The Stone Roses Get Demoted The Stone Roses somewhat surprisingly were named headliners of Coachella, despite audiences in America not quite knowing WHO THE HELL THEY ARE. Without an explanation, Coachella has swapped the Manchester legends’ Friday night headlining spot...
Jamie Jones has always been an innovator of sound in house music. You can always hear where house music is going when you hear one of his tracks or sets. His sounds are just soft and spacious enough for headphones...
It’s Canadian Music Week in Toronto which means there’s six days of music-related events, booze-filled events, and expos “dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries” (via indies.ca). One of those events is the...
Snoop Dogg to Star in New Video Game, Of Course Snoop Dogg is not afraid of people getting sick of him. Whether he’s acting in lame TV commercial remixes of his songs, doing Adidas cartoon commercials, talking about buying Celtic...
Valentine’s Day is this week – hooray? Not if you’re single, in a shitty relationship, or recently had Zooey Deschanel get a restraining order against you (I know that she secretly loves me though). Last year, we ran an extremely...
At Last – Sigur Rós Candles! If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for me, look no further than a candle from Icelandic band, Sigur Rós. That’s right, Sigur Rós have moved into the lucrative and untapped music market...
Lots of new albums coming out and lots of release news, so don’t mind us as we power through them all. Oh, and some Coachella Festival announced it’s line up. Coachella Announces 2013 Line Up The famous festival in the...
The Strokes to Release Fifth Album This Year There was a lot of buzz that was floating around yesterday that might’ve been fake. No, I did not marry Natalie Portman – all fake. Seattle radio station 107.7 The End posted...
Jamie xx is the producer and a band member for The xx. He is also my neighbour He has remixed himself, and extended the band’s track, Sunset, into a sprawling 6 minute upbeat track. Jamie xx’s Edit of the Coexist...
Yesterday, we listed the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2012, and we had a tough time narrowing it down to just 25. A slightly easier task is listing the top albums, as good songs far outnumber good, complete, top to bottom...
We have a sprawling, 8 and a half minute remix of The xx for you. Like most remixes of The xx, the track takes the original, minimalist tracks, shakes them up, and gives them a kick in the ass. I...
Busy times for The xx. The band just announced their new Night + Day mini-festivals which will take place in “unique and beautiful locations.” I guess we can rule out Detroit as a stop. The band have “picked the artists...
I think my favourite new track off of The xx’s Coexist is Missing. The raw emotion in the second verse is something that The xx try to keep unwraps. Fans of Missing and interact art will be happy to know...
Hurricane Sandy is No Damn Fun Hurricane Sandy has descended on the east coast of America, causing rain and wind through northeastern USA and parts of Canada. Due to the crazy winds and because it’s rainin’ sideways, several shows have...
Jamie xx has turned Four Tet’s Lion into a layered, 7 minute song that just reeks of Jamie xx. It has the minimalist feel, yet the clickity clack drum beat that often fills his remixed tracks. Who else wishes Jamie...
