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The Devlins Greatest Hits – An Exclusive Compilation

Melodic Alternative - Indie Rock Selection from the Splendid Dublin Fourpiece

While The Devlins burst into the alt rock scene in 1994 with their spectacular debut album ‘Drift’ (produced by the award-winning Malcolm Burn, a protégé of Daniel Lanois); I heard them first only in 1996 on the soundtrack of the Winona Ryder – Lukas Haas coming of age teen flick ‘Boys’. Like Ian Brown, another […]

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Totemo – Hits

Melancholic Dream Pop with an inventive oriental touch!

Our #throwbackthursday track of the week is the mesmerizing “Hits” by the Tel Aviv based Israeli artist Rotem Or aka Totemo from her 2016 album “Desire Path“ An inventive electronic dream pop of the highest order, the hook is no doubt the oriental Asian instrument touch that immediately elevates it to ‘repeat play’ status. It’s […]

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Junksista – Life Is Unfair (And Love Is A Bitch)

Addictive ElectroPop from the Enticing German Duo

Junksista’s groovy music video is dark, bloody and deliciously good!  The Electro Rock German Duo Junksista are truly hard to classify but I’ll try. Imagine the groovy freshness of Cardigans with the industrial rock appeal of Garbage, the undeniable danceability of Royksopp and the musical allure of Bjork all rolled into a pleasant, synthetic rock […]

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Nirvana – MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)

Acoustic Nirvana for Nirvana Fans

On MTV Unplugged In New York, Kurt Cobain and company (including Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl) spend a lot of time paying tribute to their influences. Nirvana performs songs by the Meat Puppets, the Vaselines, and David Bowie. Cobain‘s blistering interpretation of Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” is one of few remakes that sounds […]

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