Great new music from independent labels and artists all around the world
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SnC 285 – Feel Good
Music this week from NYC, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas, France and, of course, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. London and Manchester seem to be settled down after last week’s crazy riots which seem to have led to some very strange sentencing policies being dictated by our esteemed government. I must admit that I’m a little puzzled as to how…
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SnC 284 – Endless Summer?
A bit of a summery selection this week, despite the grey skies and incessant wind here in the east coast of England. We’ve the Adnams Artist of the Month for July as well as news of a brand new netlabel from a not entirely unexpected source. The fruit tress are getting a bit of a…
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SnC 283 – Moving the furniture
With thunder rumbling around to the south after a very hot day it sounds as though they are moving the furniture in Essex. It’ll be interesting to see how far we get through the show before the power goes off. A predominantly US-based show this week (by chance not design) with tracks from California, New…
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AOTM July 2011 – Charles Pasi
French artist Charles Pasi has an enviable energy and passion to his performances. He needs them too. With a string of festival dates across France throughout the summer and autumn. Unusually, his latest album Uncaged canters through a huge variety of styles from jazz to blues to soul to out and out rock. This can…
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SnC 282 – Getting raunchy
There’s news of a writing competition linking stories with music if you’re feeling creative and can respond fairly quickly, an update on problems we’ve been having with the player on the SnC website home page. We’ve even got time for some fine and, in parts, significantly raunchy music this week from Georgia, London, Manchester, LA,…
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SnC 281 – Rain, rain go away
Another very varied selection for you from around the world of independent music for you. We’ve artists from Tennessee, California, Saskatchewan, New York and Minneapolis over there and from Paris and Barcelona over here. We’ve also got news of a fabulous radio programme broadcast this week by the BBC about my old workplace, Island Studios…
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SnC 280 – Web of the World
A spider took over a cactus in the kitchen a couple of weeks ago. Every few days the web was cleared but this is the state it got into when left alone for almost a week. YThe funnel into which wasps, flies and small horses seem to have been dragged is almost full. It really…
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SnC 279 – Weird AND catchy
With a visit over to Adnams in Southwold in a gloriously blustery, sunny with black thunderclouds, marbled sea, friendly faces, fresh fish and a pint at lunchtime sort of way it was always going to be a good day. I met with John McCarthy the distiller of Adnams spirits who has chosen the Adnams Artist of…
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AOTM June 2011 – Charlotte Eriksson
Charlotte Eriksson, also called the GlassChild, is from Gothenburg, Sweden, but has always gone her own way, leaving people amazed by her determination and independence. Only 19 years old, she moved on her own to London to pursue her music and prove what she can do. She’s already been named as ” the one to…
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SnC 278 – Matt Andersen: A Session at the Barn
Based in Cape Breton, Canada, Matt Andersen (here at the barn with Peter) has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. Matt’s sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice and astonishing guitar-playing has sparked a phenomenal buzz on Canada’s…
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SnC 277 – Chilled and chunky
A rum old mix of musical styles this week with some pretty chilled sounds right up against some chunky blues in a feature on Trevor Sewell. Last weekend the Blue Bus Tour visited Woodbridge. Great little touring idea. Solar-powered stage from the VW bus. http://bluebustour.co.uk/ Help – Philco Fiction (Oslo, Norway) Whimsical? Yes Addictive? ‘fraid so!…
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Music’s rich list
How predictable and dispiriting is the list of top earning musicians released this week by Forbes.