Taffy From: Tokyo, Japan The best new Britpop band of 2012 doesn't contain anyone called Gallagher and you won't find them down the Good Mixer. No, if you're looking for the best Britpop band of 2012 you'll need to pack a suitcase, hop on a plane and head to Tokyo to catch the sweetly jangling Taffy. Taffy are not copycat genre revivalists a la Viva Brother, they're not backward looking nostalgia junkies. They take the best bits of early Britpop pioneers The Primitives and The Darling Buds and their younger britpop sisters Echobelly, Elastica and ...

Beach House have responded to Volkswagen's new car advert - which seemingly features a copycat version of their song 'Take Care'. The landscape for musical copyright is a vast, complex realm. Bands who aim to keep their integrity, refusing licenses for ad use, are often victims of 'soundalike' recordings - essentially, rip offs which operate within the realms of the law. Beach House are seemingly the latest victims. Volkswagen launched their latest British ad campaign recently, using a song which bore remarkable resemblance to the American dream pop pairing. Listen to both tracks below. Beach House - Take Care VW Polo ad ...

A few years ago I was at the Copycat Theater in Baltimore when some dude brought a boombox to play a couple songs he had just recorded on a karaoke player. It was the first time I ever met Chase O'Hara, and I'm pretty sure one of the songs he shared was "Weed Makes Sex Weird," a track off of Winks' debut. In addition to Winks, O'Hara's project with Adam Lempel of Weekends, Chase pioneered a stint of shows and recordings with INEVERYROOM, a band that included A...

Giorgio Moroder – E=MC2 (A Copycat Remix) [Buy link Juno] Next up in our Giorgio Moroder series is Sweden’s own Copycat and his interpretation of “E=MC2″. “I kinda wanted to take Giorgio’s tune back a few years. More to his mid-seventies, which were his golden years, in my opinion. At the same time, I wanted [...]

Jennifer doesn’t want to look like a “copycat” so will hold off from being engaged.

Bonanza, PXNDX EMI Music, México Rating: 19 by Enrique Coyotzi  PXNDX is one of those bands that, mostly for worse, continue to build a solid legacy within a certain sector of listeners who is generally poisoned by MTV's limited music content and Los 40 Principales' brain-killing programming. The band’s main audience, during 2005 and their release of their official jump into the mainstream, Para ti con desprecio, principally consisted of the new wave of emos–a fleeting fashion pioneered by the likes of 30 Seconds to Mars, My Chemical Romance, amongst other horrors. Even though they were accused ...

Santigold is a star. Seated in her London hotel, batting away questions from probing journalists it's the away she holds herself, the way each perfectly formed answer tumbles from her lips that makes you reflect: this isn't some ordinary singer. Sure, the sales aren't there to match (not yet, at least), but Santigold has a presence few can match. Pop literate - our conversation is peppered with cross-genre references - the New York-based artist can fuse her knowledge with something emotional, something which resonates beyond the increasingly narrow critical sphere. New album 'Master Of My Make-Believe' finally arrives today ...

Am I the only one with mixed emotions? I guess what I hate most is those copycat awards shows, you know, the AMAs and the ACMs. They watered down the essence. They confused the populace. They were all about the money. Maybe I was too young for "American Bandstand". Or maybe I was the beneficiary [...]

As R&B; makes a refreshing comeback thanks to the likes of Ocean">Frank Ocean and The Weeknd , now is the time for these type of artists to be heard. More people are willing to give something with the R&B; genre tag a listen, I just hope the genre doesn't get over crowded and basically kill the good vibes. Michael Francis is a name to watch for as his music has more radio appeal, but retains this smooth underground element. Even in part on his latest song "Dive" he channels his inner The Weeknd for some of the "Ooahs," but ...

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Copycat’s only shown up on the AC radar a few times but what we’ve heard we’ve liked. This latest track, “Chief Rockers”, has a strong groove to it and some throwback, RunDMC-esque rapping care of Busy Bee laid in with lofi postproduction. I’ll be head-nodding to this later tonight for sure. COPYCAT ft Busy Bee [...]

There are no truly original bands anymore. At least that’s what some would have you believe, while pointing to bands that do a great job of aping their heroes as evidence. This is undoubtedly an accusation that was leveled at Sharks for a while, seeing as much of their early material was very Clash-lite. However, things may well change with the release of "No Gods" , the band’s debut full length, which sees the band stepping out into new territory. It’s clear from the outset that the band's touring experience and exposure to so many established bands ...

We’re starting the countdown to this very special collaboration with MB Disco, with remixes from the APC All Stars – Copycat, Divide & Kreate, Dunproofin‘, +VAT (Simon Iddol & Mango), and Phil RetroSpector – and the winner of our Giorgio Moroder Remix Contest. Out on April 27. Sneak peek @Amazon now. Stay tuned!

R U ready for the weekend? here is the video for our Cat‘s Disco Thang (Ajello Ethos Mama remix) put your dancing shoes on

our Cat‘s Disco Thang EP is out now via MB Disco with remixes by Lou Teti and Ajello you know what you gotta do… …head over and buy the full thing on Juno, Beatport or Traxsource