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Atmosphere

Whoever says white boys can’t rap? Well, yes, Vanilla Ice was traumatizing, but trust us on this—Atmosphere is nowhere near that. Hailing from the Twin Cities a.k.a Minneapolis, Slug (Sean Dealey) and Ant (Anthony Davis) have teamed up for 11 years as Atmosphere.

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Pendulum

A lot of things have been said about this Aussie drum and bass group. The object of ire amongst purists, their somewhat controversial melding of tough dee bee with hard rock and metal has nevertheless won over fans and critics. Meet Pendulum and get this – they’re a band!

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The Pigeon Detectives

What’s in a name? Drummer Jimmi Naylor didn’t like the name The Pigeon Detectives at first, but names aside, this Leeds-based band have created enough buzz to cause havoc on the charts.

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Album Reviews

Album reviews from the month of June 2008

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Hadouken!

Aces of noise

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Moshi Moshi

Arigato Gosaimaz!

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Ska

Pre-reggae skankin’

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Adele

Young and wise

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Vampire Weekend

A mixture of boldly intelligent lyrics, West African guitar jangling and indie rock jingling, Vampire Weekend is bloody good stuff

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Salsoul Records

Nothing sums up the sound of 1970s New York like Salsoul Records. With a roster of black and Latino artists, Salsoul rode the first street-fuelled wave of Latin soul, disco and block parties. Founded in 1974 by the Cayre brothers and former Fania artist and Latin soul legend Joe Bataan, the label went on to […]