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Festival News: Sigur Ros to play Jodrell Bank and Eden Sessions and Liverpool Sound City Line Up announced

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It seems more than a little incongruous to write about festivals, when I’m tapping away shrouded in a blanket and with a hot water bottle in an attempt to thaw out on a bitterly cold night. However, festival season will be upon us soon enough and today I bring you announcements about Liverpool Sound City…
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Today was noticeably the first day back at work for the music biz, and the KV inbox is brimming with news of new releases and tours. These are some we’ll be looking out for: Tom Morgan – Orange Syringe, album out 4th February – as a teenager, Tom’s songwriting – which I originally came across…
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Matt’s List of 2012

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End of year lists are a habit us bloggers like to indulge in (that and making predictions for the new year), so here’s mine. I’ve been pretty unimaginative with the categories I’m afraid. 1. Album of the Year: Django Django: “Django Django“ 2012 was the year that Django Django finally delivered the debut album we…
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Have You Ever Been Experienced (South of the Tamar)?

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Every so often, I mean to write something here about the music scene in Cornwall.  Then I forget about it.  Then whatever point it was I was going to make seems tired.  Music fans could be forgiven for forgetting about the duchy; over the years it has hardly set the international music world alight: ignoring…
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[Listen] The Velvet Underground & Nico Remastered

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1967 classic The Velvet Underground and Nico turns 45 this year, and in celebration Universal/ Polydor are releasing a 6-disc set special edition on October 30th. The box set will feature a previously unavailable 1966 live concert performed by the Velvets’ original, five-person lineup — Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker and Nico —…
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[Live Review] Hot Chip and Django Django, O2 Academy Bristol, October 15, 2012

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  Django Django are firmly established as KV favourites – I think this is the third time we’ve seen them in Bristol, and fifth time anywhere. The double denim look being sported by all except singer/ guitarist/ percussionist Vincent Neff is new to us though. They seem like such a natural choice of support for…
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[Video] Menomena – Plumage

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Menomena’s new video for Plumage, from the album Moms. Menomena play three UK dates in November 11/23 – Captain’s Rest – Glasgow, UK 11/24 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK 11/26 – Cargo – London, UK