As the week comes to a close, here’s a round up of news that you may or may not care about. Last weekend, the soundtrack for the new Twilight film, a franchise that has taken everything that was great about vampires and torn them apart to make them trendy and accessible for the ‘yoof’ of [...]

Posted on October 16th, 2009 by Max
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In 2007, Bloc Party delivered a decent set at Reading, supporting the Arcade Fire and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but nothing that would set the world on fire. They returned to the festival a year later, rising up to support The Killers, and rejuvenated after releasing their third album, Intimacy, just a few days [...]

Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by Max
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In the third of three special posts previewing this month’s Reading & Leeds festivals (if you missed Part 1 and Part 2 they can be found here and here), I start by looking at where the big hitters and potential surprises lie on the Radiohead headlined day. All eyes will undoubtedly be on the headliners [...]

Posted on August 25th, 2009 by Max
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Oh hi there. I am back. Having just spent most of the last two weeks having a good time in Finland (where the weather was surprisingly summery and way better than anything in this crummy country we like to call the United Kingdom), I am now back and sort of recharged and sort of jetlagged. [...]

Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by Max
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Chances are now you’ve probably all heard the new Bloc Party song, One More Chance. Some people just hate it like crazy whilst others, including me, dig the (millionth) new direction for the band and think that it is a fun song. Whether this is any indicator of what the fourth album is going to [...]

Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Max
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