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Singles In Your Area: w/c Jul 14
New music from Blackpink, Shame, Geese, Deftones and Wolf Alice, plus locals Tami Neilson, Coast Arcade, High Watah and Rhian Sheehan
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My Week In Music: 7-11 July
New music abounds from locals Ladi6 and Freya, plus Kesha and Nilüfer Yanya a posthumous release for Low Roar, and birthdays for Big Boi and Sufjan…
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Jurassic Moa Rebirth
So, I found out about the moa de-extinction project right after I saw the new Jurassic World movie and now they're more or less the same thing
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Ode To My Doctor
Who knew that my GP leaving town would have such an impact.
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Singles In Your Area: w/c Jul 7
New tracks from Lewis Capaldi, Chance The Rapper, Nilüfer Yanya, RIIKI REID, Ethel Cain, Foo Fighters and For Those I Love, plus a few thoughts on Bob…
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