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The Über Rock Singles Club Daily Pick – Culture Clash

Similarly living in a city built around a river, Monk is used to bad smells lingering in the air, but there is nothing at all malodorous about this latest offering from this young Humberside punk trio, who may have been too young to take part in their native city’s City Of Culture shenanigans back in 2017, but certainly are playing their part in cementing its musical legacy…

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Aphrodite’s Child – ‘666 – The Apocalypse Of John’ (Universal)

One of the most iconic albums released in the golden ‘swirl’ era of Vertigo records, ‘666 – The Apocalypse Of John’ by Greek psyche/prog outfit Aphrodite’s Child is an album that refused to die, gaining a huge cult following over the generations since its original release in 1972, and is arguably more lauded now than it has ever been. Over 50 years on from that original release, it now gets a well-deserved ‘deluxe’ makeover.

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Trucker Diablo/Pay*ola – Ahoghill, Diamond Rock Club – 26 October 2024

HOLY FUCK! It’s hard to believe that it has been almost two years since we last headed deep into darkest recesses of the County Antrim hills and climbed the narrow stairs to lead to one of our favourite venues, a place that serves as one of the last outposts of rock ‘n’ roll civility and civilization in a landscape otherwise characterized by sheep farms and furniture showrooms.  Yet, here we are, boarding the steam train from the new £340 million unfinished aircraft hanger that masquerades as Belfast’s swanky new central transport hub and taking that long overdue trip back to Ahoghill Rock City, this time for an equally long awaited reunion with one of our favourite party bands…

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