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Hot Chip, One Life Stand
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Connor Moloney
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Quirky yet often brilliant electro poppers make timely bid for the big time. Forget the quirkiness. And the brilliance. ...more »
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news
65daysofstatic Announce New Album
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Sheffield electro-rockers 65daysofstatic have announced through their mailshot the existence of a new album, entitled We Were Exploding Anyway. ...more »
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- Kerbdog Tribute Album Release Party
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- Benni Hemm Hemm at Whelan’s March 24th
- Ash Unveil Single, Remix E.P. and Video
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records
Hot Chip, One Life Stand
Quirky yet often brilliant electro poppers make timely bid for the big time. Forget the quirkiness. And the brilliance. ...more »
Massive Attack, Heligoland
Massive Attack release their sixth studio album, not including compilations and soundtracks, on February 9th. To suggest it hasn’t been eagerly awaited would be akin to saying that John Terry and Wayne Bridge will remain bosom buddies. ...more »
Eels, End Times
The eighth EELS studio album, END TIMES, is the sound of an artist growing older in uncertain times. An artist who has lost his great love while struggling with his faith in an increasingly hostile world teetering on self-destruction. End TImes should be depressing, but its not, Mark Oliver Everett ...more »
First Aid Kit, The Big Black And The Blue
Teenage Swedish Sisters. An Alt-Folk act, in case you had other ideas.... ...more »
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features
Remembering Jim Capaldi
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Remembering Jim Capaldi. There is something about the figure of the rock star which makes them seem invincible, a confidence oozes from them which makes them appear impervious to bodily diseases like cancer which makes their losses all the more poignant. Such was the case with rock drummer/ songwriter/all-round nice guy Jim Capaldi who passed away [...] ...more »
Observer Music Monthly, RIP, 2003-2010
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It was nice to see the Observer Music Monthly (OMM) bow out in the typical, modest, fashion with which they had ran the magazine for its entire, 76- issue, lifespan. It was a magazine which during its, six and a half years, had chronicled an explosion of internet tools such as, MySpace and YouTube which [...] ...more »
9 Miscellaneous Musical Moments of Importance from 2009
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The year 2009 in music. ...more »
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interviews
Craig Walker, Power of Dreams, 20th Anniversary Tour.
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Power of Dreams are a Dublin-based pop/rock band which was formed in 1989 by songwriter Craig Walker. No-one could have foreseen that this young Dublin band, built around two brothers, would go on to play packed gigs worldwide and would, 20 years down the line be figures of cult legend on the Irish gig scene. ...more »
Breaking Artist, Betty Steeles
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I cannot help but ask, with 2010 being the dawn of a new decade, what other firsts did Betty Steeles tick off that metaphorical “To Do” list over the course of 2009? My first busking in kings road, first solo gig in Copenhagen, first time sleeping in a high bed with a sofa underneath, my first [...] ...more »
John Dinsmore, The Beat Poets
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The Beat Poets released their most recent four-track EP The Making on November 30th 2009, ahead of their debut album, which is set for release in 2010. The EP contains four tracks: The Making, Bloodline, Race and a second version of The Making. ...more »
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live
The 24th Vibe for Philo
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On the 4th of January Dublin was once again taken over by rock fans coming to pay their yearly respects and be with friends in Phil Lynott in the town he loved so well, despite the ice and snow. For a night aptly themed “Running Back“. Sadly it wasn’t only Philip who was being mourned that [...] ...more »
Electric Six
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Some shots taken at one of the funniest gig of this year, Electric Six, who played at the Academy last 5th December, supported by the Eureka Machines, a four pieces punk rock band from Leeds, UK. ...more »
Gomez, Academy
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Gomez playing at The Academy last 28th November 2009, which was one of the best live show I’ve seen in the last months. here we go with some shots: ...more »
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