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Erase/Replace: The Stigma Behind Lineup Changes | Discussion

One truism of rock music in general is that many bands have a tendency to rapidly alter their lineups, sometimes resulting in an ‘In Flames-like’ situation, whereby no original members remain in the group. This week, I want to discuss the stigma and consequence of a select few bands who underwent radical lineup changes throughout their careers. Instead of talking about artists such as Dave Grohl,…

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Hot Stuff - October 2015

Hot Stuff – October 2015

October saw my most intense intake of gigs for a very long time. Between the four excellent unsigned bands I caught at the Troubadour (go there, seriously),on the 10th, Kyan on the 15th,to Phil Cook and The Tallest Man On Earth at the Roundhouse on the 19th; it was fairly packed. Best of all, I didn’t know much about any of the bands I saw. Between the gigs, I got heavily into the genre of…

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The Stagnation And Decay Of The Big British Music Festival:

Last week, across several days, Download Festival revealed their three headliners for 2016; Rammstein, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden. Initial impressions of this line-up are positive to my eyes; all three bands are quite different and can still put on a killer show. Rammstein’s prime appeal is in their use of stage-sets and pyrotechnics, Sabbath’s in their repertoire of classic, beloved tunes…

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Grum – ‘Heartbeats’

When I wrote for Bristol culture magazine Inter:Mission, there was a regular feature the music team worked on called ‘Albums That Never Get Old.’ The idea, rather obviously, was to highlight some of the team’s favourite records; which ultimately culminated in a list of over 20 albums reflecting a variety of genres and opinions. I’d like to revive this feature for Gamble Rambles, with a new series…

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#Album Retrospective #Grum #Heartbeats

Gunship - 'Gunship'

Gunship – ‘Gunship’

The musical flavour of the month for me right now is Synthwave, a powerful new electronic subgenre that attempts to recapture a 80s electro feel. Indeed, the original purpose of this week’s post was going to be an analysis of the subgenre, along with a list of some of my favourite artists. But, five weeks on, and I’m listening to Gunship’s self-titled debut more than ever. It’s extremely rare…

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Hot Stuff-September 2015

I returned from North America last week – the trip was fantastic and I’m still slightly shellshocked and disoriented being back in London. Along with a collection of fantastic memories, another major acquisition from my travels has been a collection of great bands. I was fortunate to check out a bunch of live music, and luckier still to be recommended several phenomenal artists, producing unique…

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#CHEF&039;SPECIAL #Hot Stuff #SHYRE #The Liquor Store

Gig Review - AER, New York City: 18/09/2015

Gig Review – AER, New York City: 18/09/2015

It’s a very rare occasion whereby I find myself at a gig with next to no knowledge about the artists I’m watching. However, it was in this scenario that I found myself last Friday, at the Best Buy Theatre in New York City. I had the wonderful opportunity to catch hip-hop duo Aer, supported by Cody Simpson and Chef’Special. The whole experience was surrounded by my lack of knowledge of the three…

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Hot Stuff - August 2015

Hot Stuff – August 2015

The inaugural ‘Hot Stuff’ will look at newest small band’s I’ve been checking out recently, and will be heavily inspired by my North American travels. Show these bands love, and hopefully they’ll be performing across the pond in no time. Ritual Howls: Location: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A Genre: Post-punk, industrial, atmospheric. Ritual Howls’ debut record, Turkish Leather, dropped in 2014, with…

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New Feature - 'Hot Stuff'

New Feature – ‘Hot Stuff’

‘Hot Stuff’ represents something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time – highlight the best new, underground music discovered in the last month. I’ll provide Soundcloud and Youtube clips, along with links to the band’s in question if you want to check out more of their material.

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Victor Love - 'The Network'

Victor Love – ‘The Network’

When I interviewed Victor Love about his work with Dope Stars Inc. back in March of this year, I was struck regarding his description of the track ‘Do It Yourself’. The track in question, from Dope Stars Inc’s latest release Terapunk, was described by Love as representing a personal challenge on his behalf to use the bare minimum in creating an album, as was the stimulus behind Terapunk.…

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Introduction

I originally set up this blog around 3 years ago, towards the end of 2012, in order to share my thoughts and feelings about the state of the music industry. That was the intention, anyway, but at the time my record collection was essentially 90% heavy metal, with the outcome for this blog being that all of the inevitable articles focused on that particular genre and subculture. There’s nothing…

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Cover - Machines

#Biffy Clyro #Cover #Machines