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Year: 2009

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Queen Elephantine Interview

20th February 20092nd September 2019 Lee Edwards Interview, Lee Edwards, Queen Elephantine

Queen Elephantine could be described more as a collective than a band and are certainly not one to shy away

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The:Egocentrics ‘Mystic Initiation’ CD 2008

19th February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Heavy Rock, Mystic Initiation, Nasoni Records, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Stoner Jam, The:Egocentrics

Jam band! Two words that really should strike fear into the hearts of most self respecting music fan. It brings

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Grimpen Mire Interview

18th February 20092nd September 2019 Lee Edwards Grimpen Mire, Interview, Lee Edwards

I only recently discovered the formidable force of Grimpen Mire when they unleashed their 2nd recording ‘Death On A Moor’

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Stone Turner ‘Session 1 (Crucial Truth)’ CDEP 2009

17th February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Blues Rock, CDEP, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Psych Rock, Review, Self Released, Session 1 (Crucial Truth), Space Rock, Stone Turner

There are some talented fuckers out there!!! Jack Dickinson has been kicking around the scene for some time and never

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Album & EP Reviews O 

Oaks ‘bravo!’ CD 2008

12th February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, bravo!, CD, Grunge, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Oaks, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Self Released

Holy Buzz!!! I’m finding myself increasingly amazed nowadays how many frankly amazing bands are out there operating without any kind

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Adam’s Five Greatest Moments In Film Ever

5th February 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Adam's Five Greatest Moments In Film Ever, Article, Dead Man's Shoes, Don't Look Now, Film, Goodfellas, Jaws, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Roeg, Shane Meadows, Steven Spielberg

Q. What defines a great moment in film? A. When you can’t look away – when your eyes are fixed

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Grimpen Mire ‘Death On The Moor’ CDEP 2008

2nd February 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CDEP, Crust, Death On The Moor, Doom, Grimpen Mire, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Shaman fact 1: Grimpen Mire was the fictional death bog featured in Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel ‘Hound Of The

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Electric Red Interview

1st February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall Electric Red, Interview, Ollie Stygall

Belfast quartet Electric Red’s demo landed with a hand written note to say they’d only been going for 6 months

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Nekrasov Interview

31st January 20093rd September 2019 Jas Murray Interview, Jas Murray, Nekrasov

I happened upon Nekrasov in the way that many people do these days, via mutual friends on the polarised Myspace.

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Beehoover ‘Heavy Zooo’ CD 2008

30th January 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, Bass & Drums, Beehoover, CD, Doom, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Heavy Zooo, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Two Piece

Ah you just have to love those crazy Germans!!! It’s often been said that the Germans don’t have a sense

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Sitting In The Woods On Acid Listening To Gong

29th January 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone Acid, Adam Stone, Article, Butthole Surfers, Drugs, Gong, LSD, Mushrooms, Music, Sitting In The Woods On Acid Listening To Gong, Slayer, Stoned, Weed, Woods

I am now approaching the middle of my life and I often find myself reminiscing about my drug experiences. Not

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