Laurence Made Me Cry is the umbrella under which artist and multi-instrumentalist Jo Whitby works. Originally from Bristol she’s been a Cardiff resident and active part of the local music and artistic scenes for some time now. I saw Jo play with just a guitar around the time of the release of her debut EP [...]
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Leeds based collective Heart-Ships are one of the MOST exciting emerging UK groups in 2013! There I said it, bombast out of the way. You’ve probably heard it all twenty times this week about other bands in carefully selected quotes and the latest tips to do the rounds through mainstream music channels! But the difference [...]
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Cardiff’s ‘oldest record shop in the world’ Spillers is a hub of local and national music releases, celebrated in song and by some of its famous customers(in particular The Manic Street Preachers) Spillers logo is emblazoned on the t shirts of its customers across the world… In it’s Hayes location it became a institution the [...]
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Raves From the Grave in Bath is possibly the newest music retailer to take part in Record Store Day this year, but the history of the business stretches back to 1997, when they opened the original shop in Frome. Over 16 years later, they have now have a huge selection of vinyl at their shop [...]
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JC Carroll is somewhat of a under appreciated legend. As part of the THE MEMBERS in the spring of 79 he co-wrote the anthem ‘The Sound of the Suburbs’. The Members then recorded the OFFSHORE BANKING BUSINESS a very early example of white reggae and a song that was to provide a blueprint for bands [...]
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Charlie Clark is a Scottish musician from the Isle Of Lewis. He now resides in Los Angeles, where he has crafted his debut solo record ‘Feel Something’. Comprised of five wonderful, well arranged songs, it’s a charming piece of work. Extra colour is added to the songs by the enticing backing vocals and superb arrangements, while [...]
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Out 8th April, “Kick Snare And An Idea Part 1” is the first of two upcoming singles under the “Kick Snare And An Idea” banner, from the Mercury nominated producer, rapper and all-round preternatural musical talent that is Ty. Marking the next step in an illustrious career, Ty signed to Tru Thoughts in January, sparking [...]
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South Wales is steeped in the history of heavy rock. Indeed, in some ways it has become a burden around some people’s necks, increasingly dissapearing down the rabbit holes towards the black empty cliched pit of trying to ‘relive the past’ or worse still plugging into the post-hardcore-pop band wagon that has hit the buffers [...]
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