Acclaimed indie artist Alexi Murdoch sets the tone for Focus Features’ new movie Away We Go, directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes.During the filming of Away We Go, Mendes began thinking about the music that would be the sound and soul of the film. When he first heard Murdoch’s acclaimed debut album, Time Without Consequence, [...]
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NEW KASABIAN VIDEO “FIRE”
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West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Kasabian’s third album, will be released on June 9th on RCA Records.Produced by Serge Pizzorno and Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, DJ Shadow), it is a follow up to their second album Empire which debuted at #1 on the UK charts.Earlier this month Kasabian gave fans a sneak peek of their [...]
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INTERPOL FRONTMAN TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM
Interpol’s brooding frontman Paul Banks is planning to release a solo album under the name Julian Plenti.The new project will be released in August 4th and is apparently called “Skyscraper” as mentioned previously on the Matador Blog.The lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of Interpol has said that while the album was recorded recently, some songs [...]
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WIN TICKETS TO WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL 2009!
04 DAYS.07 VENUES.24 HOURS BEACH PARTY.30 ARTISTES/DJS.01 MUSIC FESTIVAL.WIN TICKETS TO WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL 09′ (SINGAPORE EDITION) RIGHT HERE!We have a few tickets to give away for this exciting event and all you have to do is answer a few questions. Where is WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL BEACH WEEKENDER held at?Which artist performing at WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL are you [...]
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HEADS WE DANCE X LITTLE BOOTS X DON DIABLO
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Heads We Dance have a new single, “When The Sirens Sound” - out on the 18th of May and they have dropped the b-side of the single, ‘Work It Out’ on us for you to enjoy. The song features lady of the moment, Little Boots!Don Diablo has also cooked up a mighty tasty remix [...]
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THE GOSSIP ARE BACK.
The Gossip’s latest single from their upcoming new album Music For Men right here with a brand new mint-as-hell remix of their older track “Jealous Girls” by our favorite Tommie Sunshine. Including the latest video by Beth Ditto and band!In anticipation of Music For Men which is slated for release in June, we have their [...]
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THE SOUNDS: CROSSING THE RUBICON
The Sounds are due to release their 3rd full length album Crossing The Rubicon on June 2nd on Original Signal Recordings.Their first single “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake” is a clear signal of their intent with this new album.But we have an entirely new single “Dorchester Hotel” here which is also from their latest [...]
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THE BILL COSBY STILL SWEATIN EP + VIDEO
From Down Under came Oh Snap! and we could not stop fidgeting once we heard them, so it must be that infectious.“Bill Cosby Sweater” was one hell of a dancefloor tripper and they have a new video for it. This is what we call a party video.Last month they released their Still Sweatin‘ EP with [...]
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DATAROCK X CHATEAU MARMONT
‘Give It Up’ was actually an idea for a music video before it became a song, paraphrasing ‘Beat It’, ‘Bad’, the 1961 film of ‘West Side Story’ and the 1996 film of ‘Romeo & Juliet’.It is also the awesome comeback single from Datarock’s second album ‘Red’. It’s typical Datarock, a brilliant slice of eighties inspired [...]
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DATA “ONE IN A MILLION”
Lets put this straight. We get to hear some really awesome music week in week out..BUT DatA is not just well loved here, its more than even a favorite. Its SUPER SICK in our eyes.We know some of you have probably heard of them before, but we utterly fell on our knees when we heard [...]
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LOST VALENTINOS X FAN DEATH
Lost Valentinos have been recording their forthcoming debut album Cities Of Gold with producer Ewan Pearson over the past two years. The record is finally finished and this is one of the first few glimpses of it.They are not a new band on the scene with their debut E.P. then produced by Kim Moyes of [...]
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NEW SINGLE: PASSION PIT - MOTH WINGS
Passion Pit’s claim to fame with their potential one hit wonder of an EP Chunk Of Change is under serious threat.With their first single “The Reeling” which we featured last week and wonderful video proving that they just might be just as good as we believed, it seems we are in for a wonderful joyride.They [...]
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METRIC “HELP I’M ALIVE” DOCUMENTARY
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Metric has teamed up with Deco Dawson to create a video for “Help I’m Alive”. This is not a music video, but a short film.We all know how much we love Metric right here and did a review of their glorious new album sometime back, but this video with all the beautiful visuals and wonderful [...]
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LITTLE BOOTS “NEW IN TOWN”
Little Boots featured her spanking new video of “New In Town” last week on her myspace page and we loved the track throroughly, including the amazing remixes by Fred Falke, The Golden Filter and the likes of Drop The Lime.It is a real catchy disco pop track thats soo easy on the ears and we [...]
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BLOC PARTY X sayCet
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sayCet makes the best ambient electronic remixes out there and have upped the ante this time round with an amazing remix of Bloc Party’s track “Signs”.That remix and more after the jump.It makes for essential contemplative listening for all the slower evenings and you will not be disappointed.Having put their Midas touch on the likes [...]
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THE ENEMY: MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE
The Enemy released Music For The People digitally today and we have been playing it over and over again the past week or so.This is a testosterone driven album and we have to admit, it has “essential british rock and roll” smeared all over.The Enemy is a three piece from Coventry, England and is no [...]
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TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB “SOMETHING GOOD CAN WORK”
Every now and then a band comes along and hooks you real good at first listen.Two Door Cinema Club is definitely one of them, with an upcoming feature on Kitsune Compilation 7.They kick off the Kitsune Compilation with a track to infect and breathe some light fresh air into you.And they do it with such [...]
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ALISON MOSSHART “VV” OF THE KILLS PASSES OUT DURING CONCERT
Was it fatigue or juggling 2 different massive bands at one time?Alison “VV” Mosshart of The Kills apparently passed out with a sudden inablity to breathe properly while singing. In an official statement from the tour manager:“Alison was suffering from a cold which, combined with a cough and the altitude in Boulder, affected her ability [...]
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Alison Mosshart ‘VV’ of THE KILLS passes out during concert.
Was it fatigue or juggling 2 different massive bands at one time?Alison “VV” Mosshart of The Kills apparently passed out with a sudden inablity to breathe properly while singing.In an official statement from the tour manager:“Alison was suffering from a cold which, combined with a cough and the altitude in Boulder, affected her ability to [...]
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NEW VIDEO: PASSION PIT - THE REELING
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Passion Pit stormed to attention last year with their now famous EP Chunk Of Change and are now ready for their first full length Manners due for release on May 16th. “Sleepyhead” was their claim to fame and many dubbed them as the “Next MGMT”.That we will have to wait and see, but with a [...]
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