Photo by Rony AlwinTHE REMIXES - PART 3 - DISCOTECHThe first edition of ’The Remixes’ was all about the best Bloc Party remixes, of which there’s been billions to date. It was soon followed up by our remix-packed post all about the kings of the blender, Soulwax. Well now we are turning to post number 3…We’ve got a bright, [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 22
HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 21
Photo by Rony AlwinI simply had to post this track up. These two female solo artists are white-hot in the UK scenes right now. We totally adore them here at The Recommender, so it is with mucho pleasure that we can throw this dream collaboration out at you lovely people.It’s a V V Brown tune, but [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 19
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A real quickie here - just wanted your delectable opinions on these two Rolling Stones remixes that are surfing the blog world… The first is a new one that's floated past recently by the remix masters Discotech THE ROLLING STONES - SATISFACTION (Discotech Remix) ysi The second is the other that came past a few months back by Soulwax THE ROLLING [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 18
Or should that title read, "How Good Is This Going To Be….".For today we are in a soothsaying mood. Perhaps it's the start of the new year that's making us feel this way, not sure, but this is a post all about hypothetical albums hopefully due at some point in the future that we're most looking forward [...]
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THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 19
And so we've finally got past the post and we can now wave goodbye to 2008. A year in which The Recommender blog began and in which it soon blossomed into the gorgeous monster it is today. It proved to be an awesome year of music to begin such a task and so looking back through the archives there's [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 16
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Just a quickie to let you know the exciting news that ARCADE FIRE will be releasing a documentary video of the making and touring of their seminal album, Neon Bible. It's the first ever DVD they've released of their live performances and they claim it will give an intimate view of this most private of bands. It [...]
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THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 17
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Wipe your feet on the welcome mat, let me hang up your coat, so you can throw your arms open for a great big Recommender hug. Welcome home to all your new music needs. Now kick back and try these three on for size… LA ROUX She hasn't quite produced enough yet to warrant getting onto our upcoming post about the 'Scene Queens', where [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER
I know every other blog and music magazine does this, so I thought I’d obligingly contribute my ‘best-tracks-of-2008′ list too. I know what you’re thinking - “but every track you post is blindingly brilliant Mike, how can you choose?!” - I know, I know, but I’ve spent the last month trapped in a tower in a [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 14
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I've been thinking… Q: What makes for a great live performance - apart from the music itself? A great lightshow that relates to the music, An atmospheric crowd with much whooping and screaming, A good old sing along, (perhaps even better when the frontman lets let the crowd sing on their own?) A great soundsystem, An appropriately sized venue for the artist, Any homecoming [...]
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THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 17
I’ve had a couple of tantalising gigs waft past my ears recently, so time to share in a generous-kind-of-Xmassy-sort-of-way. Tis the season to be jolly and all. Get involved and you won’t be disappointed. Do I ever let you down? OK, forget that shite performance by…um…no, thinking about it, I never let you down… NME TOUR 2009A [...]
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Q & A - LITTLE BOOTS
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Q & A - LITTLE BOOTS To catch a star is no mean feat. Victoria Hesketh, better known as the delectable Little Boots, is one such star that's truly in the ascendancy. I first approached Little Boots for this Q & A a few months ago, but she's blown up so much in the music press since that she's been [...]
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THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 16
So as The Recommender blog looks ahead to 2009 we find there’s plenty of bright highlights that we can already look forward to. The spring is looking particularly sweet, with two of the UK’s shining examples of powerful Indie turning up to blow us away. Enjoy.LATE OF THE PIERHaving had the magical hands of the [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 13
A little tour away from my usual music-based ramblings here because, quite frankly, I’m sooooo excited about this new movie I could pop.For the unintitated, there’s been a new movie made of the legendary comic book, WATCHMEN. It’s a superhero comic novel that’s been a cult hit since it’s introduction in the late 1980’s. It’s dark, [...]
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THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 16
With some of the world’s best profile photographers now on board, magazines lining up to interview The Recommender, and visitors arriving in their thousands every day now, you are now part of a blog that’s growing and developing in front of your very eyes. Just another handful of reasons for you lovely people to keep on coming back. Now, back to [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 12
GOOD NEWS for The Recommender…I’ve received confirmation that this blog now has permission to upload and contain any photographic images by three of LA’s finest style photographers. Their images are to be found at the top of every ‘How Good Is This!!!???‘ section from here on in. It’s just that photography is [...]
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THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 15
Got a couple of winter-warmer gigs to throw your way today. One is a totally fresher than fresh new act and the other is a band that’s about as established as it gets - both are totally way-way-out-there cool! The Dome, one of Brighton’s larger venues, seems to be stealing the best of the big bands these days. On the [...]
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THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 15
Are you getting hooked yet? Thought so. Well here is a little more Recommender juice to keep you pumped up and coming back for more. You adorable Recommender junkies you.In my usual nosey manner I’ve been sifting through my favourite blogs online and located a couple of sounds that seem to be getting the chatter going. Our [...]
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 11
This came out about 2 years ago, so is nothing new, but it is however one of the finest remix/mash-ups going in my opinion. I love it and just in case you don’t yet own it, you can now love it too. Ahhh…I beleive there are rules to a really good remix, mash-up or cover. [...]
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THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 14
This edition of The Gig List showcases a couple of great nights out for you at venues neatly placed on our beloved Brighton seafront. Both are part of a couple of tours, one from Radio One DJ, Annie Mac, and the other from Vice Magazine. November’s lined up to be a an expensive month if you [...]
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THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 14
Hello once again Recommender-lings. I have three tidy little beauties listed for you today, two of which have more of an 80’s keyboard-slant than is probably healthy, but we persevere. You really never realised just how much impact Duran Duran would have back then did you eh!? Is it a good thing though? Only one way to find out - [...]
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