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Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve return with new single, ‘Black Noise’
After a three-year hiatus, Erol Alkan and Richard Norris’ side-project Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve are about to drop another psychedelic tab on us all, right on time for the summer months. Their latest single, ‘Black Noise’, is more of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, Black Noise, Erol Alkan, Richard Norris, Third Mynd Recordings
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Pop Crimes: The Worst Music Writing You Will Ever Read?
A response to Rosamund Urwin, the Evening Standard hack whose article tested my rage-o-meter by cosying up to indie-pop vermin King Charles Dear Rosamund Urwin, Writers whose work inspires strong feelings – whether it be love, compassion or rage – … Continue reading
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Niggas in Paris gon vote for me: Francis Hollande and the 2012 French presidential election
The sans-culottes stormed the Bastille in 1789. Now in 2012, the socialist French presidential hopeful Francis Hollande is trying to storm the banlieue. And how? With ‘Niggas in Paris’ of course. There’s nothing wrong with politicians using hip soundtracks for … Continue reading
The Sound Of 2013 – A very early update.
Last week London saw shows by two of the stars of the electronic avant-pop world in 2013, as both Money from Manchester and When Saints Go Machine from Copenhagen separately headlined shows. Money were supported by Great Waves and another … Continue reading
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Boris: The Riots Were “A Tribute to Policing in London”
On last night’s Newsnight, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson made an extraordinary claim: that the way the police handled last summer’s riots was “a tribute to policing in London.” We don’t need a recap of the anarchy that went … Continue reading
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‘After the Riots’ report: what have we learned?
When I blogged on August’s Riots at a time when they were still spreading through the capital (never mind Birmingham and Manchester), people got very het up about two words: “social causes.” People seemed to find it more comfortable to … Continue reading
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Tagged big brands, Budget, Riots, Riots Communities and Victims Panel, social media
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Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
Cassetteboy just got himself some hot competition. Australian lawyer and video maker Hugh Atkin has just dropped what we believe to be the finest political/musical mash-up ever, slicing and dicing Eminem with this year’s US presidential candidates. This is prime … Continue reading
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David Lynch And Moby Reunite
Before watering down his dance-music roots to make advert muzak on the gazillion-selling Play (and beyond), Moby made some great records. The irritating little vegan’s first single, ‘Go’, was a euphoric dance anthem that sampled ‘Laura Palmer’s Theme’ from Twin … Continue reading
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Engelbert’s Eurovision Entry Best In Living Memory
The last we heard of legendary British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, there was a rumour flying around he was dead. Not the case. He’s actually alive and well, and representing the UK in the Eurovision song contest this year. Artistically, entering … Continue reading
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21st-CENTURY HOUSE: The producers who are toppling the charts’ Guettho-tech status quo
It became pretty obvious – if it wasn’t already – that the Guettho-dance-pop had eaten itself the moment Will.I.AM, J-Lo and Mick Jagger came together on “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever).” Mick Jagger growling incomprehensibly and bopping around in front of … Continue reading
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