Marina & the Diamonds [Monmouthshire, Wales]

Must-See at FreeFest: The Black Keys
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It has long been a pastime for youngsters to play in the post-rain mud and Maryland kids got down and dirty this Saturday at Virgin Mobile Live FreeFest all for the benefit of youth homelessness. Tickets were free: payment was by choice. Every dollar spent on drinks and pure donations went straight to the cause. It was American ‘free’dom reigning at its finest. Artists included Cee-Lo Green, The Black Keys, TV On The Radio, Empire of the Sun, Deadmasu5, !!!, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Two Door Cinema Club, Teddybears, Ghostland Observatory, James Murphy, Cut Copy, Calvin Harris, and our new buddies, Bombay Bicycle Club, and more! Read the full story

Listen to “Day In – Day Out (Cut Chemist Remix)” here

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His science is the mixture of musical matter and the reactions he creates make him the infamous Cut Chemist. Once a member and contributing producer of Jurassic 5, the American DJ has had us dancing, swaying, and bouncing to his ranging mixes. Re:Generations is an honorary album that celebrates Nat King Cole’s legendary influence on folk-jazz and American culture in general. Read the full story

Listen to “Gob (David Andrew Sitek Remix)” here

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I’ve been skimping on the hip-hop, and for that I apologize. There is a big wide world of music and DELS (aka Kieren Dickens) has made a splash in it. The English MC has one foot in hip-hop and the other curiously dipping in indie electronic tendencies, which explains his refreshing collaborations with Joe Goddard of Hot Chip. In a frequently mono-stylistic genre, he seems to set himself apart with a playful sound and a distinguishable desire to be different. Read the full story

Telepathe recently released their debut album ‘Dance Mother’ on I Am Sound Records. It is produced by David Sitek, of Tv on the Radio, and it perfectly captures the sound they set forth with last years single “Chrome’s On It”.  Avante garde, atmospheric beats and airy vocals make for a record that’s at different times haunting, pretty, and futuristic. “In Your Line” and “Can’t Stand It” are two of the albums stand-outs, but “Michael” is the hero for me. Dark and morbid lyrics like “My greatest joy would be to destroy you” and “I want to wish you suffer violently” contrast wonderfully with the song’s blissful beat.

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“Music is the most flexible medium in the world for me,” explains Sitek, the beat conductor responsible for distilling the band’s tracks down to a living, breathing composition that’s never cloying or cumbersome. “There is no shortage of ideas; the hard part is not following each whim.”

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