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Author: Lee Beamish

Black Snake Moan ‘Lost In Time’ Artwork
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Review: Black Snake Moan ‘Lost In Time’

20th June 202420th June 2024 Lee Beamish Area Pirata Records, Black Snake Moan, Echodelick Records, Psych

Not to be mistaken for the film of the same name, Italy’s Black Snake Moan is an enigma if ever

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Review: Kati Rán ‘S​Á​LA’

19th June 202419th June 2024 Lee Beamish Ambient, Folk, Kati Rán, Svart Records

In the nine years since the release of her debut album LYS, multi-instrumentalist Kati Rán has been busy embracing the

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Review: Drive By Wire ‘Time Horizon’

14th June 202414th June 2024 Lee Beamish Argonauta Records, Desert Rock, Drive By Wire, Stoner Rock

If ever there was a band deserving of exposure, it’s The Netherlands Drive By Wire. Criminally overlooked, the four-piece have

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Review: Thraa ‘Half Light’

13th June 202413th June 2024 Lee Beamish Drone, Into Earth, Shoegaze, Thraa

Back in September of 2023, I had the opportunity to catch Lorelle Meets The Obsolete perform live at the Ramsgate

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BIG|BRAVE @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 22nd May 2024 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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BIG|BRAVE / Aicher @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 22nd May 2024

12th June 202412th June 2024 Lee Beamish Aicher, BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall

Having now become somewhat of a part-time regular at Ramsgate Music Hall in Kent, it means that where possible I

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Review: The Velvets ‘Drinking, Fighting, Thinking’ EP

12th June 202412th June 2024 Lee Beamish Grunge, Heavy Rock, Independent, Stoner Rock, The Velvets

Living in a time when it’s becoming increasingly harder to start and maintain any sort of musical career, especially without

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Review: Midas Fall ‘Cold Waves Divide Us’

5th June 20245th June 2024 Lee Beamish Midas Fall, Monotreme Records, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

Six years ago, in 2018, one of my favourite bands on the whole planet released the phenomenally wonderful album Evaporate,

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Review: Obey Cobra ‘Mwg Drwg’

21st May 202421st May 2024 Lee Beamish Electronic, Obey Cobra, Psych, Rocket Recordings

If I were to say name more than three Welsh bands, how easy a task would this be? Especially if

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Brume 'Marten' Artwork
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Review: Brume ‘Marten’

20th May 202420th May 2024 Lee Beamish Brume, Magnetic Eye Records

Ten years is a long time, especially for bands. To be starting out, and constantly evolving, that point between inception

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Review: Kintsugi Empire ‘Shun’

17th May 202417th May 2024 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, Kintsugi Empire, Lay Bare Recordings

There’s a term used in the cinema world for someone who will not only create a film, but go far

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Chelsea Wolfe @ Rough Trade East, London, 22nd April 2024 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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Chelsea Wolfe @ Rough Trade East, London, 22nd April 2024

13th May 202413th May 2024 Lee Beamish Chelsea Wolfe, London, Rough Trade

As a music fan, it should hopefully come as no surprise that I would have a bucket list of artists

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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