Massive Attack have long been a creative force that has gone beyond boundaries and produced some of the finest slices of British music from the last two decades. From the R&B grooves of Safe From Harm and Unfinished Sympathy to the claustrophobia of Angel and the electronica-infused Future Proof. The themes have been the same, [...]

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Max
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Here’s some stuff that happened!
Glastonbury have been busy adding some new names to their line-up. This week has been a mixed bag. To counter the news on Monday that Jack Johnson will play the Pyramid Stage, Michael Eavis went out of his way to announce the remaining two headliners. He said that booking Muse was [...]

Posted on February 4th, 2010 by Max
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In recent days, YouTube has become the latest internet service to provide users a service that allows them to discover new music. The YouTube Music Discovery Project and Playlist Creation Tool, or better known perhaps as YouTube Disco (I’m presuming that ‘disco’ is meant as the short term for ‘discovery’ as opposed to paying tribute [...]

Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Max
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Usually at the start of the year, news is quite slow and there’s not much really much to report about. This doesn’t seem to be the case this year. As such, I’ve decided to round up some of the more interesting news in the return of Odds & Ends!
Feeder have announced their return and they’re [...]

Posted on January 8th, 2010 by Max
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On the first listen to the first proper single to be taken from Massive Attack’s long-awaited fifth album, Heligoland, it is all to easy to pick out things that remind you of bits and pieces from their past. The ultra-slow beats remind us of the eerie Man Next Door and Dissolved Girl off of Mezzanine, [...]

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by Max
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