BLOC 2010: the season opener…
The thing about Bloc is, it’s not like the other festival. Firstly, it’s in March (so could perhaps claim to be the opening ceremony of the festival season). Then there’s its location- Butlins holiday camp in Minehead- complete with chalets, pubs and restaurants, amusement arcades, even a water park. It’s all under-cover and the music [...]
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Caribou added to Big Chill! (and more…)
The Big Chill today announced some of the acts for the brand new Clash Stage, supported by the music magazine, with a great line-up of indie and dance acts performing on the stage on the lake, designed by the renowned “monster creator” Pete Fowler.
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Cocorosie - Trinity
If our world is one of contradictions, one moment wonder, the next ugly destruction, then Cocrosie are perhaps the band for modern times.
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Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood was a genius. He made bizzare country-pop. It’s only when you hear him that you realise how influential he has been on modern music (everything from The Moldy Peaches to Ladytron). He died in 2007.
My favourite songs were his earlier ones where he’d tell a story about a local character- the people he [...]
Big Chill 2010: 5-8 August
The Big Chill Festival is delighted to confirm that Massive Attack and M.I.A. will headline this year’s festival. Celebrating its impressive 16th year in 2010, The Big Chill will return to its stunning home of Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire from 5th – 8th August 2010.
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JOKER - Tron E.P
Joker is pretty hyped after a host of releases over the last couple of years and some very high profile remixes. I’ve never got into him as much as the likes of Zomby, Rustie or Darkstar but ‘Tron’, his latest release on Kapsize, is just ridiculous. A slower, more considered track than his previous efforts, [...]
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MOUNT KIMBIE
The great thing about dubstep is that is doesn’t really exist. Well, it exists- the studenty wobble stuff that perhaps most obviously signals a dubstep track is still massively popular. But producers are now taking this and turning it into something much more beautiful and interesting.
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