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Music & Me: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – or TEED to those in the know – is the brainchild of one Orlando Higginbottom, the on-the-button producer of the moment who serves up a veritable smorgasbord of cutting-edge bleeps and beats.
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Music & Me: Fred Ruddick, 6ix Toys
Friday, 12 November 2010
6ix Toys are a funk-laced seven-piece band based in Liverpool. Check out their eponymous debut album to hear why they are rapidly gaining acclaim as one of the hottest acts around.
A Month In Music: November
Friday, 12 November 2010
It might be cold, dark, windy and wet – but Music Magazine has some scorching musical highlights to look forward to this month to warm the cockles of your heart.
Win tickets to see Cee Lo perform
Friday, 29 October 2010
Cee Lo Green is playing on The Album Chart Show on Monday 1 November at London's Koko. The Independent is offering 100 lucky people tickets to the show.
Music & Me: Seb Rochford, Polar Bear
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Seb Rochford is a British drummer and member of the experimental jazz band Polar Bear. He has also drummed for the likes of Pete Doherty, David Byrne, Brian Eno and Herbie Hancock. Here he tells Music Magazine about some of his favourites.
Music & Me: DELS
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Young MC DELS has been hard at work in the studio collaborating with Joe Goddard from Hot Chip for his second single. He took time out to answer a few teasers for Music Magazine
A Month In Music: October
Friday, 8 October 2010
The summer may be a distant memory but festival fever’s still alive and kicking thanks to Oxjam. Oxfam’s October-long fezzie features hundreds of events throughout the country, promotes local acts and at the same time raises money for the charity. Well worth checking out then. Head to www.oxjam.org.uk to find out what’s happening in your home town.
First Night: Reading Festival, Berkshire (Rated 3/ 5 )
Monday, 30 August 2010
Arcade Fire burn bright as Reading finds its feet again
Independent Record Store Standing: The Diskery Records, Birmingham
Friday, 6 August 2010
Following on from our extracts of Graham Jones' Last Shop Standing comes this feature short on one of Birmingham's record shops that's been a well-loved institution since 1952.
Band of the Week: Arcadian Kicks
Friday, 6 August 2010
’19 Days’, the self-released, Mike Chapman produced, Charlatans funded, gem of a single from Birmingham’s Arcadian Kicks is something of a mongrel of the pop industry. Something about the band doesn’t quite seem right at first, something not quite “organic”, but the more this debut single slams your record player, the less your guard is up, and the more genuine the band seems to feel.
Phoenix supported by James Yuill, Roundhouse, Friday 30th July (Rated 5/ 5 )
Monday, 2 August 2010
The iTunes festival pulled another spectacular performance out of the bag, within the ever-trendy walls (wall?) of Camden's Roundhouse. The ridiculously popular but rarely spotted French band Phoenix (who will also be playing at this year's Field Day, in partnership with The Independent) were supported by "folktronica" artist James Yuill.
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