Liam Gallagher & John Squire, Ministry, Everything Everything, Bruce Dickinson, Betty Davis, Pete Wylie, Jack Broadbent Live in Lincoln, Kate Bush for RSD!
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Liam Gallagher & John Squire's self titled collaboration is out this week, 'it’s taken some 30 years for ‘Liam Gallagher John Squire’, which is more imaginative than its title might suggest, to come to fruition. Although he’s been more focused on creating visual art in recent years, the guitarist’s genius remains undimmed, as he adorns these bluesy arrangements with slow-burning grooves and wailing licks that ache with his life-long love of Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. This is psychedelic, on occasion even transcendent music brought down to earth by Liam’s gravelly sneer, an intoxicating mix that often comes good on the singer’s promise that they’ve combined “the best bits of Oasis with the best bits of the Stone Roses”. You think: why didn’t they do this before?' NME
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'Ministry shows no signs of stopping or slowing down - even for a breath. Instead, the band - "Uncle Al,” John Bechdel [keyboards], Monte Pittman [guitar], Cesar Soto [guitar], Roy Mayorga [drums], and Paul D’Amour [bass] - cranks out another blast of anthemic industrial metal on its 2023 opus and sixteenth full-length LP, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES'
Manchester art rock band Everything Everything release new album Mountainhead this week.
Betty Davis's 1975 funk classic Nasty Gal has been reissued as a New high quality Ltd LP from trusted label Light In The Attic.
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's The Mandrake Project is his seventh solo album and his first since Tyranny Of Souls in 2005. The Mandrake Project is a dark, adult story of power, abuse and a struggle for identity, set against a backdrop of scientific and occult genius. New in on CD and LP.
Pete Wylie, acclaimed songwriter and Liverpudlian legend, and best known for his work in Wah! releases Teach Yself WAH! - The Best Of a new compilation bringing together music from across his numerous musical names. Wylie has hand-picked 20 songs, highlighting key points from each period in his illustrious career. Available on CD and LP.
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Lincolnshire legend and long time supporter of the shop Jack Broadbent is based in North America and plays all over the world these days. On Fri 28th June he will be playing a homecoming at the Drill Hall in Lincoln, don't miss it!
'After six album releases Broadbent’s range is impressive. Stylistically, it’s a perfect blend of raw emotion and yet controlled chaos, best described by Bill Payne of Little Feat and The Doobie Brothers following a recent tour.
“Jack is a true artist. He is fearless, his horizons are endless. What he shares is reflective of a someone who cares deeply, not afraid to question things, not afraid to reexamine if the situation calls for it. In short, he is sharing his life with us. I love his voice. His playing is superb, showing an almost reckless abandon when he gets revved up, he is performing on the edge, and if he falls so be it. The pieces will not break. Jack Broadbent can whisper or shout in equal order with the power and sensitivity that speak volumes. Embrace his music, his life’s work. You will be amply awarded”.
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There's a community Ceilidh with The Rhythm Chaps at Eastgate Union Church on Sat 16th March 7pm, tickets are £5 from T Marris Carpets, Louth.
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Amsterdam indie band Pip Blom are playing at Grimsby's Docks Academy on Mon 27th May.
'The band’s energetic live show quickly pricked the ears of international press and radio: BBC Radio 1, NME, DIY, Dork, Brooklyn Vegan, Double J, Rolling Stone: (‘a Cobain-ish gift for saying a lot with a little’) and NPR (‘a burst of frenetic joy to lift you up’). BBC 6 Music even A-listed 5 (!) of Pip’s singles in a row.'
Pip Blom Show Announcement - Docks Academy - 2024
The team behind the campaign to save the British Legion Hall as a venue for the community of Louth are working hard. There's a photoshoot by Grimsby Evening Telegraph outside the hall at 9am Friday 1st March to do a follow up piece about the campaign for the paper. Get down there if you can and bring your friends, the more faces the merrier!
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The shop turns 20 next week and we will be celebrating on Saturday 9th March 10am - 5.30pm with special offers, a new 20th birthday tote bag and live music in store from 2pm - thank you so much for supporting our little record shop over 2 decades and here's to keeping on! Hope you can join us.
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“What a huge honour to have been asked to be Ambassador for this year’s Record Store Day. It really is a great privilege.
Isn’t it great to see how the resurgence in vinyl has taken the music industry by complete surprise? It had decided to leave vinyl far behind, but it would seem that not everyone agrees! I love that!
I know there are many, many artists who are just as excited to see the audience turning the tide.
In the same way that some people like to read a book on Kindle but also want to have a book as a physical object, a lot of people like vinyl and streaming. Both have different appeals.
The added bonus of vinyl is that it encourages people to listen to albums. An art form that I’ve always thought can be treasured in a unique way.
An album on vinyl is a beautiful thing, given a strong identity by its large-scale artwork. There’s a much more personal connection with the artist and their work.
It’s been fun putting designs together for some of the previous RSDs. This year’s design echoes the cancelled release of Eat the Music as the first single from the album, The Red Shoes.
The image was intended to be on the cover of the single bag and is now on the disc as a UV print.
The title, Eat the Music, is meant to be a playful nod to 'If music be the food of love, play on,' from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Each year Record Store Day gathers more attention, more momentum, and attracts more people who cram into indie record stores all over the world to see what’s up. What’s new?
This year, I hope you have a fantastic time at this very important event, and that you get to celebrate music that’s been specially released for you.
Very best wishes,
Kate”
Kate will also release a special 10” Record Store Day edition of “Eat the Music” exclusively in independent record shops on Saturday 20th April.
The single was originally scheduled to be the first release from her 1993 album “Red Shoes”, but was cancelled in favour of “Rubberband Girl”. The RSD edition is now set to be a hugely collectible release for Kate Bush fans.
Kate has recreated her own unique version, a beautiful UV printed 10” with her preferred track list of: Eat the Music, Lily and Big Stripey Lie.