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Newcastle upon Tyne based Music Curator. Protecting your ears from the bland, boring & the uninteresting. Music with a dash of film, art & culture. https://linktr.ee/earprotectreq
FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #38 is from ALICE IN CHAINS, with the EP “JAR OF FLIES” from January 1994. NME gave it 4/10, Rolling Stone gave it 4/5 and Q gave it 4/5 so give this a listen…..
Fantastic trip to #laingartgallery to see the #exploringidentity and #portraitawards2025 #goodtimes #art #culture #newcastle
NEW EPR RECOMMENDS Playlist available now on (links bio or via QR codes) ⭐️EPR Recommends Playlist cover stars are @wavesofdread ⭐️EPR Album of the week comes from @luciabestboys ⭐️EPR EP of the week comes from @thisisgirlgroup ⭐️EPR track of the week comes from @frenchpoliceband
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.63…….. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #37 is from THE DANDY WARHOLS, with the album “COME DOWN” from July 1997. NME gave it 7/10, Rolling Stone gave it 3.5/5 and The Guardian gave it 3/5 so give this a listen….. #thedandywarhols
NEW EPR RECOMMENDS Playlist available now on (links bio or via QR codes) ⭐️EPR Recommends Playlist cover stars are #bau__cat ⭐️EPR Album of the week comes from #ian_sweeeeet ⭐️EPR EP of the week comes from #teneightytrees ⭐️EPR track of the week comes from #chloeslater333
[LOOK] Ladytron (@ladytron) Live On @KEXP
[LOOK] Ladytron (@ladytron) Live On @KEXP
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[LOOK] Walt Disco (@waltdisco) “Lies” Video #waltdisco
[LOOK] Walt Disco (@waltdisco) “Lies” Video #waltdisco
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[LOOK] Radio Free Alice (@radiofreealiceband) “Kick in the Shins” Official Visualizer
[LOOK] Radio Free Alice (@radiofreealiceband) “Kick in the Shins” Official Visualizer
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[LOOK] 7ebra (@7ebra) “Magical Thinking” Video #7ebra
[LOOK] 7ebra (@7ebra) “Magical Thinking” Video #7ebra
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[LOOK] Johnny Marr (@johnnymarrgram) “Ophelia” Visualiser #johnnymarr
[LOOK] Johnny Marr (@johnnymarrgram) “Ophelia” Visualiser #johnnymarr
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[LOOK] Crimewave (@crimewavewave) “Instrumentals” Kassie Krut remix
[LOOK] Crimewave (@crimewavewave) “Instrumentals” Kassie Krut remix
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[LOOK] Chapterhouse (@chapterhouse.official) Live on @KEXP #chapterhouse #kexp
[LOOK] Chapterhouse (@chapterhouse.official) Live on @KEXP #chapterhouse #kexp
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#aboutlastnight what a spine tingling and mesmerising performance from #nadineshah #royal_northern_sinfonia as part of #bbcradio3 #bbcproms #theglasshouseicm with a brilliant support performance from #knatsncl introduced by #elizabethalker #goodtimes #livemusic #gateshead
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.62…….. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #36 is from BLACK KIDS, with the album “Partie Traumatic” from July 2008. NME gave it 8/10, Rolling Stone gave it 3.5/5 and The Guardian gave it 4/5 so give this a listen…..
TOUR NEWS the legendary #miked announce EU/UK tour dates for later in 2026 #goodtimes #livemusic #miked
Another day of culture with Mrs Y as we headed to #balticgateshead to catch wonderful exhibitions from #tishmurtha #kuba_ryniewicz #chitraganeshbkny and #millythompson #goodtimes #art #culture
NEW EPR RECOMMENDS Playlist available now on (links bio or via QR codes) ⭐️EPR Recommends Playlist cover stars are #manwomanchainsaw ⭐️EPR Album of the week comes from #yardactband ⭐️EPR track of the week comes from #gans.brum #eprrecommends #spotifyplaylist #newmusic #newmusicalert #qobuzplaylist
A lunchtime trip to the brilliant @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social collection the new album from the superb @yardact.bsky.social #goodtimes #vinyl #everydayisarecordstoreday #dinked
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.61…….. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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‘More real than anything you’ll see scrolling’: the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk
Five decades since punk bible Sniffin’ Glue, DIY magazines are in rude, rich health. Their creators talk fandom, community-building and resisting the algorithm
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