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• REVIEW: Dreadzone - Escapades (Dubwiser Records)

  

  Now 20 years into their career, electro-dub fusionists Dreadzone return with their ninth studio album 'Escapades'. As you'd expect, there are big beats, reggae... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: The Pastels - 'Summer Rain'

  

  Twelve days into September and our English summer is drawing to a close... I woke up to find that it had been raining overnight, and it looks like there will... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Add N To (X) - 'Plug Me In'

  

  Intrigued by this group's sex-with-a-robot video for 'Metal Fingers In My Body', I decided to go out and buy the single when it was released back in 1999. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Savages - 'Shut Up'

  

  So tonight (September 11) sees the announcement of the annual Mercury Prize nominations, and God Is In The TV are discussing possible albums that could... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Suede - 'The Beautiful Ones'

  

  Why am I featuring this as today's Rewind track? No reason, it's just a great album. In fact there may be two subconscious reasons I've only just sussed: at... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Melt Yourself Down - 'Release!'

  

  Ten days into September and our English summer is quickly fading... I could even feel a noticeable temperature change this morning. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: The 101'ers - 'Keys To Your Heart'

  

  The 101'ers were a "pub rock" band who were active between 1974 and 1976. They split when their lead singer joined another group. That group? The Clash. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Manic Street Preachers - 'Show Me The Wonder'

  

  Only a week left until the new album 'Rewind The Film' is released, and today sees the appearance of the lovely new single 'Show Me The Wonder', released as a... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Urban Hype - 'A Trip To Trumpton'

  

  While looking at some records in a charity shop the other day, I saw a 7" copy of this and couldn't resist. Hearing 'A Trip To Trumpton' on a Top 40 countdown i... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• RANDOM MUSICAL ITEMS: My Cassette Collection

  

  So yesterday (September 7) was Cassette Store Day, a kind of extension of the Record Store Day idea. It hasn't been that long since I last bought a cassette,... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Thee Oh Seas - 'I Come From The Mountain'

  

  Furiously energetic, here are Thee Oh Seas with a killer track from their recent album 'Floating Coffin'. If The Hives ever heard this tune, they'd probably giv... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Northern Uproar - 'All That Was Has Gone'

  

  For the last few days I have been featuring some of the essential tunes of summer 2013. Here's another one...Written off by many as Britpop "also-rans', this... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Hurricane #1 - 'Rising Sign'

  

  Here's another one of those Rewind tracks that I'm featuring as a spur-of-the-moment choice. The Britpop Revival group I am part of on Facebook (HERE) have... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• NEWS ROUND-UP: Manics, Arctic Monkeys, Pixies, Levellers, Arcade Fire, Tim...

  

  Meet me at the Cemetery Gates : great tour of classic Manchester music landmarks announcedCan founder Irmin Schmidt’s solo work collected on 2CD compilation,... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• RW/FF With Ben P Scott #28

  

  This week: the Reading and Leedsfestival disappoints, lots of musical bargains turn up at another Wiltshire boot sale, the awesome Thought Formsannounce a... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Doyle And The Fourfathers - 'Summer Rain'

  

  After two days of sun, and the prospect of a late-summer heatwave, I awoke this morning to find it pissing down. Here's a track that perfectly captures this... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Six By Seven - 'Fall Into Your Arms'

  

  As yesterday's lovely weather has turned to shit this morning, I continue to bring you the best tracks from summer 2013. "If you remember Nottingham’s late... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Blur - 'Young And Lovely'

  

  Like yesterday, here's another song I've randomly featured as a "Rewind" simply because I feel like it. Having never bought any of Blur's 'Modern Life Is... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Goat - 'Stonegoat'

  

  As September begins and the summer starts to drift away, I'm featuring a few of my favourite tracks of Summer 2013. Earlier this year at a Thought Forms gig... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REWIND: Clinic - 'Monkey On Your Back'

  

  Not sure why I felt like featuring this classic Clinic track for today's 'Rewind', sometimes I just go by pure instinct. To my knowledge this was the first... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC