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Other Lives: For 12

Oklahoma’s Other Lives have had one hell of a year playing across the world and releasing the excellent Tamer Animals record. And just when things couldn’t get any better they are personally invited by Radiohead to play support across the US in February 2012.

Yet even with their hectic schedule we managed to lure the five-piece down to the Bowlegs basement for a stunning version of...

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Summer Camp: Down

Summer Camp’s debut, Return to Condale, was a big hit round these parts. In fact its 80s retro flavour urged...

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Gardens & Vi...

While we had Gardens & Villa in the studio there was no way they were leaving without a performance of...

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Gardens & Vi...

Santa Barbara band Gardens & Villa checked in at the Bowlegs Studio for a special performance of album track Star...

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Tech

KORG MONOTRON: ANALOGUE RIBBON SYN…

A synth that’s a stocking filler … this genius piece of tomfoolery turned up this Christmas and has kept this nerd fully occupied throughout the festive season. It’s basically a...

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Reviews

Expensive Looks - Dark Matters - album review

Expensive Looks: ...

Expensive Looks’ Dark Matters conjures an imagined 80s, like watching a late night re-run of The Breakfast Club after the...

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Django Django - album review

Django Django: Dj...

Despite sounding like a Mexican karaoke troupe, Django Django are actually a cool East London quartet, whose new record is...

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New Music

Magic Castles

Magic Castles have got a new double album ready to ship. It’s due on March 26 via Anton Newcombe’s (The...

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Terry Malts

Here’s a new track from Terry Malts. It’s called Nauseous and it rings true of the band’s trademark urgent, melodic...

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Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson is all set to release his first album on Domino. Adventures in Your Own Backyard will be released...

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Tourist

Here’s some new music from Brighton artist Tourist. The track’s called Placid Acid and it’s taken from his debut EP,...

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Haunted House

HAUNTOLOGY MADE FLESH…. AKA HAUN…

Such is the appetite for real radiophonic inspired recordings that recent reissues have become an industry in themselves, with the...

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Fashion

SWRVE – Urban Cycling Apparel

Swrve are an innovative clothing label specializing in cool urban cycling apparel. Since we discovered them, we’ve been pretty much wearing everything Swrve. Their jeans are particularly natty – a...

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Features

CLOUD NOTHINGS – INTERVIEW
PINEY GIR – CALL BACK
ISLET – INTERVIEW
DIAGRAMS – CALL BACK
WILD FLAG – CALL BACK

FILM & TV

INTERVIEW: JON SPIRA

London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol – these are the places that often spring to mind when talking about the great music...

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Music Videos

Hooded Fang: Vacationation
Porcelain Raft: Unless You Speak From Your Heart
Virals: Magic Happens
Peter Broderick: It Starts Hear
La Sera: Please Be My Third Eye

Lookout

Kapowski

Kapowski’s debut, Boy Detective, is a lush free-fall into Pop. It’s the sort of Pop that doesn’t hold back, laden with strings, psychedelic tints and an endless flow of imagination....

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