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Festivals guide 2012 listings: day festivals

5013 days ago
Guardian MusicFor all those festival goers who can't handle whole weekends in the mud, here are the best one-day gatherings around the countryThe 1234 ShoreditchWhen 1 SeptemberWhere Shoreditch Park, LondonWhat East London festival for emerging indie actsWho Arro... more info

See Marcus Mumford, Michael Kiwanuka, Green Gartside and Fatoumata Diawara at our Open Weekend

5080 days ago
Guardian MusicWe've released some more tickets for music events at the Guardian's open weekend, taking place in London on 24 and 25 March. Find out more and buy tickets hereMarcus Mumford in conversation with Laura Barton – Saturday 24 March, 9.15pm-10.15pmEver... more info

Old music: Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl

5235 days ago
Guardian MusicScritti Politti were scratchy, noisy and belligerent – until, suddenly, they weren'tI'd liked Scritti Politti from their late-70s beginnings: scratchy, noisy, discordant, political and belligerent, but with intelligent lyrics and sometimes a hint o... more info

New band of the day – No 1,118: Look, Stranger!

5249 days ago
Guardian MusicTime to get acquainted with these purveyors of sonic opulenceHometown: London.The lineup: Thom Hosken (percussion), Tim Sheinman (vocals), David Isaacs (keyboards), Alister Wedderburn (guitar).The background: For every new band wanting to sound garag... more info

New band of the day – No 1,115: Milagres

5254 days ago
Guardian MusicThis band's name means 'miracles' in Portuguese, which is appropriate given that they sound a lot like Coldplay and yet don't make you want to stab yourself in the earHometown: New York.The lineup: Kyle Wilson (vocals), Fraser McCulloch (bass, vocals... more info

New band of the day – No 1,112: NZCA/Lines

5259 days ago
Guardian MusicThis Londoner's pleasingly polished debut sees him striving to make pop as perfect as Timbaland used toHometown: London.The lineup: Michael Lovett (vocals, instruments).The background: Talk about changes of direction. The last time we heard, Michael ... more info

FlashBack! - Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985) (album stream)

5363 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Cupid & Psyche 85 is the second album by the British new wave pop group Scritti Politti. It remains the band's most successful album, reaching No. 5 in the UK, and was certified Gold by the BPI for 100,000 copies sold. The album contained five ... more info

Destroyer releases Kaputt, and announces first European headline tour

5421 days ago
AltsoundsDestroyer's visionary new record Kaputt, which has already proven to be a critical smash in North America is released in the UK on June 13 (it's out now digitally), coinciding with Destroyer's first EU headline tour. Destroyer is Dan Bejar from Van... more info

REVISITING AN OLD POST FROM MAY 2007

5452 days ago
The Vinyl VillainI noticed the other day that a Greatest Hits compilation by Scritti Politti has been issued. It's not one that I'm going to rush out and buy given I already have most of the original albums, but then again the marketing men have insisted on a couple ... more info

Music Weekly: Scritti Politti's Green Gartside

5455 days ago
Guardian MusicGreen Gartside of Scritti Politti talks to Alexis Petridis and looks back at his music career as a new album 'Absolute - The Best of' is released. It's an up and down career with Gartside achieving success in America in the mid-80s, but giving it al... more info

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