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Props to Sir Michael Rocks (of The Cool Kids fame) for doing the reverse Diddy and making his name even longer than the original Mikey Rocks. His collab with Chicago production team Blended Babies is imbued with the same kind of change-up bravado. Not since Drake pretzeled Peter Bjorn & John’s "Young Folks" have we heard a rap song synthesize with an already-made indie rock...
In a slight deviation from tradition, this post provides an insight into those tracks that were most loved by visitors to The Hype Machine’s site as an appetiser before the Devil unveils his favourite tracks of the year later this week. The top 20 was spread fairly evenly throughout the year with only February and March not having a track included in the top 20. It is also a fairly...
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Peter Bjorn MP3s

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...
If you’ve stopped by Going Other Places within the last couple of days, you’ll remember the remix that The Golden Filter did for Peter Bjorn and John. Lay it Down was turned into a lovely disco track with the following description from my hand: “The disco sound is as sticky and infectious as ever with a beat that’s barely able to stand on it’s own legs pushing the...
Beach House’s hazy and haunting cover of Queen’s "Play the Game" was inexplicably left off of the physical release of the recent Dark Was The Night charity compilation, only to be later tacked on as an "album only" bonus track that can only be had at this point by purchasing the entire thing from iTunes. Or, you could just take a listen at the duo’s myspace...
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Peter Bjorn Reviews

Band name: The Young Republic, Jakobinarina, Gallows, Babyshambles and more Label: various dastardly record companies Teaser: Don Blandford isn’t impressed with the return of Ian Brown, describing his comeback single as worse than a Hard Fi B-side. But will the other lot fair any better? (here’s a clue: yes!) Pull quote 2: Pete’s career gets a shot in the arm...
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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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  • NME's 80s mix tapes to download

    (pic from Little Triggers) Just spotted this tip on Rich Girls - some archivist / nerd / genius has ripped almost every single mix tape that the NME gave away in the 1980s.  It’s a very...
  • Rubber 0 Cement

    rubber0cement.jpgRich Gumbie tells tales of Rubber 0 Cement, featuring avant metal, robot costumes & 7 foot bass javelins.
  • Sunday Nights Are There To Rock

    You know the feeling. It’s a Sunday evening and you reflect on your weekend with the impending working week dangling in front of your nose like a rancid carrot and you think:  ...

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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