(Domino)Three stars feels a bit churlishly ungenerous to James Yorkston, a man with a vision so defined and individual that you feel compelled to take him entirely on his own terms, or not at all. His fifth album of original material – and his first …
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James Yorkston: I Was a Cat from a Book – review
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Redd Kross: Researching the Blues – review
(Sweet Nothing/Cargo)In 2012, the notion of Redd Kross – a guitar band with a dogged devotion to past forms – seems wildly conservative. But these Los Angelenos were once a supremely post-modernist band, backing their knowing, pop-culture-referenci…
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Adam Lambert interview: ‘I wasn’t being controlled’
Is this man the new Freddie Mercury? Michael Hann talks to Adam Lambert – the uncompromising American Idol star who is going on the road with QueenIt’s possible Adam Lambert views his latest triumph as a double-edged sword. Last month, his second alb…
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Old music: The Electras – Action Woman
The Electras have got to find themselves some action, a little satisfaction – anyone know a woman who might lend a hand?In his magnificent autobiography, Head-On, Julian Cope recounts one of the arguments that would rend asunder Liverpool’s music hea…
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Friends: Manifest! – review
(Lucky Number)Two effervescent singles last year – Friend Crush and I’m His Girl started the chatter about the Brooklyn five-piece Friends. With strikingly “cool” videos and sleeve art, married to a pick’n'mix approach to New York’s musical history â…
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