Steve
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Probably listening to XTC Leeds
Five stars from me. Surprisingly sensitive and touching. That he was, by chance, found unconscious by Mel Gibson in a Bangkok hotel lift after an OD of high-purity fentanyl only adds to the sense that yes, the now grandad Billy is lucky to be alive.
about 13 hours ago
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Iâm kind of surprised my late dadâs not in this photo. We have a few of him in similar situations when he followed Leeds during the 60s
about 21 hours ago
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Andy P
4 days ago
This month's best new music features the very new (Truthpaste), new-ish (Lambrini Girls) the not so new Madonna and site favourites the Getdown Services. But you can still obviously read the list.
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April 2026âs Best New Music
10. Truthpaste - Never Gonna Give 9. Lambrini - Cult of Celebrity 8. Massive Attack ft. Tom Waits - Boots on The Ground 7. The Temper Trap - Sungazer 6. Fastmoney Ant - Still Outside 5. deary - Terra Fable 4. Baby Dave - am i clean??? 3. Madonna - I Feel So Free…
http://arcticreviews.co.uk/2026/04/29/april-2026s-best-new-music/
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Got on the coach from outside school in Leeds. An unforgettable day.
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XTC Listening Party
4 days ago
đ” LISTENING PARTY... Join us tonight at 9pm (BST) as we listen to XTC's Black Sea album. Please repost, and tell friends, enemies, strangers, and lovers!
#XTCmusic
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My ingrained scepticism at this half-speed mastering mullarkey has been roundly kicked into touch by the sounds of Charlieâs drums and Billâs bass.
4 days ago
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Scott John
4 days ago
BREAKING: King Charles surprises all with a rendition of Bob Dylanâs Blowinâ In The Wind
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Penny Kiley
6 days ago
Latest Substack is my first ever Melody Maker review - XTC at Eric's, Liverpool in April 1979. My verdict: "Look no further for the dance music of the Eighties."
pennykiley.substack.com/p/xtc-april-...
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XTC, April 1979
"Look no further for the dance music of the Eighties."
https://pennykiley.substack.com/p/xtc-april-1979
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Incredible
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMyO...
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THE GREATEST ENDING EVER đ€Ż | Rochdale vs. York City | HIGHLIGHTS
YouTube video by DAZN Football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMyOJ4wgKmg
7 days ago
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RSD purchase. I have this on CD and the opportunity was irresistible. 24 âlostâ tracks from the Byrds onwards. Exemplary liner notes by Byrds aficionado Johnny Rogan
10 days ago
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John Mulvey
10 days ago
Absolutely fair play to The Tubs for covering Metallica and somehow sounding even more like Richard Thompson and Bob Mould than ever. Great band.
thetubs.bandcamp.com/album/fade-t...
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Fade to Black, by The Tubs
1 track album
https://thetubs.bandcamp.com/album/fade-to-black
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Iâd forgotten this
12 days ago
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Like, it seems, a few on here I've been playing Drop Dead by Olivia Rodrigo on virtual repeat ALL DAY. It's perfect. Once more...
13 days ago
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Remastered Bastards
13 days ago
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Joe
15 days ago
I was a bit concerned when I saw Nation Of Language had covered Bruce Springsteen's Tougher Than The Rest. Had no need to be, it's great.
youtu.be/lgDAUwMNKxI?...
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Nation of Language - Tougher Than the Rest (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Nation of Language
https://youtu.be/lgDAUwMNKxI?si=dzu6fhztYyYkA5qF
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Itâs ridiculous that this is nearly 60 years old. âBoBâ. âBrecht on Brechtâ. An aural enigma. Not a wasted second or syllable and a cultural turning point. And Kenny Buttreyâs drums. Oh boy.
16 days ago
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Iâm up for this
16 days ago
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Looking forward to this
18 days ago
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That is SO satisfying
#lufc
19 days ago
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XTC Listening Party
20 days ago
It seems Andy Partridge's 'Fuzzy Warbles, Vol 1' album is available on various streaming sites (I have the collection on CD already). Think it's legit.
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Contraflow
22 days ago
đĄ Contra2026-4 11042026 (-all new-) đ§:
www.mixcloud.com/Contraflow/c...
#allnew
#playlist
#mixcloud
#2026
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IDâd in Florida. Iâm 65.
22 days ago
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Aside from the inexplicable absence of The Spangle Maker Iâm relatively alright with this
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
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Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twinsâ 20 greatest songs â ranked!
Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish bandâs 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/09/dream-pop-at-its-most-divine-cocteau-twins-20-greatest-songs-ranked?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
23 days ago
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Thomas Pynchon in charge of the local weather
27 days ago
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Transatlantic flight imminent so loading the phone with altitude-friendly tunes
29 days ago
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Luke Combs - The Way I Am New Pornographers...The Former Site Of Cut Worms - Transmitter Johnny Blue Skies - Mutiny After Midnight Black Crowes - A Pound Of Feathers
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30 days ago
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Mark Fisher
about 1 month ago
On Record Store Day, XTC are releasing Live Boots, a recording of their gig at Emerald City, New Jersey, on 17 April 1981. Sitting behind the sound desk was Gary Bradshaw, todayâs guest on What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast.
www.xtclimelight.com/2026/04/03/x...
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XTC live at Emerald City with sound engineer Gary Bradshaw - xtclimelight.com
XTC sound engineer Gary Bradshaw on jumping aboard the Policeâs tour bus, seeing Andy Partridge collapse and why XTC are among the finest bands ever
https://www.xtclimelight.com/2026/04/03/xtc-live-at-emerald-city-with-sound-engineer-gary-bradshaw/
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Peak Partridge (Andy, not Alan)
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about 1 month ago
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Happy - in fact I prefer - not to know a single word of what Skids are on about
about 1 month ago
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XTC Listening Party
about 1 month ago
TIME... ! 41 years ago today saw the release of the 25 O'clock EP by The Dukes of Stratosphear! From the six original tracks, which is your favourite? (mine's Your Gold Dress)
#XTCmusic
#DukesMusic
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Eric Bachmannâs water mark has always been very high and Crooked Fingersâ first record in ages raises it several notches. Some stellar collabs (Sharon Van Etten, Matt Berninger, Superchunk) to elevate that precious niche of country-inflected, hangdog indie pop.
about 1 month ago
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So far, the cultural references extend to Shakespeare, The Great Gatsby, Twain, Junichi Sagaâs Confessions Of A Yakuza, Virgilâs Aeneid, John Donne, Jane Eyre, the Gospel of Matthew.
about 1 month ago
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One too many talking heads but this is a moving portrait of a genius in decline. But Don Was is great. Watched it on Sky Arts
youtu.be/en_NTWH1VkM?...
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Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS
YouTube video by American Masters PBS
https://youtu.be/en_NTWH1VkM?si=6Ex97xefQLwyVTCs
about 1 month ago
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The Former Site Of The New PornographersâŠhas taken several listens as itâs a serious, reflective LP that only slowly reveals its hooks and themes. AndâŠthe Newman/Case harmonies are unique and gorgeous. Adult-orientated pop.
about 1 month ago
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Superchunk at the Brudenell 22/6
about 1 month ago
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For those who like Big Star, Matthew SweetâŠ
about 1 month ago
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Newell's Old Boys - English News
about 1 month ago
"It is one of the most beautiful memories football has given me" Marcelo Bielsa talking about Leeds United at today's press conference.
#LUFC
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'Partridge overdubbed the flange-affected guitar solo without hearing the backing track using two Marshall amplifiers at maximum volume. As with the vocals, it was performed in one take'. COMPLICATED GAME
#XTCMusic
about 1 month ago
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'Moulding held an electric razor against the microphone to provide the track's continuous buzzing sound.' COMPLICATED GAME
#XTCMusic
about 1 month ago
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'The "Tom" and "Joe" in its lyric refer to Tom Robinson and Joe Strummer, names which Partridge found by opening a random page of the NME'. COMPLICATED GAME
#XTCMusic
about 1 month ago
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Steve Lillywhite's contribution to this has maybe been superceded by all the Wilson acclaim. It doesn't sound remotely of its time.
#XTCmusic
about 1 month ago
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XTC Listening Party
about 1 month ago
SCISSOR MAN features an extended Dub outro. Several songs from Drums and Wires were given the Dub treatment and released the following year on the Take Away / The Lure of Salvage album, produced by John Leckie.
#XTCmusic
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Did Colin give himself the best bass lines? Fine if he did. THAT IS THE WAY
#XTCmusic
about 1 month ago
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I'm no musician but my sense is that ROADS GIRDLE THE GLOBE was the track when DG began to enjoy himself
#XTCmusic
about 1 month ago
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Nobody writes about boredom (not even Shelley/ Devoto) as well as Moulding. DAY IN DAY OUT
#xtcmusic
about 1 month ago
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Maybe cheating by listeining to the Steven Wilson 2014 mix. Hadn't really heard before the guitar line matching AP's bark on HELICOPTER
#xtcmusic
about 1 month ago
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XTC Listening Party
about 1 month ago
Happy DRUMS AND WIRES day. Join us at 9pm (GMT) tonight as we listen along to the 1979 album. See below for the tracklist we'll be using (since there's quite a lot of variations out there).
#XTCmusic
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Personally speaking, peak grunge
about 1 month ago
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Bazâs appraisal went well
about 1 month ago
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Jeremy Blackmore
about 1 month ago
My review, for
@stereoboard.com
, of Iron and Wineâs eighth album âHenâs Teethâ which continues to draw on Van Morrisonâs âAstral Weeksâ and its confluence of jazz and folk, but with darker hues and themes than its airier predecessor âLight Verseâ.
www.stereoboard.com/content/view...
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Iron and Wine - Hen's Teeth (Album Review) - Stereoboard
Photo: Kim Black Like the proverbial âHenâs Teethâ, the eighth release from Iron & Wine is a rare beast. A record that wasnât meant to be, itâs a collection of songs that arose as a happy accident fr...
https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/250995/9
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