Category: Music
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Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3 ALBUM REVIEW
And the crowd goes… By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) The Los Angeles riots in 1992, fueled by the beating of African-American taxi driver Rodney King and the subsequent acquittal of the four police officers who took part in the despicable crime, is an event that more than 20 years after it occurred hits too close to home…
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TRACK REVIEW: Wolf At The Door channel emo influences on Every Day Today
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) While the name, as well as the twitter bio, of this English rock outfit may lead you into thinking that the act would be hitting out with face melting riffs right out of the gate, the result is quite the contrary. Wolf At The Door, a relatively unknown act from the depths…
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So far, so good? The XX’s latest tracks REVIEWED
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Having been absent for the best part of half a decade, the return of indie darlings The XX is sure to be one of the most highly anticipated events in the musical realm this year. Their third LP I See You is set to see the band channel a more distinctive sound and…
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MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2017
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Welcome to the very first post on blinkclyro.com in 2017! Feeling hungover? Full of regret already? Don’t worry, you’ve got the next 365 days to make things even worse. Having had the month of December to reminisce about the best and worst of the last year in music, it’s now time to…
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Top 25 Albums of 2016
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) December, other than being a month where we encourage Santa’s capitalist greed, is the ideal time for critics of all entertainment to compile a list of the greatest things to drop in the previous 12 months. I’ve already talked about the worst tracks and albums of the year so as we say…
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Top 50 Songs of 2016
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) It’s here! Chuck those negative opinions aside as for the next week we’ll be counting down my musical highlights of the year. While 2016 was full of many negative events (US election, multiple celebrity death, suicide squad, damn daniel etc.), on the other side of the coin music…
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10 Worst Albums of 2016
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Oh boy. Seeing as I got a tiny bit of flack for the worst songs list last week which, to me anyway, seemed rather inoffensive, I’m even more anxious about providing this list on what I believe are the worst records of the year. If you’re able to enjoy these albums then…
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The Worst Buzzfeed Article Yet? A Reply To “Gigs Are Terrible”
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) If you’ve ever spent more than two seconds on the internet then you’ve no doubt heard of Buzzfeed. Holding the strongest claim to the clickbait throne alongside competitors NME and VICE, Buzzfeed has made a fortune out of their attempts at journalism that focus more on New Girl gifs and less on,…
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10 Worst Songs of 2016
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) As we bid farewell to 2016, arguably the shittest year in terms of right wing racists and celebrity deaths this century, and reminisce on all the high-quality albums and singles the year has provided. Of course, there are plenty that I’ve missed out and it goes without saying that these are personal…
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How The Reaction To The Media’s Kanye Coverage Is Stigmatising Mental Health
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) It’s not uncommon for creatives to suffer from mental health issues. A well dissected effected named after famous poet and novelist Sylvia Plath is one such documented phenomenon that suggests that poets are more susceptible to mental illness than other writers with some, including Plath herself, going as far as to end their…
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