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Highlights of the Upcoming Record Store Day 2011 Event

01st April 2011
The fourth annual Record Store Day will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Record Store Day is an internationally celebrated day observed the third Saturday of April each year to celebrate the art of music. The concept is to bring together fans, arti... Read >

The Latest Music Single And Download Reviews

14th December 2010
MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL - Someone To Love Me The combination of that smug Mark Ronson chap and (ex-convict) Boy George SHOULD annoy any normal sane-thinking individual. However, if you close your eyes and try to blank your head of any thoughts,... Read >

The UK's Latest Single Reviews: 25th October 2010

27th October 2010
THE KLAXONS - Twin Flames The Klaxons were the KLF (or The Shaman) of the 21st Century when their space-age debut album landed in our laps in 2006. Only better. Sure, bits of the album sounded like they were "a bunch of very badly dressed jokers who we... Read >

The UK's Latest Single Reviews: 8th November 2010

27th October 2010
Single Releases For The 8th November 2010. THE NARCOLEPTIC DANCERS - Not Evident Song-writer Melody and producer Anton took the name The Narcoleptic Dancers in homage to their ball-kicking father, who was apparently a professional Dutch footballer c... Read >

The UK's Latest Single and Download Reviews

21st October 2010
LITTLE COMETS - Isles Little Comets are (according to the BBC) the Geordie version of Vampire Weekend. But when a band is from the North East, then most typically lazy music journalists lump the band into the same bracket as The Futureheads etc. W... Read >

Last Shadow Puppet To Play Small Stoke Gig

14th October 2010
It can be the most amazing thing ever you hear or it can be the worst thing to happen in the history of music. It’s time for another singer to out-grow the shell of his previous band and try to make it all on his own in this big wide world of music. S... Read >

Arcade Fire The Suburbs Album Review

09th August 2010
Do you want to listen to 63 minutes 51 seconds of suburbian commentary? Thought not. But hang on a sodding minute, this is Arcade Fire's fantastic third album! Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec (which you clever people will kn... Read >

Leicester O2 Academy To be Opened by Professor Green Gig

06th August 2010
British Eminem (and Cluedo character?), Professor Green, burst on the scene with a mash up sampling INXS' Need You Tonight. The Professor Green camp continues to go from good news to good news. Just come off tour with Lily Allen, another top ten hit last ... Read >

This week's UK singles and downloads reviews

20th July 2010
MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL - Bang Bang Bang Oh how we wanted to hate this song! Silver spooned and handsome record producer? Check. 1980s-ripped sound? Check. Kaiser Chief drummer in writing credits? Check. The material was all there for a scathin... Read >