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Bonnaroo 09 Lineup Announced
Following the rather lackluster Coachella announcement last week, comes Bonnaroo’s initial lineup for 2009.  At first glance, it’s quite the stellar lineup of bands, with the one glaring addition that jumped out at me being the Beastie Boys!  The one time I attempted to see them live was back in 2000, when they were set to tour with Rage Against the Machine, but was...
Cubist Music?
Rubicks Genre: Alternative / New Wave / Electronica From: London, United Kingdom London electro band Rubicks seem to have been the next big thing for the last six years and, despite critical acclaim for their debut album ‘In Miniature’ they’ve, somewhat surprisingly, not yet hit the big time...
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Adam Green's RCRD LBL
A couple weeks ago, we brought you an exclusive, new Adam Green track, "Rich Kids," in which Green strums comically about "life and Codeine with the tonality of a burnt-out bluesed-out uncle of Nick Cave." This week, to change it up a bit, we had Mr. Green craft a playlist of his favorite RCRD LBL artists. His RCRD LBL selection has a light, optimistic air to it, comprised...
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T in the park festival 2009. Day Two
Dumfries boy Calvin Harris was one of the first on the Saturday mainstage, as the sunshine began to burst out from behind the clouds that had been looming overhead. I’ve seen a lot of Calvin around festivals and gigs, and sadly it wasn’t all that interesting. Maybe it was the lack of lights, or the lack of drive that was there in the early performances – at the cusp of success...
THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL
Venue: Brighton Teaser: Nathan Westley brings us all the action from this year’s Great Escape in his exclusive report. Read on for good news about XX Teens new material, a damning report on the dastardly Ting Tings, and loads more! Pull quote 2: The Ting Tings performance was more lifeless then a dead jellyfish washed up on the Brighton beach… First para...
SXSW DIARY PART THREE
Venue: Austin, Texas Teaser: In part three of his SXSW diary, John becomes increasingly desperate to find some ‘tunes of the day’, despite encounters with The Ting Tings, Bitshifter, and Lightspeed Champion! Will he escape the Texas heat unscathed? Read on to find out… Pull quote 2: Bitshifter is a man who makes awesome hard dance music using a modified...
Singles for the week beginning July 21!
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Venue: ULU, London Teaser: Rob Hastings is back on the indie-pop warpath, as the Ting Tings become the latest object of his bemusement… Pull quote 2: The rest of the gig passes by without anything that will linger in the memory beyond the next pint… First para: A lot of people seem to be enjoying the Ting Tings at the moment, following the turbo-charged...
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Top 5 Downloads

  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...

  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...

  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...

  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...

  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...
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  • The Drums - Summertime!

    You’re going to fall in love with this EP. Following on from The Drums’ debut hit single (critical hit anyway), Summertime! mixes 80s Factory indie with a distinctly Beach Boys sound...

  • Guest top 10s: You Already Know

    We reviewed their debut album back in August, and now they’ve given us their picks. Since they couldn’t agree collectively, we have some from each band member. Exciting.

  • Pluto not a planet, Battlestar Galactica Series 2 and 3, and Blades Of Glory

    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Interplanetary News: Pluto no longer a planet I failed a recent general knowledge quiz because I wrongly said that there were 9 planets in the solar system, not knowing that an...

Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.

  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.

  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...

  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  

  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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