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Manchester invaded London last week when the Stone Roses headlined Finsbury Park, with Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr in support. However, any headlines about the Mancunians conquering the capital had to be scrapped when the much-hyped gigs failed to sell out. Indeed, Monitors scribe Nicholas Burman managed to stroll up on the day (well, with a gammy knee and a bottle [..]
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In the middle of the last decade, Gudrun Gut’s Monika Enterprise label put out a series of compilations called ’4 Women No Cry’. The concept behind them was to introduce four female musicians from four different countries to a wider audience, and all 3 comps that were released provided a rich variety of electronic, experimental and esoteric pop music. Columbia [..]
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Melt Yourself Down – Melt Yourself Down @ soundcloud
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His long-term collaborator Seb Rochford may be the most prominent face, or at least hair, in modern British jazz, but Pete Wareham’s spirited honking has been the most distinctive element of their bands over the last decade. Acoustic Ladyland, Polar Bear and Fulborn Teversham have all helped a genre that gets little mainstream attention these days cross over to new [..]
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As the self-styled ‘Zef-style’ duo’s European tour prepares to roll into the UK, Die Antwoord drop another video, and, as usual, it’s ridiculous, puerile and made with a dubious dedication to salacious shock value. And, as usual, it’s so well shot, directed and choreographed that it’s utterly impossible to draw your eyes away from the colourful chaos erupting on screen. [..]
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Is this the most ridiculous app yet? Quite possibly, as it’s an app designed to, er, stop you using apps. Hmmm. The idea behind Pause is that people are spending too much time staring at their phones, which is true. However, is the best way to curb your app usage [..]
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June 14, 2013 Electrowerkz
A damn sweet double-header at Electrowerkz this Friday, which sees Michigan’s Shigeto squaring up to local lad Kelpe for a couple of bouts of brisk beat-making. We loved Kelpe‘s recent ‘Answered’ EP, while Shigeto‘s live show, which showcases his incredible drumming skills, is something to behold – as you can [..]
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