Music Features
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Trans Am (Interview)
Brief interview with Sebastian Thompson of Trans Am.
George Booker e-mails... -
Mi Ami (Interview)
Mi Ami guitarist/vocalist Daniel Martin-McCormick discusses his old band, his current band, playing live and why Mi Ami's new album, Steal Your Face, mocks the heroes of over-the-counterculture.
Sean Caldwell needs to keep his phone charged... -
Debate Series #1: The State of British Indie
Everyone loves a good debate. In the first of what will a regular series, two of our writers discuss the current health of British indie music.
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Thank You Friend: Alex Chilton 1950-2010
Andy Pareti pays tribute to the great Big Star singer-songwriter-guitarist Alex Chilton who died unexpectedly earlier this month at the age of 59.
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Like New #1
Three up and coming bands go under the spotlight in our brand new column.
Neil Insh shares... -
Fela Kuti and the Kalakuta Republic
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will always be remembered for how he sought to divorce himself from the corruption within in his motherland by creating his own society focused around beautiful music.
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Avi Buffalo (Interview)
Their youth as problematic as it is beneficial, Sub Pop’s newest acquisition, Avi Buffalo, focuses on the road and, basically, making music. I got the opportunity to speak to singer/songwriter Avi Zahner-Isenberg at The First Unitarian Church, their Philly stop as openers for Rogue Wave.
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Is This The End For BBC 6music?
In the last week the BBC announced proposals to close much-loved digital radio station, 6music. Radiohead, Bowie and Lily Allen have already had their say on the matter.
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Obsessions and Lamentations #15 - Dudes Hatin' on Chicks Edition
Is it my imagination, or did the Super Bowl ads tell us something scary is afoot in America?
Alan Shulman explains... -
ATP: My Bloody Valentine's Nightmare Before Christmas
Last month David Coleman headed down to Somerset for three days of miserable weather, unhealthy food and oppressively loud shoegaze music.
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