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Vivian Girls is the debut album by lo-fi/punk band Vivian Girls, released September 30, 2008.

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Guest top 10: Hatcham Social and Grizzly Owls
Photo: Nick Gough We finally wave bye bye to 2009 with our final two wonderful guests - Hatcham Social and Grizzly Owls <!--break--> Hatcham Social Top Ten Albums These are the albums I got most interested in this year and have been playing in my earphones constantly. Not in an exact order as such…more what I thought of as writing…I usually get into a band through a...
Guest top 10s: The Vivian Girls
Photo: Olly Hearsey So we’ve published our own ‘best of 2009’ list. Now it’s the turn of some of those bands we featured to let us know theirs. First up is The Vivian Girls, who pick out a fine top 10 of garage pop and lo fi fuzz. Nodzzz, Mika Miko and The Beets are particularly fine selections I think. <!--break-->   1. Mika Miko: We Be Xuxa...
gorilla vs. bear's songs of 2008
As if arbitrarily ranking one’s favorite albums of the year isn’t an absurd enough task, we leave you for the weekend with our favorite songs of 2008. Check David’s list at the bottom of the post… 50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet 49. Cfcf - "Invitation to Love" 48. Crystal Stilts "The Dazzled" 47. Ghosthustler - Someone Else’s Ride 46. Arch M...
Top 100 records of 2009: 80-61
The Vivian Girls Here’s the next batch of our top 100 records list for 2009. Our favourite albums of 2009, our favourite singles of 2009, our favourite tracks of 2009 - they’re all in here mixed together. Well, numbers 80-61 are anyway. <!--break--> 80: We show up on RadaR - mountain top EP Psychey sunshine pop and cunning acoustic folk from We Show up on RadaR, who...
Interview: Vivian Girls
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HOTPANTS ROMANCE
Fans of THE VIVIAN GIRLS would do well to check out similar home grown talent HOTPANTS ROMANCE. <!--break--> Described by no less than the Manchester Evening Post as ‘Manchester’s greatest ever girl group’, HOTPANTS ROMANCE play some neat girl group garage rock a la Thee Headcoatees.  Looser and more hooky than current hype machine faves The...
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  • In Pictures: Best record covers 2009

    Album art in this gallery was selected based on several simple traits: strong concept, fine graphics including creative typography and general lushness. The first three of ‘The Best Record...

  • In Pictures: Placebo

    Placebo pictures: just in - some photos of Placebo and Brian Molko from last week’s gig at the Glasgow SECC. Also check out the review here

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    According to This is Horseflesh (the nom de guerre of Egyptian Hip Hop drummer Alex Pierce) this fantastic ‘reincarnation’ of the band’s own "Rad Pitt" was written to...

  • Bromheads: Dedicated mp3

    Bromheads are continuing their free monthly download singles with a genius reworking of ‘Dedicated to the One I Love’, a song made famous by the Shirelles.  Unsubtle mix tape...

  • Japanese Voyeurs new single, track giveaway

    If Wyldman’s recent live review has picqued your interest in Japanese Voyeurs, then you might be interested in their free download track ‘Dumb’.  They’re biffing it out...

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    Forming a rock ‘n’ roll band is one of the more deceptive and fickle actions a group of young men (and it’s almost always young men) can take. It seems so easy: get a self-...

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