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Pulp (Leeds Festival 2011) -

Sometimes mere details can transform a good headlining set into a great one. The weather, the occasion maybe, but for the closing night a great frontman made the difference: Jarvis Cocker. Apparently this was billed as some contest over which band deserved to top the bill between The Strokes and...

Saint Etienne - A Glimpse of Stocking -

It’s Christmas time. There’s usually no need to be afraid. But let’s face it, it’s never really the most inspiring period for popular music. For every gem or two wrestled from each Christmas-themed release, there’s usually a sleigh-load of rubbish to wade through. So it’s a pleasure to report that...

Lene Marlin Twist the Truth -

I have gone through six introductions and they have all degraded into bouts of unrestrained admiration for Lene Marlin’s music. Her approach to mellow acoustic pop comes across in such an elegant manner and in such a unique way that it’s hard to sound objective. Lene Marlin is able to...

Belle And Sebastian Plot New Album -

Adorable Glaswegians Belle And Sebastian announce release date for their eighth studio album.

It will be called Belle And Sebastian Write About Love and is due out on Rough Trade records on October 11 in the UK and October 12 in the US.

The chamber pop kids recorded the album in Los...

Suede - Coming Up -

"Pick a fight with Suede, you gonna pick a fight with the Suede fanbase," warned Matt Lucas on Shooting Stars in 1997. Leave aside the fact that Lucas was then dressed as a menacing man-baby: the truly surreal thing about this pop culture nugget is its target. Suede, suburbia’s moodiest,...

Frente! - Frente! was an Australian alternative pop/rock group, formed in 1991. The lineup featured singer Angie Hart, founder and guitarist Simon Austin, bassist Tim O'Connor (later replaced by Bill McDonald), and drummer Mark Picton (later replaced by Alastair Barden). Frente! burst onto the Australian music charts with the singles "Ordinary Angels" and...

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