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The Raincoats perform ‘The Raincoats’
The Raincoats will perform 'The Raincoats' for ATP's 'Don't Look Back' series. The record will be performed in its entirety to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release. It's at The Scala on the 20th May 2010, tickets are £15 and on sale now. Read on »
No Age, Hudson, Fall at Field Day Festival
Too few bars, too few toilets but more than enough good bands. That's Field Day folks and they've just announced some new acts for this year's festival. Joining Phoenix, Silver Apples and Caribou in Victoria Park will be Hudson Mowake, No Age, These New Puritans, The Fall and many, many more. Read on »
XX, Booka Shade & Foals for Melt
Serbian fortresses, Mexican drive-ins and now huge hulking coal mining diggers towering into the sky. These international festivals sure do it better than the Brits. Yes, the latest festival to announce its summer line up is Germany's Melt Festival, promising "a true industrial rave experience" between 16th - 18th July at Ferropolis.Massive Attack, the XX and Booka Shade are amongst the first big confirmations. Read on »
4AD announce new tracks on World Record Store Day
4AD have announced they'll be releasing brand new material from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Gang Gang Dance and Tune-Yards to celebrate World Record Store Day 2010. 'Fragments From a Work in Progress' will feature rough drafts of tracks that will feature on the artists' forthcoming records. Read on »
These New Puritans, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Wavves play 1234
Shoreditch will be taken over by bands including These New Puritans, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Wavves on the 24th July. Yes, it's time for 1234 Festival. Read on »
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Day ‘n ‘Night: Crookers
Neu spent a day with the Italian DJs/producers on a pivotal day in their careers. Playing their album launch show and a Rough Trade instore performance, we found the two court jesters of dance music straddling the divide between popularity and innovation.
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Britney meets Glee: She & Him
Come on, admit it you grumpy bastards. You like She & Him. They make flirty pop tunes that can't help but spread smiles. They're the folk duo from heaven if heaven got hipsterised.
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Visual Treat: Glasser
We've been to far too many shows where the band plays stock still, churning out a passionless performance that they expect you to just wildly clap at. Glasser definitely isn't one of those bands.
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Bold and Brassy: Think About Life
If you're not into it you've got a heart of stone, ears stuffed with cotton wool and probably need to have a good sit down to Think About Life.
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Covering Miley & Joe: Girls
What do you say Simon? Would you have let him through? Girls's Chris Owens gets shoved in a lift by [dutch?] website 3voor12 to cover 'The Climb'.
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Friendship
Friendship are another band that have been chugging on the tropical juice that seems to be running through the veins of boys once addicted to hardcore. What better introduction to the duo than "Lifeguard",a new single out on 19th April thanks to the Too Pure Singles club.
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Saturday 13th March: Sumi Ink Club/Lucky Dragons
After an outstanding performance at the ICA's "Calling Out of Context" Lucky Dragons return to the UK for a special performance. Including an afternoon session of their LA 'Sumi Ink Club' the band will take up residence in Auto Italia South East on Saturday 13th March.
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‘I Was Gone’: Woods
Many will say "It's not as good as Rain on Radio" but if you judge all songs by the merits of their ability to conjure up that one day spent in bed with that one guy you thought you'd love forever [it was raining] honey, you'll be forever disappointed.
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Rough and Tumble: Dum Dum Girls
"I lean towards the rough and tumble" Neu Magazine talks to Dum Dum Girls on their UK tour. Mixing songs from debut EP 'Dum Dum Girls' and new album "I Will Be" the band sold out every night, won a tonne of new fans and with the record out on 5th April will prove that girl groups can sell.
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4th March-29th April: Dean Chalkley at The Book Club
Dean Chalkley presents his 'The New Faces' exhibition at The Book Club this month. Here's what they have to say about it.
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Top Form: Pantha Du Prince & Four Tet
Turning the earthy Pantha Du Prince track, with typically resonant vocals from Noah Lennox, into an upbeat bleep heavy dance track the German/Paris Producer and the Four Tet man are both on top form.
