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Festivals in Brief: Great Escape, Liverpool Sound City, Springfestival, FutureEverything

5865 days ago

Pitchfork — What: The Great EscapeWhen: May 13-15Where: Brighton, EnglandWho: Broken Social Scene, Wild Beasts, the Big Pink, the Walkmen, These New Puritans, Surfer Blood, Here We Go Magic, Morning Benders, John Talabot, Sleigh Bells, the Fiery Furnaces, Warpai... more info

New band of the day â€“ No 760: Villagers

5881 days ago

Guardian Music — Fans of literate pop songcraft will enjoy this Irish singer's dark tales of obsession and the horror of tediumHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Conor J O'Brien (vocals, guitar), Cormac Curran (piano, organ), Tommy McLaughlin (guitar), Danny Snow (bass), D... more info

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Lollapalooza Lineup Revealed

5881 days ago

Pitchfork — The folks behind Lollapalooza have spent the past week dropping hints about this year's lineup, announcing artists one letter at a time, via a sort of hangman or Wheel of Fortune game. And though it's been fun to hazard guesses about what bands will ... more info

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Music picks of the week

5885 days ago

Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info

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The Lodger â€“ â€œThe Back Of My Mindâ€

5886 days ago

Stereogum — Orange Juice and Aztec Camera-referencing Leeds pop trio the Lodger recorded their third album Flashbacks with longtime UK producer Richard Formby, who also turned knobs for Wild Beasts’ Two Dancers, played guitar on Spacemen 3’s Recurring, and w... more info

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First Kendal Calling acts announced

5887 days ago

The Music Fix — News Flash: Are you ready for the weekend?Kendal Calling festival have just announced their first acts for this year's soiree among the hills. KENDAL CALLING Friday 30th July - Sunday 1th August 2010 Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, The Lake District... more info

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