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Calvin Harris: Ready for the Weekend

Alexis Petridis shudders as the ghost of 90s handbag pays him an unwelcome visitSome musical genres have an everlasting impact: all subsequent rock and pop bears something of their influence. Others just vanish: once their time has passed, it's as if they never happened. So it was with handbag house, which bestrode the charts in the mid-90s, the glittery, shallow sound of Britain's mainstream dancefloors. The big American house hits of the era - De'Lacy's Hideaway, Ultra Naté's Free, Robin S's ...

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15:02 on August 6 2009

Calvin Harris: Ready for the Weekend

Guardian Music — Alexis Petridis shudders as the ghost of 90s handbag pays him an unwelcome visitSome musical genres have an everlasting impact: all subsequent rock and pop bears somethin... more info

Calvin Harris Jeremy Healy

11:03 on August 6 2009

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, Calvin Harris to appear on TiÃ«sto album

NME — 'Kaleidoscope' features a plethora of guest singers more info

Calvin Harris Bloc Party

15:58 on August 6 2009

Calvin Harris vs. Humanthesizer

The Newsroom — British recording artist Calvin Harris has assembled a bevy of scantily clad ladies to help him bring to life the 'humanthesizer' a synthesiser where each person acts as ... more info

Calvin Harris

23:37 on August 6 2009

I had to get drunk with Kylie: Dance DJ Calvin Harris on meeting his idols...and stacking shelves at Safeway

The Daily Mail — 'To most people, I was the guy who worked on the bread counter at Safeway,' he says. 'I never talked about my music because that wasn't the sort of th... more info

Calvin Harris Kylie Minogue