One of my favourite London based bands, Stricken City, have 2 new teaser tracks from their forthcoming album available for your listening pleasure on their MySpace page. They’ve also some upcoming gigs. Pity I’m no longer in LDN, as Stricken City put on a great show.

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JD Samson and her art/performance collective MEN are once again taking to the streets of North America to bring their special brand of electro dance pop to the masses.
08/31 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
09/01 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
09/02 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy Hariet’s Pioneertown Palace (Joshua Tree)
09/03 – Phoenix, AZ [...]

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“I remember being young and hearing music and thinking, ‘I didn’t know music could do that.’ That can be a feeling of a release, of pent-up tension or aggression, or just being transported through a beautiful moment or an emotional setting. It’s just something that connects. I don’t know why it does it, but it’s [...]

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As a fan of Bowie and chiptunes, this brings a tear to my eye. (via)

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Ok, I’ll admit it. I used to worship Alec Empire. I was young and impressionable. It was the ’90s. (Lash the 90ties!) I’m older now and I while I don’t regret my youthful ATR/Empire dalliance, I’m not likely to find myself at an ATR show any time soon. That said, if Aphex [...]

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With inviting melodies and smooth synths, Living Rooms deliver a summery sound representative of hot childhood days spent running through the sprinkler, taking gulps of water from the garden hose, and catching jars of fireflies at dusk.
– I Guess I’m Floating
Always nice to see Southern bands getting attention.

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I heard someone say “quote unquote” this evening and was reminded of this song and then a few hours later someone posted a Faith No More video (Falling to Pieces) on their blog. Kismet?

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I don’t normally like to post things that come in via PR emails, but this was such a noggin scratcher, I couldn’t resist. I like Gonzalez as much as the next guy, but an entire film about him?! Is he really worthy of his documentary? I guess I’ll have to see the film [...]

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An intimate warm up show in NYC. I would always get goosebumps when Dean would play an old Galaxie 500 song back in the day (post-Luna). I can’t fathom an entire show of Galaxie 500. I would be in heaven.

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“A beautifully illustrated celebration of one of the most influential pop music record labels of all time. Mixing cultures and influences from reggae to pop, hip hop, and punk, Island has shaken up artistic tastes and introduced new categories to mainstream music. “

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They’re Swedish, so of course I love them. I haven’t heard the new album yet, but I’m definitely looking forward to it, having enjoyed the previous albums.

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Caught this on BigStereo while catching up on my music blog feeds. Reminded me of my favorite AiH track, Do the Whirlwind.

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Apparently, it is Swede Jonna Lee, at least according to Metafilter back in March.

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Not quite sure what to make of Cymbals, but sometimes that’s a good thing, right?

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After listening to Robyn’s new album on repeat more times than I’d care to admit, Rosanna provides a nice, albeit similarly styled diversion. This remix is also pretty sick. Makes me want to bounce around my room. Waterfall is out on the newly launched PopJustice label on August 22.

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