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God Is In The TV Zine @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social · 18d
#podcast In the Spotlight: Laura-Mary Carter #lauramarycarter talks to @billcummings80.bsky.social about her new solo LP, #DavidLych over twenty years of #bloodredshoes #indiesleaze #sexistreviews #brokenrecord and much more. godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/10/23/p...
PODCAST: In The Spotlight: Laura-Mary Carter (Blood Red Shoes) - God Is In The TV
For the latest episode of In The Spotlight, Bill Cummings is joined by Laura-Mary Carter, best known as one half of UK duo Blood Red Shoes. She
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/ Hand Habits – Project House, Leeds, 09/11/25

"it is theatrical, adding to the heightened drama and tension of the occasion..'Queen’ brings this supreme show to a triumphant close."
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LIVE: Perfume Genius / Hand Habits – Project House, Leeds, 09/11/2025 - God Is In The TV
Mike Hadreas is Perfume Genius. And Meg Duffy is Hand Habits. Beyond their unquestionable talent, uncertainty, vulnerability, energy, resilience, and
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November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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'A bruised but brilliant story'.

A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social

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BOOK REVIEW: Our Secrets Are The Same (Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill, With Graeme Thomson) - God Is In The TV
There’s a line in Our Secrets Are The Same that hits harder than any chorus Simple Minds ever wrote: ‘We never set out to be famous. We set out to get out.’
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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@remhq.bsky.social 's Green was released #thisweek in 1988. This Song Is Here To Keep You Strong: R.E.M.’s Green.

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.This Song Is Here To Keep You Strong: R.E.M.’s Green   - God Is In The TV
By 1988, R.E.M. had been moving very fast, and working very hard, for a long time. After releasing an album every year since 1983, they had finally broken
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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One week until ‘Troubadour’ by Tiberius!

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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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OPINION: #lilyallen, West End Girl - A Cathartic Exorcism #lilyallen #westendgirl - Carmel Walsh godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/07/o....
OPINION: Lily Allen, West End Girl- A Cathartic Exorcism - God Is In The TV
Lily Allen has crafted a raw, addictive and iconic masterpiece. Recorded over just ten days and released as a surprise, West End Girl is a cathartic exorcism
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November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Vertigo Dreams out on digital platforms (excluding Spotify) - ditto.fm/vertigo-dreams

Music video premiere @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social from 1pm - YouTube to follow

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November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Great review from @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social

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EXCLUSIVE: Patchwork Rattlebag 'Vertigo Dreams' - God Is In The TV
Today, we are sharing the video for 'Vertigo Dreams', the wistful and dreamy new single from Salford-based collective Patchwork Rattlebag. It's the second
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November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The 'Vertigo Dreams' music video is now available on YouTube following its premiere at @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social

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Vertigo Dreams (Official Music Video)
Patchwork Rattlebag - Vertigo Dreams Single release - 07/11/2025 Streaming platforms (excluding Spotify) - https://ditto.fm/vertigo-dreams Bandcamp (pay what you want) -…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: The Drums #MikeJoyce @thesmithsforever.bsky.social

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BOOK REVIEW: The Drums (Mike Joyce) - God Is In The TV
As a band, The Smiths need little introduction. Formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987, all five of their studio albums reached the top five in the UK charts.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Vertigo Dreams out on digital platforms (excluding Spotify) - ditto.fm/vertigo-dreams

Music video premiere @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social from 1pm - YouTube to follow

Bandcamp (pay what you want) - patchworkrattlebag.bandcamp.com/track/vertig...

#youmaketheconnections #wearepatchworkrattlebag
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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What it takes to make a record in 2025?
Strategy, resilience, persistence, patience & acceptance

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‘Deluded - the making of Far From Nowhere’
“The whole thing feels handmade: imperfect, human, & all the stronger for it” @trevelkin.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I now have two favourite Crimewaves: Sam Raimi's 1985 film and this:

🎧 crimewavewave.bandcamp.com/album/scenes

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Out today via cool kids Fools Gold records
Crimewave - Scenes (Fools Gold) - God Is In The TV
After spending 2024 touring with Kim Gordon, and Machinedrum, Crimewave, aka Jake Wilkinson, has stepped out on his own. Created with Rainy Miller,
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November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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IN CONVERSATION: #THENONE “We control the chaos- we’re just on the edge of it!” Carmel Walsh

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IN CONVERSATION: THE NONE: "We Control The Chaos- We’re Just On The Edge Of It!" - God Is In The TV
THE NONE tear up the rule book when it comes to playing fierce, whip smart, gut-punching industrial noise rock with intricate melody at its heart. They
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November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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IN CONVERSATION: #THENONE “We control the chaos- we’re just on the edge of it!” Carmel Walsh

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IN CONVERSATION: THE NONE: "We Control The Chaos- We’re Just On The Edge Of It!" - God Is In The TV
THE NONE tear up the rule book when it comes to playing fierce, whip smart, gut-punching industrial noise rock with intricate melody at its heart. They
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November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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NEWS: The Scratch announce new album Pull Like A Dog and release title track as new single - The Decibel Decoder
Today, Ireland’s hottest live powerhouse The Scratch are back, and louder than ever with news of a new album, Pull Like A Dog. Written in Hellfire Studio in Dublin with engineer Thomas Donoghue and pr...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#StellaDonnelly Love and Fortune "her most subtle and profound LP yet..a sterling showcase for her indefinable ability to turn trauma into triumph, the feeling of being lost into finding yourself again, one note at a time." @billcummings80.bsky.social godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/05/s...
Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune (Brace Yourself Records) - God Is In The TV
In this era, where music is often be treated as disposable, transient, bombarding you on platforms from all directions in an algorithmic tsunami,
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November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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#podcast @billcummings80.bsky.social speaks to Laura-Mary Carter #BloodRedShoes
about her new solo LP, #DavidLynch supporting @qotsa-official.bsky.social & playing @officialrandlfest.bsky.social
#indiesleaze #sexistreviews #brokenrecord #physicalabuse
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November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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NEWS: Melody's Echo Chamber shares celestial new single 'Eyes Closed' from forthcoming fourth LP
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NEWS: Melody's Echo Chamber Shares Celestial New Single 'Eyes Closed' From Forthcoming Fourth LP - God Is In The TV
Melody’s Echo Chamber has released 'Eyes Closed', a celestial new single lifted from her fourth studio album Unclouded – due on the 5th of
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November 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: Far Above The World – The Time and Space of @davidbowiereal.bsky.social ( Paul Morley) www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/04/b...
BOOK REVIEW: Far Above The World - The Time And Space Of David Bowie (Paul Morley) - God Is In The TV
The world is awash with books about David Bowie, almost one hundred have been published since his death in January 2016. Author Paul Morley is no stranger to
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November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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"Radio Player" by @brosaleigh.bsky.social featured on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social!

"There’s haunted, and then there’s *haunted*. Josaleigh Pollett’s new single ‘Radio Player’ flickers alive, glowing like a cursed TV set at 3am."

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Tracks Of The Week #336 - God Is In The TV
We had a wee break from Tracks of the Week last week because there was nothing good released. No not really, just laziness. We're back though. It's all fine.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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#podcast @billcummings80.bsky.social speaks to Laura-Mary Carter #BloodRedShoes
about her new solo LP, #DavidLynch supporting @qotsa-official.bsky.social & playing @officialrandlfest.bsky.social
#indiesleaze #sexistreviews #brokenrecord #physicalabuse
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November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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NEWS: @swanseasound.bsky.social
announce #Christmas mini-album and live dates
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NEWS: Swansea Sound Announce Christmas Mini-album And Live Dates - God Is In The TV
Swansea Sound have announced the release of mini-album All Is Calm in time for the festive season. It will be released by Skep Wax Records on December 5.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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This week @welshmusicprize.bsky.social winners #RogueJones
removed their music from #Spotify The duo tell
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November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Trick Or Treat – A #Halloween Guide To #Goth Royalty

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#themission
#sistersofmercy and more

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Trick Or Treat - A Halloween Guide To Goth Royalty - God Is In The TV
During a recent conversation with my younger sibling, I posed the question "what were the truly great goth albums of the 1980s?" to which, quick as a flash,
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October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Released #onthisday in 1995, #Pulp 's 'Different Class'. Here is Bill Cummings's piece on the single 'Common People'. www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/05/22/p...
Pop Classics #59: Pulp - Common People - God Is In The TV
Released on this day in May of 1995,  Pulp‘s imperious ‘Common People’ was a seminal single of the 90s, lifted from their album Different Class, a somewhat
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October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM