Spain

Amongst other things, Aloe Blacc has one of the silkiest voices I have heard for some time. A member of the infinitely impressive Stones Throw family, Blacc is in part (along with Mayer Hawthorne) responsible for the current wave of retrogressive contemporary soul music coming from the Stones Throw camp. With roots firmly in the – more

Bass collective Magentic Man, made up of Benga, Artwork and Skream, have just announced details of their latest single ‘I Need Air’. Coming ahead of their yet to be named debut album, the release contains a vocal contribution from Alicia Keys collaborator Angela Hunte and marks a direction into slightly poppier waters, albeit waters infested – more

Lots of Sonar news to update you on. First up, British hip-hop delinquent Dizzee Rascal and electro tunesmiths Chemical Brothers have been announced as two of the headline acts at the Spanish festival this June. This adds to the excitement, as we’ve already mentioned AIR and LCD Soundsystem will be appearing as well. A surprisingly – more

Bare and blackened trees twine along the wall, like dark shadows reflected by a glaring Spanish sunlight, their thin indexes seemingly reaching out to one another. This beautiful masterpiece titled English Garden Spain by Spanish artist Pablo Herrero is located in Salamanca’s ‘Barrio de Tejares’.The simple painted trees adorn a rundown house which was supposed – more

A large festive cross-cultural exchange will be taking place in the land locked metropolis of Madrid. Set up as Motor City showcase for Spaniards, the night ‘Code: A Detroit Techno Showcase’, will feature some of Michigan’s finest including legends Derrick May, Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson and Octave One. Mega Spanish club Fabrik, which houses “two – more

Spanish electronic music festival Sonar has announced it’s first headliners for 2010. French lounge lizards Air and DFA’s preeminent LCD Soundsystem were handpicked to kick off the 3-day electronic music festival in Spain. As originally reported the festival will take place across two locations next year, Barcelona and A Coruña, due to the celebrations of – more

Celebrated electronic festival Sónar will be replicating itself next year in the Galician town of A Coruna, during the same time as its annual Barcelona edition. The festival will be renaming itself Sónar Galicia for 2010 in commemoration of the Xacobeo Jubilee Year. Xacobeo Jubilee takes place every five, six and eleven years and pays – more