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Camden Crawl announces more acts and mixtape

The Camden Crawl have announced more acts confirmed to play over the May Bank Holiday weekend of 4th – 6th May today. The North London festival now has the following acts playing. Download a free mixtape of various artists too from www.7digital.com this week featuring new music from Admiral Fallow, Antlered Man, Arrows Of Love, Black Moth, Blackhoods, Chew Lips, Dutch Uncles, Echo Lake, Funeral Suits, Hey Sholay, Jape, Kwes, Marmozets, Night Angles, True Tiger and Willy Moon.

Acts that will play the Crawl include:

DEATH IN VEGAS * ALABAMA 3 * GLASVEGAS * THE FUTUREHEADS *THE RAINCOATS * GAZ COOMBES * AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR *ACTRESS * BAXTER DURY * BEN WESTBEECH * BIGkids * THE BIG PINK * BRANDT BRAUER FRICK * CHARLI XCX * D/R/U/G/S * GHETTS * ICEAGE * ICONA POP * KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES * KWES * LADY LESHURR * LUCY ROSE * NIKI & THE DOVE * ROLO TOMASSI * ROSKA * SWAY * THEME PARK * THREE TRAPPED TIGERS * TRUE TIGER * WILLY MOON * YOUNGMAN * ADMIRAL FALLOW *ALPINES * ANGEL *ANTLERED MAN * ARROWS OF LOVE * THE BARR BROTHERS * BASEMENT * BASTILLE * BENNY BANKS * BLACK MOTH * BLACKHOODS * BLACKLISTERS * BOY FRIEND * BRONTIDE * BXENTRIC * CASHIER NO. 9 * CHEW LIPS * CLEMENT MARFO & THE FRONTLINE * COLD PUMAS * CYMBALS * DALEY * DAM MANTLE * DEVIN * DISCLOSURE * DOG IS DEAD * DURRTY GOODZ * DUTCH UNCLES * ECHO LAKE * ELLEN & THE ESCAPADES * ENGINE EARZ EXPERIMENT * EUGENE MCGUINNESS * FANZINE * FEAR OF MEN * FICTION * FIXERS * FUNERAL SUITS * HAWK EYES * HEY SHOLAY * HYMNS *THE JAMES CLEAVER QUINTET * JAPE * JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE * JEHST * JOSH KUMRA * KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS * L.A. * LIONESS * LOWER THAN ATLANTIS * MARMOZETS * MELODICA, MELODY & ME * THE MILK * NIGHT ANGLES * NOVELLA * NZCA/LINES * ODONIS ODONIS * OUTFIT * PARIAH * PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS * PEACE * POLARBEAR * PSYCHOLOGIST * RACE HORSES * RANDOM IMPULSE * RASCALS * RUBBER BANDITS * SAUNA YOUTH * SEX HANDS * ST. LUCIA * STEALING SHEEP * SWISS LIPS * TEAM ME * THROWING UP * TOBY KAAR * TOM STAAR * TOM WILLIAMS & THE BOAT * TOY * TROPHY WIFE

Tickets for the 2012 CAMDEN CRAWL available from 24 Hr CC Hotline 0871 2200 260 / See Tickets 020 7403 3331 OR www.thecamdencrawl.com

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Reading and Leeds festival line ups announced

The first announcement of the line up for the Reading and Leeds Festival 2012 has been isued and is as follows. The Cure headline the Friday night at Reading, Kasabian Saturday and Foo Fighters Sunday. The Maccabees, At The Drive In and Justice headline the NME/Radio One Stage at Reading and Metronomy have been announced as headliners of the Dance stage so far.

Check here for the full line up. tickets are now on sale at £197.50 for a Weekend Ticket, £85.00 Day Ticket, £60.00 Campervan *, £15.00 Locker *, £15.00 Early Bird Ticket * £5.00 Car parking*. * = no booking fee.

Reading: August 24 (Fri), Leeds: August 25 (Sat)
Main Stage

The Cure
Paramore
Bombay Bicycle Club
You Me At Six
Crystal Castles
Angels and Airwaves
Coheed and Cambria
Cancer Bats
Deaf Havana

NME/Radio 1 Stage

The Maccabees
Foster The People
The Courteeners

Reading: August 25 (Sat), Leeds: August 26 (Sun)

Main Stage

Kasabian
Florence And The Machine
The Vaccines
Enter Shikari
The Shins
Odd Future
Mystery Jets
Special Guests
Blood Red Shoes

NME/Radio 1 Stage

At The Drive-In
The Cribs
Billy Talent
Miike Snow

Dance Stage

Metronomy
Katy B
Azealia Banks
Jaguar Skills

Reading: August 26 (Sun), Leeds: August 24 (Fri)

Main Stage

Foo Fighters
The Black Keys
Kaiser Chiefs
Bullet For My Valentine
All Time Low
The Gaslight Anthem
Eagles Of Death Metal
Band Of Skulls
Pulled Apart By Horses

NME/Radio 1 Stage

Justice
Two Door Cinema Club
The Horrors
SBTRKT

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Tortoise announce UK date and reissues

Tortoise have announced they’ll be hitting the UK as part of a run of European dates.

The band will play Field Day on June 6th in amongst sets in Norway and Spain. In addition Thrill Jockey will be reissuing their first two singles as part of Record Store Day [April 21st], as well as six albums throughout 2012. Here are the details:

Lonesome Sound 7″
1. Lonesome Sound
2. Reservoir
3. Sheets

Mosquito 7″
1. Mosquito
2. Gooseneck

Album Reissues:

Tortoise
Standards
It’s All Around You
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
TNT
Beacons of Ancestorship

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Mos Def drops a new song

Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, dropped visuals on a new song debuting on French radio this week.

The track, Sunshine Screwface, is produced by Dilla and is guaranteed to get your head nodding. Simple and effective with short brass burts and strummed guitars, this is hopefully what we can expect from his new album, though there’s no confirmation on that record.

Either way, it’s great, check it:

YASIIN / DILLA ‘SUNSHINE SCREWFACE’ XCLUSIVE from MASSCORPORATION.COM on Vimeo.

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Converge plan new documentary

Converge have posted a short studio video.

The band are currently working on their new album, the follow up to Axe To Fall, released in 2009. The band have filmed the process for a mini-documentary, produced by Ian McFarland which is said to concentrate on the frontman and visual artist of the band, Jacob Bannon.

A short and not-so-sweet clip is below.

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Murs and Fashawn to release collaborative EPs

Murs and Fashawn are teaming up for a joint release.

The double disc EPs will be produced entirely by K-Salaam & Beatnick and called Murs and Me and Me and Fash. During an interview, Fashawn said that the rappers are around 50% done and each disc will see the “Me” in the title taking the lead role.

There are no details on how or when the EPs will be released, but it’s certainly something to look forward to.

The pair is currently configuring how the project will be packaged and released. Fash emphasized the importance of releasing an EP that breaks the mold.

“Yeah, we’re just trying to figure out a creative way to package it and put it out ‘cause you know, me and Murs, we have an extensive catalog. We just wanna do something innovative and fresh and that’s why I like collaborating with each other. This is my first time ever doing an album with another emcee so that should be interesting.”

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Radiohead announce three UK dates

Radiohead will play three UK dates in October.

The dates are the band’s first since 2008 and will see them play a show in Manchester and two in London. Tickets go on sale on March 9th at 9am via Ticketmaster.

The dates are:

October 6th – Manchester, Arena
October 8th – London, O2 Arena
October 9th – London, O2 Arena

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Live Reviews

Dilated Peoples – Live

Islington Academy
27.02.12

Dilated Peoples are one of those groups that you might not listen to in a while, but when you do, you remember just how awesome they are. Thankfully, due to Evidence‘s brilliant Cats & Dogs solo record on Rhymesayers last year, the Dilated catalogue had been getting a good airing in the past few months , building up a lot excitement for the arrival of this show in North London.

Having missed the support, we hit the venue just as DJ Babu hopped up behind the decks and introducing the two MCs, Evidence and Rakaa Iriscience, by blasting out Live On Stage and immediately the tone was set – the crowd shouted, screamed and chanted along, hands thrust firmly in the air. Though the show wasn’t a sell-out, it was comfortably full and you would be forgiven for thinking there were twice as many people in attendance.

The rappers played off each other with glee, Rakaa dropped his verses from under a hat which almost covered his eyes contrasting Ev’s trademark laid back flow as they dived into both new and old tracks, from You Can’t Hide, You Can’t Run and Back Again to the classic Worst Comes To Worst. With every order from Ev, the crowd pumped more noise towards the stage, something all three members reveled in as they each showcased their own individual talents.

Babu’s scratch routine was a lesson in turntablism, speeding up his hand movements to that of a blur, a mini-whirlwide on the decks, Rakaa dropping tracks from his Crown of Thorns record and Evidence wowing the crowd with a rendition of the Premo-produced You, mixing in beats from Gangstarr’s Full Clip and Royce’s Boom.

The setlist provided a greatest hits of their stellar career, never once dipping in energy. Once the show was over and the crowd dispersed, the overall feeling was that of having had the most fun in a long, long time. With a new album on the cards this year, let’s hope it’s not long before they’re back smashing it in London again.

Abjekt.

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Touché Amoré – Live

London Barfly
27.02.12

Touché Amoré’s ‘Honest Sleep’ provides the most emo of emo moments tonight at the Barfly. Exceedingly earnest in a way that is both endearing and slightly unsettling, the band have a dedicated crew of followers hanging on their every word at this show.

The aforementioned offering prompts shout-alongs from the audience to the emotive lyrics ‘I’m losing sleep, I’m losing friends’. In fact, pretty much every track blasted forth tonight is met with an enthusiastic, fists-in-the-air, screaming-lungs-out kind of a reaction. Everyone present loves this band. And Touché Amoré are more than receptive to the crowd’s willingness to participate, expressing their gratitude at being there and putting their all into an energetic, if a little short, set.

There is an eerie quiet that comes over the venue in between tracks as the crowd awaits further words from vocalist Jeremy. However, listen closely and you can hear people discussing the band’s lyrical content. Nobody is going off the topic of the band tonight. If you thought the crowd was fervent during the band’s main set, you hadn’t seen anything until they return for a much-encouraged one-song encore of ‘Cadence’. This time Jeremy abandons his mic, putting him on an equal footing with each and every person in the crowd tonight, a fact that they relish and everyone partakes in one last group-voiced emotional pouring out before filtering out of the room.

Touché Amoré’s ability to hold a captive audience is undeniable. Their raw emotional power and cutting riffs make for a crushing live experience, in the best possible way.

Winey G.

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Life Size Maps

‘Weird Luck’ EP
Free Download

lifesizemaps_weirdluck_epWeird luck is when you are on the web doing stuff and then the next thing you know, you are listening to a new band from Brooklyn who are blowing your ears off within seconds of pressing the play button. That’s how we discovered Life Size Maps here who release a 3 track EP this month.

This trio have some quality noise on offer that sits above some fantastic pop melodies fueled by Mike McKeever’s brash guitars and warming vocals, Jordyn Blakely’s powerful drums and some amazing cello playing from Rob Karpay. Now, the cello may sound like an odd call, but the production on opening track Weird Luck is a masterful mix of noisy indie rock led by a fantastic synth piece that swirls and drives its anthemic chords into a very welcome sonic explosion!

The melodies within these 3 tracks are irresistably catchy. When Wind In The Furnace breaks into its uplifting chorus, euphoria is unleashed on an epic scale accompanied by another heavy pounding of noise. No change here for third track Copper Mirror that ends this listening experience on yet another musical high with stabbing guitars, psych synth and yet another huge chorus. It’s addictive, it’s loud but it’s also beautifully crafted, so let’s hope that this band are able to drive by map and appear in London sometime soon.

Download this EP for free from here and watch this clip of the band playing in Williamsburg, NYC to get the full picture.

For fans of Dinosaur Jr, Superchunk, Flaming Lips and Trail of Dead.