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Future Lives “Spirit House”

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Disappointing second album from a group that has the potential to stand out from the crowd. Future Lives’ second album, ‘Spirit House’, is, in their own words, a critique of the Western power structures that must […]

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Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

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Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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