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Last night, Koko played host to an all star lineup. Usually featuring NME’s en-vogue bands or opening the floor for Club NME, Camden’s venue of choice was blessed with two fantastic acts, The Joy Formidable and Passion Pit.
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable is one of those bands. The North Wales [...]

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Twitter is rapidly becoming thee place to trawl for rumors and exclusives. Don’t believe us? Try this one on for size: Talib Kweli has announced his latest collaboration via the social networking site:
“Wait in the lab with mfdoom madlib and kanye. No words”
In other words, it looks as if Kweli [...]

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VV Brown has taken the smart move of building up to her debut U.S. release. In a bid to avoid the common U.K. to U.S. “lost in translation” effect, the London-based singer will precede her forthcoming debut full-length, Travelling Like The Light, with two smaller releases.
The Attic EP premiered digitally [...]

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Sufjan Stevens opened up the Pandora’s box that is his future (beyond all the other new stuff) in a recent interview with Mich Vish Interracial Morning Show!. Recording a Q&A session, which will air this Wednesday at 8:00 AM EST, the singer/songwriter spoke at length about his ever-changing feelings:
“I’m trying [...]

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London is musically a very, very special place. The best bands play one of the huge arenas, whilst those finding their feet navigate the pubs and underground festivals of Camden and Shoreditch. London tour dates are crucial, as there are always influential people in the audience; tonight, I shared the [...]

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Having found their frontman, Glasvegas’ guitarist Rab Allen recently outlined what’s ahead for the Scotish outfit, specifically the recording plans for its highly-anticipated second album. Speaking to Spinner U.K., Allen confirmed that the followup to the band’s 2008’s self-titled debut will be here soon rather than later: “We do one [...]

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On March 2nd, 2010, the pride and joy of New Zealand, aka The Ruby Suns, will look to followup the release of 2008’s Sea Lion and a 2009 that has included a massive U.S. tour with The Dodos by releasing their third full-length effort, Fight Softly.
In a recent interview with [...]

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Tiësto is a puzzle. The name screams dirty trance, bred in the sweaty clubs of the underground scene. And he was happy with that predetermined image… for a time. The three time “World’s No.1 DJ” has now dropped the DJ acronym from his name altogether. In tandem with this, his [...]

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This Is It, both as a soundtrack and a documentary, exists for a number of reasons. On one level, it’s an attempt to focus and draw attention to what Michael Jackson lived for (music), and not what he did (scandal). On a more superficial level, this is Sony milking his [...]