You might wonder why you would need a collection of journalism by one single writer, entirely about one single band who were only around long enough to make two studio albums. Even to me, it sounded like it could be a bit much. But this book is so much more than it appears to be [...]
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It’s easy to think of The Cure as completely depressing, but they have made some really wonderful, heartwarming songs. “Just Like Heaven” isn’t really one of them. It fools you into thinking it is, until you hear the last verse. But even with its incredibly sad ending, play it loud so it fills the room [...]
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It seems Joy Division is all the rage right now, what with the Ian Curtis biopic Control all set to wow music dorks everywhere and, as I noticed this morning while updating our Releases page, a new boxset of some kind coming out in September. I didn’t know much about music history, especially things like [...]
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I’ve been looking through my ridiculous CD collection, reminding myself what came out this year in preparation for the big year end lists. I had totally forgotten about The Futureheads’ News And Tributes! The Futureheads are absolutely fantastic and that’s all I have to say about that. This is one of my favorites from the [...]
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In celebration of the Paradiso’s awesome line-up for this spring’s London Calling festival, some of our upcoming New Band Day entries will probably feature bands that’ll be playing there. This week, I’ve decided to cheat on New Band Day and bring you a band that isn’t exactly spanking new. Rules are for suckers. The Young [...]
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