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I seem to have bought more albums in 2009 than any other year and its really been difficult ranking these and should confess I could easily swap the ranking around quite considerably on any given day.

1)Pet Shop Boys Yes
Whilst I’ve always been a big Pet Shop Boys fan, I wasn’t overly enamoured of ‘Fundamental’ or ‘Release’ but ‘Yes’ is one of their best albums. ‘King of Rome’ and ‘The Way it used to be’ are beautiful – perfect PSB slowies and the type of songs I think they should do more of. Some lovely strings. Great album.

2)Simon Bookish Everything/ Everything
I think this actually came out at the end of 2008 but seemed to be ‘launched’ in 2009. I found the previous albums slight impenetrable however this one is a real step change – still quirky and idiosyncratic but this time dense electro bleeps replaced with strings, brass and jazzy piano. Fantastic lyrics and great vocals – real sense of drama. Highlights are Colophon, Portrait of the artist as a fountain, Carbon, and climate change friendly Dumb Terminal. …

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Offset Festival // 5-6 September 2009
Hainault Forest Country Park, east London

Legendary indie experimentalists Clinic have been announced to play Offset, with bass-heavy post-punkers Gramme heading a very special appearance on Sunday evening too.

Emerging from the recording studios where they’re crafting what will no doubt be the album of the century (due for release shortly after Offset), Domino Records’ Clinic will treat Offset-goers to ten astounding years worth of smoky lo-fi surf punk as well as must-be-heard new material. Head to Guitar Hero stage on Sunday evening (after everything else has finished!) for an intimate session with Gramme, treating us to lustfully sharp post punk goodness.

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Read on to see Clinic perform on Letterman, and to hear DFA Records' remix of "Tomorrow".

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The first Propaganda show was broadcast on Thursday 28th May below is the playlist.

Crocodile – Hatcham Social
Whoa Billy – Lucky Soul
Reclaim The Night – Greg Mcdonald
Strangers – Heads.Hearts
The Coming Of Spring - Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
Love Is The Path To Self Destruction – Brontosaurus Chorus
Your Fire – Edit Select
The Key - Speech Debelle
Count In My Head – (Half Tiger Remix) – Kids Love Lies
Silent Disco – Ten City Nation
Hit After Hit - King Porter Stomp.

The next show is Thursday 4th June at 19:00 on www.xstreameast.co.uk where we will feature an interview with Don’t Wait Animate and be joined live in the studio by Heath.

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Finally got round to going to more gigs over the first May bank holiday, the last having been Patrick Wolf in March (!) But not letting exam season get the better of me, I managed to attend 3 gigs this weekend. On the friday night I went to see my favourite Pagan Wanderer Lu for what is probably the 6th or 7th time. Gig was at the 'Camden Head' which is the crappy new name for Liberties bar in Camden (which is still written on the pub in big lights). The venue was frankly poor, the small room was the right size, but no soundproofing meaning that during the quiet bands the deafening friday night playlist was all too audible coming through the ceiling from downstairs.

First was solo acoustic guitar player Yo Zushi. Despite suffering from the aforementioned noise pollution, this guy was extremely good. Not in any one outstanding or quirky respect, just solidly and obviously good. Very talented classical guitar picking style, very good clear voice…

Hello again!

Those LOVELY folks at Artrocker who have already given us an impressive review in their monthly magazine ("a great start for an impressive band... some more of this please") have made available an mp3 of one of our tracks for FREE DOWNLOAD! Even better than that is the accompanying video which you can watch at your leisure.

Links are as follows:

MP3: http://www.artrocker.tv/features/article/free-mp3-brontosaurus-chorus-love-is-the-path-to-self-destruction

VIDEO: http://www.artrocker.tv/tv/article/brontosaurus-chorus-love-is-the-path-to-self-destruction

'Love is the path to Self-Destruction' is taken from our debut mini album which is available now from Amazon, itunes and www.popartlondon.co.uk

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Don't forget that we are ON TOUR this weekend, dates are as follows:

10 Apr 2009 20:00 Tickled Pink @ The Royal Oak LEOMINSTER

11 Apr 2009 20:00 Marrs Bar w/AWWBLOT WORCESTER

12 Apr 2009 16:00 Loose Alldayer @ Buffalo Bar w/Wave Pictures, Jeremy Warmsley etc CARDIFF
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Hello Everyone!

You already know that our Debut Album 'You've Created A Monster' which was officially released by PopArt London on March 16th is available from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.popartlondon.co.uk%2Fframe.htm">The PopArt Website</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.amazon.co.uk%2FYouve-Created-a-Monster%2Fdp%2FB001R5GNJO%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1237192474%26sr%3D8-1"http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://%3EAmazon.com%3C%2Fa%3E%2C and iTunes right? Well it is now also available from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://hmv.com%2Fhmvweb%2FsimpleSearch.do%3FsimpleSearchString%3DBrontosaurus%2BChorus">; HMV</a> and if my HTML hasn't failed me there should be a host of links their for your perusal!

Artrocker called it <i>“Seven songs of supreme melodies… a great start for an impressive band” </i>…

Andrew Morrison:
Andy's March show features an exclusive session from his hot new US discovery Raw Milk, and the first ever play of tracks from the forthcoming second album by Samuraj Cities. There's further new music from Eliza, The Race, Errors and Bloc Party, along with unsigned music from Galchen, The War Crimes, Lassus, Small Engine Repair and The Spinoza State. Scott's Funky Five Minutes has a cinematic theme, and Andy's Old Chestnut is a Middle Eastern-influenced gem from 1988. Listen in for all this and more!

Jeff Grainger:
A full voiced Mr Grainger presents March's two hour show with the usual subtlety and aplomb that only he, dear listener, is convinced his shows contain. However, the Record label End of the Road does provide three fantastic examples of its catalogue. There are tracks from the newly released album's of Polly Scattergood and Amadou & Mariam, shoegazing Japanese style from Kervey Heithel, delicious Deep House from Phlash & Friends. …