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Tom Curtis-Horsfall
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As a self-professed ‘Drughead’, it was a bloody big privilege to talk with #thewarondrugs main man and seminal shredder Adam Granduciel about his all-time favourite live albums for Guitar.com. Check em’ here:
The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel lists his all-time favourite live albums
Philadelphian guitar hero Adam Granduciel takes Guitar.com through his greatest live albums, discussing their impact on him as a musician
guitar.com
Pleasure to chat with globetrotting trio #Khruangbin about home comforts, where their journey began, and how far they’ve come since seeing them at a 250-cap venue in Brighton way back when.
Earth Music: Khruangbin Interviewed

The tastemaking Texans on the journey to find their sound + why they couldn’t dream of any people better to do the “hard yards” with.

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July 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A real bucket list-er to talk to The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s mercurial main man @antonnewcombe.bsky.social about their wild history of live shows ahead of their next UK tour: the hecklers, the histrionics, and the haymakers.

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Stage Times: The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe
The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s mercurial leader Anton Newcombe reflects on his out-of-the-ordinary history of live performances.
discover.ticketmaster.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
December 25, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Presenting our Top Albums of 2024.

The CLASH team honour the most impactful and restorative full-length projects in a year of great upheaval -

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December 18, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Wrote about two of my favourites - Jessica Pratt’s Here In The Pitch and Nala Sinephro’s Endlessness - for @clashmusic.com’s AOTY list. Read here:

www.clashmusic.com/general/albu...
Albums Of The Year 2024 | General | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Music has never been so omnipresent in our daily lives. With the growth of streaming, a colossal volume of information pours into our ears with each
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December 19, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Heads up to writers: don't pitch to TechRadar, PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, Marie Claire, GamesRadar+/Total Film, How it Works, CinemaBlend, Android Central, IT Pro, BikePerfect, Windows Central, Chat, and GoodToKnow ever again

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December 6, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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Every year, Spotify makes its ploy for free social media promotion from a ton of music fans who should know better, and every year, we eat it up.
Spotify Is Using You
The streaming behemoth has once again ensnared us in its icky web with their latest Wrapped campaign.
www.hearingthings.co
December 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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@tom-ch.bsky.social Is our 1,000th follower! Love ya!
December 5, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:22 AM
As a self-professed ‘Drughead’, it was a bloody big privilege to talk with #thewarondrugs main man and seminal shredder Adam Granduciel about his all-time favourite live albums for Guitar.com. Check em’ here:
The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel lists his all-time favourite live albums
Philadelphian guitar hero Adam Granduciel takes Guitar.com through his greatest live albums, discussing their impact on him as a musician
guitar.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Michael Kiwanuka’s sumptuous new album makes me want to gaze at a roaring fireplace from my conversation pit with a whiskey on the rocks cradled in my hand, but mainly regret that I’m in my one bed London flat downing a Berocca in my pants:

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Small Changes
Michael Kiwanuka · Small Changes · Song · 2024
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November 27, 2024 at 10:53 AM
This new version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ is particularly headache-inducing #liveaid #bandaid
November 25, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Fellow Bluesky newbies, these starter packs are 👌
Record labels on Bluesky? Let us know your favourite so we can build the ultimate starter pack of the best independent labels in the world! 50 and counting right here for you to follow 👇
November 25, 2024 at 8:06 AM