Music
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FestivalsPrimavera Sound 2010: In A Nutshell
We could talk for hours and hours about Primavera, if you're not careful. Here's a brief summary of how things went down in Barcelona this May Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
FestivalsPrimavera Sound 2010
Even when it gets little things wrong, Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival never really fails Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Reviews
Black Carrot – Milking Scarabs for Dough
Few bands come with an in-house bard, but Black Carrot do – thus summing up their rather unwieldy brand of art rock pretty well. Helmed by Oliver Betts... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsMathew Jonson – Agents of Time
Like a troupe of dancing skeletons, Canadian electronic producer Mathew Jonson’s first solo LP is stripped-back, funky and slightly sinister in places.... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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DEVO - Something For Everybody
There’s a template reaction to new material from beloved bands of yesteryear: a ‘legacy’ evaluation followed by a damage assessment. So let... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
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Southern Tenant Folk Union - The New Farming Scene
Folk music is a tricky thing to get right these days, so a la mode and with so many cynics tweaking their musical tweets to fit the trend. Yet, Southern Tena... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010
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Festivals
Òran Mór @ West End Festival, 10-27 June
Standing under its own tall spire on the corner of Byres and Great Western Road, the converted church that is Òran Mór will be a highly visible... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
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Thomas Truax – Sonic Dreamer
New Yorker Thomas Truax is unlikely to ever find himself in even the dimmest-lit corner of the mainstream public consciousness, and if he did he’d inev... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
Interviews
A Rough Guide to Sage Francis
As part of our ongoing commitment to expanding your musical knowledge, we’d like to take the release of Sage Francis’s Li(f)e to prime you on some of his key releases. There will be a test. Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
InterviewsSage Francis: Walk The Line
If you're going to make it in hip-hop, it takes discipline and a dedication to the craft. Few have it like Sage Francis Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
Reviews
Astral Planes – Sit Still Child EP
How nice it would be to never outgrow those formative years, when music was music, cool was cool, and being a fan was just that with no regard for a canonise... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
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The Dirty Dozen – June 2010 (The Cavalera Takeover)
Making a rare visit to the capital, a charitable Max Cavalera invites Ryan Drever aboard his tour bus lounge to compare the June singles to Sonic Youth and shock us with the news that he never dug disco Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
Reviews
Dead Western – Suckle At the Supple Teats of Time
If I had a name as manly and cool as Troy Mighty, I wouldn’t bother adopting a stage name. But then again, if I had a singing voice as mysterious and g... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsKlak Tik – Must We Find a Winner
When musicians cite ‘musical differences’ for parting company, assumptions of petty arguments abound. Though not privy to the reasons behind 6 Da... Read more »| 02 Jun 2010 -
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Crowded House – Intriguer
Crowded House are perfect candidates for achieving the successful reunion. With a legacy based on good, but not era-definingly great albums, the threat of ta... Read more »| 02 Jun 2010