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Reuben – Words from Reuben

By Ryan Barham

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Growing up in Aldershot and being the only person in my school to seemingly care about ‘alternative’ music (I had shout-outs on the Evening Session twice during revision time and not one classmate heard either…), it was a tough time. But as soon as I turned 16 I discovered the cultural beacon that is the West End Centre – a well-established local venue run by people who shared my tastes and had a passion for bringing quality entertainment to the town, especially when it came to music. My first gig there was the Sneaker Pimps, but my love for the place really grew the first time I saw Reuben.

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Our buddy Ryan from Spectral Nights wrote about growing up in the Aldershot music scene with bands like Reuben for When That Song Plays, and it's great.

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The Jorneta Stream- Tulips and Roses

The Jorneta Stream- Tulips and Roses @JornetaStream

I first heard of The Jorneta Stream about a year and a half ago when my band was lucky enough to play a very short, very cold run of UK shows with them. I hadn’t heard of them until then, but when they started playing I remember turning to the friend of mine who was promoting the show and saying ‘this is everything I love about music’.

Was I drunk? Yes. Was I right? Absolutely, and this track…

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Pharaoh Colour- Synesthesia EP Guildford-based musician James Humphrys has been featured here before as part of Wolf Choir, a band I've seen play shows with DOTB faves Axes and DTMLTP.

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Joe Booley- Not A Fairytale @joebooleymusic @bethshalomrecs The Guildford/Aldershot area is currently awash with great solo musicians, be it the more established acts - Jamie Lenman possibly being the most notable example - or the lesser known, up-and-coming performers finding their way onto support slots at the Boileroom and the Westy. 

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Exclusive: Annabel Allum/itoldyouiwouldeatyou – ‘We Have Not Panned Out’ EP review and stream

Exclusive: Annabel Allum/itoldyouiwouldeatyou – ‘We Have Not Panned Out’ EP review and stream

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It would be bad of me to review/feature my own band, so luckily our buddy Ryan at spectralnights.com did it instead. As well as writing a more than flattering review, yesterday he put up an exclusive stream of our split with Guildford-based indie folk artist Annabel Allum, before its release on December 1st. If you’re up to it, you can preorder the split and reserve places at…

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DOTB Interview: Fossa

Check this DOTB Interview with @fossamusic

Fossa are a London four-piece who’s debut EP Sea of Skies, released late last month, incorporates modern electronic indie rock and post-rock, as well as elements of European jazz and prog. Despite the band flirting with these often experimental styles, they never lose focus on the song at the heart of it all, an ethos that’s reminiscent of Everything Everything or Wish You Were Here-era…

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Check out our interview with California rapper Signor Benedick the Moor (@sbthemoor) I came across Signor Benedick the Moor via Deathbomb Arc, an independent label that I knew of threw its work with experimental rap groups clipping.

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Mildura- If Not OK Thanks to the wonders of social media, Mildura first popped up on my radar back in February.

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These Things Matter... 18/07/2014

These Things Matter... music from @eeiwale, @allisonweiss, @ThePhysics and more

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)- ‘If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait’

This Fenton, Michigan based band have been considered an important act within their scene for a while now, and in the past year or so they’ve really blown up alongside some of their emo contemporaries. On their tour with TWIABP, frontman Keith closed their Kingston and Islington shows with a solo performance of ‘Ribbon’, a…

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Interview: Teddy Roberts (@teebonez) of @ThisIsHampshire, @LoosePlanes and @WeAreFireworks Teddy Roberts, frontman for Livonia, Michigan-based indie/emo/punk five-piece Hampshire, kindly answered some of my questions ahead of their upcoming release.

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The Most Dangerous Animal- Wake & Bake (DOTB Premiere)

Listen to The Most Dangerous Animal's new track 'Wake & Bake' (DOTB Premiere) @TMDA_MI

Good hardcore music often requires both a lack of aesthetic compromise and the self-awareness needed to know when to rein in any unnecessary pretentiousness. Michigan-based group The Most Dangerous Animal hit the centre of that hardcore Venn diagram perfectly with their new track ‘Wake & Bake’, which we are more than excited to be premiering on DOTB. The song is the opener from their upcoming Bre…

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DOTB Recommends... @mooseblooduk, @Emperor_Yes and more Moose Blood- 'Anyway' Back in February, I witnessed Moose Blood perform inside a packed London café for T-Shirt Weather and Losing Sleep's split 12" release show.

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DOTB Interview: Evan Acheson, Boreal Sons

DOTB Interview: Evan Acheson (@BorealSons)

Boreal Sons first came to my attention after the release of their video for ‘Secret Keeper’ via Calgary film production company Shot at the Dark, which prompted me to listen to their most recent album Threadbare pretty much incessantly for the whole of that week. A couple of weeks ago they released another video, this time for their song ‘Coward’. Both of these videos look amazing, and really do…

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Johnny Foreigner (@lexkelandjun)- alwaysthebarmaidneverthebar In the wake of their latest album You Can Do Better, Johnny Foreigner have released a compilation of live recordings from the album's subsequent European tour.

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DOTB Recommends... @somosbandma, @lexkelandjun, @oldgrayband and more Somos - Audiotree Live Audiotree always kill it, and this performance from Boston's Somos is no exception.

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Save the Boileroom

Originally posted on Spectral Nights:

As I settled down to endure England’s latest defeat last night, I was shocked and saddened to read over various social media feeds that Guildford’s Boileroomis threatened with closure. After almost eight years of regular gigs, shows, performances and more, the Boileroom is regarded as one of Surrey’s treasures and favourite alternative venues. Supporting…

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DOTB Recommends... @datpmusic, @LobbyBoxer, @thedrones and more Death and the Penguin- 'Snuffed Out' I've heard the words 'Death and the Penguin' being muttered amongst the London mathosphere since the beginning of the year, but for a while I didn't know anything about the band.