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The Kits Profile

Dave Taylor recommends the authenticity smacking garage rock of The Kits

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Kai Fish of the MYSTERY JETS on the Barack Obama nomination

Kai Fish ponders whether Barack and Hilary can work together... ++MORE++


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Tommy Penton interview

Rob Hastings talks to Death in Vegas and Royksopp artworker Tommy Penton about the place of 'cover art' in the age of digital downloading. ++MORE++


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KABEEDIES profile

Ric recommends the 'fruity and feisty world' of The Kabeedies.

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Demo kitchen with iLiKETRAiNS

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The state we're in

Dave Martin from our guest editors iLiKETRAiNS gives us this perceptive take on the music industry meltdown. There's some sound advice for artists with integrity wrestling with the growing importance of social networking and mp3 blogs to distribute their music. I like the optimism in this article - everyone trying to make a living through music should read it! ++MORE++


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Interview with iLiKETRAiNS

Guest editors for this week iLiKETRAiNS discuss being a multimedia unit, imprisoning Ashley and what their next album is going to be about. ++MORE++


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REDJETSON

Dave Martin recommends the post rock dynamics and baritone vocals of RedJetson

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THIS ET AL

iLiKETRAiNS recommend Leeds band This Et Al. A band with, apparently, 'riffs as heavy as sin'...

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Interview with Lawrence Arabia

Dave Taylor caught up with Lawrence Arabia's James Milne to talk about drunken bass players, experimental recording techniques and being an ex-pat New Zealander in London. Since the interview, James has landed a gig galavanting around Europe supporting Feist. So if you want to see him you'll have to go to the Albert Hall on 21st May. Or the Barfly on April 29th. Take your pick! ++MORE++




Alfonzo's Demo Kitchen

Unsigned bands reviewed, recipes suggested

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Artrocker RADIO!

The newest sounds as heard in the Artrocker Office and our Resonance FM podcast.

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