Music

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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There was a time when we updated this blog about two to five times a week. Sometimes I only had time for one post a week – and Steven would supply the other one – but most times I wrote every other day. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Nothing on weekends because people were out. No...
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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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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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This week started with rather incredible news for music lovers: PULP is set to reunite this summer, playing their very first show at none other than Primavera Sound 2011. After last year’s Pavement coup, it looks like they’ve gone and done it again! The mythical British band Pulp has decided to make a comeback...
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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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Before Empire of the Sun, there was The Sleepy Jackson. You may well remember them. If not, check them out on Spotify. The Sleepy Jackson – Good Dancers BONUS: The Sleepy Jackson – Marry You (acoustic) This was taken from a radio session. Don’t remember when or where. I don’t even actually know if...
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Where: Sala Apolo 2
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illustration: Rainer Hachfeld This week brought us the news that North Korea might soon have a new main man, or top dog if you will. Nobody is really even sure what he looks like, but apparently he’s Kim Jong-il’s son and is known as the ‘Brilliant Comrade’ (and why the Hell not). Here follow...
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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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