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Link: http://www.billboard.com/news/justin-bieber-tops-billboard-200-with-my-1004079496 She & Him is a musical band that consists of Zooey Deschanel and M Ward. Even though I have never found their music to be ‘good’, they apparently have a fan base. They ‘debuted’ at #6 on the Billboard charts. Grizzly Bear once charted at #6. Remember when Vampire Weekend...
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In case anyone hasn’t been paying attention, Mumford & Sons aren’t a furniture removal company. Marcus Mumford and his three pals are an awesome banjo-wielding group who have been building up a dedicated fanbase for a year or so now, and the coming of their debut album should see them explode all over the nation’s face this year. The Sons (as they call themselves on...
Ra Ra Riot released an excellent album this year, The Rhumb Line, through Barsuk Records. We liked it so much, we had them break it down and tell us a little about every single song on the record. Here’s what Wesley Miles, lead vox and keys, had to say about the three songs they shared with us during the session… Ghost Under Rocks - This is a song that John Pike presented to the...
Wildbirds & Peacedrums are a husband-wife duo from Sweden who have most recently been seen opening for Lykke Li.  Without hearing the music, from those pieces of information you might have a pretty good idea in your mind of what they sound like (perhaps something like Mates of State meets Peter Bjorn and John) and you’d be completely, utterly wrong.  This is a band that bucks...
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Obits - "Pine On"; Obits may be the new kid in the Sub Pop stable but they are certainly not new kids. The band consists of four members, all of whom have extensive histories in the music world. Now that they are together though they are bringing everything they do well together and amking some boot stomping, straight up rock classics. This tune should have people hanging from rafters...
Venue: Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset Teaser: Col Greenwood heads down to Dorset for some last-throes-of-Summer fun at the End of the Road Festival with top performances from Brakes, Devastations and the Archie Bronson Outfit… Pull quote 2: Polished doesn’t begin to describe the sonic perfection of Midlake’s performance, but since when was perfection fun?...
Venue: Revo, Liverpool Teaser: Tom Norton catches up with the crunchy synth types on the Liverpool leg of their tour. But will he find soul beneath their luminous neon suits? Find out here… Pull quote 2: a considerate portion of their material sounds fairly drab… First para: Late of The Pier manage to dazzle tonight with a flamboyant menagerie of...
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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...
  • 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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  • Delia's Gig Guide: 3rd December

    >>>DELIA'S GIG GUIDE>>> the first Futureheads show for ages and i missed it cos i had the lergy. maybe you were one of the millions
  • Hold Your Horse Is - Forgive and Forget - New Single

    One of our favourite bands from 2010, Hold Your Horse Is, are kicking off 2011 with a brand new single - ‘Forgive and Forget’, which will be available as a free download on January ...
  • The Bishops!

    bishfrenzy.jpgDave Taylor recommends Beat Group / ACDC cross over band, The Bishops

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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...
  • 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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