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To listen to Blacklist is to listen to people who have chosen to stand in opposition. Complex and modern themes are wound tightly inside impressionistic lyrics, available to be unravelled by the curious listener or ignored by those who find themselves moved primarily by the force of the music. T | TRAIN ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES WITH CHRIS ISAAK, SHOWCASES IN NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES In
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On October 20, Blue Note Records will release Spilt Milk, the debut album from singer Kristina Train. Train—who was born in New York City and raised in Savannah, Georgia—has made an urbane, soulful, and lush debut that showcases her stunning voice. As a vocalist, Train alternates betwe | In
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Still months away from releasing their upcoming anthemic beast of an LP "Patriot" on Counter/Ninjatune, Madison, Wisconsin based "emergency rockers" Cougar debut their video for "Stay Famous". Directed by Pauli & Streicher, the video is a cut from the upcoming short film "S.C.A.R.E. Plan R", | Play All Points West Festival THIS WEEKEND / Sophomore LP, It’s Frightening On tbd Records Out NOW In
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After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, Glastonbury (UK), Sasquatch, Monolith and tours with The Walkmen, Spoon, Richard Swift, The Cribs, White Denim and Tokyo Police Club) White Rabbits hunkered down in their Brooklyn practice space | In
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On 10th August, 2009, exactly twenty years to the day from the moment when four Manchester musicians stepped on to the stage of the Blackpool Empress Ballroom for what would become a legendary gig, Sony Music re-release the classic album that is ‘The Stone Roses’ in 4 brand new formats. Over t | In
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If you haven’t heard French Miami yet, enjoy your last few minutes of peace. Once their songs get inside your head, they start a permanent loop and you will wake up and go to bed singing along. The only way out of this musical addiction is sleep deprivation.
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The Blackout will release their third single, Save Our Selves (The Warning) off the stunning album, The Best In Town (produced by Jason Perry) on 3rd August 2009. To celebrate this, The Blackout are playing a special launch on release day at The Barfly in London.
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More varied in color and tone, Kabukimono finds the group expanding on the template laid down with their debut "The Basta" equally inspired by Sublime Frequencies comps, Factory/Waxtrax Records, Congotronics adding many new latin, african, and eastern flourishes to their latest material.
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Lethal Bizzle is set to release the second single to be taken from his forthcoming third album. “Going Out Tonight”, which has already received plays from Radio 1’s Zane, will be released on Sept 21st 09 on the Search and Destroy label, on CD, as well as a download bundle. Bizzle has also ju | In
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Hip hop has an exciting new face and his name is Wale. The 24-year old who hails from the colourful back streets of Washington DC was discovered by Mark Ronson in 2007. The Grammy-Award winning producer/writer was so impressed by the East-Coast rapper’s laid back flow and skilful wordpla Last chatter by jack s | 1 Comments | In
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Meet Frankee (19) and Britt (20), the latest, smartest, realest pop darlings to rollerblade onto the catwalk of big, brash, British girl-pop excess.
Over the last 18 months best friends Frankee and Britt aka Mini Viva have been working with the stellar production team at Xenomania HQ. Th Last chatter by jack s | 1 Comments | Shir Khan presents... his labels second compilation: EXPLOITED + Bonus DJ Mix Out 14th September 2009 In
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Shir Khan presents his labels second compilation 'Exploited' (following the critically acclaimed ‘Maximize!‘) which showcases the labels finest moments as well as previously unreleased exclusive cuts. This double CD includes features and remixes by Bonde do Rol | In
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Phil and the Osophers will make their sixth full length album, Parallelo, available on CD and digitally August 4 on Factual Fabrications, Phil’s own sustainable label. The album finds the Brooklyn 3 piece developing into a jingly and jangly artistic indie rock while retaining carefully crafted a | In
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Norwegian trio Ungdomskulen are delighted announce a full UK tour in September to coincide with the release of new single Idunno.
Idunno is the first track to be taken from the band’s second album, Bisexual. Centred around Kristian Stockhaus’ blistering guitar riff, Idunno is one part, At T Last chatter by jack s | 3 Comments | In
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Rich Cunningham formed Happy Days Records in 1995, releasing debut records by Hot Water Music and Ink & Dagger, as well as titles by Endeavor, Times Up, and Human Remains. In 2000 he formed New Labor, an alternative model of worker organization that combines new and existing strategies to impro | In
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Renowned stencil artist Logan Hicks will be adding his flare to this year’s X-Games by painting two large scale projects.
Hicks will be painting the 6,300 sq ft “street course” providing an urban feel to the LA landscape. In addition, Hicks will also be painting a 20’ x 8’ mural celebrati | In
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Kalamazoo's The Reptilian is set to slither its way out of Michigan and take its brand of party math on the road. The band is touring in support of its first first proper release, Boy's Life, courtesy of the fine folks at Count Your Lucky Stars.
Off kilter yet incredibly melodic, The Reptili | In
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American Rock Band CLUTCH has done the improbable. The band's ninth studio record is the first of their storied, road driven career to achieve Top 40 status on the Billboard Top 200 sales chart. The newly released "Strange Cousins From the West" landed a soundscan ranking of #38, with just und | PLATINUM- PLUS 'ONE OF THE BOYS' ALBUM BOOMS INTO YEAR TWO FOUR HIT SINGLES, WITH OVER 9 MILLION SOLD In
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What wakes up in Vegas...couldn't possibly remain a secret, if it has anything to do with KATY PERRY, the Capitol Records multi-platinum singer-songwriter who has completely captured the fun, the rhythm, the smarts, the look and the sound of our times in her smash debut album ONE OF THE BOYS. | Play New York's Housing Works Tomorrow 7.16 LP In Verses Out August 18th On Smith Street Records In
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Jones Street Station are ready for their debut… Again.
Though the simple grace of 2007’s Overcome extends to the band’s second effort, In Verses, “This is really our first record as five people coming from five different places,” explains singer and harmonica/accordion player Jonathan Hull. | In
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A couple of years back Eric San (aka Kid Koala) and Dylan J. Frombach (aka Dynomite D) were approached to soundtrack a new documentary feature film that was in production. Koala was already well known for his uncanny turntable manipulation, whilst Dylan had remixed Money Mark and collaborated wi | In
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The new single Stellify is released 21 September on Fiction. It is followed a week later by his sixth studio album, My Way, which will debut almost two years to the day after his last long player, The World Is Yours. Where that record was led by the anti-war single Illegal Attacks, My Way se |
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