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Radar 11/2011: Serenades / Lana del Rey / Binary / The King Blues / We Are Augustines / Lucy Rose

4934 days ago
From Mato, From LondonSerenades Estocolmo (SUE) Himnos corales de increíble belleza, emoción y dulzura, arreglos de violines que se sienten en la espina dorsal, voces de seda y una luminosidad que ya no se lleva. Maravilloso pop orquestado y curativo. Te gustarán si te... more info

New band of the day: Serenades (No 1140)

5003 days ago
Guardian MusicStabbing violins, plenty of coos and aahs, and a sound that's Prefab-cum-Scritti-cum-ABC – they had us at eight secondsHometown: Stockholm.The lineup: Adam Olenius (vocals, keyboards), Markus Krunegård (vocals, keyboards).The background: We've fal... more info

Roddy Frame – review

5022 days ago
Guardian MusicDeaf Institute, Manchester"Is everyone alright up there?" asks Roddy Frame, eyeing the venue's miniscule balcony. "It's just like the Palladium in here." Hardly, but the Scottish singer-songwriter has been daring to dream ever since his old band Azte... more info

5 GREAT ALBUM TRACKS FOR FRIDAY (Part 24)

5079 days ago
The Vinyl VillainI thought long and hard about this.Do I include five songs from just the one solo album from 2003 that James Kirk has released?  Or do I include tracks he recorded in the 80s under the moniker of Memphis??  Either way, the songs would make this a m... more info

THE THURSDAY CORRESPONDENT

5115 days ago
The Vinyl VillainBack in April this year the world of Scottish music lost one it’s unsung heroes to cancer.David Band, who designed record sleeves for Altered Images, Aztec Camera and Spandau Ballet died aged 51.All of the early singles by Altered Images including ... more info

The Smiths make their Top of the Pops debut

5145 days ago
Guardian MusicNovember 1983: Number 28 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicI wrote This Charming Man for a John Peel session. I just leapt out of bed and wrote it. It was the culmination of trying to find a way of playing that was non-r... more info

Les Paul: three guitars to celebrate 96 years

5149 days ago
Guardian MusicAs Google celebrates the 96th anniversary of the guitar legend's birth, Michael Hann picks his three favourite electric guitarsAnyone who has seen Google's rather brilliant working guitar doodle will know that Les Paul would have been 96 today. And e... more info

Electric guitar shapes: my top plucks

5150 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom the luscious Les Paul to the glorious Gretsch, here are my three favourite electric guitar models. What are yours?Les Paul would have been 96 today. And even now, nearly a century after his birth (and two years after he died), his name is synony... more info

5 GREAT ALBUM TRACKS FOR FRIDAY (Part 19)

5156 days ago
The Vinyl VillainThe dilemma today.  This boy wonders whether I should go for tracks from what I consider to be bona-fide LPs by Aztec Camera and exclude some LPs recorded and released by an act of that name which were in fact really Roddy Frame solo records backed ... more info

New band of the day – No 1,034: To Kill a King

5157 days ago
Guardian Music'Rousing orch-folk' is what we noted when we saw this lot play live. Yes, we took notes. We don't do that for just any bandHometown: London.The lineup: Ralph Pelleymounter (vocals, acoustic guitar), Josh Platman (bass), Jon Willoughby (drums), Ian Du... more info

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