Steven B.

Another big week for music. Arcade Fire apparently ‘took indie to the next level’ or some shit – ‘changed the paradox’, showed indie kids around the world that they aren’t losers and confused the remaining 98% of the world. After all, you know how much indie kids like it when EVERYONE suddenly discovers ‘their’...
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“This summer we’re going to play some festivals, including Field Day in London, and a few gigs. We’re still confirming everything, so will be announcing dates soon. It’s very exciting for us to be playing together again after more than three years, and we’re just sorry that we won’t be able to make it...
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This was the week of the Strokes and of the Gaga. Impressed by the former, slightly less so by the latter, it’s also been a great week for live music here in Barcelona. Japanther on Thursday night, Me and the Bees exactly one week later, and Aias on Saturday! (see videos from ALL gigs on my...
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Approximately 1,200,540 bloggers (and possibly a few regular music fans too) just spent the past 30 min desperately trying to get their hands on this song. There’s been so much demand, the band’s website actually crashed (and now seems to be back up). Yes, there seems to be quite some excitement about this… Enjoy!...
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Photos and video from Japanther's visit to Barcelona in February 2011
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 Apparently rock is dead. Buried. Waiting for someone to stand up and, um, resurrect it. So, while we’re waiting, what better time to dive into the murky depths of chart music! The last time I did it, I said some positive things about Pink, and I stand by them. I also said something about...
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Cloud Nothings – Should Have (taken from Cloud Nothings, out now) When we interviewed Cloud Nothings frontman Dylan Baldi last year he said the following when we asked him about the evolution of his sound: There are a lot of more complex ideas and arrangements I want my music to have, and fuzzy lo-fi recording...
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Normally I would write a little something per song. Maybe something about the band, maybe an attempt at humour or, failing that, perhaps a song lyric. Unfortunately I’m somewhat under the weather at the moment and the muse isn’t really calling, so instead I’ll just leave you with some stuff we’ve been listening to...
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Smith Westerns – Weekend Last we heard of these boys they wanted you to be my girl. Well, not MY girl of course. They don’t even know me (nor do I know the girl), so why would they/I even want that!? It just doesn’t make any sense. At least TRY and pay attention, ok?...
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There was a time that the release of a new Bright Eyes song would be a pretty damn big deal to me. Bright Eyes soundtracked a pretty unhappy period (Bright Eyes and angst, now there’s an original combination) for me back in London at the beginning of the decade and has had a special...
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Wikipedia: “The winter solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is also a turning point to midwinter or the first day of winter to refer to the day on which it occurs. More...
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Don’t worry, we’ve still got yr back. We’re still ‘indie’ and still listen to plenty of bands no one has ever heard of/will ever hear of. But this week we went to see the Gaga. Being used to small rooms with maybe 50 people in them and a roadie selling musty t-shirts, a stadium...
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Panic on the streets of London Panic on the streets of Birmingham I wonder to myself Could life ever be sane again The Smiths – Panic
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I can’t believe a whole year has already passed since last year’s edition. This time last year E and I were still living in Athens, and we flew here (Barcelona) to attend Primavera Club 2009. That was our very first Primavera (Club or Sound), and now here we are, living in the city, going...
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Tired of the crippling guilt every time you download something for free? Sick of feeling like a shitbird (yeah, I’ve been (re)watching The Wire lately)? Well, today’s your lucky day as the new Girl Talk album has just been released. And not as some Radiohead ‘pay however much you want’ shit, nope, for FREE. Yep! Indeed....
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