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Ageing is something that inevitably happens to everyone, and unfortunately for the Kings of Leon, instead of getting better like a good red wine, the band have instead become rather stale and flat in recent years, like an ancient glass of lager. I still claim that their debut, Youth and Young Manhood, is a simply […]
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I have absolutely no doubt in claiming that the Arctic Monkeys have become one of the most important bands in the last decade , and ever since their debut in 2005 they have become synonymous with excellent British music. So my, and many others, expectations are high to say the least, but any worries that […]
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In appearance the 1975 may well have stepped straight out of the period of slicked hair, leather jackets and nonchalant attitudes, yet paradoxically their music feels far more influenced by the 1980’s than anything else. With their liberal use of synths, electro and Matt Healy’s high tenor voice (being sweet enough to make any teenage […]
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Alex Meehan shares her thoughts on why Reading is fast becoming one of the best festivals around
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Aside from that incident with MP Tom Watson praising Drenge over politics, the band have garnered a fairly small yet loyal following of fans, and their expectations of the duo’s debut are high. The record’s overall sound promises much; the revival of the seemingly all but forgotten genre of punk, yet fused with modern influences […]
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Alex Meehan chats with Local Native’s Kelcey Ayer about the trials of touring, DIY albums, working with The National and confusing music journalists.
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Australian quartet Cloud Control are no strangers to taking risky chances, having uprooted themselves from half way around the world to pursue a career in music is no decision for the cowardly. However, their second album Dream Cave feels lacking of almost any sense of ambition or adventure. Rather than further seizing opportunities, the band […]
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The Edge chats with Australian Cloud Control’s very own Heidi Lenffer about student bands, the battle to write music, their upcoming tour and Vampire Weekend eating lobster.
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Best described as a vastly superior Mumford and Sons, Half Moon Run’s new album is a surprisingly confident offering
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Subtlety within music is something often coveted and equally hard to obtain. Yet the tight riffing, hair flying, guitar screeching, drum bashing pair from LA throw caution to wind and come out all guns blazing in their brand new debut. Opening track ‘End of the World’ greets the listener by slamming the tail-end of a […]
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As does any young person who isn’t sinking under the poverty line, I have an iPod and thus am familiar with the application iTunes. I use it to store a large amount of the music I listen to and every piece of music I currently own and will most likely own in the future. Why? […]
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Alex Meehan looks at the mis-representation of women in the video game industry and decides it needs to change.
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Alex Meehan has a chat with Drenge before their much awaited Joiners show.
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Alex Meehan reveals how Drenge are reviving the punk genre after their energetic gig at the Joiners.