Music Features
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The Liars - Best Band in the World?
Hear me out. I'm not crazy...Really.
Alan Shulman makes a case... -
Bjork: Live at Deer Lake Park, Vancouver (23/05/07)
Stampeding across Iceland, North America, and Europe for the tour of Volta; Bjork stopped by Vancouver prior to the Sasquatch festival for a brief flirtation with Canadian soil.
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The Sorry State of Music Criticism
What's with all the hype from supposedly independent voices?
Alan Shulman unburdens himself... -
The Twilight Sad: Live at The Borderline, London (10/05/2007)
Simon Briercliffe meets and watches one of No Ripcord's bands of the year so far. He is suitably impressed.
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Podcast #5
Maybe it's because I had nothing to do with it but I think May's podcast - compiled and presented by our trusty Canadian correspondent Tara Campbell - is probably our best yet.
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Singles (2007/05)
It's singles time. This month, the rather bizarre Von Südenfed, the frighteningly dull Shiny Toy Guns, Queens of the Stone Age, and Bowling For Soup's unique take on a Fergie classic.
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Singles (2007/04)
Apologies for the lack of action in the singles section this month. Here are reviews of the Hold Steady, The Horrors, 1990s and Benjy Ferree.
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
George Booker re-examines Jaromil Jires' 1970 film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.
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Podcast #4
Our latest podcast features music from The Twilight Sad, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Wilco, Love Is All and Jesu.
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The Hold Steady (Interview)
Matt Erler met The Hold Steady's Franz Nicolay (the guy with the moustache) in Indianapolis earlier this month to discuss the band's developing sound and the need for entertainers in indie music.
