This years gift of choice from many bands is a free mp3 that can be down loaded from their various sites and pages across the net.
The good people at XFM UK have put together a list of some of the indie tracks available, with direct links to the sites.
The list includes the following artistes:
OceansizeDiamond Hoo [...]

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This time of year music magazines and websites are awash with best of the year lists, so here goes.
I would prefer to call this my favourite albums of the year rather than best albums of the year. I would also like to include a list of albums I would like to have heard, but haven’t [...]

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Yesterday morning on BBC Radio 5 Live, presenter Nicky Campbell quizzed newly elected leader of the Lib Dems, Nick Clegg about his Facebook page where he lists being a fan of Led Zeppelin, Bowie …. and Bach.
When askeed what his favourite Bowie album was, Clegg answered that it would have to be Changes.
Now for all [...]

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Last Saturday Pete Doherty supported Chas ‘n’ Dave at the Tap ‘n’ Tin pub in Chatham, Kent.  He was again playing a live solo set last Sunday (16 December), this time at London’s Rhythm Factory. He played a set of Babyshambles songs including Fuck Forever & Carry On Up The Morning. During the [...]

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Just come across this on You Tube - Tourniquet by Headswim.
It reminded me of the smallest and most intimate gig that I have ever been to. I can’t really remember the year but would guess 1997, when Headswim played at London’s trendy 100 club.
We believed they were the next big thing but who were we [...]

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