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BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 2012-06-02 Hot Chip

4588 days ago

Core News — “‘I don’t got no Abba, I don’t play no Gabba!’ Hot Chip take to the decks for tonight’s Essential Mix, journeying through house, garage, funk, soul and techno.” Check out other Essential mixes in my archive and subscribe to the feed to ... more info

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Big Star Third – review

4592 days ago

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonFor fans of jangly, emotionally acute indie-rock, Big Star are an ur-band, although their third album, variously dubbed Third and Sister Lovers, is apt to separate the mere admirers from the cult devotees. Recorded in chaos, never pro... more info

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Hot Chip slam Tulisa and 'conservative' pop

4593 days ago

Gigwise — Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor speak of dismay at current music scene more info

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Hot Chip: 'We're middle-class white kids'

4594 days ago

Guardian Music — With a singular sound that nods to R&B, folk-rock and hip-hop, Hot Chip are among the greatest modern pop acts. So why, on the eve of their fifth album, are they still perceived as geeks?'Best to get it out and be done with it," Joe Goddard tweeted ... more info

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Festivals guide listings: big UK festivals

4595 days ago

Guardian Music — Glastonbury might not be happening this year, but there are plenty big fests not to be missedBeach Break LiveWhen 14-18 JuneWhere Pembrey Country Park, CarmarthenshireWhat A late spring break-style party for UK students with a mix of top dance, urban... more info

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Why pop music loves TS Eliot

4598 days ago

Guardian Music — Scratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info

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Watch Florence + the Machine cover Talking Heads

4600 days ago

Guardian Music — To mark their Bestival appearance, Florence + the Machine have put on fancy dress and covered Talking Heads' Wild Wild LifeFlorence + the Machine have been announced as the Friday night headliners for Bestival, the festival curated by Rob da Bank and... more info

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