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In praise of independent record stores

5759 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

5760 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?

5761 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?

5762 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

5762 days ago

Altsounds — Hailing from Cambridge, The Shills donÃ‚Â’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

5763 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

5765 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — eye of sound said... Never Trust Your Mother-In-Law: - Piotr Kamler & Bernard Parmegiani - Une Mission EphÃ©mÃ¨re (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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Anna Nicole Smith - Smiths Lawyers Revive Estate Cash Battle

5766 days ago

ContactMusic — Lawyers representing ANNA NICOLE SMITH's estate have revived the battle for her dead husband's fortune - just weeks after a U.S. court ruled against the late... more info

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Big Boi, Wolf Parade, Robyn Join Pitchfork Music Festival Lineup

5766 days ago

Pitchfork — This year's Pitchfork Music Festival comes to Chicago's Union Park July 16-18, and the lineup is already ridiculously stacked: Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Raekwon, and plenty more. And now it's time to fi... more info

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Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

5766 days ago

Guardian Music — Joe was the person who taught me the importance of having a musical partner in crime â€“ someone who is lit by the same fire as youMark Radcliffe's Radio 1 show saw me through the sludgy years of secondary school. Weeknights from 10 o'clock, acc... more info