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Master Of Puppets

Ladies with gentle hands, boys with curls, and taxmen and bureaucrats. I want to ask a question: why are you reading this? You probably need to know if Master of Puppets is one of the best, if not the best…

J August 16, 2026Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Master of Puppets, Metalilica

The Good,The Bad and the Queen album cover

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The Good the Bad & the Queen

When you put Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong, and Tony Allen together with dub producer Danger Mouse in a studio and make a record, it’s not surprising that you get a dark, postcard from London dub mix. The Good,…

J August 15, 202680s Life, A Soldiers Tale, Behind the Sun, Damon Albarn, Danger Mouse, Herculean, History Song, Kingdom of Doom, Nature Springs, Northern Whale, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong, The Bunting Song, The Good The Bad And The Queen, Tony Allen

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Comfort To Me

You know that lad in your class who used to eat chunks of dry Pritt Stick just to make people uncomfortable? The one with his eyelids turned inside out. The one who’d stare at you unblinking while chewing on the…

J August 14, 2026Amy Taylor, Amyl and the Sniffers, Comfort To Me, Freaks to the Front, Guided by Angels, Hertz, Knifey, Maggot, Punk, Security

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Cracker Island

You know when an uncle gets a new hobby out of nowhere and won't shut up about it for six months? One week he’s making his own sourdough, the next he’s bought an expensive road bike and he’s wearing tight…

J August 13, 2026Adeleye Omotayo, Baby Queen, Bad Bunny, Beck, Bootie Brown, Cracker Island, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Kevin Parker, Los Angeles, Oil, Pharcyde, Silent Running, Skinny Ape, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Tarantula, Thundercat

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London Calling

A Quick Word Before We Drop the Needle... Right, before we get into the absolute masterclass that is London Calling, a quick bit of housekeeping. This right here is the 200th article published on the site. Two hundred. I know,…

J August 10, 2026Guns of Brixton, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Punk, The Clash, Topper Headon

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Parklife

Blur didn't invent Britpop, despite what half of Britain seemed to believe in 1994, but they did end up becoming its poster boys. Parklife is the album everyone points to when they think of the movement. It's full of pubs,…

J August 7, 2026Blur, Britpop, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Parklife

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Eddie the Head album covers

I've ranked Derek Riggs artwork of Eddie the Head designs. From the iconic, all the way to meh... a white label might have looked better.

J August 6, 2026Book of Souls, Brave New World, Eddie the Head, Fear of the Dark, Iron Maiden, Killers, Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Seventh Son, Somewhere in Time

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The Clash: The Cost Of Living EP

Let’s set the scene, because context is everything. It’s the spring of 1979. The United Kingdom is literally falling apart at the seams. The "Winter of Discontent" has just finished turning the country into a frozen, miserable wasteland. The dead…

J August 4, 2026Capital Radio, Gates of the West, Groovy Times, I Fought The Law, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Punk, The Clash, The Cost of Living, Topper Headon

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Demon Days

You don't dip into Demon Days. You live with it. Twenty years on, Damon Albarn and Danger Mouse’s apocalyptic, genre smashing gamble remains one of the most important records of the decade. We tear into the paranoid dread, the massive basslines, and why this masterpiece is far more than just a novelty act. Drop the needle and read on.

J August 3, 2026Bootie Brown, Damon Albarn, Danger Mouse, De La Soul, Demon Days, Dennis Hopper, Dirty Harry, Feel Good Inc, Gorillaz, Kids With Guns, Last Living Souls, MF DOOM, Shaun Ryder

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Russel Hobbs

"What's important isn't what's coming next. It's what's happening now, because that's the only thing you can actually control."— Russel Hobbs Russel Hobbs is the drummer and percussionist of the virtual band Gorillaz. Throughout the band's story, he acts as…

J August 2, 20262-D, Cracker Island, Demon Days, Forever Cult, Garage Palace, Gorillaz, Humanz, Jamie Hewlett, Murdoc, Noodle, Russel Hobbs, Silent Running, Strange Timez, Tranz