December 2024 - Jace media music

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Live Reviews

BAND – Killakoi Star And Garter, Manchester

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VENUE – Star And Garter, Manchester DATE – 24th November 2024 Words and Photographs-Graeme Wright REVIEW Sometimes there comes the occasion when a few of you are watching a band that is totally new to the group and as one you look at each other and just say “Holy Shit- how good [more…]

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Interviews

Smudge talks to Toby Jepson

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Toby Jepson has been a bit quite of late. He had a well-earned break from the music biz and travelled to the far east with his lovely wife Ket for 6 months. He has returned with a whole new outlook and a bad back. He is set to release the first of [more…]

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Interviews

Common Tongue / exclusive interview

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we caught with the guys to find out more: Powerful UK two-piece COMMON TONGUE have just dropped their stomping new single, Done. How and when did the band form? The band formed as lockdown rules were lifted in spring 2021. After having drinks (in line with the social distance guidelines at the [more…]

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King King – La Belle Angelle – Edinburgh

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