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A Week in Music featuring: Poor Moon, Fast Years, General Fiasco, Friends, Joey Ramone & Much More!
Track of the Week... Poor Moon share personnel members with Fleet Floxes (Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott), as well as a penchant for melody. This track is taken from their recent 'Illusion' EP and the...
Review posted on 25th June 2012
A Week in Music featuring: Maximo Park, The Wombats, Friends, Pond, Radiohead, Disclosure and much more
Interview Special!We have a whole host of interviews on the site this week, with familiar faces, like Maximo Park and The Wombats as well as up and coming bands Friends and Pond.Contactmusic.com talk to Paul...
Review posted on 18th June 2012
A Week in Music Featuring: Two Wounded Birds, Bonnaroo, The Tallest Man on Earth, Scissor Sisters and much more
Album of the Week... Dom Gourlay reviews the debut album from Two Wounded Birds, the Margate four piece that are slowly winning over audiences with their strong song-writing skills. Released on Holiday Friends Recording...
Review posted on 11th June 2012
A Week In Music Featuring: Paul Simon, John Mayer, Amon Tobin, Blood Red Shoes, Bruce Springsteen, The Vaccines, Plan B & More
Albums of Note... Paul Simon's seminal 1986 album 'Graceland' has been reissued, with the bonus addition of Joe Berlinger's documentary film 'Under African Skies.' The documentary explores the political tensions that provided a backdrop to...
Review posted on 7th June 2012
A Week In Music Featuring: Primavera, Field Day, Maximo Park, The Walkmen, The Hives, Elton John, Rudimental & Much More
Albums of Note... Maximo Park return with their latest album, 'The National Health.' The album title may suggest a concept album about the state of the nation, but don't be fooled. Inside, you'll find what...
Review posted on 28th May 2012
A Week in Music Feat. Robin Gibb, Donna Summer, The Jezabels, Blood Red Shoes and More
Sad news this week, with two legendary disco pioneers passing away. Donna Summer and Robin Gibb of Bee Gees both lost their respective battles with cancer over the last week. Tributes have been paid to...
Review posted on 21st May 2012
A Week in Music Feat. Jason Mraz, Fun. Modestep, Passion Pit, Tom Williams & Much More
In-Depth with Contactmusic... Jason Mraz has just released his album Love is a Four Letter Word and he's been speaking to Contactmusic about his songwriting techniques, surfing, life on the road as a touring artist...
Review posted on 14th May 2012
A Week in Music Feat. The Great Escape Festival, Adam Yauch, Rudimental, Delilah, Damon Albarn and more
The UK's answer to SXSW. The Great Escape Festival is coming soon. Brighton's Great Escape Festival was established in 2006 and is the UK music industry's answer to the influential SXSW festival held in Austin,...
Review posted on 8th May 2012
A Week in Music Feat. Jack White, Beach Boys, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Hot Chip & More
Album of the Week... Jack White's debut solo album, 'Blunderbuss'sees this former White Stripes frontman (and let's not forget his stints in The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs) in fine form. Our review of 'Blunderbuss'...
Review posted on 30th April 2012
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
"Hipster house" may have only really reared its head as a popular music journalistic phrase in 2012, but you only need to look at Hot Chip, the first label they signed to in DFA and...
Review posted on 26th April 2012
A Week in Music - Feat. NZCA/LINES, Pond, Melody Gardot, Tom Petty, Levon Helm & More
Album of the Week... The debut album from NZCA/LINES has been getting devoted airplay from the likes of 6Music's Lauren Laverne and the self-titled debut from former bass player Michael Lovett has impressed reviewers far...
Review posted on 23rd April 2012
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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