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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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CONFIRMED ARTISTS San Miguel Primavera Sound 2011: Aias, Ainara LeGardon, The Album Leaf, Animal Collective, The Annuals, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Arto Lindsay, Autolux, Avi Buffalo, Baths, Battles, Belle & Sebastian, Berlinetta, Big Boi, The Black Angels, Blank Dogs, BMX Bandits, Caribou, Carte Blanche, Caspa, Cloud Nothings, Comet Gain, Connan Mockasin, Cults, Cuzo +...
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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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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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2010 was quite a year. It saw graduations, festivals, a move from Athens to Barcelona, the discovery of a new city, a slight, um, slowing down of our blog activity, a World Cup, many flights (17 for me), three festivals and a lot of great music. So, without further ado, we present to you: So,...
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“…and women-folk raised me and I was full grown before I knew I came from a broken home Sent to live with my grandma down south when my uncles was leaving and my grandfather had just left for heaven , they said And as every-ologist would certainly note I had no strong male figure...
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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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I had seven faces Thought I knew which one to wear But I’m sick of spending these lonely nights Training myself not to care Interpol – NYC
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I know, we’ve been quiet. Very quiet. It’s not because we don’t love you, we’ve  just been extremely busy with the move/Eliza’s (she says hi, btw) been looking for a job etc. We’ve also had something of a mid-life crisis re our blog, wondering what the point is if everyone and their uncle is writing about...
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I don’t know about you, but for me, the annual eager anticipation of the lineup to my favourite festivals is a lot like a combination of Christmas morning and my birthday as a seven-year-old. What will I get!? Who will I see!? After last year’s orgy of quality, 2011 is slowly starting to take...
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Where: Sala Apolo 2
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Yes, we saw them back in early August, but c’mon, it’s Belle and Sebastian! Within walking distance! For free! Playing as part of a festival (we saw the Morning Benders the night before at another venue across the city) put on by the municipality of Barcelona to celebrate it’s patron saint La Mercè, the...
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…You don’t measure up to the expectation When you’re unemployed, there’s no vacation. No one cares, no one sympathizes You just stay home and play synthesizers
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