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Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 18, 2021
21 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1

Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Brian Harding, Depeche Mode, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, the smiths, Zelienople

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The Greatest Gift: Best EPs Ever Made

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date June 9, 2021
20 Comments on The Greatest Gift: Best EPs Ever Made

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High Tension: In Conversation with FACS’ Brian Case

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 21, 2021
20 Comments on High Tension: In Conversation with FACS’ Brian Case

FACS (photo credit: from artist's Bandcamp page)

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Bob Marley: “None but ourselves can free our minds”

Post author By richierockertomlinson
Post date May 11, 2021
1 Comment on Bob Marley: “None but ourselves can free our minds”

Bob Marley

Tags Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Bunny Wailer, Chris Blackwell, Culture, Don Letts, Island Records, Jake Burns, john peel, Lee Perry, Neville ‘Bunny’ Livingstone, Peter Tosh, Stiff Little Fingers, U Roy, Wailing Wailers

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Jake Rosh interview: “having a purpose and a message is key to standing out”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 28, 2021
2 Comments on Jake Rosh interview: “having a purpose and a message is key to standing out”

Jake Rosh

Tags Dominic Dunn, Go Play Studio, Jake Rosh, Roots Manuva

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Purity Rising: In Conversation with BIG|BRAVE’s Robin Wattie

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 23, 2021
33 Comments on Purity Rising: In Conversation with BIG|BRAVE’s Robin Wattie

BIG|BRAVE (photo credit: Mathieu Ball)

Tags Alexander Chee, big brave, BIG | BRAVE, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mathieu Ball, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Southern Lord, Tasreen Hudson

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Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 19, 2021
10 Comments on Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen

Matt Christensen (photo provided by the artist)

Tags Bulbils, Claire Welles, Guided By Voices, Low, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, richard dawson, Robert Pollard, Zelienople

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Oxford Drama Interview: “Someone once said that we make music for shy people”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 7, 2021
1 Comment on Oxford Drama Interview: “Someone once said that we make music for shy people”

Oxford Drama

Tags Oxford Drama

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The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld 30th anniversary

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date April 2, 2021
2 Comments on The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld 30th anniversary

Tags Alex Patterson, Ennio Morricone, glastonbury, Heaven, Inter-Modo, Jimmy Cauty, Massive Attack, Minnie Ripperton, my bloody valentine, nirvana, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Namlook, primal scream, Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Reich, the orb, The KLF

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Sara Wolff Interview: “It’s always so strange when you put songs into the world”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 30, 2021
5 Comments on Sara Wolff Interview: “It’s always so strange when you put songs into the world”

Sara Wolff (photo credit: Marieke Macklon)

Tags Fiona Apple, Furry Hug, Henrio, Laura Marling, Nil00, Radiohead, Rozi Plain, Sara Wolff, St. Vincent, The Tosin Trio, Threshold Festival

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The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 29, 2021
58 Comments on The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary

Slint (photo credit: Will Oldham - taken from Spiderland's original artwork)

Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Brian McMahon, Britt Walford, David Pajo, Evergreen, gRAILS, Holy Sons, Low, Polvo, Slint, The Breeders, The For Carnation, Todd Brashear, Tortoise, Touch and Go Records, Tyler Trotter, Watter, Zak Riles

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Albums Quarterly #1

Jane Weaver (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

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The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 17, 2021
1 Comment on The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”

The Underground Youth (Miriam Marlene Waldner)

Tags Craig Dyer, Dashiell Hammett, Fuzz Club Records, hey colossus, The Underground Youth

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The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 10, 2021
22 Comments on The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums”

The Besnard Lakes (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Fantasticboom, Fat Cat, Flemish Eye, Full Time Hobby, Jace Lacek, Mark Cuthbertson, Olga Goreas, Prince, The Besnard Lakes, The Zoo, Welkom in de Blaak

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Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 5, 2021
15 Comments on Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound”

Lifeguard

Tags Asher Case, Brian Case, Chunklet Industries, Disappears, Dwaal Troupe, FACS, Fugazi, Horsegirl, Isaac Lowenstein, Kai Slater, Lifeguard, Penelope Lowenstein, Unwound

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LONESAW Interview: “we just make the art we make”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 1, 2021
25 Comments on LONESAW Interview: “we just make the art we make”

LONESAW (photo credit: John Middleton)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, ABBA, Ben Bones, Ben Duvall, Brad Maldon, Chrissy Connor, Einstürzende Neubauten, Ex-Easter Island Head, Jack Wait, Jezebel Halewood-Legas, Jon Stonehouse, Lisa Fawcett, Lonesaw, Madonna, SPINE, Stephen Cole, Swans, What Studio

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Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 17, 2021
6 Comments on Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”

Tele Novella

Tags Agent Ribbons, Belaire, Danny Reisch, Jason Chronis, K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Lolipop Records, Natalie Ribbons, Slim Moon, SXSW, Tele Novella

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Bobhowla Interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 6, 2021
7 Comments on Bobhowla Interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting”

Bobhowla's Howard Doupe (photo credit: Simon Kirk)

Tags 81 Renshaw Street, 9x9 Records, Bobhowla, Faith No More, Graham Fletcher-Hill, Howard Doupe, idlewild, Jason Spaceman, John Brindle, joy division, Mick Head, Neil Tilly, nirvana, Post Electric Studios, rod jones, spiritualized, The Coral, The Twilight Sad, The Zutons

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Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 1, 2021
11 Comments on Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret”

Claire Welles (photo credit: Stephen Cole)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, Billy Nomates, Claire Welles, Jade Hairpins, Robert Pollard, sleaford mods, Stephen Cole, tim burgess, Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, Whatstudio

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13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 25, 2021
10 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2

Photo credit: all original photos source from respective artists' Bandcamp/Facebook pages)

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Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 22, 2021
11 Comments on Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers”

Clara Engel (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Aiden Baker, Amen RA, Brad Deschamps, Clara Engel, Ilyse Krivel, Jaggery, Mali Sastri, Org, Polar Seas Recordings

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13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 11, 2021
18 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1

Photo credits: (all original images sourced from artists' Bandcamp pages)

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Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 8, 2021
26 Comments on Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Zelienople (photo credit: Christopher Michael Hefner)

Tags Kranky, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, Sun Ra, Tortoise, Zelienople

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Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 7, 2021
22 Comments on Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism”

Beasts of Bourbon (photo credit: Alain Rodier)

Tags AC/DC, Beasts Of Bourbon, Big Day Out, Boris Sujdovic, Comic Psychos, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, James Baker, Kim Salmon, Mudhoney, nirvana, RVG, Scientists, Slug Guts, Spencer P. Jones, Tex Perkins, The Jesus Lizard, Tom Waites

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Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 4, 2021
6 Comments on Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow”

Daren Muti

Tags Acetate Zero, Araki Records, Daren Muti, Du Haut du Sol, Labradford

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Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020

Post author By Nedim Hassan
Post date December 30, 2020
4 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020

Original image source: Unsplash (photo credit: Lili Kovac)

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Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020

Post author By Sean Beardmore
Post date December 28, 2020
7 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020

Original image credit (Unsplash - Mara Page)

Tags A Swayze & the Ghosts, Blake Scott, Cable Ties, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Gum, Nite Fields, Party Dozen, Peter Milton Walsh The Apartments, RVG, Sleeper and Snake, Snowy Band, Turtle Skull, Wolf & Cub

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Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out”

Post author By johnwitherspoon1987
Post date December 28, 2020
1 Comment on Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out”

Jamie Broad (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Black Dot, Blizzard, DJ 2Kind, Felcon, Jamie Broad, Jay-Z, Kayne West, Kof, Rosh, Streams

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Festive Songs: Top 10

Tags Andy williams, bob dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Christmas, Cliff Richard, Darlene Love, East 17, george michael, Nat King Cole, pet shop boys, Shakin Stevens, Slade, The Crystals, The Darkness, The Pogues

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Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 11, 2020
11 Comments on Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2

Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor - taken in Lisbon, Portugal).

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Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 11, 2020
83 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Original image source: Unsplash

Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Activity, Albums of the year, Albums of the year 2020, Algiers, Andrea, ATO Records, Bad Amputee, Bambara, Baxter Dury, Bella Union, Bruxa Maria, Cohn Corporation, CS + Kreme, Daniel Avery, Dead Oceans, Destroyer, Dine Alone Records, Dis Fig, Dogleg, Domino Recordings, Drag City, Drive-By Truckers, Einstürzende Neubauten, Emil Amos, Emma Ruth Rundle, Epic Records, Epitaph Records, Ex-Easter Island Head, FACS, Family Jukebox, Fiona Apple, Flying Nun Records, Fotocrime, Heavenly Recordings, Holy Sons, Hominid Sounds, Hyperdub, Illian Tape, Illian Tapes, Jehnny Beth, Julianna Barwick, Keeley Forsyth, Kevin Martin, Kranky, Land Trance, Matador Records, Merge Records, Miashma Recordings, MJ Guider, Moses Boyd, Muzz, Ninja Tune, Northern Spy Records, Nuclear Blast, P.E., Pallbearer, Phantasy Sound, Phil Elverum, PIAS, Potomak, Profound Lore, protomartyr, Sacred Bones, Serengeti, Shabazz Palaces, Six Organs of Admittance, Sony Records, The Bats, The Bug, The Flaming Lips, The Innocence Mission, The Leaf Label, The Microphones, The Necks, The Trilogy Tapes, Thou, Thrill Jockey, Torres, Touché Amoré, Triple Crown Records, Trouble In Mind, Uniform, Walter Martin, Warp, Western Vinyl, Wharf Cat Records, Wreikmeister Harmonies, Wrekmeister Harmonies, yves tumor, Zelienople

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Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 7, 2020
11 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020

Photo credit: original photo via Unsplash - Markus Spiske

Tags Aimee Steven, Bobhowla, Claire Welles, Douglas Savage, Ex-Easter Island Head, Eyesore & The Jinx, John Witherspoon, Jonny Davis Le Brun, Lonesaw, mai68, MC Nelson, Mitternacht, Psycho Comedy, Rongorongo, sunstack jones, The Shipbuilders, The Tosin Trio

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Bad Amputee Interview: “trying to make something that works and does the music justice”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 4, 2020
4 Comments on Bad Amputee Interview: “trying to make something that works and does the music justice”

Bad Amputee

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John Witherspoon Interview: “there’s something magic about the truth”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date November 27, 2020
7 Comments on John Witherspoon Interview: “there’s something magic about the truth”

John Witherspoon (photo credit: Rob Mulder)

Tags Alec Brits, Baxter Dury, bob dylan, Bob Harris, Bruce Springsteen, George Sephton, Jeff Tweedy, John Witherspoon, Katie Nicholas, Kevin Morby, nick cave, Noel Gallagher, oasis, richard dawson, Shane Black, Steven Gerrard, Wilco

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Hellena interview: “I am extremely proud of this work”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date November 20, 2020
1 Comment on Hellena interview: “I am extremely proud of this work”

Hellena

Tags Chris Common, Denis Efimenko, Emma Ruth Rundle, Hellena, Ian Prowse, Lana Del Rey, Marissa Nadler, Pelican

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Bruxa Maria Interview: “One should not have to like someone’s art before they can see or accept the value it has to others”

Bruxa Maria (photo credit: Julie R Kane - @FStopQueen)

Tags Bruxa Maria, Dave Cochrane, Gilld Dread, God, Head of David, Left Hand Cuts Off The Right, Robbie Judkins, Terminal Cheesecake

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Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 1

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date October 27, 2020
35 Comments on Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 1

Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor)

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PJ Harvey’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea 20th anniversary

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date October 24, 2020
18 Comments on PJ Harvey’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea 20th anniversary

Tags Big Day Out, david bowie, Low, Mick Harvey, pj harvey, Radiohead, Richard Kingsmill, Rob Ellis, Thom Yorke, Triple J, Victor Van Vugt

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The Charlatans’ Some Friendly 30th anniversary: “a close representation to the very idea of psychedelia”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date October 8, 2020
7 Comments on The Charlatans’ Some Friendly 30th anniversary: “a close representation to the very idea of psychedelia”

Tags Blur, Deafheaven, hacienda, Martin Blunt, oasis, primal scream, Rob Collins, Suede, the charlatans, Throbbing Gristle, tim burgess, Tim’s Twitter Listening Party

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MJ Guider Interview: “I didn’t set out with a specific inspiration for making the record other than my standard compulsion”

MJ Guider (photo credit: Craig Mulcahy)

Tags Bowery Electric, cocteau twins, Julianna Barwick, Kranky, Less Bells, Melissa Guion, MJ Guider