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FROM THE ARCHIVES....A SERIES FOR SATURDAYS

5559 days ago
The Vinyl Villain — From February 20th, 2008MORE MUSIC IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGEBack in 1986, The Wedding Present were in a BBC studio about to record a Peel Sesson when guitarist Peter Solowka began playing a traditional Ukrainian melody and the others joined in. Out of su... more info
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5559 days ago
Guardian Music — LCD Soundsystem, On tourIf ever a group toyed with the idea of built-in obsolescence, it was LCD Soundsystem. Eight years ago, their great debut single, Losing My Edge, described the torments of a hipster who could see his hipness waning. Now having ... more info
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Morrissey and Pete Burns live, "Barbarism Begins At Home"

5559 days ago
The Red Radio — We consider ourselves pretty major Morrissey fanatics, yet we didn't realize that Mozzer's old pal Pete Burns (Dead or Alive) once joined The Smiths on stage back in April of 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall. Both Morrissey and Burns... more info
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In praise of independent record stores

5559 days ago
Guardian Music — Independent Record Store Day on April 17 celebrates these fast-disappearing bastions of alternative culture. Leading musicians say what their favourite record shops mean to themJohnny Marr ex-The Smiths When I was growing up in Manchester, all the r... more info
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the first thursday batch of updates

5561 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Only Good Song said... Don Nix - Going Down The Songs of Don Nix - 1999 With the participations of Bonnie Bramlett, John Mayall, Max Middleton, Steve Cropper, Leslie West, David Hood and others! @320 + booklet Thanks Fuzzy! http://www.onlygoodsong.bl... more info
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Johnny Marr - Does Rock'n'Roll Kill Brain Cells?

5562 days ago
NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians' memories after a lifetime of abuse. This week: Johnny Marr Question 1 Who was The Smiths’ original bassist? “Dale Hibbert. He quit because we made him have his hair cut. I don’t know why because it was a pretty fancy hair... more info
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Johnny Marr - Does Rock'n'Roll Kill Brains Cells?

5562 days ago
NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Testing musicians' memories after a lifetime of abuse. This week: Johnny Marr Question 1 Who was The Smiths’ original bassist? “Dale Hibbert. He quit because we made him have his hair cut. I don’t know why because it was a pretty fancy hair... more info
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UK post-punkers The Shills return with their latest release the 'Sweet Inertia' EP

5563 days ago
Altsounds — Hailing from Cambridge, The Shills don’t hang about when it comes to knocking together thorny three-minute wonders with a classic British charm reminiscent of The Smiths, Pulp, The Clash and Elvis Costello. This certainly holds true for the... more info
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Hey, what's that sound: children's choirs and kids singing

5563 days ago
Guardian Music — From St Winifred's School Choir to Hanson, are children's angelic voices really the most hated sound in pop?What is it? Children! Singing! Er, obviously. Singing kids have surfaced in one-off singles by many bands since Pink Floyd's 1979 youth-refuse... more info
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friday evening updates

5566 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — eye of sound said... Never Trust Your Mother-In-Law: - Piotr Kamler & Bernard Parmegiani - Une Mission Ephémère (1993) http://thesoundofeye.blogspot.com Debbie D said... Rudy Ray Moore - Ring A Ling Dong Jimmy Lynch - Notions Of Mr. Motion ht... more info
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