Here’s to a hopefully happier New Year! It’s that time again where we look ahead to the audible delights that might give us a quick peck on the cheek, a full-blown snog or have us running screaming from the singles…
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In Memoriam: Astrid Kirchherr, 1938-2020
A few years ago I was on holiday in Italy with my girlfriend, our base was the old port of Genoa on the Mediterranean Sea. On one of our trips we found ourselves in the provincial town of La Spezia,…
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Tim Smith
Dr. Timothy Charles Smith (3rd July 1961 – 22nd July 2020) Roger Trenwith: I feel something of an imposter writing this, as I never got to see Cardiacs, and I never knew Tim Smith, but such is the impact his…
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Love, Peace and Good Music – A Tribute to Radio Caroline Founder Ronan O’Rahilly
It was nothing more than a small message in the margins of the tsunami of articles about the coronavirus, but subconsciously it drew my attention, there it was: Radio Caroline founder Ronan O’Rahilly passed away at the age of 79.…
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Use Your Platform – Speak Up Thursday
Systemic and inherent racism are being widely spoken about, if not always widely understood, topics at present. It might seem that music is above all that, but while by no means all who make the music, promote the music, or…
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The Opium Cartel Premiere A Maelstrom of Stars Single
TPA is thrilled to be premiering the forthcoming single from Norwegian art-pop collective The Opium Cartel, taken from their third album, Valor, which is due to be released by Apollon Records on 5th June. Formed by songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jacob Holm-Lupo (of…
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Art Aids Charity
22 February 2011. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Canterbury, New Zealand, centred around Christchurch (at the time, the second most populous city in the country). There was widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, already weakened by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake…
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Bad Pond Festival, Brighton, 2020
There are seemingly more and more UK festivals catering to audiences who want to explore music outside the mainstream. To name a few as they come to mind, ArcTangent, Fusion, Portals, Radar and TechFest. One which may not come to…
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Arts On Fire
Tonight, TPA branches out into scriptwriting, and this is our first word explosion! With Your Host (naked, except for a pair of speedos, over-large gum boots, and a polkadot bow tie) and guest EE (casually elegant in a charcoal suit…
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