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In honour of Her Maj’ Queen Elizabeth not dying for sixty...

In honour of Her Maj’ Queen Elizabeth not dying for sixty years, here’s a playlist of some of the best of British. It’s a collaborative Spotify playlist, so feel free to add a few of your own in ther...

1 day ago

Neutral Milk Hotel – Oh ComelyUnlike most people Neutral Milk...

Neutral Milk Hotel – Oh ComelyUnlike most people Neutral Milk Hotel’s cult hit In the Aeroplane Over the Sea wasn’t the first thing I heard by the Elephant 6 quartet. The lesser known On Avery Island...

1 day ago

First we got news of Bloc Party’s comeback album arriving...

First we got news of Bloc Party’s comeback album arriving in August, and now we’re getting the new album from The xx this year too! In a mailout to those signed up to their mailing list, the London t...

1 day ago

No matter what the consensus on Prometheus turns out to be,...

No matter what the consensus on Prometheus turns out to be, almost everything about the film will be studied and analysed for quite some time to come. From its superlative marketing campaign to its p...

1 day ago

THE BATMAN STREET PREACHERNo, not Nicky Wire in a cowl...

THE BATMAN STREET PREACHER No, not Nicky Wire in a cowl ‘n’ cape, but rather someone dressed as the Dark Knight, spreading the Bat-word to the good people of Birmingham. It sort of restores your fait...

2 days ago

WATCH/// BLOC PARTY FOURTH ALBUM TRAILER!The Bloc are back!...

WATCH/// BLOC PARTY FOURTH ALBUM TRAILER! The Bloc are back! We’re excited! Exclamation marks! After an all-too-long hiatus, Bloc Party are returning with their fourth album, titled Four, late this s...

2 days ago

LISTEN/// CHILDISH GAMBINO & BECK - SILK PILLOWAnyone else...

LISTEN/// CHILDISH GAMBINO & BECK - SILK PILLOW Anyone else surprised by this pairing? Beck’s been fairly quiet recently, and hasn’t drifted into the realms of hip-hop for a long time, so popping up ...

3 days ago

NEW/// LOS CAMPESINOS! - TIPTOE THROUGH THE TRUE...

NEW/// LOS CAMPESINOS! - TIPTOE THROUGH THE TRUE BITS Here’s a slightly unexpected surprise. A new Los Campesinos! track, not related to their stuttering Heat Rash project, and no sign of a new album...

3 days ago

WATCH/// JAY-Z & KANYE WEST - NO CHURCH IN THE WILD (FT....

WATCH/// JAY-Z & KANYE WEST - NO CHURCH IN THE WILD (FT. FRANK OCEAN) (Reblogged from dailymovement)

4 days ago

Not much has been made about the events leading up to The...

Not much has been made about the events leading up to The Bravest Man In The Universe, Bobby Womack’s 26th solo album and first in 12 years, mainly because not much is known about it. Womack was recr...

4 days ago

Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come On EileenSoundtrack to...

Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come On EileenSoundtrack to growing up My parents were on the whole a bit crap when it comes to the Eighties . Not from drugs; my mum was on the other side of the world and ...

4 days ago

LISTEN/// BOBBY WOMACK & LANA DEL REY COLLABORATION...

LISTEN/// BOBBY WOMACK & LANA DEL REY COLLABORATION SURFACES The soul legend meets the most divisive pop star of 2012. “Dayglo Reflection” appears on Womack’s upcoming ‘revival’ album The Bravest Man...

5 days ago

NEW/// POSTER FOR SETH MACFARLANE’S TEDJust in case you...

NEW/// POSTER FOR SETH MACFARLANE’S TED Just in case you were thinking the first movie from the Family Guy creator would be all high-brow and intellectual, cast your eyes upon this poster… still, for...

5 days ago

alxqnn:NEW/// THE VACCINES - NO HOPEPremièring on Zane Lowe...

alxqnn: NEW/// THE VACCINES - NO HOPE Premièring on Zane Lowe earlier today, this is the first cut from the London four-piece’s second record The Vaccines Come Of Age. The album comes out on Septembe...

5 days ago

Eminem - The Way I AmIt started the longest and most fruitful...

Eminem - The Way I AmIt started the longest and most fruitful love affair I’ve had in music – hip hop. As far as I can tell, Eminem was instrumental in drawing a lot of ’90-’95 born kids into the hip...

6 days ago

We’re slowly gliding into the sixth month of the year, with a...

We’re slowly gliding into the sixth month of the year, with a whole pile of superb releases behind us and a tantalising list of possibilities in front; films like The Dark Knight Rises, Cosmopolis, T...

27 may 12

LISTEN/// KING L - VAL VENISNote to all artists: naming your...

LISTEN/// KING L - VAL VENIS Note to all artists: naming your tracks after a wrestler is always a good way to get someone (i.e. me) to listen to you. Sadly, King L’s “Val Venis” contains no reference...

26 may 12

LISTEN/// BAAUER - HARLEM SHAKEIf you were lucky enough to...

LISTEN/// BAAUER - HARLEM SHAKE If you were lucky enough to catch Rustie’s BBC Radio One Essential Mix the other week, you will have heard this. “Harlem Shake” shares a few strands of DNA with Diplo ...

26 may 12

LISTEN/// THE NATIONAL’S SONG FOR GAME OF THRONESThe...

LISTEN/// THE NATIONAL’S SONG FOR GAME OF THRONES The National are one of the biggest alternative bands to come out of America in recent times. Game Of Thrones is a TV phenomenon, garnering acclaim a...

26 may 12

"It’s frustrating when you see five little dicks like that take over America, it’s..."

“It’s frustrating when you see five little dicks like that take over America, it’s...

26 may 12

LISTEN/// BEAT CONNECTION - THE PALACE GARDEN, 4AMBeat...

LISTEN/// BEAT CONNECTION - THE PALACE GARDEN, 4AM Beat Connection take their name from an LCD Soundsystem track, as well as a chunk of inspiration. With “The Palace Garden, 4AM”, the Seattle four pi...

26 may 12

LISTEN/// SUMMER CAMP - ALWAYSDisco disco disco! Summer Camp...

LISTEN/// SUMMER CAMP - ALWAYS Disco disco disco! Summer Camp follow up their debut album Welcome To Condale with the Always EP on July 9th. This is the title track and it’s bloody brilliant. One for...

26 may 12

Adele is a good singer. This is an established fact, which I...

Adele is a good singer. This is an established fact, which I wouldn’t dare contest.. But this doesn’t stop me from loathing her. It’s overkill. In the morning, all most people want is a coffee, a bit...

26 may 12

Over the Limit is one of the WWE’s lesser know Pay Per...

Over the Limit is one of the WWE’s lesser know Pay Per View events. I have to admit, my excitement levels weren’t high for it; the build up in preceding weeks had been kind of lacklustre, especially ...

25 may 12

Phil Elverum has been making music since 1997 and has 9 albums...

Phil Elverum has been making music since 1997 and has 9 albums already under his belt. He is perhaps best known for acclaimed album The Glow Pt. 2 under his previous moniker of The Microphones which ...

24 may 12

Hailed as the new guitar heroes, the hype around indie...

Hailed as the new guitar heroes, the hype around indie revivalists Spector continues to snowball with the announcement that their debut album Enjoy It While It Lasts is to be released August 13th. Wh...

23 may 12

REVIEW/// THE GREAT GATSBY TRAILER It’s been less than 24 hours...

REVIEW/// THE GREAT GATSBY TRAILER It’s been less than 24 hours since the trailer of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby hit the internet and already literary and film lovers alike have been rating and s...

23 may 12

I have heard of Keaton Henson, have you?I’ll just put it out...

I have heard of Keaton Henson, have you? I’ll just put it out there straight away, that I am fangirling the worst way for 23 year old Henson. I find his debut album, entitiled Dear… so refreshing and...

23 may 12

WATCH/// THE CHAPMAN FAMILY - NO MORE TEARSWe’ve got big...

WATCH/// THE CHAPMAN FAMILY - NO MORE TEARS We’ve got big love for the Teeside quintet; we regard them as one of the best and most vital bands in the country right now, with their Cruel Britannia EP ...

23 may 12

“Darker, harder, faster, deeper”… nope, not an...

“Darker, harder, faster, deeper”… nope, not an X-rated remix of Daft Punk, but Andrew Lincoln describing Season 3 of The Walking Dead. Wacky Scientologist movie icons? In my unnecessary remake? It’s ...

23 may 12

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