthew Houck (working name Phosphorescent) remains relatively obscure. It’s definitely not a reflection of his musical talent, and it’s...
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Three For Free: Gemini Club, Poliça and The Glass Child
According to the hugely popular Twitter account @fact, “people who download free music also purchase about 30% more music than people who don’t”. It’s probably...
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Artist Of The Week: BOY
Boy oh boy, some bands really are difficult to Google with BOY being one of them. Whack their name into a search engine and the...
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Three For Free: Hildamay, The Heartbreaks, The Oceans Above
Free music is something I’ve often blogged about in hugely contradictory terms. I’m part of the “I still buy CDs (and vinyl!)” crusade who wear...
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Artist Of The Week: Crowns
Comparisons are an annoying inevitably in music. Many emerging artists have been cursed by being “The New Beatles” (sorry to all bands from Liverpool) or...
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New Music Monday: The Lash and The Vestals
Looking for new bands can be like a finding a needle in a hay stack. Thankfully there are times when you’re pointed towards a diamond...
