Features

Interview: Benny Benassi

We will always have a special place for Italy in our hearts for their exports … pasta, cheese, flash clothing, Benny Benassi…. Currently the 12th most popular DJ in the world, he gained international attention when 2003 single ‘Satisfaction’ crossed over from the club charts and consequently bagged DJ Mag’s tune of the year. Not […]

Review

Correcto: Correcto (Domino)

Scottish art-rock

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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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Adele

Young and wise

Features

Interview: Tom Novi & Wally Lopez

German dance legend Tom Novy needs no introduction. Co-producer of DJ Tomcraft. Novy took a swipe at global recognition with club monster ‘Your Body’ featuring Michael Marshall, and coupled with his Space residency and numerous radio and TV presenting stints, he’s well in demand. Dance music’s media darling and the house scene’s man of the […]

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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

Reports

Culture One @ Bangkok

Text David Chin There was something in the air that night, and no, it wasn’t just the questionable substances the farang were smoking. Culture One was a big hit with the budding scene in the city of smiles and we’re hearten to see our northern neighbour join the ranks of KL, Singapore and Jakarta when […]

Review

DJ Vadim: The Soundcatcher Extras (BBE)

Text Alif Omar If the album’s name sounds familiar to you, that’s because you probably already bought it last year. The Soundcatcher Extras is Vadim’s supplementary material to the album of the same name, hence ‘extras’. But unlike most re-releases, this one is actually worth the dough.

News

everybody hates chris

Your name is Chris Rock, you are 13, you live in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, your mother has 99 ways to stick it to you, your dad is one of four fathers on the block and has two jobs, your little bro is bigger than you, has more luck with the ladies and better clothes, your little […]

News

what the …?!

Read about this on Google News this morning, and I’ve been scratching my head ever since. Apparently, Sudanese poet and novelist Kola Boof has come out with a statement that international terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden is so obsessed with rnb diva Whitney Houston that he considered giving her a stately mansion in the suburbs […]