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Bad Albums By Great Bands
The SmashingPumpkins ‘Machina/The Machines of God’ The biggest artistic selling point of Smashing Pumpkins was that the group knew how to play it fast and play it slow. It’s a skill few alternative acts
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Interview: Rise To Remain
By Victoria Irvine Losing a band member on the cusp of a tour is enough to dent even the most seasoned groups’ confidence. Losing two members at the same time is enough to destroy
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Interview: The Maccabees
By Victoria Irvine They are Britain’s best kept secret and, contrary to what their name may suggest, not a singing Jewish army available for Bah Mitzvahs. Finally, after a two-year silence, indie rockers The
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Q&A Matt Cardle
By Conor Murray Winning the X Factor doesn’t always guarantee success. Just ask the likes of Shayne Ward, Steve Brookstein and Scotland’s own Leon Jackson if you don’t believe me. Many however would argue
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Interview:Frank Turner
By Chris Hammond A veteran of over 1000 gigs Frank Turner is rightly regarded as one of the most hard working men in music. He’s a punchy, folk rock artist with a festival friendly
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Q&A Jon Cohen
By Simon Fielding Jon Cohen played with The Dears and The Social Register before going it alone as The Jon Cohen Experimental. His impressive ‘Behold’ album has cast a spell on critics and fans
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Q&A Twin Atlantic
By Matthew Murdoch It’s been a busy year for Glasgow Alternative rock band Twin Atlantic. Currently enjoying a US tour, 2011 has also seen the foursome release their second studio album ‘Free’. Slotting nicely
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Q&A Tegan and Sara
Canadian twins Tegan and Sara Quin have been making music together for almost 16 years now. From their first studio album ‘Under Feet Like Ours’ to their most recent ‘Sainthood’, the duo have firmly
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Interview: Yasmin
By Chris Hammond Born in Manchester but raised in Kilmacolm just outside Glasgow, DJ and singer-songwriter Yasmin’s early releases have her firmly pencilled into every music journalists’ one to watch list. Quirky and energetic,
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Interview: Example
By Chris Hammond Not many artists waiting to hear whether they were about to make number one in the singles charts after a flurry of early sales would be as nonplussed as Elliott John
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