There is a bit near the end of No Distance Left To Run, the documentary feature film chronicling Blur’s reunion shows and their entire history as a band, where it all gets a little bit too much emotionally for Blur, and in particular Damon Albarn. The band reminisce about how the audience reaction to Tender, [...]

Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Max
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Once again it has been a top year for live performances. Whether it’s in a tiny club, in the vast spaces of an arena, or out in the open fields at a festival, there have been plenty of highlights throughout the year that make happy to be writing about music. With my gigging year nearly [...]

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Max
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As the week comes to a close, here’s a round up of news that you may or may not care about.
Last weekend, the soundtrack for the new Twilight film, a franchise that has taken everything that was great about vampires and torn them apart to make them trendy and accessible for the ‘yoof’ of the [...]

Posted on October 16th, 2009 by Max
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You may or may not know there is a big debate at the moment over the government’s proposed plans to eradicate file-sharing on the Internet. The new laws that are being suggested would mean that persistent file-sharers would have their Internet connections suspended, though not all ISPs have expressed pleasure at these new proposals. Today, [...]

Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Max
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Jay Reatard showed on Friday why Twitter can be so amusing by slagging off the entire of Brooklyn (and mainly The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart) based on its music scene. However, after his first tweet, which can be seen in full on the above picture, it got picked up by Stereogum and Pitchfork [...]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 by Max
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