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I was interviewing Ricky Warwick backstage earlier on and I was just looking for someone to take a picture of the two of us, when this lovely guy came in: his name was Jam, from tonight’s opening band Nixa. When he realised he interrupted an interview was all apologetic, so I would like to take... Have you ever had one of those moments where you first hear a song and have to ask everyone in the room to be quiet, turn the stereo up or move closer to the speakers (or all three) in order to be sure of what you just heard. “What was that Billy-Ray?” you ask yourself “Don’t break my heart, my... “The doctor said I shouldn’t smile. I told him I don’t.” Yes, you guessed it: it’s a Morrissey’s gig. Grumpy old men and women of London are tonight reunited at the Royal Albert Hall, to moan together under the excellent direction of their favourite British star. The Smiths’ icon makes his...
MySpace is generally used by bands to big themselves up and raise their profile. This usually involves a longwinded paragraph about how the band came together and what they have achieved, since they began and is by and large, ignored. LYU’s MySpace page however, is a little different. The basics...

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LYU - The Sky Is Yours [EP]
Great Escape Records
When I saw this for review I have to admit I was genuinely excited at seeing the crew that brought us Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest, and a whole host of classic remixes, stepping up with a new album featuring a who’s who of underground hip hop. The cover artwork is sick and once I looked at the... I guess Luke Haines, former lead singer of middling nineties British indie band The Auteurs came closest to summing up the cultural differences we have to our American cousins. Writing in his relentlessly bitchy (and highly recommended) autobiography "Bad Vibes: Brit Pop And My Part In It's...
I have been a fan of MeShell Ndegeocello since “Peace Beyond Passion” in 1996. I saw her touring that album in Boulder, CO and I was hooked. She is an amazing singer who has put out several stunning albums (“Peace Beyond Passion,” “Bitter”). She has just released a new album, “Devil’s Halo,” and...

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MeShell Ndegeocello - Devil's Halo [Album]
Mercer Street Records

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 Furiously fighting filthy fingering with fret fundamentalism, All Hail The Ruin have an impressive EP with “Vultures.” More metal than the Sabbath concert your dad saw on acid with his buddy George back in the day, All Hail The Ruin have a deft gift for the manipulation of tech metal and...

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All Hail The Ruin - Vultures [EP]
Glasstone Records
As an introduction into the world of The Hickey Underworld their latest single 'Blonde Fire' is something of a red herring. True it contains the clattering, Strokes indebted production and dirty atmosphere that the band are known for, but there is an immediacy here that you won't find in any of...
‘We’ve got obsessions / All you ever think about are sick ideas involving me, involving you’ sang Marina and the Diamonds, and ironically in doing so, kick started my own mini obsession with her music! Not, you understand, in the scary ‘I’m going to kidnap you and keep you in my room until you... With the likes of Isis, Red Sparrows, Jiju, Mono, Pelican and Mogwai (the list could go on) running circles around the ambient experimental market, do we need any more instrumental long johns in our draws? Yes, yes we do. Oddly enough, most of these groups seem to have three members, Russian... Brakes started life in 2003 as a splinter group, a side project pieced together from ancillary members of British Sea Power and Electric Soft Parade. However the intervening 6 years have seem them grow into something of a full time hobby and hot on the heels of this years critically acclaimed...

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Brakes - Rock Is Dodelijk [Album]
Fat Cat Records

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Scotland has always delivered the goods when it's come to low-key indie rock, from Teenage Fanclub and The Jesus and Mary Chain through to Belle and Sebastian and The Delgados, the Scots have always had a very particular way with guitar based melancholy. The Twilight Sad follow this lineage with... It seems The Jesus and Mary Chain are quickly becoming the new Velvet Underground; a band who may not have sold vast amounts of records, but everyone who did buy one started a band because of it. From the distorted Spector-pop of The Raveonettes to the blatant plagiarism of Crocodiles on their... Raekwon aka 'The Chef' is back in full effect with Wu Tang cohort Ghostface Killah, providing more than ample back-up on the majority of the 24 tracks on offer. “Only Built For Cuban Linx… Pt II” marks a return to glory for the Wu with Raekwon finally getting the Wu Tang sound he wanted for “8...
The Misfits have always been a curious group, more famous for their influence on other bands and pop culture in general than for their own music. Whether you take the original Danzig-led line-up or the current incarnation, originally led by Michael Graves, now by bassist Jerry Only in what can only... Bugz In The Attic have been giving their funky, broken, beat pie to the world for over a decade now. This collection of remixes is one more slice. As one of the biggest names in broken beat, Bugz In The Attic have truly led a prolific career. This collective of DJ’s and producers has been... Public Radio is on a mission. At least according their myspace page (PublicRadio on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads), that mission is simple: to make a difference by creating songs that are energetic and inspiring for social and personal change. After listening to...

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Public Radio - Sweetchild [EP]
Deep Elm Records
Saying you don’t particularly 'get' The White Stripes usually elicits the same sort of incredulity and anger normally reserved for somebody who decides to drop their trousers and shout “Hallelujah!” whilst receiving Holy Communion at church on Sunday. But the truth is I never really had much... Rockumentaries – they’re a laugh aren’t they? - especially when they involve a heavy rock band who take themselves a little too seriously (hello Metallica). Rarely though do they move you to anything other than laughter, unless there is a sense of tragedy as with “The Devil and Daniel Johnson.” ... Writers block can be a real bummer. Especially when your name is Colbie Caillat and you’re writing on the heels of a hugely successful album like Caillat’s 2007 debut, “Coco.” As a result the California born singer/songwriter did what anyone else would do. She called up singer/songwriter Jason...

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Colbie Caillat-Breakthrough [Album]
Universal Republic Records

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After reviewing The Hickey Underworlds 'Blonde Fire' single last week I was rather looking forward to casting my critical ear over their debut long player, and I wasn't disappointed. The Hickey Underworld deal rather splendidly in the practice of combining walls of guitar feedback with more... I'm dead diligent me, and really do my research. In some cases this spadework is absolutely essential, and given that the first track of "Boy's Life" is succinctly entitled 'I'll ram my ovipositor down your throat and lay my eggs in your chest, but I'm not an alien!' I reasoned that either the...

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The Reptilian - Boy's Life [EP]
Count Your Lucky Stars

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 The XX have been riding high on a wave of praise for their debut album since its release a copy of months ago, bolstered by support slots for Florence & The Machine (UK) and Friendly Fires (US) as well as their own headlining shows. So returning to their debut album “XX” now that (some) of the...

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The XX - XX [Album]
Young Turks/XL
Most of you who’ve heard of Killa Kela will know him for his worldwide renowned beatbox antics, drawing praise from the likes of Pharell amongst others. This single 'Everyday' taken from his debut album “Amplified,” shows a distinctive lack of the underground sound we all know Kela for. French... Actor Zach Braff knows when he hears a songwriter with potential. Just ask any of the artists he featured on the phenomenally successful soundtrack “Empire State”. Let's just say, the man has an ear for a catchy folk song. In 2004 singer/songwriter Joshua Radin was lucky enough to have Braff hear... Grime goes glam with the release of “United Colours of Beggatron.” This time around Foreign Beggars have dropped a much more polished recording than their previous efforts. With a higher production quality, some soulful backing vocals, and a slew of collaborative MC’s, Foreign Beggars have a very...
Atmospheric and dark, Kaiowas has crafted an excellent chunk of metal with their "Kaiowas" debut EP. These five tracks run through heavy, melodic grooves with an emphasis on naturalistic song structuring. Casting an insightful eye on metal tropes, Kaiowas still manages to remain user-friendly to...

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Kaiowas - Kaiowas [EP]
DeWulf Entertainment

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 Goodbye, Gadget has a habit of becoming infectious. Damn their pop-punk stylings for growing on me like a cute little tumor. The more I listen to "Because, I'm Not Myself You See" the less I want to chuck it into a bin. I even find myself singing along to the hooks, tapping my foot to 'Let's... Meh. OK that was my one word review but the truth is that (from this evidence at least) The Bromptons are a very difficult act to work up any kind of enthusiasm over. What we have here is swaggering Rock N' Roll with a capital "N" and while there's nothing wrong with old school rock when it's...
Are you a medieval buff? Do you enjoy traditional folk songs based in the medieval era of England? If you answered yes to either of these questions then you’re probably already familiar with the work of Jim Causley and folk band Mawkin. If you answered no then please, read on. ... The second single from Illa J’s acclaimed debut album “Yancey Boys” hits the UK complete with production from Illa J’s older brother, the late great James Yancey aka Jay Dee aka J-Dilla. Coming in at a mere three minutes and twenty seven seconds, one blink and the main track is over, but having... Ariana Delawari’s new release, “The Lion of Panjshir,” (named after the great Afghan revolutionary leader Ahmed Shah Massoud) has an amazing story behind it. I wasn't familiar with the story when I initially listened to this release as I always like to judge the music on its own merits before...
This compilation (70 minutes, 14 artists) is a celebration of thirty years of ZE Records. Thirty years!? Ye Gods, I nearly died when I read that. I still have my vinyl copy of the early label compilation “Mutant Disco” from back in the day and could have sworn it was yesterday. And in some ways... With Kaiser Chiefs taking the back seat, it seems only right that someone attempt to take their place. Guinness poppers; The Blizzards release "Trust Me I'm A Doctor" in the UK - taken from their second album "Domino Effect." There is no surprise then as to what 'Trust Me I'm A Doctor' will... Jarring and Emotive release from Scottish mob. One can imagine just what the bating music loving masses will think if you were simply told “this is another post hardcore EP up for release!” However, please note the title, it says your eyes will burn; not your ears. So if you’re a bit unnerved or...
Can anything good come out of a collision between The Smiths and Blur? And what happens if you throw some good old punk in the mix? You wouldn’t think that young indie pop act Eight Legs would hold the answer to these questions, and you surely wouldn’t expect to find such answers upstairs at the... Interestingly enough the newest recruit to the back catalogue of impenetrable singles from Biffy Clyro; "The Captain" has received an unprecedented amount of poor feedback. It is by no means on the same level as 'Mountains' but still bestows the unstoppable three piece with another hint of what... Mathematics and rock music do not make perfect bed fellows on paper. One is calculated and enjoys a frosty reputation, the other is spontaneous and brimming with youthful energy and vigour. However there do exist rare moments when the twain meet and the results sparkle. Recently New York's...

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Three Trapped Tigers - EP2 [EP]
Blood And Biscuits
The recent history of the Portico Quartet almost reads like a fairy story: from busking on London’s South Bank in 2005 to a Mercury Prize nomination three years later for their first album “Knee-Deep In The North Sea.” They may still be in their early 20's yet the Portico Quartet make instrumental... It’s always been the case that WHY?’s music is subordinate to its lyrics. This isn’t a disparaging statement, and the music is no worse for it - it just means that the arrangements are carefully crafted around the rhythm of the words. It’s arguably a much better way to go about songwriting than... 3.30pm on Thursday afternoon and I was allowed the privilege of entertaining the very man who would be entertaining hundreds of people, including me, a mere six hours later; Mr Frank Turner. 3.50pm and the interview was over and after being promised a joke on stage that he couldn’t remember in the...
Stunning Album From London Indie Lot. Indie is such a rife genre these days. Every second band that emerges from the cold, dark British music nether sports jangly guitars, a Smiths t-shirt and a fucking awful, heavily accented-just-because voice to match. They are quickly chewed through the... Never mind us getting a 'Round Of Applause,' what have we done? Brad Ellis and Dom Betmead are the ones that deserve the appreciation. Nine years down the line and the two remixers are still pumping out the venomous hip hop beats. This time The Nextmen have collaborated with a chap going by the... Hip-Hop has gone through a transition of late. Yes it has broken through into the mainstream with artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, Kanye and Jay Z, but most real Hip-Hop fans will tell you that is not the real Hip-Hop and that the essence of the genre has been very much lost along the way. Artists...

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Lushlife - Cassette City [Album]
Rapster Records

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