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THE GAME @ HAMMERSMITH APOLLO - FRIDAY 17TH JULY
2009

post from Altsounds on 04 July 2009 09:07:31 AM. © Altsounds

*The Game* will play *Hammersmith Apollo* on *Friday 17th July* as part of his *LAX World Tour*. With two albums that debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Chart and two Grammy nominations, *The Game* is the driving force[...]

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Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and
more)

post from Largehearted Boy on 04 July 2009 09:04:00 AM. © Largehearted Boy

Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo: 2009-06-10, St. Louis [mp3,ogg,flac] "Beast of Burden (Rolling Stones cover)" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy Billy Corgan: 2005-06-11, Cologne [mp3,ogg,flac] "To Love Somebody (Bee Gees cover)" [mp3] other Billy...

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Sleepy Sun Announce North American Tour

post from Altsounds on 04 July 2009 08:46:08 AM. © Altsounds

*Sleepy Sun* *Announce North American Tour**ATP Festival Sept 12th Monticello, NY** & ATP Festival 10 Year Anniversary Betlins, UK**Daytrotter Sessions Out Now /**Embrace Out NOW On **ATP Records*Daytrotter Session :...[...]

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NICK LADD FROM GLADE FESTIVAL'S 'THIRIVAL' GUIDE

post from Altsounds on 04 July 2009 08:22:24 AM. © Altsounds

Glade Festival head honcho and general festival guru Nick Ladd has put together his festival 'Thrival' guide for all those unsure on general procedure for enduring the hardships of the everyday festival, i.e. *Glade Festival*. On[...]

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The PAS Diaries: Karl Wilson, Little Pictures
and Rokhsan

post from Altsounds on 04 July 2009 08:20:45 AM. © Altsounds

The ultra-chilled Karl Wilson was a welcome distraction from the stuffy heat that had poured down on us throughout the day, making our clothes feel stickier than a jam and chewing gum sandwich. I don't know if being in the form of a sandwich would make[...]

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CONTEST Osheaga 2009

post from .: chromewaves v7.5 on 04 July 2009 08:12:34 AM. © .: chromewaves v7.5

As those of us in Toronto sit and wait not quite as patiently as we one did for news of our – or Ontario’s – Virgin Festival, it’s hard not to look longingly up the 401 to the rather excellent party happening in Montreal the weekend of August 1 and 2 at Parc Jean-Drapeau – [...]

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Lenka - 'The Show'

post from Altsounds on 04 July 2009 06:46:49 AM. © Altsounds

YouTube - Lenka - The Show[...]

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Bowerbirds - Upper Air

post from The 405 RSS Blog on 04 July 2009 05:58:57 AM. © The 405 RSS Blog

Label: Dead Oceans
Release date: 07/07/09
Website: Bowerbirds Official Website

Strummed guitars. Subtle piano hits. Lazy but assured vocals and a charming American drawl. The subtle introduction of a female vocal line in the chorus harmony. Yep, it?s Bowerbirds latest, unassuming and certainly unafraid to dive headlong into the folk-pop revival effort, yet somehow standing tall all the way.

Upper Air grows on you. I've listened to the album at least 30 times (yes, I guess I AM a thorough reviewer) in a month and I can confidently say that the soul of the album is elusive, playful and beautiful. On first listen I'd have given this album a fairly mediocre score on account of just how slow-burning it is, despite its initial and obvious charms; chiefly two gorgeous voices and evocative, quietely passionate lyrics such as 'I don't expect a southern girl/to know the northern lights' and 'For what it's worth/I draw my breath from an ancient earth.'
Then, after a few more listens the individual hooks, dynamics and harmonies begin to stand out a little from the swirling background melange of accordians and arpeggios. At point of writing the chorus harmony of 'Chimes', gently fluctuating over the sparsest of steel strings and accordian, is almost moving me to tears (Yeah...guess I'm pretty sensitive too!)

What Phil Moore and Beth Tacular (real name..? If so...TOO GOOD) have constructed here is a down-tempo, subtle slice of Americana goodness. Potentially however their effortless command of harmony and deceptively complex melodies are not matched by a marked variation in rhythmic and dynamic mastery, and some songs are so minialist as to undermine the arrangements of others.

It's amazing how quickly musical trends emerge. Yet, unlike so many indie bands a few years ago eclipsed by Franz Ferdinand and The Artic Monkeys, unlike so many great, solo female singer-song writers that will unfortunately be eclipsed by Spektor's new album, Bowerbirds are one folk-pop duo that are not content to be overlooked. This is one bird-song sure to attract the attention of all; Upper Air is beautiful, melancholy, understated and possessed of moments of heart-wrenching sensitivity.

Rating: 8/10

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LOOP Festival Preview Part 1

The Inimitable LOOP Fest is upon us once again!

One look at the lineup, comprised of live acts, DJs and visual artists soon to descend on sunny Brighton is really all you need to know, but it's not all i'm going to tell ya! To begin with, the whole thing takes place over Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July 2009 12.00 ? 03.00 and is based at Victoria Gardens. This year LOOP has expanded to incorporate the gorgeous Pavillion Theatre and the historic Corn Exchange down the road in order to better involve the incredible visual programme in association with the onedotzero adventures in motion festival www.onedotzero.com adding another dimension to Loop in
2009.

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Next: The embrassment of riches that is this year's lineup!:

Loop Live Saturday : Victoria Gardens: City centre open air stage, the hub of all things Loop

Squarepusher
Datarock
We Have Band
Plugs
Man Like Me
The XX
Casiokids
Natural Self
Heels Catch Fire
6Bit Fish

Corn Exchange:
New Loop venue! Live performances and interactive installations housed in the Brighton Dome complex:

Fever Ray
The Field
Mirrors
The Invisible
Telepahth
Sian Alice Group Battant
Bellows

Pavilion Theatre:
New Loop venue! home to the new visual programme and leftfield performances :

Mira Calix and Quayola
The Light Surgeons
The Paper Cinema
Thomas Truax
ELIZABETH
Zan Lyons
onedotzero

Loop Late Saturday

Trouble Vision presents Loop Late at Concorde 2
Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio1)
Zomby (Hyperdub)
The Qemists Live (Ninja Tune)
Brackles (Planet Mu)
The Boog-A-Loo Crew
Hylu
Schtumm presents Loop Late at Komedia
The Glimmers
Casper C
Schtumm Djs

Blah Blah Presents Loop Late at Digital
The Juan Maclean (Dj Set)
Riton
Linus Loves
Blah Blah Djs
múm (Djs) (Micro)

Loop Live Sunday
Including free post event wind down at the nearby seafront:

Victoria Gardens
Emilíana Torrini
múm
Fanfarlo
Tunng
Portico Quartet
Win Prizes

Corn Exchange
Fujiya & Miyagi
Esser
Joakim and the Disco
James Yuill
Solid Gold
Hatcham Social
Onedotzero

How ridiculously good is that?

Tickets are available as part of an overall Loop ticket package from the following Loop and eTickets as well as physical outlets throughout Brighton.

www.LOOPBRIGHTON.com
www.etickets.com

And we will have part two of the festival preview, as well as an interview with Datarock, and just generally loads more goodstuff in the very near future to get you as hyped up as I am for this one. If you're planning on going make sure you tell us in the fourum or down there in the comments... I'll come over and say hi and rave about how awesome Brighton is!

Tune in for Part 2 soon, which will include:

- Our hot tips/band previews
- Brighton Tips! Food, bars, etc
- The full run down on LOOP LATE
- More (weird) pictures!
- Words!
- Maybe my face

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Lightning Dust Plots Tour With The Cave Singers

Are you prepared to cross into the Infinite Light? With each passing day, the sophomore release from Vancouver's Lightning Dust draws ever more near, ready to envelop you in its lush arrangements and cosmic wash. With Infintie Light (Released August 4),[...]

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