Australian psych-pop duo Empire of the Sun played their first and perhaps last show during an early morning solar eclipse today. The heavily stylized six and a half minute video performance took place during the longest such event of the 21st cen...
Apple has teamed up the four biggest record labels -- EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music Group -- to offer exclusive interactive album material starting in September. According to industry tracker Nielsen, consumers bought over 1 b...
What do you get when you cross Hot Chip and Carl Craig? Well, apart from six people, you get one totally amazing remix.Detroit techno master, Carl Craig, has resurrected his Paperclip People moniker to remix 'One Life Stand', the title track from...
Private equity group Terra Firma announced this week that they would try and raise a further £100 million to bail EMI out of serious financial trouble.One of the most important major labels of our time, Terra Firma’s EMI is nursing one gigantic h...
I will go on record and state that Emika’s ‘Drop The Other’ is the first great single of 2010. Likely to scare off competition for the coming months, this young Berliner has all the qualities to make it to the top of the heap. By November last ye...
Welcome to our new monthly playlist where we share with you the songs that have provided the soundtrack to our last month in the office. From the latest promo releases, to cherished favourites and songs from the classic cannon, if it has been on...
Ostgut Ton, the record label of Berlin's techno Mecca Berghain / Panorama Bar, are releasing a very special record for their five year anniversary. The two disc compilation called Fünf is made up of tracks that take their DNA from field recording...
Portuguese quartet Buraka Som Sistema have whizzed through the last few years of their career, enjoying the fruits of their success with their debut 2008 album Black Diamond. Their infectious mix of raucous and abrasive electro have won the heart...
“Collaborations” is the buzz word of the minute. Everyone’s at it. Record labels are merging, genres are blending, worlds are colliding, club nights are joining forces, brands are fusing - strength in numbers and throwing the marketing net bigger...
Band added to line-up of Essen concertBeck's is bringing some nordic party culture to the Ruhr area of Germany with three 'Ruhrnights' concerts through fall 2008. The diverse line-up has just been expanded for a favourite of partygoers: Booka Sha...
Danish DJ Trentemøller is known for tinkering with alternative dance music --just listen to his great remixes of the Knife and Modeselektor – but now he’s adding indie rock to that list. In an eclectic mix being released on May 18th, Trentemøller...
While some bands make a multi-coloured noise by virtue of their multi-cultural make up, other artists embody mixed heritages within themselves. Electronic Beats celebrates six extraordinary individuals raised by parents of differing nationalities...
3 Yarah Bravo Mother is Chilean | Father is Brazilian | Born in Sweden | Raised in Sweden | Lives in Brooklyn , NYC | Music style Hip Hop wiht a concioud edge | Famous for one self / Soundcatch Soundsystem As well as being the front woman for Sou...
5 Emiliana Torrini Mother is Icelandic | Father is Italian | Born in Kópavogur, Iceland | Raised in Kópavogur, Iceland | Lives in London, UK | Music Style: quirky, folksy Pop | Famous for here latest album, Me & Armini EmilianaEmiliana Torrin...
For this issue on diversity, I speak to Jamie Catto. Founding member of dance supergroup Faithless, Jamie is the creative catalyst, producer, director, multi-talented, lateral thinking, creative wizard (with partner Duncan Bridgeman) behind album...
Well almost. It’s possible that Emily Eavis and her father Michael who run the festival were aiming to completely overwhelm us, I think they have achieved this.An A-Z of music history, names as far ranging as Stevie Wonder, Muse, The XX, Femi Kut...
Dutch techno DJ Tiësto has seemingly taken a liking to indie music. Considering the fact that Tiësto is a champion of cheesy trance, this piece of news is particularly hard to swallow. Tiësto has dropped the turntables and enlisted the help of on...
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