Monthly Archives: June 2011

Arcade Fire: 10 facts

As the Canadian tour-bus-group that make up Arcade Fire prepare to fill Hyde Park with their glorious sounds tonight, we thought it was time to get to know more about the elusive band… 1.They keep it in the family: Lead … Continue reading

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Glasto 2011: The Verdict

It is after 15 hours of sleep, 10 minutes of after-sun application and 4 cold showers that I have been able to sit down and attempt to articulate my first experience of, as Guy Garvey puts it “The biggest party … Continue reading

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Patrick Wolf Interview: my fans, Patti Smith & love at first sight

Back to claim his bar-stool-throne as one of the most exciting British talents to rip through our airwaves, Patrick Wolf. Magnificently merging electronic pop textures with classical training, his new record Lupercalia has created a fluid, romantic confluence of which you … Continue reading

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Mondays Perk: Hyde & Beast

Hyde & Beast ‘aka’ drummers-from-another-mother Dave Hyde (Futureheads) and Neil Basset (Golden Virgins) have come together and created this summer’s no muss, no fuss just drip-drizzling gorgeous melodic track. (and the) Pictures In The Sky has not only experienced the luxury … Continue reading

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Fink: the interview

Finn Greenall, frontman of acoustic, evocative, makes-you-want-to-propose-to-your-radio Fink chats to CBC about writing music for sexy time, working with real musicians and why DJs don’t need to dance. A track so smouldering sexy it should be sold with handy wipe and … Continue reading

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Festival season has officially started

It was the weekend of extremes; pouring rain or beaming sun, rocking grunge or 80s glamour, hippy holiday or hen party. Despite the sun playing peek-a-boo its fair to say the 75,000 revellers who donned their wellies and packed their … Continue reading

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Getting Jiggy With It

Imagine a cold Pina Colada in front of you. Now put a tropical cocktail umbrella in it. Munch on some jerk BBQ chicken whilst jigging with several scantily-clad, happy people and you’ve just sampled the sweet summer delights of Boy Mandeville‘s … Continue reading

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Smooth yet Crunchy, the DELS new mouthwatering track

Whilst we have been distracted by Arctic Monkeys’ innuendos, the few sightings of summer and stocking up handy wipes for the festival countdown, DELS aka Kieren Dickins has been busy creating the slickest, sickest beat since Witness Dub. Oh yeah, … Continue reading

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Kentucky delivers rich, fuzz-saturated rock

After much nail-biting, constant clock-checking and tick-inducing anticipation, the southern rockers My Morning Jacket have finally released Circuital. Recorded in their native Louisville, their 6th studio album is apparently named after their circular-fashion method of recording, and has been described as … Continue reading

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