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The Strange World Of… Jake Thackray

Jake Thackray, Yorkshire’s own chansonnier, led a life that was almost as compelling as his songs, one rich with humour and sadness. Will Ainsley explains why he remains an original to this day

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Our Week In Spotify Bangers No. 3

Ahoy and welcome to our third Spotify playlist of 13 tracks linked to what we've been writing about on the site over the past week

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INTERVIEW: M-Band

Before he concludes his UK tour this weekend, we talk to Hörður Már Bjarnason about meshing the ancient and the modern on his debut LP, Haust

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Spool’s Out: Tape Reviews For April With Tristan Bath

From Polish underground techno to music made just using wine glasses - it can only be Tristan Bath's monthly exploration into the world of cassettes

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SATURDAY: Stealing Sheep’s Mythopoeia

Liverpool psych trio host the first in a series of mythology-themed nights

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Keeping The Good Wonkiness: Avi Buffalo Interviewed

Daniel Ross talks to Sub Pop sensations Avi Buffalo about the pitfalls of youth and drinking with German guys

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More Names Added To Rewire 2017

Newly announced acts for the Dutch festival include Swans and Jeff Mills & Tony Allen

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Delving Into Consciousness: Hamid Drake’s Favourite Music

Percussionist Hamid Drake guides Sean Kitching through 13 favourite albums of cosmic enlightenment courtesy of Alice and John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Ravi Shankar, Jimi Hendrix and much more. Photo by Ludmilla Faccenda

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Getting To Grips With Roky Erickson: A Dr Rock Interview

All hail the mighty return of Dr Rock! And Roky Erikson! That's a whole lot of rock

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Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny On Why Downloading Music Is An Addiction

The Six Organs man Ben Chasny postulates that file to file sharing is just a symptom of information addiction, a debilitating cyber illness. Ned Raggett takes notes

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