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Introducing Pose Victorious

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Featured, MixTape, News

Hailing from Scotland, Pose Victorious were formed in 2009 and are comprised of former roommates Ross Millar (vocals), Jack Rowberry (lead guitar), Gordon Barclay (rhythm guitar), Gavin White (drums) and Jordan Laird (bass). They were taken under the wing of veteran producer Owen Morris (Oasis, The View), culminating in the release of their self-titled debut EP in late February 2010. Since then, the boys have been touring the UK, setting a fire under the press [...]

Introducing SMOD

By on Mar 23, 2011 in MixTape
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SMOD

Debut Album out 30th May

Single “Ca Chante” out 16th May

Produced by Manu Chao

Live at The Mosaiques Festival, London, 3rd June

Malian rappers SMOD release their eponymously-titled, debut album through Because Music on 30th May. Produced by Manu Chao, the album was recorded at Amadou & Mariam‘s home in Bamako. The first single from the album, ‘Ça Chante‘, will be released digitally on the 16th May. The band will make their first UK appearance [...]

Calling all women music creators: PRS for Music Foundation offers an exciting funding opportunity for new music written by women.

By on Feb 26, 2011 in MixTape, News
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Calling all women music creators: PRS for Music Foundation offers

an exciting funding opportunity for new music written by women.

Launch date of ‘Women Make Music’ to coincide with International

Women’s Day celebrations on 8th March 2011.

In the past decade, of the albums short-listed for the Mercury Music Prize, albums by

men have outnumbered albums by women more than 2:1; just 4.1% of works performed

at the 2010 BBC Proms were composed by women; and [...]

“Mick Jagger. The photobook” opening tomorrow at Parco della Musica, Rome

By on Feb 21, 2011 in MixTape, News

The photo exibition “Mick Jagger. The photobook” by François Hébel lands in Rome,  produced by  Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia di Milano and Rencontres Internationales de Photographie of Arles and promoted by Fondazione Musica per Roma. The retrospective is dedicated to the image of a man who not only has been a milestone in the history of rock, but who has become a style icon during these years. A changing face, a chameleon personality, a shameless look, a dynamic body, [...]

Meet Tape The Radio

By on Feb 12, 2011 in Featured, MixTape

Monday 18th April 2011 marks the release of Heartache and Fear, the debut album from London based three-piece Tape The Radio. Produced by Jim Lowe (Stereophonics, Foo Fighters) and mixed by Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, The Killers, My Bloody Valentine).

18.04.11 will be a momentous day for singer and songwriter Malcolm Carson. The band Tape The Radio first came into being in March 2008 when Ben Caruso (bass) left his native San Francisco to team up with Canadian, Bryan McLellan (drums) [...]

Ones To Watch 2011: Islet

By on Jan 17, 2011 in 2011: Ones To Watch, Featured, MixTape

Islet are a sonic trip, it’s great to listen to them while you’re travelling because every tune has got different sounds like a landscape changing outside your window.

They released two EP, Celebrate this place and Wimmy, the first has got a curious tracklist because nearly every song has a name of woman as title and it’s characterised  by a huge variety of sounds, in fact every tune is made of more than one song, like a suite. The [...]

2011: Queen 40th Anniversary

By on Jan 14, 2011 in Featured, MixTape, News
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2011 sees one of the most talented, glamorous and influential bands in musical history, QUEEN, celebrate the 40th anniversary of their formation in 1971.

With over 170 million global album sales, 18 Number One Albums, 10 Number One DVD’s, 700 concerts performed in every corner of the world including their historic appearance at Live Aid, Seven Ivor Novello Awards,  inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame and a Guinness [...]

Meet Mick Rock – win a Zippo lighter – Bag a Bargain

By on Jan 14, 2011 in Featured, MixTape, News

An evening with Mick Rock!

19/01/11

Doors Open 6pm

6.30pm: Rock’s Portrait Masterclass

A unique opportunity to watch Mick doing what he does best as he shoots a lucky competition winner in the gallery. Expect bravado, explicits and drama as rock photography royalty shows us all how its done. Not one for the kids!

Get your portrait shot by Mick Rock

Join [...]

Ones To Watch 2011: Minks

By on Jan 02, 2011 in 2011: Ones To Watch, MixTape

Reverb is becoming a must in the Brooklyn area. After MGMT, Yeasayer and The Drums, now Minks adopted this stuff to give their vocals a retro sound. It’s hard to rival other bands to be the best of their area and I think Minks are not still strong enough to compete with the three I mentioned before. Brooklyn is a very prolific place in this period, with a particular taste for electronic experimentations but Minks are suspended in midair between [...]

Ones To Watch 2011: Lonely Galaxy

By on Jan 02, 2011 in 2011: Ones To Watch, MixTape

Lonely Galaxy, aka the Londoner Harry Granger-Howell, writes heartbreaking ballads defining his music soul/gospel. He’s right in part if you consider that there are loads of organs and echoes, but this is not enough, there’s more than simple gospel, Lonely Galaxy joins the best of brit pop music (U2 and Coldplay above all) and dark atmospheres typical of 80s new wave (The Cure). It’s interesting that they are unsigned, they can easily follow that music scene inspired by soft melodies [...]

Ones To Watch 2011 : Golden Glow

By on Dec 15, 2010 in 2011: Ones To Watch, Featured, MixTape
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Golden Glow is a curious artist to discuss. Gaining popularity as a result of Jacob from The Drums’ label Holiday Records, Golden Glow manages to surpass anything that his mentor has ever produced. Rather than gaining from a demand for 80s revivalism and surf pop, Golden Glow has managed to create something that seems far more timeless than all that.
Golden Glow is one of those acts that restores your faith in pop music. The project of Pierre Hall, Golden [...]

Ones To Watch 2011 : Craft Spells

By on Dec 15, 2010 in 2011: Ones To Watch, Featured, MixTape
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Hailing from Stockton, California, Craft Spells are reminiscent of a plethora of bands. This two piece is a softly spoken, smart, vulnerable mixture that results in something that is really quite special. So what makes Craft Spells a different band to anything that you have heard before? Well, the band manges to avoid being indie rock or psychedelia, impressive considering the band’s origins and instead the sound is dream like at the same time as being an insatiable digitalized pop [...]

Ones To Watch 2011: Young The Giant

By on Dec 03, 2010 in 2011: Ones To Watch, Featured, MixTape
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Young the Giant write the sort of soaring, melodic rock ‘n’ roll that’s bound for greatness. From the jolting percussion and anthemic chorus of “My Body” to the lovesick fervor of “Cough Syrup” to the uptempo, sun-stained pop of “I Got,” the California five-piece’s stunning debut features an arresting collection of songs that announce the presence of a vital new band. “Islands” marries off-kilter jazz rhythms with vocalist Sameer Gadhia’s haunting falsetto to create an unnerving effect; the electric slide [...]

Ones To Watch 2011: Catwalk

By on Nov 29, 2010 in 2011: Ones To Watch, Featured, MixTape

Hailing from Oxnard in California and recently signed to Captured Tracks, the future looks bright for Catwalk. Emerging in 2005, Catwalk have always stayed true to their lush garage pop sound and their honest lyrics paralleled alongside insatiable riffs shows the band as having discovered the formula for success.

The modern music scene requires a mix of a reminiscent sound at the same time as a vivaciousness and originality that allows bands to be inspired by the past but not reproduce [...]

Ones To Watch 2011: The Collectable Few

By on Nov 29, 2010 in 2011: Ones To Watch, Featured, MixTape

2011 gets off to a great start for new music with the release of the infectious debut single ‘Headstrong’ from charismatic London quartet The Collectable Few on January 24th through Laissez Faire Club Records.

With its sun-kissed melodies and dance-worthy beats The Collectable Few have crafted the perfect slice of fuzzy guitar pop to shake off the winter blues in ‘Headstrong’. Recorded and produced in London, the single was mixed across the pond in NYC by mixmaster Andrew Maury [...]

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