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Summer is always a great time for nostalgic tunes, and what better era to relive than the 80′s? The 4th annual Rewind – The 80′s Festival will take place over 2 weekends in the UK this summer, featuring a virtual smorgasbord of 80′s pop and new wave favorites. In addition to the bands, the festival will feature all sorts of sideshow fun: theme bars and nosh, a variety of camping options, fireworks, carnival rides, live karaoke, stunt planes and even a nun on a motorized piano (Musical Ruth!).
Don’t let all those fun options fool you though, the music is the real attraction and what a lineup they have in store!
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Vancouver band Mode Moderne has just released their new EP called Strange Bruises on Light Organ Records. The EP takes the band in a more dance/indie rock direction. However, they still maintain some of their dark and moody vibe on tracks like Electrocute Me. Several of the tracks have a certain New Order bass sound to them, which is something we can all appreciate.
Mode Moderne has become a staple in the lineup of several of the Strangeways DJ’s with gems like Electrocute Me, Real Goths, and Radio Heartbeat
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Beach Fossils is a Brooklyn-based group, formed in early 2009 by Dustin Payseur. After signing to Captured Tracks, the band straightaway went on an extensive tour across the United States, playing an incredible amount of shows and, in so doing, gained quite a devoted fan base nationally.
In May of 2009, their debut LP, Beach Fossils, gained favorable reviews and the band became known for their jangly, single note guitar style, dusted with summer-fueled romance.
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VNV Nation has just released a free download of the Crossing The Divide EP. The EP contains six remixes of tracks from the Of Faith, Power and Glory album by artists like Rotersand, Daniel Myer and Jade from AFI.
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In a surprise announcement today, Suede frontman Brett Anderson let the cat out of the bag regarding the state of new Suede recordings;
Ever the prancing panderer, willing to please and dance to the popular tune i thought someone should show their face and pipe up now the cat’s ears are kind of poking out of the top of the bag. And that someone is me.
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As reported by The New York Times, a group of investors has purchased the assets of the legendary club, CBGB, and they plan to launch a music festival this summer with the possibility of reopening the club at a new location. The festival is said to be a 4 day event beginning on July 5th and featuring roughly 300 bands. The festival includes a free concert in Central Park which includes performances by Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Cloud Nothings and Guided By Voices.
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Peter Heppner, the former frontman for German Synthpop band Wolfsheim, is set to release his 2nd Solo record. My Heart Of Stone will be released May 18 in a standard edition plus a strictly limited Deluxe Edition including a bonus DVD. Wolfsheim fans can take heart in the fact that the new record features that familiar Dark Synth to go along with one of the best voices in the game. My Heart Of Stone has already spawned singles such as God Smoked and Meine Welt.
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To celebrate their 60th anniversary, UK Music Publication NME, is asking readers to pick just ONE Ultimate icon. Wow, what a daunting task, but we are hoping it will create some interesting conversation. Who would it be for you? We imagine that from the shortlist of candidates, there would be a lot of votes for Morrissey, Robert Smith, David Bowie or Ian Curtis but we’d love to hear what you think. Anybody that is glaringly missing from the list or ridiculously included?
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The music world suffered a loss yesterday when Adam Yauch, aka MCA from the Beastie Boys, lost his battle with cancer. Our friends at Slicing Up Eyeballs have provided a lovely write up of Adam, including reactions from fellow musicians in the industry. Brit pop artists Coldplay provided a tribute of their own. What better way to show your respects to an artist than to do it in song. Coldplay took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl in California friday night and performed a cover of Fight For The Right To Party. Enjoy this stripped down piano performance from Coldplay while you take a trip down memory lane and remember partying to the Beastie Boys music back in the day!
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Duran Duran will be headlining a concert to mark the opening of the 2012 Olympic games. It was announced Tuesday that the retro rockers will represent England at the July 27 concert in London’s Hyde Park, which features acts from each of the four parts of the United Kingdom. The other bands appearing are Snow Patrol from Northern Ireland, Stereophonics from Wales and Scotland’s Paolo Nutini. Lead singer Simon Le Bon said the show would be ‘one of the highlights of the last decade for us.’ Fans attending the concert will be able to view the opening ceremony broadcast on giant screens. There will be a second concert on August 12th to mark the closing ceremony, featuring Blur, New Order and The Specials.
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Leonard Cohen, one of the World’s greatest living songwriters has annoinced an extensive North American tour to support his latest record, Old Ideas. At 77 Years old, Cohen has released albums in 6 different decades! Old Ideas is his 12th studio release. It is also the highest charting album of his career, debuting at #1 across the globe.
For those that think a 77 year old can’t bring it onstage, check out the accolades Cohen received during his 2008-2010 World Tour.
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The trio of Charlie Hilton, Patrick Adams & Jacob Portrait make up the Portland based Blouse, a band that, along with a handful of others, has recently redefined the sound of darker shoegaze and dream pop. Blouse uses a warehouse space to essentially run their band out of – meeting, practising and recording there. The project started in the summer of 2010, after Los Angeles native Charlie Hilton met Patrick Adams in art school. They began spending nights at the warehouse recording with Jacob Portrait (Unknown Mortal Orchestra; he has also worked Starfucker & The Dandy Warhols).
Their full length self titled debut LP was released via Brooklyn record label Captured Tracks (also home to The Soft Moon, Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils, and so on) on November 1st, 2011. ‘Into Black’, the band’s instantaneously catchy and dark first single, was followed up by the sunny yet deceitful track, ‘Shadow’ (which was released via Sub Pop).
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Ziggy Stardust…Aladdin Sane…The Thin White Duke; Bowie can be anyone. Nobody can be Bowie, but that doesn’t stop them from trying. The original Rock-Pop Chameleon has changed his colors with the times, perhaps more successfully than any modern artist. He has bridged the gap from late 60′s-early 70′s Psychedlic Folk, Mid-70′s Glam, late 70′s Soul, Funk and Disco, 80′s Pop, 90′s Electronica and so on. Along the way, he has influenced generations of artists like Iggy Pop, The Smiths and Morrissey, The Cure, Pixies, Suede, Placebo, Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and more. That being said, Bowie is the perfect subject for Strangeways’ latest Under the Covers series.
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You may have noticed several of your favorite bands adding events to their timelines on Facebook; release dates of albums, key tours etc…Saint Etienne is taking a slightly different approach to it. They want YOU to be a part of their history.
The band is calling on their fans to contribute memories of seeing, listening or reading about the group to the Timeline, and share experiences with other fans. These could be photos of Saint Etienne shows, ticket stubs, early vinyl, magazine cuttings, or memorabilia – absolutely anything to do with the group. The more unique, the more other fans will appreciate it.
They’ll pick their favourites and put them into the Timeline, giving you full accreditation and telling the story on your behalf. If you submit something that really makes them smile, there are a few prizes that Sarah, Pete and Bob have been keeping in their lock-up.
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On April 30th, Moby will release a limited edition, numbered, double CD containing DJ mixes of tracks from Moby’s 2011 Destroyed album. The compilation include exclusive remixes by Holy Ghost!, David Lynch, and System Divine as well as remixes by Paul Van Dyk and Moby himself. The limited edition release also includes a brand new 30 minute long ambient track by Moby called ‘All Sides Gone’.
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