Due to such enforced real-life distractions such as family commitments, holidays, Masters Applications and the likes of such things, this month’s Drowned in Manchester column is a more truncated edition than normal. But there’s still been enough time »
In order to contravene the hipster image of the festival (as always, every band mentioned in a web comic purporting to mock the P4K intelligentsia is playing this year) I’ll be referring to a colour-coded spreadsheet to bring you this preview. »
Welcome to this long overdue edition of Armchair Dancefloor. Below, as ever, you'll find The Playlist, featuring a cluster of new and forthcoming releases worthy of investigation. But first... Focus: Mount Kimbie talk Cold Spring Fault Less Youth I can'»
With Daft Punk’s disco-lounge-prog-sex-odyssey brazenly writhing all over The Interweb like an apoplectic anthill of Chromeo B-sides/frothing yacht rock upsurge, poe-faced slackers and fiery-eyed punks have barely had a look in of late.»
In his first public address, in the opening seconds of the Sex Pistols' debut single, Johnny Rotten declared himself an antichrist. John Lydon, on the other hand, introduced himself to the record-buying public by saying "Hello". On 'Public Image', Public Image Ltd's debut single, Lydon was starting a new conversation about who he really is. "You never listened to a word that I said / You only seen me for the clothes that I wear", he spat, brilliantly reasserting control over his own public image. This was Lydon ditching the antichrist persona, bringing an end to anarchy in the UK and saying, loudly and clearly, "This is who I really am". The thing is, that was 35 years ago, and unless you're the man himself, the issue of who John Lydon really is remains a matter of opinion.»
This week Camera Obscura have penned a royally good track about unrequited affection, Laura Marling has harked back to her new folk guise with a Bruce Springsteen cover and Book Of Love are here with their first ever single of winsome retromania. Also, Paramore have scooped Single of the Week. I apologise for nothing.»
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Mat Riviere talks us through some of his gear. Yamaha SU200 sampler I first got one o»
The twelfth installment of our local scene report from Bristol...»
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Jamie Cullum talk us through some of treasures he's collected over the years, as well as the making of his new album Momentum, which was produced by Jim Abbiss (Artic Monkeys, Adele) and Dan The Automator (Kasabian, DJ Shadow) and features collaborations with Roots Mauva and Laura Mvula.»
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Drowned in Manchester #15 – May 2013
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