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The Loose Ends || July 2026

Niek

There are more wantlist-worthy releases than time to cover them all. Starting this year, Loose Ends is our monthly fix for the great records that slipped through the cracks. Expect a key track and quick take on each release (30+ this month!), and a link to add it to your shelves. Banda AL9 || Hey!...

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New album: Unicorn Dogs || Closer To Death Two thirds of Charlie Brown Gets a Valentine sing about aging yet sound alive and kicking

Niek

Can someone check whether Unicorn Dogs are doing okay? The band, featuring Jon and Lucas from Charlie Brown Gets a Valentine, spends a surprising amount of time worrying about getting older on their new LP. Running out of time is a recurring theme. There’s a song about a midlife crisis, another...

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Tales from Rotherhithe Street: the Crunchy Frog/Waterside Studios - Sex Pistols, early music and fringe theatre by the river

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It's 50 years since the Sex Pistols played their first gig, at Central St Martins art college (on 6 November 1975). But in the weeks leading up to this they rehearsed at various locations including at a venue known as the Crunchy Frog, 99 Rotherhithe Street, London SE16. The full story of that is...

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