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*The Site Is Currently Down For Maintenance, Should Be Back With You Soon*: Gig Preview: Cult Glaswegian psych rock notables HELICON play @thehopeandruin Brighton tom night - Saturday 9 August. Support comes from Gong front man Kavus Torabi @Knifeworld.

LP News: Acclaimed psych / post-punk duo LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE release new LP Corporal this Autumn. Details and new single Regresar / Recordar here: bit.ly/3GhRUB6 @ObsoleteLorelle @soniccathedral

ICYMI: LP & Tour News: US alt. rock icons @TheLemonheads announce new album Love Chant, their first set of original material since 2006, plus UK / EU tour dates. Details & ticket links within: bit.ly/4kYdw4e @firerecordings

LP Review: LE VOLUME COURBE: Planet Ping Pong. Offbeat French - Anglo alt. pop from feted cult singer. bit.ly/4kBMS17 Out now through @45sSuper

LP Review: Recently issued on vinyl, London alt. rock stalwarts @HealthyJunkies return with impressive sixth album Listen To The Mad. bit.ly/4mM04Sy Out now through Banana Castle Records.

LP & Tour News: US alt. rock icons @TheLemonheads announce new album Love Chant, their first set of original material since 2006, plus UK / EU tour dates. Details within: bit.ly/4kYdw4e @firerecordings

Live Review: Creator of cult psych-folk opus Dreaming with Alice, urbane renaissance man MARK FRY plays a stunning show at Stone Nest, London. Daisy Rickman as splendid support act. bit.ly/4drWkkT

Live Review: (Late one due to horrible seasonal lurgee) LA garage rockers DEATH VALLEY GIRLS dependably excellent live show arrives at YES, Manchester, Bella And The Bizarre supply solid support. bit.ly/4k4eRWs @Deathvalleygrls

ICYMI: LP Review: Indie mavericks EL RECORDS swam against the tide of 80s pop to create a beguiling alternative world. Their best moments are celebrated on excellent compilation, The Rubens Room: el Records: In Camera, out now on Tapete Records. bit.ly/42vmBLg

ICYMI : Updated: Tour News: Celebrated Californian psych rockers DEATH VALLEY GIRLS return to the UK for live shows next week. Details & ticket links within: bit.ly/4b6Rt7E @Deathvalleygrls

ICYMI: First time we’ve featured a book review on the site and it’s a corker: Bright Young Things: The Art and philosophy of él Records by Mark Goodall. Out now, published by Ventil Verlag bit.ly/3Gd9RAe @rockygoodall

LP Review: Resurfacing with sparkling new album Âge Fleuve, alt. pop mainstays FRÀNÇOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS maintain the quality eighth time out. bit.ly/4ii6er9

First time we’ve featured a book review on the site and it’s a corker: Bright Young Things: The Art and philosophy of él Records by Mark Goodall. Out now, published by Ventil Verlag bit.ly/3Gd9RAe @rockygoodall

LP Review: Resurfacing with sparkling new album Âge Fleuve, alt. pop mainstays FRÀNÇOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS maintain the quality eighth time out. bit.ly/4ii6er9

ICYMI: LP Review: Rounding up releases we missed from the first quarter: Tokyo dream pop weavers TAFFFY maintain the quality on album number five, lull. Out now through @clubac30 bit.ly/41olvPV @taffy8tw #shoegaze

LP Review: Indie mavericks EL RECORDS swam against the tide of 80s pop to create a beguiling alternative world. Their best moments are celebrated on excellent compilation, The Rubens Room: el Records: In Camera, out now on Tapete Records. bit.ly/42vmBLg

LP Review: Rounding up releases we missed from the first quarter: Tokyo dream pop weavers TAFFFY maintain the quality on album number five, lull. Out now through @clubac30 bit.ly/41olvPV @taffy8tw #shoegaze

Re-Up: Playing shows in Germany this week, here's our recent interview with London post-punk doyens DESPERATE JOURNALIST, discussing 2024s best album No Hero. Plus tour dates & ticket links : bit.ly/3WTZNli @DespJournalist @_FiercePanda

Live Review: Matchless power pop, delivered with maximum zeal, venerable indie rockers THE PRIMITIVES in action at The Horn, St. Albans. bit.ly/443Aj9i @PRIMITIVESband

Live Review: @HealthyJunkies @ Dingwalls 2, London, 26.03.2025. London rock n’ roll mainstays in commanding form on home turf bit.ly/3QYZNx3