35 years ago this week, a not-yet-born me was introduced to the Sony Walkman. “Wow – imagine what this will lead to!” I would have thought. Considering that today you can listen to every album ever made through your wristwatch,...
I’m a casual hip hop fan these days, but when I get into an artist or group, I am addicted to their mix of flow and beats. The teaming of Killer Mike and El-P in Run the Jewels is a...
PeteHatesMusic on Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic You’re a musician. You work hard on an album. It leaks to the Internet ahead of its scheduled release. Do you cancel your celebrations and go ballistic, or simply shrug? If you’re Simon Cowell, you call...
One of my favourite tracks last year was Hallways by Islands. The indie pop band have followed this up with an equally infectious track called Becoming The Gunship. The summery track floats simply until it arrives at its catchy and...
Day 9 – Bjork day. Austra: A band we’ve seen and loved before – they didn’t disappoint on a hot Saturday afternoon. Equal parts Vangelis and Florence Welch, Austra is haunting, yet catchy as hell. This wasn’t the tightest set...
Bye Bye Death Grips – Label Drops Them I guess releasing music for free online and pissing off your record company is not the way to establish a career-long partnership. Epic Record have dropped Death Grips, noting “Epic Records is...
