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FIGHTING WITH WIRE / Man Vs Monster

Matt Merritt tightens his skull shaped belt and attempts to get his head around the teenage angst of Fighting With Wire. Will be seduced into growing dope in his closet and hiding grot mags from his mum? Find out here! ++MORE++


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THE SKUZZIES

Lee Puddefoot brings us this report of a recent show by glamourous punk rockers The Skuzzies. He argues that, with their reggae experiments and speedy riffs, they're carrying on the spirit of The Clash... ++MORE++


++GIG REVIEW++

TOO PURE SINGLES CLUB

Don Blandford finds himself in the middle of a literally cold war, as machine-gunning rockers and psycho kittens clash in a chilly Soho basement. Who will win? Who will freeze? Find out here... ++MORE++


++GIG REVIEW++

SON OF DAVE

He may look like William Burroughs, but Son Of Dave is also a ranting bluesman who'll rattle your soul like an old school pro. Matt Merritt caught his act as it rolled into Portsmouth... ++MORE++


++GIG REVIEW++

ALL TOMORROWS PARTIES

Fashion victims! Are you worried about what to wear at this year's festivals? Yep - us too. Luckily, here's Mat Beal with his guide to the fashion highs and lows of last weekend's ATP festival... ++MORE++


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iLiKETRAiNS

Steven Belfrage catches up with our former guest editors in Oxford, where their horror movie history lesson is going down a treat... ++MORE++


++SINGLE REVIEW++

Black Lips, The Presets, Born Ruffians and more / Singles for the week beginning May 12!

Ric pulls back the lace curtains to unveil this week's motley crew of singles. And boy have we got some cheeky chaps for you this week, in the form of country jigs, space-techno assaults and mid 80s vampire movie soundtracks! ++MORE++


++GIG REVIEW++

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

The big bad brooder of Oz is back, and this time he's got his legendary group in tow. Matt Merritt reports on how they went down during their three night residency in London... ++MORE++


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LATE OF THE PIER

Michelle Mannion thinks she may have found the missing link between The Darkness and C-3PO at a surreal London festival. Could Late Of The Pier be the droids we're looking for? Find out here! ++MORE++


++GIG REVIEW++

SEBASTIEN TELLIER + LYKKE LI

Emily kendrick investigates the Eurovision contender and all round love-walrus that is Sebastien Tellier, as he brings his naughty pop music to the London Scala... ++MORE++




Alfonzo's Demo Kitchen

Unsigned bands reviewed, recipes suggested

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Artrocker RADIO!

The newest sounds as heard in the Artrocker Office and our Resonance FM podcast.

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