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INTERVIEW // ZANE LOWE

2009-11-20T11:24:00.008Z

Zane Lowe’s ‘Masterpieces’ series returns to his Radio 1 show from next Monday. Once again, the choices are four herculean albums that now define so many genres and influence bands all over the world. Each weeknight from 7pm-9pm, the Radio 1 DJ will dedicate one night to playing the album in its...

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Review // Twilight Sad @ Scala, London

2009-11-19T11:17:00.001Z

Halloween approaches. London prepares for costume-led homage to the darker arts. More vim and vigour, perhaps, these last couple of years, for such things. Even three quarters full, Scala has faded grandeur. The terrazzo tiled stairway, high vaulted ceilings and oak stage in the main room, a...

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REVIEW // THE HUSH NOW - CONSTELLATIONS

2009-11-15T16:45:00.010Z

Quiet right away! This record is called 'Constellations' and it's the second album from upcoming but shockingly named Bostonians, The Hush Now. Their sound is laid back melodic indie rock and it's built on low-fi guitar riffs with keyboards adding extra colour. The over-riding emphasis, however, is...

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REVIEW // BIFFY CLYRO + MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, BELFAST

2009-11-11T10:23:00.007Z

Tonight is a night of epic sounds in Belfast. The mighty Biffy Clyro have returned once again to their throng of Northern Irish fans who have never waned in their hunger for all things Biffy. Tonight’s show is no different with the odd Scottish flag even making an appearance in the audience to...

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REVIEW // MICKEY GANG - HORSES CAN'T DANCE

2009-11-09T22:04:00.000Z

Two detached vomiting heads. It's a delightful image, isn't it? Well, Brazilian band Mickey Gang think so anyway. And so it is that this image adorns the artwork for the single "Horses Can't Dance". I suppose it was easier than a picture of a horse failing to do the Macarena. "Horses Can't Dance"...

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REVIEW // DAN EDELSTYN AND THE ORCHESTRA OF CARDBOARD - GERMANS IN SPACE

2009-11-09T21:58:00.002Z

Anybody who performs a set with an orchestra made out of cardboard always needs a second look. Yes. That?s right. An orchestra made out of cardboard. I told you that you?d need a second look. Dan Edelstyn performs alongside his Orchestra of Cardboard under the bizarrely self explanatory title of...

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REVIEW // STEPHEN DUFFY AND THE LILAC TIME: MEMORY AND DESIRE

2009-11-09T21:56:00.001Z

My own introduction to the work of Stephen Duffy was thanks to the short-lived supergroup, Me Me Me. It consisted of the aforementioned Duffy alongside Blur's Alex James and Elastica's Justin Welch. Their one and only single, "Hanging Around" is completely of its time: a blast of bright, mindless...

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Marina & The Diamonds, Crystal Fighters, Cherbourg + more to play Levi’s OnesToWatch 5 NIGHT REVUE

2009-11-04T23:15:00.008Z

Levi’s® OnesToWatch® settles in at The Hoxton Bar & Kitchen and Cargo in London’s east end with a 5 Night Revue of the highest order. Celebrating the latest and greatest from a plethora of music genres, featuring electronica to folk and everything in between, this week-long shindig (16-20 November)...

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REVIEW // CHASE AND STATUS @ SOLUS, CARDIFF

2009-11-02T15:25:00.008Z

Dance music has always been a very physical thing. Think about, it’s in the name – dance music should, obviously, make you dance. The same goes for all its sub-genres, sub-sub-genres, meta-genres etc, etc – not least drum ‘n bass and it’s darker younger brother, dubstep. Chase and Status were the...

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REVIEW // THE CHAPMAN FAMILY @ PLUG, SHEFFIELD

2009-11-01T15:15:00.002Z

Having featured on the BBC’s Introducing stage at Glastonbury and supporting the 80’s electro diva La Roux on the NME Radar Tour, The Chapman Family have certainly got a lot of people talking. If not only for the blood and sweat dripping encounters alone, which many of the cult fan base will...

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REVIEW // NANCY ELIZABETH - WROUGHT IRON

2009-11-01T14:49:00.002Z

“Wrought Iron” is Nancy Elizabeth’s second album. A spectral tale narrated by a folk motive. Reminiscent of PJ Harvey’s “White Chalk”, I thought, this long play is an introspective journey into solitude. The same solitude that has been a reliable source of inspiration for many works by Nancy...

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REVIEW // HEALTH - GET COLOUR

2009-10-30T22:45:00.002Z

This band really excited me the first time I heard the intro to first track: 'In Heat', they reminded me of 65 Days of static with an electro slant and I was forced to turn the volume way up. Not only that but they have worked with a great electro band, Crystal Castles and even opened up for Nine...

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REVIEW // THE PASTELS / TENNISCOATS – TWO SUNSETS

2009-10-30T22:38:00.003Z

A collaboration between the two bands prove to be a big success. Two Sunsets has been in the making for the past couple of years with the two bands crafting a beautiful and simplistic album. When The Pastels and Tenniscoats decided to collaborate, Tenniscoats already had a track which was later to...

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REVIEW // LOW LOW LOW LA LA LA LOVE LOVE LOVE – FEELS, FEATHERS, BOG AND BEES

2009-10-30T22:16:00.002Z

At first glance, Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love donot seem to be a band who fit the mould. For a start, their unnecessarily long, nine-letter name poses a string of inconveniences (would ‘Low Low Low’ not have been enough? Or even ‘Low La Love’?) and in addition to this, the tracklist for...

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REVIEW // LEMONADE - LEMONADE

2009-10-30T22:07:00.002Z

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Lemonade (the album) is certainly made like this; with influences from grime, house, dub-step and dancehall music, this debut album is certainly unique. Opening track, ‘Big Weekend’ sounds exactly like a big weekend (well one with lots of booze, partying,...

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REVIEW // BLITZEN TRAPPER - BLACK RIVER KILLER EP

2009-10-30T21:53:00.002Z

Portland, Oregon is a Seattle-like hotbed of musical creativity, with The Decemberists, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Sleater-Kinney and Elliott Smith to alphabetically-name but a few all hailing from there. Joining such illustrious company are folktronica five-piece Blitzen Trapper, absorbing their...

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REVIEW // SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO @ PLUG, SHEFFIELD

2009-10-30T21:22:00.001Z

When a gig involves many important looking boxes - well, amplifiers, mixer and synths, keys and many many wires, not forgetting lots of pretty whirly lights you know it'll be a cracker. Thus, Simian Mobile disco was one of those indeed. To further light up my little world, they started with 'Sleep...

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REVIEW // THE BRUTE CHORUS - THE BRUTE CHORUS

2009-10-30T21:12:00.002Z

Recorded in one take in front of 300 fans, the bravery and proficiency of The Brute Chorus’ self titled debut calls for respect. It’s a shame then that the songs let them down. They are by no means poorly arranged or played, in fact quite the opposite, it’s just almost the half the dozen songs...

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REVIEW // KEEGAN DEWITT - ISLANDS

2009-10-30T21:03:00.003Z

‘Islands’ is Keegan DeWitt’s official debut album. However, this native of Portland, Oregon has not been idle before this release, having been showcasing his talents as a film score composer (being nominated for the Independent Spirit Award) and performing as a songwriter in New York’s Lower East...

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REVIEW // RADIO SLAVE - FABRIC 48

2009-10-30T20:58:00.001Z

In this latest of Fabric's mix series, Matt Edwards, here under the alias Radio Slave, presents a flawless showcase of the material that he's been featuring in his DJ sets. The album opens with Michel Cleis' remix of Baeka's 'Right At It', its slow-burning percussion sliding effortlessly towards...

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REVIEW // GET BACK GUINOZZI! – LOW FILES TROPICAL

2009-10-30T20:50:00.002Z

The first single from new band Get Back Guinozzi shows promising signs with it’s summer feel and quirky sounds. It’s slow relaxing feel and smooth guitar sounds and vocals along with jangling guitars and pitch shifting keyboard. The band take you back to the best parts of summer enjoying the sun....

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IN PICTURES // THE FALL @ LEEDS 02 ACADEMY

2009-10-29T20:23:00.003Z

Mark E Smith and his ever-changing troop of Peel-beloved, post-punk icons grace the stage of the Leeds Academy. Ladies and gentlemen, the one... the only... The Fall. By Brendan Docherty

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REVIEW // GIRLS - ALBUM

2009-10-29T20:17:00.001Z

Calling an album “Album” is both highly new age and ultra trendy or rather dumb and big headed; though I would like to believe it is the former, as Girls are definitely a new age type of band. Before this album was ever to be released there was already an immense amount of hype surrounding these...

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REVIEW // THOMAS DYBDAHL - THOMAS DYBDAHL

2009-10-29T20:13:00.001Z

Thomas Dybdahl's latest self-titled release brings together a selection of tracks from his previous four albums which have shot him to prominence in his native Norway, providing an introduction to his elegant song-writing. Opener ‘From Grace’ is a heartfelt promise of love, while ‘Adelaide’ and ‘B...

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REVIEW // BAT FOR LASHES @ ROUNDHOUSE, LONDON

2009-10-29T20:01:00.004Z

For those who are not familiar with the name Bat For Lashes, I shall acquaint you with a little introduction. Comprised of front woman Natasha Khan and a changing band, which for some time has featured Charlotte Hatherley from Ash, Bat For Lashes’ sound has been described as ‘sci-fi folk’, often...

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