Another new tune from Arctic Monkeys’ fourth long-player, the curiously titled and shittily cover-art-ed Suck it and See, shows the Sheffield quartet continuing its quest into the dark terrain trampled on the slightly dour Humbug. But as with even the worst Arctic Monkeys songs, there’s always Alex Turner’s showy wordplay to lessen the blow. Alas, […]

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Next month Kate Bush will release Director’s Cut, an album wherein the venerable singer will “revisit” songs from her esteemed albums, The Sensual World and The Red Shoes. So, not exactly new material to speak of. The history of musicians reworking classics is plagued with puzzled fans and tarnished legends. Anyone up for a dose […]

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From The Guardian: “Poly Styrene, best known as the frontwoman with 1970s punk group X-Ray Spex, has died. Styrene was receiving treatment for an advanced form of breast cancer when she passed away yesterday (Monday 25 April). She was 53.”

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I’m just getting around to listening to the new Architecture in Helsinki, Moment Bends. I love it.

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I like Titus Andronicus‘ music well enough, but it seems like every time I read a story about them they are complaining. Here’s a sample from another woe-is-me tale from the band’s frontman, Patrick Stickles, regarding their recent experience opening for The Pogues: “After doing nine shows with them, they never took the time to introduce themselves […]

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m ss ng Murphy from m ss ng p eces on Vimeo. “Murphy shares his thoughts on musical discovery, the future of taste, artistic value in the face of technology and what he did with our plot device, something.”

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