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The Great Escape Festival 2013 - Review (Day 2) #tge #tge2013

Sat, May 18 2013 10:50am - Source: Breaking More Waves

Day two of Brighton's Great Escape Festival brings more music than you could possibly cram into any day.

Today's Hotness: Mahogany, Snowden, Teardrop Factory

Fri, May 10 2013 5:32pm - Source: clicky clicky music blog

Like Tom Waits , art-pop concern Mahogany keep getting weirder while staying the same (to whit, Wikipedia describes the once-octet thusly: "an electric music-based multidisciplinary media ensemble currently working in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and other locations").

Deerhunter - Monomania

Wed, May 01 2013 3:36pm - Source: The Quietus

Deerhunter are one of those very fortunate indie rock bands who have managed to achieve a surprising amount of critical and popular consensus.

Dusting ‘Em Off: Cocteau Twins – Blue Bell Knoll

Sat, April 27 2013 4:08am - Source: Consequence of Sound

When one thinks of the "4AD Sound", especially in considering the label's classic period throughout the '80s that would factor heavily into what is now called "dream pop", "ethereal" often comes to mind (with "gossamer" a close second).

Today's Hotness: Colleen, Army Navy, The Bilinda Butchers

Fri, April 12 2013 3:25am - Source: clicky clicky music blog

Given how strongly we were moved by her recordings in the middle of the last decade -- even naming one of her records among the best of 2005 -- we have a hell of a time keeping up with Colleen , the project of one-time (and perhaps current, we've really lost the thread here) French school teacher Cécile Schott.

Sarah Brightman in space

Mon, April 08 2013 6:19am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

In the US, where her albums have outsold Sir Elton John's and the Rolling Stones' for many years, she's known as "the angel of music".

Until Excess, Imperceptible UFO

Wed, April 03 2013 10:00am - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

The Besnard Lakes were the Dark Horse in 2007, the Roaring Night in 2010, and in 2013 have decided to eschew declaring themselves anything in an album title, going this time for something more... opaque.

Duran Duran Versus Japan: The Substance Of Style

Sun, March 31 2013 1:32pm - Source: The Quietus

Some thirty years ago one pop band's trajectory (which had begun several years earlier in the drab London suburb of Catford) ended, to the surprise of the listening public, on a hard-earned artistic masterstroke achieved while fractiously splitting under the strain of internal tensions.

Personality Clash: Austra x Herve

Thu, March 07 2013 6:04pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Katie Stelmanis is the classically trained lead singer of icy Canadian electro-pop quartet, Austra.

50 GREAT ALBUMS IN MY 50th YEAR (Part 17)

Tue, March 05 2013 6:06am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

The list is now just over one-third through.

Empress Of - "Hat Trick"

Sat, March 02 2013 12:42am - Source: Club Fonograma

As Empress Of (Brooklyn-based "project of sight + sound" by Lorely Rodriguez) continues to seep through various spots around the blogosphere and starts to gain attention from even the most revered of zines, it's hard for us not to feel bad about not covering her until now, considering the musical output she's been laying out these past few months has been both riveting and atypical.

Glastonbury ETC Long List Announced

Wed, February 27 2013 5:32pm - Source: The Devil Has The Best Tuna

Over the past few weeks a selection of the finest bloggers in the UK (including yours truly) has been listening to the 8000 bands and aertists who entered the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2013.

Distant Correspondent :: Listen

Wed, February 27 2013 5:06pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

There are plenty of problems with the modern era of music making, but technology can sometimes be a splendid thing.

Psychic Twin – “Dream State”

Tue, February 26 2013 2:33am - Source: Obscure Sound

Psychic Twin's new track "Dream State" is just that, a swirling rush of glittery synth arpeggios and soaring vocals that affirm the dream-pop fantasies of duo Erin Fein and Brett Sanderson, the vocals and music behind this Chicago-based project.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs to reveal new single 'Sacrilege' on Monday (February 25)

Thu, February 21 2013 2:09pm - Source: NME

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are set to reveal their new single 'Sacrilege' next week.

Lead Off: Gothic Tropic

Wed, February 13 2013 1:39pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

It's difficult to put a finger on just what makes LA trio Gothic Tropic so appealing.

Shorties (The Top 10 Literary Rogues, A History of The Pharcyde, and more)

Thu, February 07 2013 2:56pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

At the Daily Beast , Andrew Shaffer (author of Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors ) lists the top 10 misbehaving literary rogues.

"Sometimes it feels like I'm still having to justify my existence": DiS meets Cocteau Twins' Robin G

Wed, February 06 2013 2:18pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

With over thirty years as a recording artist under his belt, Robin Guthrie 's iconic status is well and truly justified.

Marc Ruxin: The Best Tunage 2012

Tue, January 22 2013 9:49pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

This year, building a music discovery platform called TastemakerX, I was looking harder than usual at new music.

"'Inhaler' almost didn't make it onto the album": DiS meets Yannis from Foals

Thu, January 17 2013 4:17pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

If there's one single band whose output has constantly had Drowned In Sound glued to the edge of our seats, it's Foals.

A call for help for Vini Reilly

Fri, January 04 2013 5:19pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Facebook page , from a nephew of guitarist Vini Reilly.

MuuMuse Presents: The Top 20 Albums of 2012

Sat, December 22 2012 11:23pm - Source: MuuMuse

Last week, I posted my favorite singles from 2012.

Fervor For

Wed, December 12 2012 11:58pm - Source: Foe Weel !!! ???

Today, 12-12-12, is the concert for Hurricane Sandy here in NYC, and it seems that all of the relics of rock will be represented including a rumored reuniting of Nirvana with Paul McCartney in Kurt Cobain's place.

Violeta Vil - Lápidas y cocoteros

Tue, December 11 2012 3:24pm - Source: Club Fonograma

Perhaps one of the most intriguing untold stories about the CF headquarters (Really? There is such a thing?), is the fact that for the last couple of years Violeta Vil was devoid of any skeptics.

MuuMuse’s Most Anticipated of 2013 (Part One!)

Mon, December 10 2012 12:20pm - Source: MuuMuse

A time when the promise of next year's pop records still shines bright like a diamond, free of the crippling reality of weak lead singles, terrible cover art and disappointing chart positions.

Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Solange, Miguel and Dawn Richard: The new talents pushing the limits of R’n’B

Sat, December 08 2012 12:38am - Source: The Independent - Music

His rise to prominence began with a mixtape (February 2011's Nostalgia, Ultra) that leant heavily on its alternative music samples of MGMT and Radiohead, conjuring up an utterly unique sonic and lyrical world in the process.

Book Notes - Bill Peters "Maverick Jetpants in The City of Quality"

Fri, November 30 2012 3:58pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

40 of the best new artists of 2012: Part 3

Thu, November 22 2012 12:57pm - Source: Nialler 9

"What are your five best new musical discoveries of the year?"

FRIENDLY FIRES

Tue, November 20 2012 4:18pm - Source: Mixmag

Looking at the track list for Friendly Fires' turn at the helm of the Late Night Tales love boat is like embarking on a baffling game of Six Degrees Of Separation – just how do you get from Junior Boys to Olivia Newton-John via early 80s disco, SBTRKT and Cocteau Twins?

My Bloody Valentine, JAMC, Cocteau Twins, Ride and more feature in shoegaze doc that launched Kickstarter campaign

Mon, November 19 2012 4:45pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

BEAUTIFUL NOISE is an in-depth exploration of a music movement in the late 20th century, a fascinating period when some innovative musicians mixed guitar noise into conventional pop song structures while maintaining a philosophy of letting the music speak for itself.

M for Montreal 2012: day 1 review (Suuns, Half Moon Run, Blue Hawaii, Mozart's Sister, Eight and a Half + more)

Thu, November 15 2012 6:48pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The 2012 M for Montreal festival kicked off last night in its namesake city with a pair of conjoined shows at La Sala Rossa and Casa Del Popolo which is just across the street on Saint Laurent Boulevard.

Fire And Brimstone: An Interview With The Revival Hour

Thu, November 15 2012 12:47pm - Source: The Quietus

The Revival Hour are John-Mark Lapham and David Stith.

Money, Pale Seas, G R E A T W A V E S to play Bella Union Christmas service

Thu, November 15 2012 11:47am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

London label Bella Union has arranged a special Christmas Service again this year, taking place at the capital's Union Chapel on 13 Dec. In addition to live sets by BU-signed dream-pop quartet Pale Seas, Manchester's own MONEY and synth minimalists G R E A T W A V E S, the event will also feature "prizes, drinks, merriment and lots of Bella Union goodies".

"I find it quite hurtful at times reading stuff about us" - DiS meets The Vaccines

Tue, November 06 2012 1:53pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

Love them or loathe them, it's pretty hard to ignore The Vaccines these days.

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