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Pete Astor of The Loft releasing new solo album made with James of Ultimate...
by Bill Pearis photo: Pete Astor w/ The Loft @ NYC Popfest 2015 (more by PSquared) Pete Astor was in NYC earlier this year playing NYC Popfest with his old band The Loft. That band (and his other ’80s...
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Bill’s Indie Basement (12/8): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
Welcome back to the basement! This week we’ve got a lost album from DIY cult heroes Television Personalities, plus a record that you could be tricked into thinking actually was a lost TVP recording,...
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The Catenary Wires cover The Human League’s “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”
Photo: Alison Wonderland The Catenary Wires, the current group of indiepop royalty Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey (Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Tender Trap), just released a new single, “Mirrorball,” which...
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From My Bloody Valentine to Oasis, Creation Records’ 21 Best Records
— Founded in 1983, Creation Records began life in the tradition of fiercely independent labels like Postcard, Whaam! and Cherry Red, but a decade later would be one of the most important labels in the...
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Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys gives us his Top 10 Creation Records releases
To go along with our list of Creation Records’ 21 Best Records, we’ve been asking some of the artists who were on the label to tell us about their favorites. Here we’ve got a list from Super Furry...
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Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake lists his favorite Creation Records singles
To go along with our list of Creation Records’ 21 Best Records, we’ve been asking some of the artists who were on the label to tell us about their favorites. Here we’ve got a list from Norman Blake of...
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Pete Astor (The Loft / Weather Prophets) tells us about his favorite Creation...
Photo: Dorian Rollin To go along with our list of Creation Records’ 21 Best Records, we’ve been asking some of the artists who were on the label to tell us about their favorites. Here we’ve got a list...
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Pete Astor (The Loft) announces new LP ‘Time on Earth’ (watch the “English...
Pete Astor of The Weather Prophets and The Loft will release a new solo album, Time on Earth, on October 7 via Tapete. He made the album with drummer Ian Button (Wreckless Eric, Death in Vegas),...
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Indie Basement (3/15): the week in classic indie, college rock, & more
The Ides of March is upon us — Ceasar, watch your back — and we’ve got a nice crop of records this week to dig into: Four Tet does what he does best on his 12th album (confusingly titled Three); Air...
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NYC Popfest announces 2015 line-up (The Loft, Darling Buds, Club 8, Veronica...
by Bill Pearis The Loft NYC Popfest has just announced the lineup for its 2015 edition which happens May 28 – 311 in venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Shows will happen at Cake Shop, Knitting...
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The Loft, The Catenary Wires, #Poundsign# & more played Night 2 of NYC...
photos by P Squared Photography; words by Bill Pearis The Loft / Catenary Wires / #Poundsign# / Papa Topo NYC Popfest happened over the weekend, bringing around 30 bands from countries all over world,...
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new box set collects the early ’80s days of UK indie label Creation Records...
by Bill Pearis Creation Soup compilations in the early ’90s, which all went out of print shortly after release. They’ll soon be available again, however, in a new box set titled Artifact: The Dawn of...
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Ghostface Killah & DOOM share new DOOMSTARKS single, playing III Points Fest...
Ghostface Killah and DOOM have released a new DOOMSTARKS song, “Lively Hood,” as part of the Adult Swim Singles Club. You can stream or download it below. The song will also be released as a 7″ single...
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