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Masterpiece album: The Jam – In The City

May 20, 2012 | No Comments

Words: Alex Wood Released – May 20, 1977 Label – Polydor Records Producers – Vic Smith, Chris Parry It was 35 years ago when The Jam – a trio of Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler released their debut album In The City. It was their first ever studio album, putting them firmly on [...]

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Album review: Blood Red Shoes – In Time To Voices

May 18, 2012 | No Comments

Words: Imogen Thomson V2, March 26 In Time To Voices, Blood Red Shoes’ third album, is by far their best yet. The album incorporates heavy rock and melancholy soundscapes, and you can really hear the band taking their music back to the roots of their influences – people such as Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling [...]

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Album review: The Mars Volta – Noctourniquet

May 16, 2012 | No Comments

Words: Alex Rhodes Warner Bros, March 26 Perpetually pedal-pushing and knob-fiddling progressive rockers The Mars Volta return with their sixth album Noctourniquet, and it’s every bit as outlandish, bombastic, and experimental as you’d expect. The album is delightfully eclectic in its content, and noticeably doesn’t have a narrative ‘theme’ that has defined much of their [...]

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Album Review: Lostprophets – Weapons

May 14, 2012 | No Comments

Words: Stacey Dove Sony Records, April 2 Two years since their last studio album, Lostprophets’ fifth offering Weapons encapsulates the distinctive tight drums and catchy riffs that their fans know and love. Lead single Bring ‘Em Down showcases perfectly the band’s frantic charm, while We Bring An Arsenal, with its quirky football chant opening (see [...]

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Album review: The All-American Rejects – Kids In The Street

May 12, 2012 | No Comments

Words: Imogen Thomson Interscope/DGC, March 26 Having sold 4 million albums and 16 million singles worldwide, it’s not surprising that The All-American Rejects got caught up in a life of excess after finishing their When The World Comes Down tour in 2008. According to singer Tyson Ritter, however, on fourth album Kids In The Street [...]

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Dave Jones tells Wednesdayites “the city is yours” at Civic Reception

May 10, 2012 | No Comments

Thousands of Sheffield Wednesday fans turned out in Sheffield city centre to celebrate the clubs promotion back to the Championship on Wednesday evening. The Owls beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 in front of 38,000 supporters at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon and the city council laid on a special event at Town Hall to recognise the clubs [...]

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