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Dom Tyer @tangleofwires

Punk rock, alt rock and indie music. Occasional writer.

Joined May 2009
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Dom Tyer@tangleofwires
30 Oct 2023
A hypersonic step towards bringing US punk rock to the masses - a look back at Hüsker Dü’s Metal Circus, their first copper-bottomed classic. punktuationmag.com/husker-du… #punk #punkrock
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On music's post-tribalism era of everything all the time, and probably the first and last issue of Fire Red Sky to mention both Dolly Parton and Post Malone. open.substack.com/pub/tangle…
A cropped image of a 1960s advert for Phillips record players showing a woman in black and white on a bright yellow background with bright red, green and blue musical notes floating around her and the tag line 'stereosonic'

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Happy birthday to @BlondieOfficial drummer @clem_burke, who's in the UK for a short tour with @TheTearawaysUSA starting with the first of two @100clubLondon dates tonight Read more @punktuation_mag: punktuationmag.com/clem-burk…
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A close up of Kevin Shields' guitar, exclusive Dinosaur Jr video and more in this week's issue of the Fire Red Sky newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/tangle… #AltRock #dinosaurjr #MyBloodyValentine
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Punk rock's relative state of health has long been a matter of some contention, but napalm-filled hearts aren't going anywhere. open.substack.com/pub/tangle… #punk #punkrock
Shop sign from punk rock and hardcore store All Ages Records in Camden, London

ALT Shop sign from punk rock and hardcore store All Ages Records in Camden, London
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Just Dinosaur Jr covering The Cure's 'Just Like Heaven' with Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine on guitar (and playing MBV deep cut 'Thorn' plus Dino's 'Tarpit')
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From The Replacements to Kae Tempest's published work open.substack.com/pub/tangle… #thereplacements #kaetempest
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All Ages Records@AllAgesRecords
6 Nov 2023
Axe To Fall by @Convergecult. Limited edition version (light blue/sea blue) that's exclusive to the shop. allagesrecords.bigcartel.com…

Converge - Axe To Fall

We are so pleased to announce the shops first ever variant and our first ever pre-sale !! After 20 years we thought it was about time, but it would have to be special...and boy is it ! Its simply our...

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On record shops in Europe and buying albums in Rome open.substack.com/pub/tangle… #punk #punkrock
A closed for the day record shop in Rome, its name - Soul Food - spray painted on the shutters

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Circle Jerks are recording new music... with help from Rancid's Tim Armstrong! punktuationmag.com/circle-je… #punk #punkrock

Circle Jerks recording new music… with help from Tim Armstrong!

Rancid’s frontman joins the hardcore pioneers as they return to the studio.

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Lists of 90s indie and alt rock albums, the last pre-internet decade, and using Tad's 8-Way Santa as a coffee substitute #music #AltRock #indie #indiemusic #albums #nationalalbumday #Tad #idlewild #garbage #dinosaurjr #substack #newsletter
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I spoke to Joey “Shithead” Keithley for @punktuation_mag about D.O.A.'s foundational place in punk rock history, forging new touring paths alongside Black Flag and gate-crashing the Dead Kennedys in London. punktuationmag.com/d-o-a-joe… #punk #punkrock
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The three very early sets on Tonite Longhorn capture a youthful Hüsker Dü rapidly evolving towards the punk rock pioneers they would become...
Front cover of the Hüsker Dü double live album Tonite Longhorn, which features a black and white image of a power drill

ALT Front cover of the Hüsker Dü double live album Tonite Longhorn, which features a black and white image of a power drill
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Hüsker Dü’s Tonite Longhorn got a wider release today 🥳 Available on Spotify (and presumably other streaming services) and Amazon CD/vinyl (and hopefully local record shops). Album info: punktuationmag.com/husker-du…

Hüsker Dü live double album to be released for Record Store Day

‘Tonite Longhorn’ will feature rare early recordings that predate the band’s 1982 live debut album ‘Land Speed Record’.​

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On kitchen dancing, the dangerously infectious 'Go' and This New Noise, Public Service Broadcasting's evocative defence of the need to serve culture
Public Service Broadcasting's J Willgoose Esq at the BBC Proms

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Bandcamp to be sold by Epic to music licensing platform Songtradr. Songtradr said it "will continue to operate Bandcamp as a marketplace and music community with an artist-first revenue share". cnbc.com/2023/09/28/epic-gam…

Epic Games is eliminating 16% of its workforce and selling Bandcamp

Epic Games said on Thursday that it's laying off 16% of its workforce and is selling Bandcamp, which it acquired last year.

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Remembering In Utero by way of Nevermind open.substack.com/pub/tangle…
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25 Sep 2023
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Music: Low Coast : "Here Comes A Regular" (The Replacement Cover)

We are pleased to bring to you the latest premiere from Let The Bad Times Roll, a The Replacements tribute compilation. The latest single is by Jeff Caudill's newest band Low Coast covering "Here...

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Got my first Bluesky invite code - DM me if you still need one
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Watch a Replacements documentary about Ed Stasium’s muscular new mix of ‘Tim’ brooklynvegan.com/watch-a-re…

Watch a Replacements documentary about Ed Stasium's muscular new mix of 'Tim'

In the 23-minute documentary, Replacements biographer Bob Mehr visits Ed Stasium's studio to find out how he went about creating the new mix of 'Tim'

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