Category Archives: music

Credit crunch? Bah! Want this!

From: www.rhino.co.uk: Rhino UK are proud to present “Singles Boxâ€?: a clamshell card box containing the first ten UK-issued singles in their original picture sleeves. What makes this particularly special is the two singles which are exclusive to this box … Continue reading

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24 Hour CD tracklist for Sat 11 Oct

Well, after much deliberation and most probably to my eternal regret, I have finalised the tracklist for the CD giveaway on Saturday night. So, deep breath, more of the usual, though no Roses, Mondays, Scream this time. Some old favourites … Continue reading

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Heartbreak, desolation & the plight of the unrequited

OK here’s the tracklisting for the CD for Saturday night: 01. Wreckless Eric – Whole Wide World 02. Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him? 03. Jilted John – Jilted John 04. Wire – 12XU 05. Buzzcocks … Continue reading

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New Velvet Underground track! No, really!

From Dead Flowers: I’m not into VU bootlegs really, but apparently this is a big deal. It’s the ONLY available live stuff from 1967 and has only become available in literally the last two days. Recorded just after the release … Continue reading

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Control radio

To celebrate the release of Control, the Ian Curtis biopic (it’s just out in the States now too, y’know!) Viva Radio (aided & abetted by the most excellent Dan Selzer of Acute Records) have put together a 7 part radio … Continue reading

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If you (like me) couldn’t make it to the Cure in Auckland in August…

Here’s the next best thing (kinda)! Download the entire gig (all 35 tracks) here from Kiwi Concerts, a newish blog ‘celebrating great concerts that took place in New Zealand’. There’s some other good stuff there too, such as this Wellington … Continue reading

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New Bloc Party Video, NME album download & more!

You can see the video for the new Bloc Party single Flux (due out in the UK on November 14) right here. An intriguing tale of love and robots (plus giant monsters) set to a pounding Moroder-esque Eurobeat with a … Continue reading

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Andrew Weatherall news

General all-round top geezer, genius and (kind of) Mick Jones lookalike Andrew Weatherall has a blog. Read it here. And while we’re on the subject of the man himself, here’s a personal playlist he put together for a map of … Continue reading

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If you’re looking for the cover art for the new Radiohead album

that you just downloaded – the wait is over. Here you go: Bill

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If you only have one hour of your life to listen to the Beatles…

…your prayers have been answered! The complete Beatles catalogue sped up 800% to fit an hour long mp3. Details here: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/10/the-complete-be.html Surprisingly enough, it’s pretty tough to listen to, but, things get more interesting/better when these sped up tracks are … Continue reading

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