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This week's music previews

5342 days ago
Guardian Music — Xiu Xiu, On tourFrom America, and named after a Chinese film, it might be tempting to think of Xiu Xiu as a cosmopolitan and exotic sort of band. One listen to the voice of main man Jamie Stewart, however, and you'll feel right at home. Arch, meticul... more info
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Nights at the museum: bands that have gigged in galleries

5343 days ago
Guardian Music — Animal Collective's forthcoming installation at the Guggenheim comes from a proud tradition of pop mash-ups with the art worldIt's better than copying Jackson Pollock and more ambitious than pretending to be full-time robots. The only surprising thin... more info
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Hey, what's that sound: Guitar synth

5346 days ago
Guardian Music — If Darth Vader was in a band, then this would be his chosen instrumentWhat is it? In our previous column, we looked at synthesisers that pretend to be guitars. Now we take a look at the keytar's evil 1980s twin-synthesisers pretending to be guitars. ... more info
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Music: This week's releases

5349 days ago
Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Los Campesinos! Romance Is Boring (Wichita) Ooh er, this has all got a bit proper for a band previously preoccupied with glockenspiels and awkwardness. Now they're rocking a straightforward single and a classy vid featuring an absurd... more info
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Exclusive album preview: Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back

5352 days ago
Guardian Music — Let us know what you make of the first Peter Gabriel record in eight years, which covers Talking Heads, Radiohead and BowieFor his first studio album in eight years, Peter Gabriel came up with an audacious plan. He decided to cover the work of his fa... more info
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Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth To Discuss CBGBs At SXSW

5353 days ago
Undercover, Australia — Former Talking Heads rhythm section, the husband and wife drum and bass team Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, will be at SXSW to talk about the iconic New York venue CBGBs. more info
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Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back

5354 days ago
Here Comes The Flood — Take cover! The new Peter Gabriel album Scratch My Back is a mixed bag of golden oldies and modern day artist songs. Mainly orchestral and sometimes radically reworked Gabriel tackles the songs with a mixture of glee and respect. The more subdued s... more info
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Kindness :: Swinging Party

5356 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — I wrote about the b-side to this track last year (the accompanying video is ace). As previously mentioned, Kindness are from the UK and have thus far released one seven inch. Other than that I know very little. I’m bringing this back up as, due to ... more info
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New band of the day – No 720: Casxio

5357 days ago
Guardian Music — These keyboard funkateers can't quite decide whether they're a musical-comedy troupe or a serious pop-funk propositionHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Lucas Guerin (vocals, bass), Eric Saez (guitar), Andrea Choe (keyboards), Zach Schrock (drums).The... more info
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Talking Heads :: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, NY August 1983

5364 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — 1983 was was an incredibly fertile year for the the Talking Heads. The companion album to Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense made an effort at capturing the band’s live mojo, but due to its length (neutered at nine tracks) failed to paint a compl... more info
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