Alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs first formed in 1981 gigging and recording independently then later signed up to Elektra. This selection contains 5 of the bands albums in Chronological order during their Elektra years beginning in 1985 with '…
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- Available on: CD box set £11.99
4 OR 5 MAGICIANS are a four or five piece alternative rock outfit from Brighton, UK. They take most obvious influence from the golden era of American indie rock… Guided by voices, REM, Nirvana, Sebadoh, Dinosaur jr, Pavement, etc etc..The band…
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Championed by Battles and Deerhoof, Japanese underground legends 54-71 release their eight full-length album recorded with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. For almost a decade, 54-71 have been ferociously touring in and out of Japan, just…
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90 Day Men have an unmistakable sound. I was never really a fan
until the last album cam…
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First EP
A Classic Education
Here's the debut EP from A Classic Education (that never sounds right to me, wouldn't A Classical Education be better?), it's got the tracks on one side and the other one's scaling Mount Blank, god only knows why but it's a point of interest I guess.…
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- Available on: 12" vinyl £6.29
S/T
A Gun Called Tension
First time collaborators, Sean Reveron and Dann Gallucci, cross post-punk, hip-hop, pop, and dub by way of large lyrics, tweaked bleeps, live drums and electric guitar. Having achieved reps in the underground for previous bands, Dan Gallucci (Modest …
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Formerly known and appreciated worldwide as Timebomb, this band embodies
the politics of drastic change as survival tactic and artistic/political
statement.…
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Split
Abe Vigoda/Child Porn*graphy
Tracklisting:A1 Abe Vigoda UntitledA2 Abe Vigoda UntitledA3 Abe Vigoda UntitledB1 Child Porn…
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- Available on: 7" vinyl £4.69
Canadian heartbreak rockers Acres Of Lions consist of Jeff Kalesnikoff (vocals, guitar), Tyson Yerex (keyboar…
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*Action Beat is an improvised noise/no-wave punk band from Bletchley(MiltonKeynes), heavily inspired by early Sonic Youth, The EX, Glenn Branca and otheravant guitar ensembles.*ROCK SOUND `EXPOSURE' FEATURE AND 8/10 REVIEW: "IF YO…
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- Available on: CD £10.49, Vinyl LP £11.79
I won't bother trying to disguise my outright enthusiasm for the Action Beat lads from Bletchley, they fucking rock! They've always rocked! They will continue to rock whether you give a shit or not. Ever since head honcho (and Fortissimo records m…
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- Available on: Vinyl LP £9.99, CD £12.99
Were you one of those kids who was distraught after discovering Black Flag was more influenced by ZZ Top and The Grateful Dead than The MC5 or Stooges? Well, you might wanna strap on a stronger carabiner before scaling these cliffs because youre more…
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- Available on: Vinyl LP £15.09, CD £13.59
Admiral Radley is : Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of GRANDADDY + Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray of EARLIMART. If you ask the band to tell the story of how they came together, they may tell you stories involving French fries and wine, splint…
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- Available on: Vinyl LP £18.19, CD £12.69
Aerogramme release a new LP and it didn't wholly
impress me but neither did the singl…
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Agent Elf first came about in 2001, but the guitarists Hasan and Paul have been writing music since before that. When their original drummer left in 2005, a new drummer, Jess, was quickly recruited. After that the band went off in a new musical direc…
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- Available on: CD single £5.29
Fresh on the heels of The Queen of Softcore EP, Ahab Rex delivers Blood on Blonde - a diverse collection of raw and energetic rock songs. Hard yet lyrical, the music is sometimes caustic but surprisingly…
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