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by Rob Sharp
Hot Chip have teamed up with VICE magazine to find a new up-and-coming creative talent to perform alongside them at Creative Sense5, a cross-disciplinary event to be held at The Arches, London, on 4th June. Rob Sharp caught up with Joe Goddard from Hot Chip to find out more.»
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by Ashraf Dumile
Six years after releasing Mastered By Guy At The Exchange, Max Tundra is back, with Parralax Error Beheads You on October 13»
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by Mike Diver
Good news, city-locked Londoners wanting some festival action this summer: DiS has two tickets to give away to each day of this year's O2 Wireless Festival»
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by Mike Diver
Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor has told the BBC that nobody would bother downloading one of his band's tracks if they gave one away for nowt»
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by Mike Diver
Insert your own WOW I AM SUPER EXCITED intro here and read on: for the stage times (subject to change, as always) for the forthcoming ATP vs Pitchfork weekender at the festival's original home, Camber Sands Pontins»
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by Kev Kharas
Hot Chip have tired of twiddling thumbs and have announced their initial tour plans for the rest of the year»
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by Kev Kharas
Wireless 2008 has taken a turn for the better, Hercules & Love Affair and Hot Chip among those who’ll be appearing in Hyde Park on a summer’s day headed by Jay-Z»
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by Kev Kharas
Spain’s the place to be this summer, it seems, as an impressive array of acts are freshly confirmed for this year’s Benicassim festival»
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by Kev Kharas
Hot Chip and Mark Ronson are the latest acts to be confirmed for Gatecrasher Summer Sound System 2008»
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by Alex Denney
If absolutely pushed I’d have to suggest that that’s yesterday’s leftover shepherd’s pie slopping around in pop douche du jour David Jordan’s cranial cavity, such is the clod-hoofed inanity of his ‘Sun Goes Down’ single»
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by Alex Denney
Adele’s ‘Chasing Pavements’ is still loitering at number two in the singles chart this week, like some annoying childhood trip to a garden centre on a Sunday afternoon. Pleasantly-scented boredom, and all that jazz»
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by Kev Kharas
Hot Chip were today exposed by the Sun as FRAUDS.»
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by Kev Kharas
We’re not sure whether to believe this or not, but Q are reporting that Neil Diamond and Hot Chip are the first odd couple to be confirmed for this year’s Glastonbury festival.»
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by Kev Kharas
Ever-so-slightly arch electro-men Hot Chip have released details of a new tour.»
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by Kev Kharas
Hot Chip have elaborated further on the details of their album number three.»
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by Gareth Dobson
Hot Chip give away new song from forthcoming LP.»
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by Kev Kharas
In 2007, Glaswegian artist David Shrigley produced a book of lyrics to imaginary songs called Worried Noodles (The Empty Sleeve). Indie label Tomlab found the bands to record the songs; Upset The Rhythm are putting on some of those bands at the launch party.»
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by Alex Denney
Stars including Hot Chip, Jarvis Cocker, The Kooks and Fatboy Slim will will kick off the festivities for the month-long Oxjam music festival on 1st October with a series of exclusive
performances in a specially-converted Oxfam shop.»
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by Samuel Strang
“I didn’t make a record. I couldn’t be bothered to make a record. It would have been too difficult. It was easier not to make a record.”»
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by Alex Denney
The Lovebox Weekender cosies up to London’s Victoria Park later this month, bringing with it a host of top-drawer acts, along with a rare opportunity to catch the imperious Sly & The Family Stone in action.»
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by Kev Kharas
Police will scan MySpace and internet message boards this Summer in an attempt to stem the nu-rave tide that threatens to destroy our most green and pleasant land.»
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by Alex Denney
The full line-up for this year’s Glastonbury festival has been officially announced.
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by Mike Diver
Hot Chip are to embark on a DJ tour this month, in support of their DJ Kicks compilation, due out on May 21...»
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by Mike Diver
The line-up for this year's Summer Series of shows at London's Somerset House - it's by the river, yup yup - has been announced...»
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by Mike Diver
A number of new names have been confirmed for this year's DiS-associated Dour Festival, held in Belgium from June 12-15...»
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by Mike Diver
A handful more excellent bands have been confirmed for this year’s Primavera Sound festival, held in the Spring in Barcelona, making an incredible line-up that little bit more brilliant...»
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by Colin Roberts
Brought to you by Stylish Riots, Young Turks and Drowned in Sound, alongside ActionAid's Bollocks to Poverty campaign, Chalk will be hosting three rooms of DJs and bands, spanned across a range of genres and styles, every Saturday night.»
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by Mike Diver
So what’s shakin’ in the charts, eh? A whole lot of rock, that’s what. Yeah…»
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by Mike Diver
Razorlight's 'America' is at number one. Yes, the four-piece's latest slice of plod-plodding indie-pop pap has crawled its way to the singles chart top spot...»
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by Mike Diver
Hot Chip have told MTV that they think Arctic Monkeys will scoop the on-our-doorstep Mercury Music Prize...»
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by Colin Roberts
Drowned in Sound has teamed up with Eat Your Own Ears for an October full of DELIGHT.
This October sees Drowned in Sound turn the majestic age of six. Yes, six years of mind-bendingly enjoyable music journalism and sexual innuendo...»
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by Mike Diver
Mercury-nominated indie-dance types Hot Chip are to be joined by new Domino signings Junior Boys on their October tour...»
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by Mike Diver
Cheer up, Thom! Your only-just-released debut solo album, The Eraser, is among the twelve long-players shortlisted for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize, sponsored by Nationwide...»
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by Mike Diver
The shortlisted albums in contention for 2006's Mercury Music Prize will be revealed next week, with Jools Holland making the announcement on Tuesday, July 18...»
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by Kev Kharas
Early favourites for the Mercury Music Prize Hot Chip are heading back to school for a gig at Bristol Grammar, as part of T-Mobile's Street Gigs 'ting.»
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by Colin Roberts
Carling stage announced for this year's Reading & Leeds extravaganzas.»
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by John Brainlove
"One-man pop wunderkind" Napoleon IIIrd is hitting the road this summer with a series of gigs in advance of his single release this June. He'll be joining up with several DiS favourites along the way including Hot Chip, Howling Bells, Pagan Wanderer Lu and iLiKETRAiNS...»
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by Gen Williams
This year's Lollapalooza line-up has been announced. The festival, which will take place in Chicago's Grant Park on August 4th-6th.»
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by Colin Roberts
Taking in everything from the dulcet electrotones of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, through to the brutal sounds of Head Wound City and great new singles from Hot Chip and Blood
Red Shoes. Presented by Colin Roberts and Michael Diver.»
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by Mike Diver
Sing along at home, kids: Canadian label Paper Bag has announced plans to release a compilation of songs aimed at children, played by some of today's finest indie-rockers...»
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by DiS News
Barcelona-based festival, Sónar 2005, is popping over to say hello to London at Fabric.»
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by DiS News
Damon Albarn, he of Blur and Gorillaz fame has added his record playing skills to the line-up for the forthcoming Dax Pierson benefit show at the Scala, Kings Cross, London on Monday, May 9th.»