About a decade ago, I fell in love with a little known band from southern Virginia called Skywave. Their sound, a sort of mashing of Jesus and Mary Chain with the effects laden shoegaze swirl of My Bloody Valentine, caught my ear and never let go. Many a mix tape/cd of the past decade has […]

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Via Logan Via Popjustice

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meh.

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I heard a remix of the Trespassers William cover of the Ride classic Vapour Trail last night and it reminded me of the genius of the original. I’m usually a sucker for creative covers, but honestly, this song can’t be touched.

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Despite all the hoopla about the flurry of Blur activity in the coming months, particularly the Hyde Park concert on July 3rd (tickets for which sold out in one hour), drummer Dave Rowntree, clearly the most grounded of the quartet, continues to pursue political representation under the Labour banner. After a loss last year to […]

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Wired has posted an interview with Volker Bertleman on how he mods his piano with “tacks, tape, felt, plastic wrap and other materials to alter its sound for his compositions.” The Listening Post blog also has the full story behind his experimental piano work. Appealing to fans of both modern composition and those of a […]

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And it’s not just the NME reporting. Billboard and Rolling Stone are in on the action now too. The band is set to play Hyde Park in London on July 3, 2009. Rumors of other big shows are just rumors at this point, but the activity is for real. I saw Blur in 2003 in […]

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