Renaissance man and musician meets French philosopher and musician. Together, they form a bande à part – a band of outsiders. Fitting, really, as they borrowed their name from one of Godard’s lesser appreciated films, …
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Jamie xx shows his true colours
Jamie Smith, better known as Jamie xx, has had a meteoric rise in the music world. He’s accomplished so much already – first with The xx, whose debut album, xx, won them a Mercury Prize, …
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Will there be more books?
Hello and good evening, or good morning, or whatever wherever. A brief update. I noticed that someone out there was searching for “alice severin will there be more books”, which I thought was very kind. …
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Nick Millhiser of Holy Ghost! Talks About Weed and Music
What do you do when you’ve done remixes for a vast range of well-known artists like Katie Perry, MGMT, Moby, Phoenix, and LCD Soundsystem? You collect some of the best ones, add in a few …
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Strange Names use their time wisely
Last week, Strange Names was a Guardian Music band of the week but you did actually hear it here first. Strange Names isn’t a description of an obscure festival lineup, but three musicians who met …
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Johnny Took of DMA’s Keeps It Honest
The story of the DMA’S began, the way all good stories do, with a bit of a twist in the tale. Three guys from Australia, playing in other bands, stumble upon each other. They write …
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Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice Talks About the New Album, My Love is Cool
London-based Wolf Alice fears no genre. As the repressive need for boundaries evaporates, the four piece has jumped into the fray with an array of songs that casually parades their mastery of the free range. …