So, through the month of June I’ve been to many more gigs that have been pretty damn good. In that time I also saw countless new artists and support bands and, even though I did an article about YACHT and I briefly mentioned The Horrors in my Jarvis Cocker live review but there were many [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Max
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The saga of The Pirate Bay’s trials and tribulations continue. You may remember the last chapter, which saw the site guilty of copyright infringements on their file-sharing site, and as a result facing a hefty fine of $3.6 million (around £2.2 million). Global Gaming Factory X AB, who are a Swedish mobile phone company, have [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Max
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Summer is here, and the best way to celebrate is to see Regina Spektor at Hyde Park in a big tent. At least, that is the premise of the new Serpentine Sessions mini-festival (which also features Bon Iver this evening and Tindersticks tomorrow) that was obviously created by Live Nation to bridge the gap between [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Max
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Wilco were at one point one of the most respected rock bands in the world as they dabbled with different styles of music. Recently, however, they’ve been accused of being past their best, especially with 2007’s Sky Blue Sky. Wilco (The Album) can be best described is a solid collection of carefully crafted songs. They [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Max
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You may not have realised (well, that may well be a lie) but there was a festival on this past weekend called Glastonbury (or under its new title ‘Glas-ton-ber-ry’…I’m sick of this pronunciation) and NME have posted a whole load of video interviews from that weekend. There are many that I could have drawn your [...]

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Max
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