These Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by Fresh On The Net moderator and Alternative Friday’s Jim Craigen this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. 31HOURS - Clumsy On Foot Formed in 2012 by Jo Griffin & Jake Kavanagh, 31hours are a quartet from Oxford that mix numerous eclectic sounds, not…
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Louis Barabbas - where to begin? He's a musician, a writer, a record label boss... and a lover of peanuts! He's also now the creator of Jocasta, a musical tragedy loosely based on the myth of Oedipus, which features our own Tom Robinson, as well as Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets), Bridie Jackson, Jami Reid-Quarrell, and many more, and which received support from the Arts Council.…
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Where do we start with the wonderful Johnno Casson? He's not just a solo artists who's made music under the the monikers of Snippet, Old Tramp, and himself, he's also a community hero, as well as a moderating colleague here at Fresh on the Net. He has just released his new album - Future Melancholy Pop Music, and here's a Q&A he did with me…
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Last week we received just over 130 tracks via our inbox here at Fresh On The Net. As usual in December, there were a number of seasonal-flavoured tunes, which we moved to their own Christmas Submissions playlist for the benefit of everyone who enjoys listening to that sort of thing. For the benefit of everyone who doesn't, our moderators chose a shortlist of 25 from…
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This latest Pick ‘n’ Mix features eight highly impressive new or independent artists, who I’ve come across either here at Fresh on the Net, seen performing live, or discovered during my travels across the interweb. As previously it’s an eclectic mix, so read on, and take in some musical noise, a bass tart, and… a Turkish rug? Photo: LEADER STEREOPOL – The Hitch Grab a…
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Here are this week's Fresh Faves - chosen by our readers over the weekend and reviewed by Team Freshnet moderator Jim Craigen from AlternativeFriday.com. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. As always, we had a high quality and wonderfully eclectic mix in the Listening Post at the weekend, and so thank you to the musicians who submitted tracks, and…
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This latest Pick ‘n’ Mix features eight impressive artists who I’ve come across either here at Fresh on the Net, seen performing live, or discovered during my travels across the World Wide Web. All are new or independent musicians though, and the tracks cover numerous intriguing genres from ‘alternapop’, to something that could possibly be called ‘alternafunk’?! Enjoy… Photo: MATTHEW KERR (by Perry @ The…
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Welcome to this Best of 2014 Fresh List, curated by Jim Craigen, aka @BigJimCambo, where he highlights some of his favourites from the vast array of newer, independent, and unsigned artists who have created some wonderful music this year. So enjoy the tracks in the two playlists below, use the comments box to let us know your favourites from this selection, and given that it's…
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Here are this week's Fresh Faves - chosen by our readers over the weekend and reviewed by Team Freshnet moderator Jim Craigen from AlternativeFriday.com. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. Every week, the Fresh on the Net moderators and I listen to a wonderfully varied selection of songs, and we then trim them down to the 25 you hear…
Read MoreEight different artists, eight different tracks... they all have something in common though, as all are from relatively new and independent musicians who are creating some outstanding music. This fifth Pick ‘n’ Mix includes everything from garage rock to an atmospheric instrumental, and Bonnie & Clyde make an appearance too, so wrap your ears around the tracks and please spread the word about your favourites.…
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