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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – THE PROMISE, THE DARKNESS…STORY

The original classic remastered. A documentary. Two more live DVDs. Oh, and 21 outtakes… The Great Lost Springsteen Album, found at last...

Slow Previewing 2: International Hello, Fabulous Diamonds, Highlife

Following on from Friday’s blog, another round-up today of some records that’ve taken me an embarrassingly long time to write up.

Slow Previewing 1: Dylan LeBlanc, Imaad Wasif, Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal

For the past week or so, my inbox and mailbag have been assailed by labels and PR companies hyping their Tips For 2011, in readiness no doubt for the Brit Newcomer award and the BBC New Artists Poll. Annual frenzies, really, in which a lot of journalists diligently try and help out the music industry by anointing Clare Maguire or whoever as the next Ellie Goulding, and the odd sullen arrested adolescent like me effectively spoils their ballot paper by voting for the likes of Sun Araw.

The return of Alan Partridge

This week has mostly been about Steve Coogan. The Trip – his BBC series with Rob Brydon – has prompted much discussion here in the Uncut office. As has the return of Coogan’s most famous creation, Alan Partridge – who as I’m sure you know by now is back in a series of short episodes released online.
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