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FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten.

#12 is from #metric #liveitout album from September 2005.

NME gave it 8/10 so give this album a listen as one of my favourites from the 00s.

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Christmas Spirits

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Afternoon trip to the #tynesidecinema to watch the impressive #wakeupdeadmanknivesout #goodtime #cinema #newcastleupntyne

Took delivery of #jehnnybeth live at #roughtrade limited vinyl #goodtimes #everydayisarecordstoreday #vinyl #jehnnybeth #liveatroughtrade #music

The Avalanches’ classic debut album ‘Since I Left You’ was released 25 years ago today 🥥

Newcastle metal band Pigsx7 Christmas appeal for instruments - BBC News Pigsx7 are calling for donations to get unwanted musical gear to low-income families this Christmas.

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Off to see it on Sunday at #tynesidecinema really looking forward to it…

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Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week.

E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.0034……..

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‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani One Mancunian bassist remembers another: Hook pays tribute to the ‘wonderful soul’ Gary Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician who has died aged 63

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FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten.

#11 is from #deus #theidealcrash album from March 1999.

NME gave it 8/10 so give this album a listen as one of my favourites from the 1990’s.

#aboutlastnight fantastic set from #lambrinigirlz as they took #boilershop by storm supported by #cltdrp #goodtimes #livemusic #newcastle #boilershop #thelambrinigirls #cltdrp #concert #gig #music #concertphotography #gigphotography

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NEW EPR RECOMMENDS Playlist available now….

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⭐️EPR Recommends Playlist cover stars are @_tvam
⭐️EPR album/EP of the week comes from @thefutureheads
⭐️EPR track of the week comes from the returning @swine_tax

#aboutlastnight wonderful blast from the past from to amazing #youngknives #theclunynewcastle supported by #johnmousemusic #goodtimes #livemusic #newcastle #concertphotography #gigphotography

#aboutlastnight a shorter than normal set from #getdownservices following ear injury with superb support from #hanglinton #goodtimes #livemusic #sunderland #getwellsoon with @mattfromconsett.bsky.social #poprecsltd

Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Alexis Petridis His love of ‘good northern soul and funk’ was always in evidence and had a lasting impact on alternative music

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Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63 Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew

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Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week.

E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.0033……..

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Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true in the UK Government has officially announced ban on reselling for profit, described by minister as ‘no-brainer’

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...

YouTube video by Drowned in Sound UK Caps Ticket Resale at Face Value: What Took So Long?

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The one band that made Nirvana become professional While the slacker attitude fit in well with Nirvana, they had a long way to go before becoming the well-oiled machine of grunge.

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FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten.

#10 is from #soulwax #muchagainsteveryonesadvice album from October 1998.

Definitely give this album a listen as one of my favourites from the 1990’s.

Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown Touts – and ordinary consumers – will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they purchased ticket

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...

The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times? Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?

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Murder, drugs, brain tumours – and the first gay kiss: how Byker Grove redefined kids’ TV The after-school TV series ran from 1989 to 2006, launched the careers of Ant and Dec and was like nothing else on TV. As ITVX streams every single episode, we look back at its highlights

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The 40 Best New Artists Of 2025 What do Tame Impala, Haim, Chance The Rapper, and Addison Rae all have in common? Though they’re arguably superstars now, in the past they were all featured among Stereogum’s annual roundups of the ye...

The autumn tradition continues.

Here's our list of the 40 best new artists of 2025:

I’ve been looking for vinyl copies of #breakdance #breakdancesoundtrack #breakdancetwoelectricboogaloo but will settle for CD version for now!

What a superb night at #theexchange1856 as #hectorgannet smashed it with a mix of old and very impressive new tracks from their new album planned for release in 2026. Brilliant support came from #theearlypurple