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DVD: We Dreamed America
John Clarkson finds much to enjoy in Alex Walker's new documentary DVD, 'We Dreamed America', which examines the British Americana movement
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DVD-Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo
Anthony Strutt finds the Arctic Monkeys new concert DVD, which was filmed at the Manchester Apollo at the end of a UK tour in 2007, well performed to very basic in its presentation
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Profile: Hello Saferide
Malcolm Carter examines the career of Hello Saferide, the project of talented Swedish-songwriter Annika Norlin, who despite being barely into her 20's has already released her third album in English
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Profile: How Does It Feel to Be Loved
New writer Rachel Williams visits and profiles London-based indie-pop and soul club, How Does It Feel To Be Loved
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Pennyblackmusic : 10th Birthday
Some of Pennyblackmusic's favourite artists and labels of the last decade help us celebrate our 10th anniversary by sending us their birthday greetings
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Profile: Classic Album Tours
Anthony Middleton examines the growing phenomenon at concerts of often relatively young bands performing their most celebrated albums in full
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DVD-Lou Reed: Lou Reed's Berlin
Dismissed as a failure upon its release in 1973, Lou Reed did not perform his masterwork 'Berlin' album for 33 years. Sophie Hall examines Julian Schnabel's compelling new concert documentary which found Reed at St Anns' Warehouse in Brooklyn triumphantly performing 'Berlin' for the first time
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DVD-Gong: Live at the Gong Family Unconvention
Over forty years from first forming, Chris O' Toole finds psychedelic rockers Gong remaining a vital and mercurial presence on a live DVD filmed at the three day third Cong Family Unconvention at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
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Gang of Four: 'Songs of the Free'/'Hard' Profile
Anthony Strutt examines Gang Of Four's third album from 1982, ‘Songs of the Free’, and fourth album from 1983, ‘Hard’, both of which have been recently reissued
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John Baker: Profile
Malcom Carter profiles the career of BBC Radiophonic Workshop and soundtrack composer John Baker, who has just had two retropsective compilations released on Trunk Records
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Film: Somers Town
Anthony Strutt finds hard work Shane Meadows's new film, which set in the rundown part of north London of the title, tells of the friendship between a British and a Polish teenager
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Film: Ben X
The affecting, but somewhat erratic debut of Belgian director Nic Balthazar, Mark Rowland finds new film 'Ben X', the story of a teenager with Asperger's syndrome who is only truly comfortable when playing a fictional online role playing game, to be an intriguing mass of ideas
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DVD-La Nuit Americaine: Dream Vs Dream
John Clarkson examines the haunting and brooding new DVD of La Nuit Americane', the project of Bologna-based guitarist, pianist and programmer, Christian Govoni, which sees his return to music after a five year absence
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Distant Noise Records: Profile
Anthony Strutt profiles new ambient and post rock label Distant Noise Records, whose releases come out once a month and which are each limited to just a hundred copies
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Guns 'n' Roses: 'Chinese Democracy' Profile
Several tracks from Guns 'n' Roses' long delayed and fourteen years in the making 'Chinese Democracy' album have been leaked onto the internet. Long term fan Aaron Brow is disturbed by the results
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