Todd Rundgren’s Utopia reunite for US tour; box set coming soon

After 32 years, Todd Rundgren’s 70s prog outfit have re-united.  Rundgren has kept himself extremely busy recording and touring during that time, of course, but there were always a core of fans who hoped the band would one day return.

In 2018, Utopia will be touring the US, stopping at various major cities.  They’ll also be releasing a limited edition box set containing all 7 of their studio albums.

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New video from Jack Watts: ‘Glass Houses’

You might not have heard of Jack Watts.
But you will.

The UK singer songwriter has already had his music singled out by Spotify in Italy, Finland, UK and Turkey.  As part of the promotion for his first two EPs, the musician has played extensive live shows and even shared a stage with quirky folk-dream pop band Slow Club.

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Carter USM’s debut album to get strictly limited vinyl reissue for Record Store Day ’18

Created with the idea of encouraging people back into independent record shops by issuing limited vinyl items by smaller cult bands, it wasn’t long before Record Store Day got utterly hijacked by major labels keen to milk a giant cash cow.  Worse still, RSD stocks have actually been sold by dealers at inflated prices on ebay the day before the event.  It’s hard not to see it as a giant sham.

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