Clean Bandit “Rather Be” single review

Cambridge based Clean Bandit have returned with an absolute gem for the charts with their new single Rather Be. Featuring the lovely vocals of Jess Glynne, the fresh and memorable tune appears to be lighting up the eyes of every listener. The band are well known for their blended classical club chart hits and Rather Be is no different. The blend of violins and pianos with dance pop rhythms are definitely what keeps this track…

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Dave Grohl: ‘New Nirvana Will F–king Happen’

Now now, don’t get your hopes up – this isn’t about Nirvana reuniting or something like this – it’s about another band with a Nirvana-like impact. “We meant a lot of different things to a lot of different people,” he told the Guardian. “That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.” Dave Grohl went further, explaining that the…

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Your Global Music Guide

Who today listens to just domestic music? With Australia cranking out catchy indie rock tunes and the U.K. turning out its usual steady stream of musical exports, exotic music is on the rise. However, with such easy access to foreign and domestic music, it is sometimes difficult to sift through all of the bands and new tracks. This calls for a musical Sacagawea. Here are some new songs that will hopefully ease your way through…

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Five of the best at this year’s Live At Leeds

Five of the bands I am most looking forward to at Live At Leeds, the city music festival taking place over May Bank Holiday…for the price of what, 4 pints in London? 1975 Huw Stevens, Zane Lowe and Fearne Cotton all love The City by 1975, and I am inclined to agree that as upbeat summer struts go, it’s not at all bad. Now let’s find some summer. Little Comets Thundering slaps, wailing and whirring, jangling guitars and pots…

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Alternative Spring Break Playlist

Forget about “Harlem Shake”. The Danish trio New Politics is turning heads with their new single “Harlem”. Spring break is here, for some collegiate Americans at least.  If you are a like me, your spring break does not start until next week.  Hopefully you will be on a beach somewhere or hitting the slopes with your friends.  Wherever you are, there is no reason that you should be victim of…

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Japandroids live @ Conan and 2012 tour dates

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Canadian garage rock duo Japandroids hit “Conan” last night when they played “The Nights of Wine and Roses” off the band’s sophomore release, Celebration Rock. Check their pulsating performance below by hitting play on the video. Also, right after the jump, check out the dates and venues for the band’s upcoming tour which will see Japandroids playing North American and European festivals starting this March. Along Japandroids will be joining Cloud Nothings and Gaslight Anthem on…

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Deap Vally’s new video for ‘End of the World’

Source. Deap Vally Deap Vally is a rock and roll, alternative, garage rock band formed by Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards in 2011. Yeah, this chicks really know how to rock with only two instruments ( guitar and drums) and their trashy appearance makes me wanna compare them with Courtney Love, or some really hot groupies from the late 70’s-early 80’s, with only one completion: they really know how to sing….

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Musical Ladder: Mike Dirnt to Bessie Smith

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It may be hard to believe, but Green Day’s Mike Dirnt turns forty years old today. In honor of the iconic bassist hitting the big 4-0 I decided to construct a “ladder” connecting Mr. Dirnt to 1920’s blues powerhouse Bessie Smith. I mean hey, why not have some fun to celebrate a milestone in the life of a member of one of the most fun bands on the planet? Mike Dirnt  Any punk fan, or even any serious music fan for…

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Hot Streaming: “Love Interruption,” Jack White’s Newest Single

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Jack White, former frontman of the garage-rock duo The White Stripes and current member of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, has just unveiled the first single off his debut solo album Blunderbuss.  The single, “Love Interruption,” is currently streaming at Third Man Records’ website, and will be released as a 7″ single February 7th. This leading single is a bluesy acoustic track, with a soft jazz organ and clarinet playing in the background.  Jack…

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The Black Keys and the Arctic Monkeys pair up for winter-to-spring tour

The Black Keys performing in an iTunes Session, mid October, 2010.

Dangerously addictive and musically clever British garage rock group the Arctic Monkeys have decided to join the Black Keys (who have just dropped their seventh album, El Camino, co-produced by Danger Mouse) in some of their next dates, spanning from now to the 23 of March next year. The Arctics will be joining the Keys for the last half of the tour, from…

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