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Simon Raymonde appears on “The SuperSwell Podcast”
- The SuperSwell Podcast
- 29 Jul 2021
Your host, Paul Cheetham, is joined by one of his absolute musical and music business heroes, Simon Raymonde.
Simon found fame as bass player with the Cocteau Twins, one of the most innovative and inspirational bands of the ’80s & ’90s. …
Read moreMiley Cyrus Performs Cover of “Heaven or Las Vegas” … in Las Vegas
- NEWS
- 06 Jul 2021
In perhaps one of the more surprising intersections of Cocteau Twins music with pop culture, the American pop singer Miley Cyrus surprised—or possibly bewildered—her fans in a recent outdoor performance in Las Vegas,…
Read moreSix Definitive Songs: The ultimate beginner’s guide to Cocteau Twins
- Far Out
- 01 Jul 2021
UK culture and travel magazine Far Out has thrown its hat into the ring of ‘definitive beginner’s guides’ to Cocteau Twins music.
This time, writer Tom Taylor mixes in some surprises, like “Sea, Swallow Me” from the 1986 collaboration…
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BBC Radio 6 Inducts Heaven or Las Vegas Into Music Album Club
- BBC Radio 6
- 30 Jun 2021
BBC Radio 6’s Steve Lamacq selected Heaven or Las Vegas (4AD, 1990) as the latest inductee for its Sounds Music Album Club.
The retrospective honors keep coming for Cocteau Twins’ sixth studio album, which was originally released…
Read moreExploring the Black roots of shoegaze and dream pop
- MixMag
- 24 May 2021
It is common knowledge that people of the African diaspora are to be thanked for conceiving or at the very least inspiring all forms of contemporary Western music.
The polyrhythmic percussion found throughout modern metal can be very easily…
Read moreYouTube’s “Shoegazer” Posts New Tutorial: “Re-creating the Sound of Cocteau Twins”
- YouTube
- 13 Apr 2021
YouTube channel “Shoegazer” has posted a new Cocteau Twins-focused music tutorial.
Kenneth Estrada y Santiago, who provides helpful music tutorials, tips, and tricks on his YouTube channel “Shoegazer” has posted another Cocteau Twins-focused…
Read moreThe Prince song inspired by Cocteau Twins
- Far Out Magazine
- 29 Mar 2021
Prince is often considered one of the most influential artists of the late 20th century and beyond, defying genre and crafting a larger-than-life persona in the process.
Along with his notable impact on artists such as Lenny Kravitz and Janelle…
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Cocteau Twins’ ‘Milk & Kisses’ Turns 25
- SPIN
- 15 Mar 2021
When Cocteau Twins broke up in 1998, it came as a surprise to virtually no one. Five years earlier, guitarist Robin Guthrie and vocalist Liz Fraser ended their 13-year romance, leaving the band to operate on thin ice.
“To be honest with you,…
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Cocteau Twins’ ‘Milk & Kisses’ Turns 25: Anniversary Retrospective
- Albumism
- 10 Mar 2021
Happy 25th Anniversary to Cocteau Twins’ eighth and final studio album Milk & Kisses, originally released in the UK March 13, 1996.
At the risk of stating the blatantly obvious, few bands have achieved as much crystalline beauty…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Learned That the Best Plan is None at All
- Alternative Press
- 02 Mar 2021
Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins speaks on the music process, the history of the band and his new double record, In Quiet Moments.
Simon Raymonde is a man of many talents. His artistic range spans from the ’80s with the prolific…
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