The only thing more buzz-generating for an artist than having a video directed by Johnny Depp is to have that video banned. Sheffield workhorses Babybird (of "You're Gorgeous" fame) have the singular good fortune of Depp's friendship, which led to his playing guitar on the single "Unloveable", and then directing the video. It's depiction of frontman Stephen Jones' hanging has met with some controversy, which can only benefit Babybird. And since "Unloveable" is a great song and "You're Gorgeous" came out way back in 1996, let's hope so.
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The Only Thing to Fear in 'Us' Is...
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20 Mar 2019
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20 Mar 2019
Queensrÿche Continues Evolutionary Path With 'The Verdict' (interview)
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20 Mar 2019
Le Boom Bring the Sunshine on "Be There For You" (premiere)
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20 Mar 2019
Lambchop Surveys the Senses on 'This (is what I wanted to tell you)'
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20 Mar 2019
Cape Francis Documents the Daily Slog of Waiting on Your Daydreams to Come True on 'Deep Water'
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20 Mar 2019
With 'Temporal' Julia Kent Fuses the Tactile and the Abstract
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20 Mar 2019
The Sh-Booms Tell Us All About "Leon the Hustler" (premiere)
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20 Mar 2019
Harriet Tubman's Music Bends Off Into Unpredictable Directions on 'The Terror End of Beauty'
Instrumentally dazzling but sonically muddled, Harriet Tubman's The Terror End of Beauty is a mixed bag of genre-resistant instrumentals.
20 Mar 2019
Soulful Singer-Songwriter Rachel Mazer Hits the Ground Running with Her Debut, How Do We Get By (premiere) (album stream)
An impressively multi-sided, soulfully expressive debut from Rachel Mazer marks the start of what should be a long-standing solo career for the singer-songwriter.
20 Mar 2019
Quinlan Miller's 'Camp TV' Could Use Some Levity
Under the aegis of fluidity, Quinlan Miller advances a trans-conscious viewpoint in Camp TV that happily takes a pick-ax to more basic gender studies approaches to pop media.
19 Mar 2019
The Past You Can't Escape: Strained Camaraderie in Elaine May's 'Mikey and Nicky'
Childhood friends are tricky. They're the friends you leave behind but can never completely escape. Elaine May conveys this with disruptive technique in Mikey and Nicky.
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The Asian legacy of Doctor Strange is more complex than you know.
19 Mar 2019
American Football Produce That Sweet Melancholy on 'American Football (LP3)'
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