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October 3, 2012 Gary Pig Gold 1

Introduction by Gary Pig Gold Please allow me to offer here a few words of virtual remembrance, in tribute to one of my greatest friends (and apparently one of my most supportive fans), the one […]

45s

The Cinders – Jet Set Gipsy

March 12, 2006 Lars Wenker 0

It’s nice to have Pop The Balloon back again with this newly-pressed 7” single. After the “return” in 2004 with a great pop 7” (Dwight Twilley Band) the label now draws their attention to rawk […]

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45s

The Stoneage Hearts – Stephanie

February 26, 2003 Garwood Pickjon 0

The Stoneage Hearts are something of a moderndaze version of that good ol’ “creamy”, powerhouse super-group trio concept. In this case, it’s the Australian power-pop/garage scene’s all-star line up, consisting of Mickster on drums (Finkers, […]

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Danny McDonald – On The Beach At First Light

January 23, 2003 Garwood Pickjon 0

After an album by his band P76, and then his own solo debut single, Danny McDonald continues his mission of constantly bringing the sun-soaked, summer sounds to our homes. Just like it was on Into […]

45s

Danny McDonald – Rock And Roll Records

November 21, 2002 Garwood Pickjon 0

As for the a-side of the single, besides the best song title and one of the catchiest tunes he’s came up with, this is not too far from Danny’s P76 output, which comes as pretty […]

De é bra LARM

  • Larm – Nummer 1

    July 21, 2018 1
    Året måste ha varit 1975. Svensk rockjournalistik har ännu inget riktigt fokus. Istället dominerar lika färgglada som fördummande idolmagasin. Och dagstidningarnas rock-recensenter är marginaliserade. Rena rama öknen med andra ord. Ett initiativrikt gäng under musikskribenten [...]
  • The Clash – Joe Strummer interview
    August 21, 2015 0
  • Att skapa LARM – ett rockfanzine som frälste Sverige
    May 8, 2018 2
  • Michael Brown [1949-2015]
    March 20, 2015 0
  • Nick Lowe
    August 31, 2018 1

Singles Going Steady

  • Little Bare Big Bear – Little Man
    October 23, 2002 0
  • The Phantom Keys – In The Summertime
    September 7, 2008 0
  • The Movements – The World, The Flesh And The Devil + The Battle Of Being In Love
    June 4, 2009 0
  • Le Indikation – Tu Manipules Ma Tete
    October 24, 2002 0
  • The Fumetones – Now, At The… Minibar !!
    May 10, 2006 0

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Jim Basnight interview (Part 1) – Connecting the dots by track-by-track examination of Jokers, Idols & Misfits

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