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Artist Tim Muddiman - centre flanked by works from his new book 'The Geometrical Swing'

OIL ON CANVAS – GARY NUMAN AND PWEI STAR TIM MUDDIMAN SHOWCASES ARTISTIC TALENT WITH NEW BOOK ‘THE GEOMETRICAL SWING’

December 5, 2022

“I sure as hell don’t understand the ‘art world’ but I do understand how to be myself.”

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David Philp (centre right) with the Automatics

AUTOMATICS FOR THE PEOPLE – David Philp On The Dangers Of Being A Punk, His Japanese Revival, Selling The Film Rights To His Life Story AND Upsetting Queen’s Freddie Mercury

August 22, 2022

It’s 1978 and as the frontman of up and coming punk upstarts The Automatics David Philp seemingly has it all. The band’s single When…

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THE FINAL FRONTIER – Irish duo Telefis Release ‘Space Is Us’ Single, Featuring Sean O’Hagan

August 12, 2022

Space Is Us, one of the last pieces of music to feature Irish iconoclast Cathal Coughlan, is out now on all digital platforms via…

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London Plane - Picture by Alice Teeple

DARK CABARET – New York’s London Plane Land Goth-Tinged Sophomore Album ‘Bright Black’

June 30, 2022

Dark passions, personal grief and the rise of right-wing populism provide the fuel for Black Bright, the new release by goth/post-punk rockers London Plane….

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HOT CHIPS – Dublin’s The Black Pitts Resurrect The Ramones’ CBGBs Sound On ‘Nevada Jacks’

May 30, 2022

The Pitts clearly share da Brudders’ love of aggressive short songs and strong melodies.

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Telefis - Jacknife Lee and Cathal Coughlan

LORD OF MISRULE – REM Producer Jacknife Lee On New Mischief-Making Telefis Collaboration With Microdisney’s Cathal Coughlan

February 28, 2022

“We walk a tightrope in Telefis between super seriousness, frivolity, flippancy and pop.”

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Pearldiving LP Cover Art

OCEAN AIRS – Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie Goes Deep On New ‘Pearldiving’ Solo Album

November 16, 2021

The Cocteau Twins are such an iconic band that any release by a former member is always an event. So Pearldiving, the first solo…

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They Might Be Giants - picture by Sam Graff

ALL WRITE NOW – THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS PUMP UP THE VOLUME ON NEW ALBUM ‘BOOK’

October 5, 2021

There are few things you can rely on in life so much as a They Might Be Giants album. They come along frequently, BOOK is the…

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Beans on Toast with new book 'Foolhardy Folk Tales'

SPILLING MORE BEANS – Review Of Beans On Toast’s New Book ‘Foolhardy Folk Tales’

August 25, 2021

Foolhardy Folk Tales is a new collection of stories by singer-songwriter Jay McAllister, who goes by the name Beans on Toast. The follow up to…

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Open Access Ninja Cover Art

ACCESS ALL AREAS – TIJ’s Barry Snaith On His Punk Past And New Collaboration With Online ‘Ninja’ and Public Domain Activist Carl Malamud

June 18, 2021

For 30 years now, Carl Malamud’s been waging a mission to make public information free and accessible. It’s a campaign that’s landed the internet…

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DuPont Circles album cover art

OUT OF TIME – REM-Influenced Dupont Circles Release Debut Album 30 Years In The Making

April 24, 2021

Washington DC psych-indie outfit The Dupont Circles are celebrating the release of what must be one of the longest awaited debut albums in musical…

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David Bowie Low cover

FIVE YEARS – Duran Duran, Billy Corgan and Ian Hunter To Appear At ‘Just For One Day’ – A Star-Studded Streaming Concert Marking The Fifth Anniversary Of David Bowie’s Passing

December 18, 2020

Anna Calvi, Duran Duran and Yungblud are among the latest artists to be added to the stellar bill of a live streaming show celebrating the…

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