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Rage against the BBC

ratm

Thursday, December 17, 2009

This kind of thing never happened when Cliff Richard was king.

The campaign to get wrest control of the Christmas number one from Simon “the Grinch” Cowell reached its comical zenith this morning.

Radio 5 Live had the brilliant idea to get US band...

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Vince Cable gets on his bike

vincecable

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Lib-Dem deputy leader, economic sage and Strictly Come Dancing nut Vince Cable was in Devon at the weekend.Ostensibly to bolster campaigning ahead of...

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Track: Blind Alley

theemotions

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Regularly sampled but rarely heard, The Emotions' 1972 soul belter, Blind Alley, should be a classic.Fact: the three Hutchinson sisters that made...

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Preview: Hot Club de Paris

hotclubdeparis

Thursday, November 27, 2008

 Hot Club de Paris – punk-loving Scouse three-piece blessed with an Arctic Monkeys-like wit – roll into the Westcountry next...

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Track: Jump In The Pool

friendlyfires

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Having grown-up near St Albans, the Hertfordshire “city” where aggressive oiks in pastel polo shirts rub shoulders with chinless City...

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Comment: Razorlight

razorlight

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

 Before being ripped to shreds by the hungry pack, one brave blogger noted that Razorlight’s show at Exeter Great Hall was a sign of the...

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New band alert: Alessi's Ark

allesisark

Friday, November 07, 2008

 She’s 18 and from London, but Alessi (surname not forthcoming, if that indeed is her Christian name) is no would-be Lilly Allen mouthpiece...

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Track: A Change Is Gonna Come

samcook

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

On a day like today, when America elects its first black President, only Sam Cook’s civil rights anthem A Change Is Gonna Come will do. If a...

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Live: Noah and the Whale at Exeter Phoenix

noahandthewhale

Monday, November 03, 2008

 Punk bands make you jump up and down and elbow strangers in the teeth. Heavy metal bands briefly distract adolescent boys from their own...

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New band alert: Red Light Company

redlightcompany

Thursday, October 30, 2008

 The missing link between The Darkness and Arcade Fire, the nomadic Red Light Company (the five-piece hail variously from New Zealand, Osaka,...

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