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Cherries: Bradders' boys all shook up

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:56:01 +0100

LEAGUE ONE: Cherries 1 Bury 2

Cherries: Robbo strikes late to down Daggers

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:56:10 +0000

LEAGUE ONE: Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Cherries 2

The Time And Space Machine - Set Phazer to Stun (Tirk) ****

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

WHEN you’re as steeped in the backwaters of British proto-psychedelia as former Bam Caruso label compiler Richard Norris is, there has to come a time when the music must talk. And it’s talking pretty loudly here as Norris takes a break from any residual Grid activities and messing about with Erol Alkan in BTWS.

Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead Symphony (Serjical Strike/Reprise) **

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0000

THIS Edwardian affair sees the System of a Down frontman’s solo record reimagined live with the accompaniment of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, curating a beautiful clash of heavenly symphony and darkened lyrics.

Ellie Goulding - Lights (Polydor) ***

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:42:12 +0000

ELLIE Goulding topped almost every “Big in 2010” list and now we can judge if the hype was worthy.

Pavement - Quarantine the Past (Domino) ****

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

FROM early vinyl-only scratchings to the fully rounded grown up production of their last recordings, Pavement always had a little something extra that set them apart from countless Dinosaur Jr copyists and Nirvana wannabes. In fact, such was their quirkiness, they managed to feed back into the British guitar pop they were obviously in thrall too.

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Parlophone) ****

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

MONTHS after reviving Blur in the collective conscience, Damon Albarn is back with Jamie Hewlett’s cartoons and a band that doesn’t exist.

Sugababes - Sweet 7 (Island) ***

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:46:11 +0000

THE Sugababes are dead, long live the Sugababes.

Johnny Cash, American VI: Ain't No Grave (American Recordings) ***

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Last Friday would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday, so what better time to review his last gift to our ears.

Pavement, Quarantine the Past (Domino) ****

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

From early vinyl-only scratchings to the fully rounded grown up production of their last recordings, Pavement always had a little something extra that set them apart from countless Dinosaur Jr copyists and Nirvana wannabes. In fact, such was their quirkiness, they managed to feed back into the British guitar pop they were obviously in thrall too.