Some bands don’t need to do a lot to be continually adored by their fans and critics alike. If their style is so good and catchy then why bother changing things dramatically as long as you can continue to write good songs? The Futureheads are a band who have been masters of the British post-punk [...]

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Max
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Everyone says to me ‘you should check out The Drums, they’re this year’s most amazing new band ever!’ By everyone, I, of course, mean the music press who have filled many a tips list for 2010 with this band. They tick all of the boxes. They’re from Brooklyn, New York, where you turn round a [...]

Posted on February 12th, 2010 by Max
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One must wonder how big Damon Albarn’s contacts list is, and also how varied. Consider the list of guest stars for the upcoming highly-anticipated (at least on this blog anyway) third Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach: Snoop Dogg, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Kano, Bashy, The National Orchestra For Arabic Music, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Little [...]

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Max
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Last weekend, Radiohead played a Haiti benefit concert at Music Box in the Fonda Theatre in LA. The gig raised a ton of money for the troubled nation, thanks to the tickets only being available to buy through auction. The setlist was a pretty inspired one for a band deep into recording their new album, [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by Max
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By any chance, do you have access to something called a TV or a radio? The former is something that allows you to watch moving pictures and the latter allows you to hear sound. Either way, if you have either or both of these objects, you’ll have probably heard Florence And The Machine’s cover You [...]

Posted on January 13th, 2010 by Max
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