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• Track Of The Day: James Blake - Don't Miss It

  

  James Blake is one of those artists with the sort of distinctive vocal style that can either be alluring or grating, depending on your ear. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: Sonic Youth - Sunday

  

  Throughout this month we will be rewinding 20 years for a look at the great music of July 1998. I was 14 at the time, and many of these were songs that I... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The June 2018 Round-Up

  Time for a look at some of the very best tracks of the last month or so in this new monthly round-up which will be running on both XSNoize and the Rewind/Fast... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: June 1998

  

  A monthly look back at the music we were listening to exactly twenty years ago. All of these singles were released back in June 1998. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• LIVE REVIEW: Foo Fighters - London Stadium, 23/06/2018

  

  I'm not used to events of this scale. The most recent gig outing prior to this was a relatively small gathering in a small Bristol city centre venue. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Johnny Marr - Day In Day Out

  

  It's usually Morrissey's work that's seen in the most favourable light since The Smiths split. However, Johnny Marr's third album 'Call The Comet' proves to be... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: England United (Echo And The Bunnymen/Ocean Colour Scene /Space /The...

  

  While England are still in the World Cup, let's take a look back at our nation's official football song from 20 years ago. This one features some very talented... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Danny Goffey - Let It Happen

  

  While some reckon that Gaz Coombes has "gone a bit Radiohead", Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey has just released a new album that will please fans of his old... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: Wagon Christ - Rendleshack

  

  It's been years since I last listened to Wagon Christ aka Luke Vibert, whose music I remember being played often on John Peel's show. This track was from the... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: The Blinders - 'L'etat C'est Moi'

  

  This lot became my favourite new up-and-coming band after just one listen to this terrific new single. Releasing their debut album 'Columbia' soon, The... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: Gorkys Zycotic Mynci - 'Sweet Johnny'

  

  This is in my humble opinion one of the best singles of the late 90s. Catchy, raucous and then soothingly melodic, it's a superb Welsh indie opus. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: The Living End - 'Don't Lose It'

  

  Here is the brand new single from hugely underrated Australian rock trio The Living End. It's almost criminal that such a fine band should still be so relativel... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: Propellerheads - 'Bang On!'

  

  Some terrific big beat-infused tunage from 20 years ago. The riotous 'Bang On' was taken from 'Decksanddrumsandrockandroll', the only album by Bath-based... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Underworld and Iggy Pop - 'Bells And Circles'

  

  Underworld and Iggy Pop have announced a new joint EP titled Teatime Dub Encounters, out on July 27. The rock legend and techno duo originally met up to... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: Ultrasound - Stay Young

  

  If you've never heard of Ultrasound before, by the time you've finished listening to this you'll probably be wondering why they didn't become a huge phenomenon. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Tim Burgess - 'Clutching Insignificance'

  

  The Charlatans have followed last year's excellent 'Different Days' album with a recent EP entitled 'Totally Eclipsing'. Today however, we will instead be... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind: Super Furry Animals - 'Ice Hockey Hair'

  

  Hard to believe its been two decades since this amazing non-album single from the Super Furry Animals became a UK chart hit 20 years ago back in June 1998. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rewind/Fast Forward: Welcome Back to RW/FF

  It's been a while, hasn't it? After a long and unplanned break from writing about music, the RW/FF site is back. I'll be explaining my long absence in a... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Gorillaz - Lake Zurich

  

  The new Gorillaz album 'The Now Now' is the most focused and less crowded Gorillaz record to date. And also the best. With less reliance on guest vocalists,... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities

  

  Electronic legends Orbital return with this excellent new track, taken from the forthcoming album 'Monsters Exist', out in September. Having heard some live... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC