The Monitors
Keeping track of new music, media
and industry news - 19-05-12-09.30am
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Molotov Jukebox are a six piece band from London. They use a wide variety of instruments (violin, accordion, trumpet, bass, guitar, drums), and through them explore a mass of genres including gypsy, ska, funk, dubstep, flamenco, house, electro, pop, reggae, and soul. Phew thats a lot to explore!
The guys have been tipped this year as the real promoters choice of ones to watch, and you can see for yourself at an extraordinary gig at CAMP on the 28th February. The event will also feature DJ sets from Rob Da Bank, Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip, Eddy Temple Morris and Django Django, keeping the DJing as diverse as the live acts set list! All proceeds go to the wonderful charity CALM, which aims to help reduce the suicide rate amongst young men (it is currently the biggest killer of men under 35!!!!!). If you cant go to the gig you can alway donate through the justgiving page
Check out the bands great video of their last single, released in November.
The debut album from this London five piece manages to straddle between artistic indie and big, engrossing choruses. Some have described it as Coldplay-ish, but that’s always said with the tone that somehow Coldplay sell out arena’s by being shit. Which doesn’t really add up. Language does sometimes sound a bit same-y, but for a debut, Zulu Winter have proved [..]
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Kindess’ new track isn’t only very, very nice it also comes with a cute little retro teaching-aide style video.
Everyone knows the Olympics are fast coming, so here comes the first of what will probably be a lot of Olympic-orientated apps. This one introduces you to the torch bearers and art events. iTunes
May 24, 2012 Dingwalls
Touted as a band to experience live, Man Like Me are throwing a party next Thursday to celebrate the launch of their new single ‘Squeeze’. Mates including Tom Vek and Mike Skinner, it’s sure to be a decent party!
