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Sinéad O’Connor signs to Nettwerk Records and announces new album ‘The Vishnu...
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Watch this! great animated video from Electric River
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H.R. Giger RIP genius artist creator of Alien and Dead Kennedys controversial...
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Video Premiere: Signor Benedick The Moor – experimental hip hop artist whose...
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Morrissey Posts Fantastic Surreal Promo Video For New Single
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Whales In Cubicles | Hannah Lou Clark | Free Radio: Oakford Social Club,...
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Mud – A Top 10 Songs From The Glam Rock Band
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Mud – A Top 10 Songs From The Glam Rock Band Part Two
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