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Mick Farren's Funeral And Memorial Today

The Farren send off-affair (affray?), since his death last August from a stroke whilst doing a lead singing gig with his band The Deviants,at a club in London, could last for days,with hundreds of his friends gathering to rejoice in having known him.

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Fionna Apple Needs A Vegan Burrito

Chipotle is a Mexican fast food restaurant (with vegan options!) that has a great reputation for being hip and trendy with clean food for clean people. Plus they have great music on their sound system.

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US Top 10 Albums 9-26-13

Man, this is week gruel. The choice is between… actually there is no choice, the week belongs to The Weeknd and the Weeknd is nothing special whatsoever it is just that Keith Urban is so much worse

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US Top 10 Singles 9-26-13

I think what makes it so good is Lordes. Now true, Miley is at # 1, proving once and for all that nobody has lost money overestimating American’s lack of taste (a knock, but only because it’s such a lousy song, but Lordes is really good: she’s like a younger, English Lana

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Hear Ye On Spotify: 9-19-13

But the day belongs to Saint Motel, a band I’ve been expecting to break through for years now. Maybe they are too good, certainly this disco glam workout is worthy of just about any one. A great slice of modern disco.

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Oasis Back In 2014?

Now this is all very deny deny deny right now, but ask yourself this? How much money dya think Noel has made off High Flying Bird, eh? Enough to support those mansions and Rolls Royces he owns? And ex wives?

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BE HERE NOW: New Releases 9-17-13

Here is a concept I am working on, instantaneous first listen reviews of new releases on Tuesday mornings a sort of mini-guide, alternative mini-guide, to what you should be listening to, plus a spotify track listing so you can hear it.

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Gwar For Super Bowl Halftime Show

It was a huge mistake to book and announce it but it’s not too late to change things. For years the half time show was “Up With People” the stars didn’t really star rolling in until about 1987. Even then it was George Burns and college marching bands.

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Blue October, "Hard Candy" Video Review

The video a cheap dash cam travel video with pop up lyrics so the fools can sing along. Why would you showcase such blase’ lyrics anyway? Is this the same guy who wrote things like “James” and “18th Floor Balcony”?

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Is Arcade Fire's Guerilla Marketing Campaign Legitimate?

This whole scene makes me think about a Banksy piece I saw at the MOCA a few years ago: a guy with a pot of paint kneeling down as if he was praying in front of a giant cathedral-window-like graffiti, basically illustrating how street art has been diverted from its rebellious and outlaw origin

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Steve Nieve Collaborates With Sting & Tillbrook?

What a lovely birthday gift for my co-editor Iman Lababedi! On October 8th, Elvis Costello and The Atractions keyboardist Steve Nieve will release a platter of cool collaborations including Sting, Costello, Laurie Anderson, Glenn Tillbrook, Robert Wyatt, Ron Sexsmith

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UK Top 10 Albums 9-21-13

Arctic Monkeys best album in years selling very well thank you and with the exception of Rod, who has been on the charts all year, and Bastille, who were on the charts all summer, only the dreaded faux-operatics of Richard & Dean leftover from August!

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UK Top 10 Singles 9-21-13

This is the bland leasing the bland lead by the bland with Katy’s tedious “Roar” which doesn’t belong to and tailing off with Coldplay, who have managed to release their worst song in a career chocablock with worst songs.

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