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Read more about the article Slowdive – Everything is Alive (2023)

Slowdive – Everything is Alive (2023)

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:November 14, 2023
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Dreampop/Shoegaze

Every week enjoyed is another adventure in random musical selections! This week I enjoyed some Spice Girls and, (because why not?) White Zombie.

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Read more about the article Editors “On This Light And On This Evening” (2009)

Editors “On This Light And On This Evening” (2009)

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:January 31, 2022
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Electronic/Indie/Rock

Editors' stunning third album, 2009's "In This Light And On This Evening" is an essential part of any Indie, Rock, or Electronic music fan's collection!

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Read more about the article Pulp – Different Class (1995)

Pulp – Different Class (1995)

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:January 8, 2022
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Rock

A discussion and review of Pulp's seminal 1995 Mercury Prize winning album, Different Class, an album that should be in everyone's collection.

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Read more about the article Motorama: Russia’s Best Kept Secret

Motorama: Russia’s Best Kept Secret

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:September 4, 2021
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Artist Discussion/Indie/Rock

Besides great melodies and lyrics, what makes Motorama so fantastic is the way they've used their mixing and production to create their unique wide-open sound.

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Read more about the article Wolfmother “Wolfmother” (2005)

Wolfmother “Wolfmother” (2005)

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:July 24, 2021
  • Post category:Alternative/Heavy Metal/Indie/Rock

Wolfmother's 2005 self-tilted debut rocks! Are you a fan of Black Sabbath, T-Rex, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Kiss? The guys in this band certainly are.

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Read more about the article Nouvelle Vague: The Latest Wave in Offbeat Style

Nouvelle Vague: The Latest Wave in Offbeat Style

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:May 27, 2021
  • Post category:Alternative/Artist Discussion/French/Jazz/New Wave/Pop

Brilliant French Indie artists Nouvelle Vague takes Alternative New Wave hits from the 80s and spectacularly reimagines them as Bossa Nova and Samba classics!

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Read more about the article Ladyhawke: An Introduction

Ladyhawke: An Introduction

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:March 27, 2021
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Artist Discussion/New Wave/Rock

New Zealand's Ladyhawke makes 80s New Wave inspired area-rock for a new generation. Check out our overview of her awesome output so far!

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Read more about the article Fawning “Illusions of Control” (2021)

Fawning “Illusions of Control” (2021)

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:March 13, 2021
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Dreampop/Rock/Shoegaze

With a wide rage of influences on their sleeve, Graveface Records' Fawning's debut album is filled with Shoegazie Dream Pop goodness!

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Read more about the article Black Box Recorder “Life is Unfair” (2018 Box Set)

Black Box Recorder “Life is Unfair” (2018 Box Set)

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:March 2, 2021
  • Post category:Album Reviews/Alternative/Indie/Pop/Rock

Black Box Recorder were a short lived British indie/post punk trio that released three brilliant albums, all on vinyl for the first time in this spectacular Box Set!

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Read more about the article Memories of Cargo Records, Montreal

Memories of Cargo Records, Montreal

  • Post author:Tom
  • Post published:September 18, 2020
  • Post category:Alternative/Indie/Punk/Rock

I was fortunate enough to have been able to shop at Cargo Records warehouse in Montreal. They were a distributer for imported alternative music in the 80s and 90s.

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