One week in and as the Interactive and Film festival’s close the whole scale and feel of those wandering the streets of Austin changes. The geek boys and girls have been replaced by the chic ...
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SXSW 09: Week 1
TEN4SE7EN: Episode 30
Ryan (StopMe): Perhaps it’s the SXSW effect (MLD: Hello I havent been out once yet, too much work) or maybe just the time of year but ace tracks are coming like running water this week, ...
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Sally Murray @ The Slaughtered Lamb
Even by my own standards this is a tardily late review given three weeks have passed since I finally got the chance to see MLD favourite Sally Murray live in London. As I write I’m ...
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South By South Rest
For about 12 hours yesterday I was going to the SXSW music, film and interactive conference(s), today I’m not. Stay tuned for a heavy dose of self pity, but first some music.It’s been at least ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 28
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I’ve spent a good chunk of time this week listening to N.A.S.A’s amazing album (Featured last week) so I urge you to get a copy too. Choosing this weeks ten tracks was particularly agonising, ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 27
Ryan (StopMe): I can highly recommend two new charity albums from Warchild and 4AD. They’re packed with essential covers and exclusive recordings but posting mp3s of two charity records would be like stealing from ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 26
After the first six months of TEN4SE7EN, here are another ten tracks for enjoyment!‘Blues For Cousin Alvin’ is a funky workout with half-spoken poetic vocals that echo Gil Scott-Heron. Multi-talented Poet, Novelist and Vocalist ...
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Jay Z - Is Hova a Homophobe?
With the exception of a few laughably cheap shots at Celine Dion, Zane Lowe and The NME I rarely post negative reviews or slag people off. Why waste time telling people what NOT to listen ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 24
Another tough week (Relatively speaking!) having to reduce some thirty exciting tunes down to the best ten. After a predictably slow Christmas/New Year lull, great bands seem to be flooding the airwaves and wires… ...
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I don’t want to know about evil, I only want to know about love…
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JOHN MARTYN 1948-2009Listen:John Martyn - “Small Hours” (MP3)John Martyn - “Glory Box (Portishead cover)” (MP3)John Martyn - “Solid Air (Steinski’s Junk Mood mix)” (MP3)Watch:BBC 4’s wonderful John Martyn doc “Johhny Be Bad” (See Google ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 23
Ryan(StopMe): I was spoilt for choice this week but after much agonising, here are the ten best songs I could find:B. Fleischmann delivers a swoon-some nursery-rhyme ballad called ‘Still See You Smile’. Sit back ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 22
For the last couple of days, I’ve been sniggering happily while reading (Daily Show star) John Hodgman’s list of ‘700 Hobo Names’. My favurites include ‘#34 Senator Cletus Scoffpossum’, ‘#675 Rocky Shitstain Mankowicz’, ‘#132 ...
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Top 200 tracks of 2008 (Music Like Dirt)
Anyone up for just one more self indulgent end of year list? No…? Well, tough! After a month of crippling indecision I’ve finally whittled down a 1000 song short list to this, the 2008 ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 21
(Ryan): It’s pleasing that my musical 2009 has kicked off by finding ten tracks as great and as varied as these… let’s hope the rest of year is gonna be as good:‘I Love College’ is ...
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STOP ME’s: Top 100 Tracks Of 2008
Neil(MusicLikeDirt): Not one but two "best of's" on musiclikedirt this year, my top 100 is slowly taking shape and with luck should be ready before the years out! First here's Ryan from Stop Me If Youve ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 20
(Ryan:StopMe) My 'Top 100 Tracks Of 2008′ nears completion but I've still managed to find ten fresh sounds to christen the new year: 'Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight' is a howling Blues hurricane from ...
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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 19
In between watching Wallace & Gromit, gorging on ten pounds of Turkey and quaffing flagons of alcohol over Christmas, I’ve still managed to find ten exciting sounds for your delectation (By the way, Stop Me’s ...
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Merry Christmas… I Hate You
Or so say Josh Weller and Paloma Faith on their festive offering “Its Christmas And I Hate You” (YouTube above).I’m afraid it’s that time of the year when people play music they wouldn’t tollerate on ...
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