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Don’t you just love The Golden Filter? Their special blend of modern disco, cute polaroids and a rare sense of secrecy make them one of the easiest predictions for 2009. Fortunately for them (and those of us who are into remix packages and vinyl) they’re now dropping Solid Gold as a 7″ and a digital remix package.   And now for the great stuff. I’m giving away 3...
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Here’s a new tropical summer tune from London’s Jesse Kanda, aka Friend, whom you might recall from his stellar re-imaginings of songs from Air France and Peter Bjorn and John. "Doki" is taken from Friend’s upcoming EP, Shima; also make sure to hit up his myspace page to check a couple more tracks from the EP and his sunny remix of Memory Cassette’s haunting...
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...
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PETER BJORN AND JOHN 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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  • 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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    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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