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"Rents are rising, costs increasing, and the political climate has become hostile towards independent spaces, grassroots culture and organisations that platform marginalised voices," a note shared by the station said
Sweden's The Soundtrack Of Our Lives are calling it a day after 16 years of active service, and playing a final UK gig tonight at London's Heaven. David Quantick spoke to the band's Ebbot Lundberg and Mattias Bärjed about their decision to cease operations, and tells you why you should catch their show tonight
As an outsider, It's tempting to view Japan through an extremely narrow musical lens, a caricature typified by jazz and karaoke – if you're lucky someone might mention either Sakamoto – but Ian F. Martin's new book is a wide angle shot of a sprawling scene