U2 join the protest brigade to rush-release a new tune expressing the worldwide anger at what’s going on in Trump’s Amerikkka.

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PVA describe their sound as “country-fried techno” though that’s probably not how you or I would describe them at first listen.

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I’ve long been a fan of the prolific MC Taylor, who goes by the stage name of Hiss Golden Messenger. This is his latest song, In The Middle Of It.

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Sharon Van Etten turns her hand to children’s songs with a tune for the US television show Yo Gabba GabbaLand!

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Lindisfarne – The Exchange 1856, North Shields – Live Review

Scattered Purgatory come from Taiwan and make music that lies somewhere between doom metal and ambient electronica. (more…)

Greg Brown, co-founder and lead guitarist of Californian geek-rock legends Cake, has died at the age of only 56.

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Allow me to introduce you to Carlos Alberto Cázares Valenzuela, aka ‘El Solovino’ (The Uninvited). He’s 20 years old, he’s Mexican, and he loves Joy Division.

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If he had never played another note after 1977, Fred Smith would still have had a place in music history as one quarter of the band who made Marquee Moon – my favourite album of all time.

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The Oklahoma city of Tulsa, sometimes known as the Capital of Route 66, has a fine musical pedigree, including Johnathon Ford’s project Unwed Sailor.

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