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The Toothaches: photo: Cass BirdThe Toothaches rock hard. They are from Brooklyn. Their album is exuberant and immediately satisfying yet there is depth and character here to keep you listening again and again. All the tracks rock but my faves are Proximity, Wrecking Ball and The Lucky Ones.Read more...

Apple’s plans to extend iTunes samples appeared to be moving forward Tuesday night as music publisher Symphonic Distribution said it had been told song samples would grow from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. Any song longer than two minutes and 30 seconds will automatically get the longer preview time. The deal for now is known only to affect the US and would be mandatory, as keeping music on the store would automatically grant permission.

“We believe that giving potential customers more time to listen to your music will lead to more purchases,” Apple said in a notice explaining the decisionRead more...

“Songwriters today are pretty awful, which is why everything sounds the same. Contemporary pop isn’t very inspiring.” He said he was a fan of young female pop acts Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga, before adding: “I’m not a fan of talent shows. I probably wouldn’t have lasted if I’d gone on one. I was asked to judge ‘American Idol.’ I couldn’t do it because I won’t slag anyone off. “Also I don’t want to be on television. It’s become boring, arse-paralysingly brain crippling.”Read more...

The Scratch re-issue their debut album “DRead more...

TIGERCATS///EASTER ISLAND from Duncan Barrett on Vimeo.

My first introduction to Tigercats was at The Luminaire when they were supporting Dum Dum Girls They were brilliant. At the time I thought their song Konny Huck was about the coolest song ever…Read more...