Category Archives: Music
AMY, ONE YEAR ON: Has the gutter press gone into remission?
It’s been a month of anniversaries. American Independence Day passed by unnoticed, then Bastille came in the same year as a French president looking to honour some of its history. The Stones turned 50. But today is less of a … Continue reading
SOUL TIME: After Amy Winehouse… Michael Kiwanuka, New Vintage & Valerie June
When Amy Winehouse’s music cut through the addictions and the headlines, she pioneered modern British soul music. Frank blended jazz and UK beats, before Back to Black allowed her to explore demons, dicky men and drink like a buzzy Shangri-La … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, BBE Records, Gregory Porter, Michael Kiwanuka, New Vintage, Sharon Jones, Valerie June
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TAME IMPALA: ‘LONERISM’
No sooner have we studiously put together a list of the best and worst album trailers, than we find one we’re really, properly excited about. Sod Keane and Nicki Minaj …Tame Impala are back. The Aussie band’s sophomore record, Lonerism, … Continue reading
BEST AND WORST: Album trailers
Have you noticed a sudden influx of album trailers? It’s not a new idea but trailers were never a prerequisite for a release until fairly recently. Somewhere amidst the death of physical music sales and the introduction of tween pop, … Continue reading
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Tagged Album trailers, Animal Collective, Keane, Madonna, Muse, Nicky Minaj, Tenacious D, The Killers, The Walkmen
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SUBSTANCE SOUNDS: Top 10 Phantasy Sound
Ahead of their massive Fabric takeover tonight, we’ve picked the 10 best tunes to come out of the extended Phantasy Sound family since 2007 to get you in the mood for some serious disco/acid/freakbeat/house/other. 1. Connan Mockasin, ‘Faking Jazz Together’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, Boys Noize, Connan Mockasin, Erol Alkan, Jarvis Cocker, Kindness, Paul Chambers, Phantasy Sound, Tiga
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THE SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA USED TO BE ALRIGHT: What the bloody hell happened?
The Swedish House Mafia used to be alright. My early experiments with clubbing coincided with massive Steve Angello tunes like ‘Teasing Mr. Charlie’ that could use big drops that played with your head and then smash out a melody with … Continue reading
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Tagged Deadmau5, EDM, Steve Angello, Swedish House Mafia, The Beatles
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ANOTHER BUGGED OUT MIX: Erol Alkan returns with double-sided mixes
Phantasy man and everyone’s favourite DJ, Erol Alkan, is returning with “another” Bugged Out/Bugged In mix. The Bugged Out end of things – for dancers only – is a statement piece, moving from German choppy disco beat-makers Smith n Hack … Continue reading
THE DEAD HIPPY CONSTRUCTION WORKER FROM DETROIT
For those not in the know: Detroit construction worker/one-time underground psych-folk phenomenon, Rodriguez, is not dead. He is so un-dead that he played in Sheffield last night to promote a new documentary, Searching for Sugar Man, about his strange twist … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Nick Drake, Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man, Tim Buckley
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AZEALIA BANKS AND THE PRODUCERS
Azealia Banks is playing the game very well at the moment. After her internet-fuelled debut smash – ‘212’ – created a new benchmark for swearing on record, Banks recently dropped her ‘Mermaid Ball’ mixtape featuring the Hudson Mohawke produced track ‘Jumanji’ as … Continue reading
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Tagged 212, Azealia Banks, Hudson Mohawke, machinedrum, Mermaid Ball
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THOMAS BANGALTER LETS SOME SUNSHINE IN: First Point, new film collab with Lindsey Lohan
Last time we checked Daft Punk were stuck in the middle of an robotic dystopia, covered in chrome and fibre-optics. Now Thomas Bangalter is back, and he’s found some Californian sunshine, producing the score on a new short film starring … Continue reading
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Tagged electronic music, First Point, Giorgio Moroder, Lindsey Lohan, Richard Phillips, Thomas Bangalter
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