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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 6h

#aboutlastnight✨ trip with @4130chromo.bsky.social to the always impressive @boilershop.bsky.social to catch the legendary #weddingpresent supported by #theloft #goodtimes #music #gig #livemusic #gigphotography #concertphotography

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Jonathan Coxhead @4130chromo.bsky.social · 8h

A brilliant set by 'The Wedding Present' at @boilershop.bsky.social tonight with @earprotectreq.bsky.social David, and Anth.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 8h

Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist

E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.0027……..

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 20h

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The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 1d

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Journeys In Sound - Jehnny Beth: The musical ups and downs of my life - BBC Sounds

Jehnny Beth of Savages shares the music that has sound-tracked her life with Nemone.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 2d

🚨FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, with albums we seem to have been forgotten.

#4 is #therakes debut album #capturerelease from August 2005.

NME gave the album upon release 9/10. Pitchfork gave it 6.3/10.

Definitely one of my favourite and much missed bands with many memories of them performing live.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 3d

[LOOK] TEN EIGHTY TREES (@teneightytrees) “Don’t Quit” video #teneightytrees

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 4d

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live at Down The Rabbit Hole 2018

YouTube video by 3voor12

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 5d

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Sprints in Session from 2hrs 3mins

Steve Lamacq - Sprints live session for Steve - BBC Sounds

The brilliant Sprints play live for Steve.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 5d

www.theguardian.com/film/gallery...

Shocking red: behind the scenes on classic horror Don’t Look Now – in pictures

Released in 1973, Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now is regularly acclaimed as a high point of British cinema, and a new book collects hundreds of images from the film’s production, many of them previously...

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s delivery was the amazing @thepillband EP #goodtimes #vinyl #ep #thepill

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 6d

A trip to @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social despite the poor weather to pickup new albums from #rocket #sprints #goodtimes #vinyl #recordshop #rocket #sprints #reflexrecords #newcastle #everydayisarecordstoreday

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 A freshly updated EPR RECOMMENDS 🚨

NEW EPR RECOMMENDS Playlist available now (link below)….

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⭐️EPR Recommends Playlist cover stars are #drycleaning
⭐️EPR album/EP of the week comes from #rocket
⭐️EPR track of the week comes from #paleblueeyes

EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 7d

[LOOK] Tunde Adebimpe (@tadebimpe) Live on @KEXP #TundeAdebimpe

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 7d

[LOOK] Just Mustard (@justmustard) “ENDLESS DEATHLESS” Music Video #justmustard

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 7d

[LOOK] Momma (@momma.band) “Cross Your Heart” Video #momma

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 8d

[LOOK] HighSchool (_@highschool._) “Sony Ericsson” Video

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 8d

[LOOK] The Last Dinner Party (@thelastdinnerparty) “Second Best” Lyric Video

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 9d

pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Elastica: Elastica

With its pithy, searing songs about sex, groupies, and ennui, the self-titled 1995 debut from Elastica captured the whirlwind of the early-’90s Britpop explosion.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 9d

🚨our new weekly feature FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we listen to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten.

#3 is elasticaofficial #elastica album from March 1995.

NME gave the album upon release 9/10. Pitchfork gave it 8.5/10 with a retrospective review in September 2017.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 9d

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Public Enemy – Don’t Believe The Hype, The Hits Just Keep On Comin & Fight The Power (Medley)

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 10d

TOUR NEWS the legendary #superfurryanimals return for a tour in 2026 #goodtimes #livemusic #superfurryanimals #gruffrhys @gruffrhys.bsky.social

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 11d

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How Pulp created the ultimate music festival anthem

Looking back at 'Sorted for E's and Wizz', the iconic 1995 Pulp single that perfectly captures the beauty and feeling of music festivals and open-air concerts.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 11d

UNREAL is definitely the word to describe it. Seemed to be a lot people from North East had travel down to Leeds for the gig. What a delight 🤘

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 12d

#aboutlastnight a wonderful road trip to Leeds to see the return of the brilliant #betaband #goodtimes #leeds #betaband #roadtrip #livemusic #youngersontour

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