YOUNG STANLEY - SING IT FOR ENGLAND

Single Review by Mark Bayross

No need to guess what this is about. World Cup singles are now as traditional to the England experience as losing on penalties in the quarter finals but the difference with this one is possibly the fact that the five blokes singing it are all builders from Bromley. Unless

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THE YOUNG GODS - LUCIDOGEN

Single Review by Mark Bayross

They’re back to blow your mind. Releases by the Young Gods are such gems, but they are few and far between. The last single, KISSING THE SUN came out in 1995, as did its accompanying album, ONLY HEAVEN, and since then, only an avant-garde remix album and Alain “Comet”

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THE YOUNG GODS & ULTRAVIOLENCE

Concert Review by Mark Bayross

LA2, London – 30 May 2000

Despite the fact this is taking place on a Tuesday night, the LA2 is packed, and not just with the usual crowd of goths and rivetheads. Many of the audience appear to have come straight from the office. In this context, the industrial

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THE YARDS - THE YARDS

Album Review by Mark Bayross

If The Yards sound familiar it may be because they are fronted by former Seahorses singer Chris Helme, a man possessed with a voice that immediately catapults you back to the mid 90s and the period between baggy and Britpop.

Consequently, the riffy psychedelia of their debut album evokes

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YANNI - IF I COULD TELL YOU

Album Review by EDF

Hands up all those of you that remember the piano wizard / genius / party animal / ‘I can kill a decent tune by hitting the piano keys with a hammer’ Richard Clayderman. Hmm I thought so.

Those of us that grew up in the eighties still have to go

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YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK: THE DOWNLOADS

Trojan Records has to released “Young, Gifted and Black: The Downloads”, one of the most comprehensive reggae hits packages ever assembled. This collection is the first digital only release for Trojan Records and will be available for download across the web this summer.

Between 1968 and 1975, Reggae dominated the British Charts – and

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