There is a good chance you may have heard of The Golden Filter, but not primarily for their own work. The duo of Penelope and Stephen from New York has done more remixes for other bands than they have done singles of their own. However, they’re absolutely adored on the blogosphere. The reason as to [...]

Posted on December 2nd, 2009 by Max
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It was a refreshing October evening in Guildford as I made my way to the Boileroom for a gig headlined by Kill It Kid (which I reviewed for Sonic Dice). There two pretty interesting support artists. One of them was the part-Scottish, part-Chicago Sparrow & The Workshop, whom I might write about at a future [...]

Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by Max
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Imagine this as a scenario. You fly over to the UK to embark on a tour supporting a band (for this instance, let’s use Hockey) with your bandmates. However, just as you’re about to start, your bandmates chicken out, leaving you all alone in a country you hardly know with just a Macbook for company. [...]

Posted on October 16th, 2009 by Max
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A change from the norm this week, as I select some videos from bands that have been featured on The Musical Chairs so far this year. First Aid Kit – You’re Not Coming Home Tonight (Live): Detektivbyrån – Om Du Möter Varg (Live): Three Trapped Tigers – 1 (Live): Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post [...]

Posted on September 30th, 2009 by Max
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What I’m about to say is probably going to sound incredibly dubious and possibly naïve for someone who writes about music but sometimes when you read a band name before any of their music it’s very hard not to have preconceptions. Either you will wince at a name because of its terribleness or the connotations [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by Max
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