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Music

Women who Rocked the World: 1953 to 1963

March 6March 8 Tom Spooner

I have compiled a selection of some of my favourite R & B, jump up, mambo, jive, and blues tracks of all time. They all happen to have been recorded […]

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Music

The Vinyl Fairy

February 22March 31 Tom Spooner

I am taking out the rubbish. It is not a task I enjoy. There are several reasons for this. I do not like that moment when you jostle the contents […]

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Live

Best Gigs 2014

December 20December 21 Tom Spooner

In 2014, I got to see bands that I thought I would never ever see live – McLusky, Neutral Milk Hotel, Violent Femmes, Neil Young as well as various other […]

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Albums

Best EPs, Mini-Albums and Mixes 2014

December 19February 11 Tom Spooner

The following are a selection of the EPs, mini-albums and mixes that impressed in 2014. L.D.C.N – Summer Rain <a href=”http://ldcn.bandcamp.com/album/summer-rain-ep” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>Summer Rain EP by L.D.C.N</a> “L.D.C.N’s electronic soundscapes […]

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Music

Best Tracks 2014

December 14December 21 Tom Spooner

Image Jonwayne by Gangster Doodles   It’s near impossible to keep up with new music these days. The democratising force of the Internet, the availability, prevalence and affordability of recording […]

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Albums

Best Albums 2014

December 9December 21 Tom Spooner

  2014 has been a strange year for music. I can’t quite put my finger on what it was precisely about the last 12 months that I found strange. In the main, I struggled […]

Thom Yorke Tomorrows Modern Boxes album review
Albums

Thom Yorke – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes Album Review

September 26March 1 Tom Spooner

Thom Yorke – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes Words Tom Spooner Thom Yorke has just released an album. By ‘just’ I mean within the last few hours. It is available here as […]

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Music

Ones to Watch 2014

February 9February 11 Tom Spooner

Here are four talented artists to watch out for in 2014, promising to deliver exciting new music in 2014. Ofei London producer and singer Ofei released some of the most intriguing […]

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Albums

Album Review: Stereocilia – Murmurations

January 19April 24 Tom Spooner

Stereocilia – Murmurations A murmuration is a “low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.” It can also refer to a murmuration […]

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Live

2013 Gigs of the Year

January 5March 17 Tom Spooner

  Gigs of the Year 2013   Suuns – The Exchange, Bristol “Gig of the year…best band on the planet @suunsband deserving of #nmehyperbole”   Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Fleece, […]

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