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81% Latent Recordings 
Wow. I wasn't expecting this. This is one of those rare occasions where you really shouldn't judge a book (or CD) by its cover. See, I saw the name of the band. Look at it: Lee Harvey Osmond. 
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83% I Scream Records
What does punk rock mean, nowadays? It seems like half the new bands calling themselves punk today are simply power-pop pretty boys - permanent adolescents with some party tunes, loud guitars and
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We're on a boat!
Thekla, situated on a boat, is not the strangest idea for a venue that I can think of, but it's still pretty cool. We arrive early for an interview with Imperial
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83% Morr Music
There is something mesmerizing about the majority of Icelandic bands and this sentiment is extended to bands in fellow Scandinavian countries too. Is it the minimalist approach to the
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Dreamy female pop always goes down well in the quality pushing world we call indiepop, and Angus and Julia Stone are no exception. With only one album behind them, they've managed to do a sold-out
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90% 10/03/10
Live bands generally can be divided into three categories; those who come to perform their songs, those who organize a show and those who create magic. Art Nouveau, being an exceptional band in the
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Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country and Southern rock band based out of Athens, Georgia. Patterson Hood (son of David Hood from Muscle Shoals) leads the band and after a number of solo and
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81% Domino Records
Having reached the 20 year mark between the present day and the late 80’s and very early 90’s and given the massive resurgence in liberal use of reverb, guitar fuzz and the word ‘shoegaze’ in the
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Fighting Fiction are a band whom I thought I recognised, but it turns out that actually I have no idea who they are. Just a familiar name and a self titled EP to gain my initial interest. They
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"If it still gives you a charge and its real and feels good then you’ve gotta channel that energy while you can."
Hatebreed are one the metal and hardcore worlds most enduring bands, through sheer hard work and determination they have risen to a place of prominence in the hearts of metalheads the world over.
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90% Nottingham Rock City, 06/03/2010
A large, dedicated and ever-enthusiastic metal crowd arrived on a cold Saturday night at Nottingham’s Rock City venue to witness Floridian thrashers Trivium tear the place apart with their
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"I think Bleeding Through has always been a band that has existed based on emotion and knowing that someone else can experience that emotion.&
Bleeding Through is the black cloud that hangs over California, and I mean that in a good way. Hailing from Orange County the band is dark, abrasive and very fucking angry. The reasons for this are
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After spending 5 minutes trying to get this CD to play ( I don’t know why it wouldn’t work ) ‘Sista!’ from The Dirty Disco finally arrived. I must admit, I was expecting 100% dance crap or something
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Tim Crompton, Stuart Peck and Alexia Hagen are London trio The High Wire, whose sound is best described as dream-pop, a bit Maps, a bit Slowdive, but a lot of guitars and harmonies. And this is the
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It’s never a good sign when a band can’t decide what name to release under. It suggests confusion over band identity. Whilst the front cover displays a picture of a van and their name in full, the
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71% London - March 9th 2010
“Goth’n’Roll”, their fans call it. Are you really trying to tell me that sinister gothic atmospheres and solar rock’n’roll guitar riffs can go together, like that, in peace and harmony? Are you
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81% Nuclear Blast
Norse mythology is an interesting one to follow. For those unfamiliar with Norse mythology, a lot of it centres around Vikings and their beliefs and code of conduct. The story of Thor, the god of
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It's tough to be the son of a Beatle - look at Julian Lennon's identity struggles for example - but if you dedicate songs to George Harrison, your famous dad and you start your first headline tour in
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'Get Better' is an admirably ambitious attempt at bringing difficult social issues into a pop song arena. Sadly the tune itself is too dull to raise the listeners attention and it lacks any of the
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If I’m honest "With Teeth Sharp as Old Friends" does not make for uplifting listening. That said, if you feel like some quality time wallowing with your iPod then this latest album from Maribelle
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Throwdown was spawned in Orange County, California. They emerged from the burgeoning metal / hardcore scene that gave birth to Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, As I lay Dying, Bleeding Through and
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As I sat staring at this single, I couldn’t remember if I actually knew who Breed 77 were. It had a familiar ring to it and I was confident of seeing them on my travels to various gigs and
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For those who don’t know, Wolfmother surfaced 2005 when their debut album hit many international charts. Having toured all over the world and supported some of the biggest names in Rock, it is no
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"Coventry is a shithole. I'm OK with that. It could be worse, it could be Leicester."
Many of you would have clicked this Q&A session with MRKAXN based purely on the eye candy shown in the chosen picture. My intention is to draw your attention to this brilliant and quirky outfit.
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81% Polydor / Universal Records
To my count, the Who have released in excess of eight greatest hits albums over the years, in various forms and guises. That isn’t to mention the plethora of compilations which accumulate decades of
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"Just absorb everything, develop your own style and as far as music and bands, just be true to you and true to what you wanna play. "
Machine Head are one the most loved bands in the world today, consistently brilliant and almost dominant in the live arena.
The band has had it's ups and downs but always manages to
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80% V2 Fuzz, V2 Drive and V2 Transparent Overdrive
Having winged their way from Danelectro’s HQ, a new series of guitar FX pedals entitled ‘Cool Cat’ screams vintage from the offset. Having dabbled in the past with a variety of boxes and multi FX
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28% Universal Motown 
Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Forever The Sickest kids are veterans of pop-rock songs, playing a variety of festivals and venues internationally to wailing girls, it is no wonder that they have
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The Stranglers have enjoyed a leisurely career which has spanned 4 decades, 16 albums and 23 top 40 singles. Quite an achievement you would think, so why is it that the general man on the street
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84% Ruf
The big problem with folk music is a lack of accessibility. It is a double-edged sword faced by musicians who have two choices: traditional songs in a traditional style, or new songs in a
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66% [Album] Bronzerat Records
As the ‘versus’ in title suggests this is less of a collaboration more a confrontation; not so much a meeting of minds as a head-on, full-force collision. Elisabeth Esselink is a Dutch record shop
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"I'd want to be part of something that reinvigorated peoples love for long living and passionately made music"
Red Sparowes are a band genuinely unafraid of testing brave new ground, where other bands claim to reach the souls of their listeners Red Sparowes need make no such claims – they allow their music
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