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VIDEODROME SERIES: today we take another jaunt down music video row with three flicks featuring the songs from Ontario, Canada three-piece Born Ruffians - who are beginning to make some noise in 2009. This is what you need to know:     "I Need A Life"   "Kurt Vonnegut" (live) NEW THIS WEEK: Born Ruffians frontman Luke LaLonde covers Bruce...
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Sinkane Genre: Ambient / Psychedelia From: Khartoum/Shamal Kurdufan, Sudan Ahmed Gallab (Sinkane) is not just a drummer for the indie elite (Caribou, of Montreal, Born Ruffians) but he’s also a mastermind behind the psychedelic music of his solo project. His third, self-titled release is part one of a two album series starting where last year’s ‘Color...
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BORN RUFFIANS Reviews

Band name: BORN RUFFIANS Label: Warp Teaser: Fusing indie-pop with country yodelling, Born Ruffians are up to a whole lotta mischief on this, their debut LP. Emily Kendrick gives us her verdict, and decides she has a love-hate affair with the Canadians… Pull quote 2: It helps when Luke is able to resist his urge to yodel all over the verses… First...
Band name: Black Lips, The Presets, Born Ruffians and more Label: Various indie schmindies Teaser: Ric pulls back the lace curtains to unveil this week’s motley crew of singles. And boy have we got some cheeky chaps for you this week, in the form of country jigs, space-techno assaults and mid 80s vampire movie soundtracks! Pull quote 2: Their thudding techno beats...
Venue: Scala, London Teaser: Emily Kendrick has her jaw left dangling on the floor by two fine Canadian acts. Can you handle the double-drummer madness of Caribou? Will you survive the rockabilly melodies of Born Ruffians? Read on to find out! Pull quote 2: Make no mistake, Caribou create a noise worth risking tinnitus for… First para: Two of Canada’s finest...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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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  • 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...
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