SUPPORT BENJAMIN CURTIS


Last month it was revealed that Benjamin Curtis of School Of Seven Bells was being treated for cancer. A fund has now been set up to help with his medical bills and I’m trying to raise some money on eBay to help out.

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PSYCH FEST MAKES RETURN TRIP TO LIVERPOOL


Following last year’s success, the Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia returns to the city this September, expanded to two nights and featuring some incredible acts, who will be revealed shortly.

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LATE-FLOWERING DUB

Broad Church Mix Forty One by Sonic Cathedral on Mixcloud

Here’s the latest Broad Church mix, as featured on Strangeways Radio the other week. It’s inspired by Peaking Lights’ excellent dub experiments and Andrew Weatherall’s fondness for the late poet Sir John Betjeman.

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THE BIG, LONG FOUR OH!

Broad Church Mix Forty by Sonic Cathedral on Mixcloud

Broad Church turned 40 on Strangeways Radio last night and, as of today, so have I. What better way to celebrate than with this huge mix featuring one song from each of the last 40 years – 1973 to 2012 inclusive.

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ALBUMS OF 2012 – THE MIX

Here’s our latest Broad Church mix, as broadcast last night on Strangeways Radio, featuring one song from each of our 20 favourite albums of the year, all (almost) seamlessly mixed together.

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ALBUMS OF 2012 – PART TWO


Following yesterday’s first instalment, here are our remaining 10 albums of the year. There will be one track from each of the top 20 on the Broad Church radio show from 9pm (GMT) tonight on Strangeways Radio.

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ALBUMS OF 2012 – PART ONE


Everyone else is doing it, so we thought it was about time to wade in with our 20 favourite non-Sonic Cathedral albums of 2012. In no particular order here are the first 10 – the others will be revealed tomorrow.

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SHOEGAZE THE MOVIE – LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!


Filmmaker Eric Green has launched a Kickstarter to help finish his shoegaze documentary ‘Beautiful Noise’ which has been in the works for eight years now. He is aiming to raise $75,000 to help with music licensing costs.

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AUTUMNWATCH!

Here’s our latest mix, as originally broadcast on Strangeways Radio last week. It features a whole load of songs about the time of the season (autumn, fall, whatever), and some others that just sound like they should be.

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SONGS FOR A SEAGULL

Here’s our latest mix, as broadcast on Strangeways Radio last night and originally put together for Neil Halstead’s album launch gig. As such it’s a combination of ’60s folk and ambient electronica with a vague nautical theme.

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