Buzzin Music

The very wonderful purveyors of C86 indie pop jangly guitars, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are among the latest additions to be added to this year’s already sold-out Latitude Festival on 15-18th July 2010.
They were thrust into the limelight last year with the release of their self-titled debut album which was awash with [...]

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In 1976 The Sex Pistols played the Lesser Free Trade Hall to about 60 people.  Amongst the crowd were individuals that would help shape the post-punk sound of Manchester; and two years later A Certain Ratio (ACR) were formed. They were the cool, ‘thin white boys’ of post-punk.
With Tony Wilson as their manager they were [...]

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Thrill Jockey artists Lazer Crystal have released Love Rhombus as the delightful first single from the new album MCMLXXX which is also released this week.
Love Rhombus is accompanied by the rather surreal video, reminiscent of days gone by when tape chewing VHS machines were de rigueur and a grainy visual was far superior to seeing [...]

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Frank Turner takes a giant leap in his quest for mainstream popularity after being asked to support Green Day on their upcoming two date UK Stadium shows, including a date at Wembley Stadium.
Accepting the personal invitation from punk rockers Green Day, Turner will be opening for the band alongside Joan Jett and The Blackhearts.
The [...]

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The Great Escape festival in Brighton offers 350+ bands playing in 30 venues over a 3-day period. Where to begin we thought, then headed off to Levi’s OnesToWatch @ Audio to see some much-touted up and coming acts.
First up were Icelandic duo Feldberg. Given the recent financial and geological shenanigans emanating from their homeland one [...]

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