Madness
England
Madness are a British pop/ ska band from Camden Town , London, which formed in 1976. [ 2 ] In 2009, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent ban... Read More
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Review: Pete Morton (with Gren Bartley suppo ..Minus five here when Igot back... but warmed by the musics that I almost avoided throughinertia and the onset of a cold. And a surprisingly good turnout forthe TappedButSettling gig at the Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough(God's Little Acre), given the weather. But PeteMorton will usually pull a crowd and withsupport from Gren Bartley it was alwaysgoing to be never less than a good night. I knew I would haveregretted it if I had stayed at home – because both these musiciansare always moving relentlessly forwards and it would be a shame tomiss bearing witness to their latest endeavours ...wordsandmusic10 February 2012
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THE SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF EDWYN COLLINS (Pa ..After the demise of Elevation Records in late 1987, it would be almost two years before the world heard again from Edwyn Collins . By now he had signed to Demon Records , a label that had been partly founded by Jake Riviera who will always be associated with the post-punk rise of Stiff Records . Edwyn's first release was his debut solo LP - Hope And Despair - which was released to a a small amount of critical acclaim and even less sales in the summer of 1989. By this time, the short hit period of Orange Juice was but a dim and ...THE VINYL VILLAIN8 February 2012
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Rolling The Young Black PrismsThere have been announcements of all kinds of interesting releases in the past couple weeks, and I thought I'd focus on a couple more that are piquing my interest. Seems that Black Dice are primed to drop Mr Impossible , their sixth official LP since their inception some fifteen plus years previously. Easily one of the most influential experimental rock bands to ever walk the dirty corridors of this earth, the NY trio never approach music the same way, offering instead a distilled focus on creating something insular, unique, and unequivocally Black Dice. THAT is why my skin is tingling ...Sonic Masala8 February 2012
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Coming Soon - 2012's Albums Worth Waiting Fo ..Returning this year are familiar faces armed with a new collection of songs. Looking ahead, here are a selection of those to be most excited about. MAJOR LAZER “Now that people know what Major Lazer is we can skip a lot of the ground work,” beams the globe-trotting chameleonic don of dance Diplo, who makes up one-half of neo-dancehall outfit Major Lazer alongside fidget-house producer Switch. The dynamic duo dropped debut ‘Guns Don’t Kill People - Lazers Do’ in mid-2009, a storming collaborative frenzy that fused authentic Jamaican riddims with modern bass-heavy hip-hop. Its successor, the Philadelphian explains, is set ...Clash Music1 February 2012
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Heidi Klum Covers InStyle UK, Talks About He ..Soon-to-be divorced Project Runway star Heidi Klum is radiant on the cover of the March 2012 InStyle UK. STORY: Seal and Heidi Klum Update on Divorce Filing Heidi wears a Roberto Cavalli silk and lace dress on the magazine's cover and within the article, written before her separation, discusses her lack of a diet and constantly being surround by bodyguards. She even mentions her relationship with Seal and her children. Portions of the interview are below: On her InStyle photo-shoot experience: "I loved this shoot. It's totally my thing; sophisticated but hip. I'm not afraid of shapes ...Global Grind28 January 2012
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Let's Do It Again: Paul McCartney Reunites W ..Two great tastes that taste great together? Given that the last time these fellas hooked up they came back with “Ebony & Ivory”, who knows what kind of post-modern, dubstep madness they’ll dream up now? Let’s check the press release and see who’s doing the remix… This year sees 30 years since Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder first worked together on the classic smash hit “Ebony and Ivory” (March 1982), which was number 1 in the UK and the US. The release of Paul’s new album Kisses On The Bottom sees them reunited on the track, “Only ...The Daily Swarm27 January 2012
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Maggoty Lamb looks for green shoots of negat ..Should writers really be grateful to their editors? Maybe the best work happens when critics are given something to kick against What is the proper relationship between a rock critic and an editor? If you had asked, say, Lester Bangs or Nick Kent in their respective acerbic primes, they would have probably replied that your editor is the person you ignore, lie to and terrorise in the hope of browbeating them into allowing you to write exactly what you want, at a length – and to a deadline – of your own specification. Last week's concluding instance of Laura Barton's ...Guardian music25 January 2012
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The Sharks - Everybody Just Rapes MeDecember in Pennsylvania is a fickle and confused month. Mother Nature goes bi-polar all over our asses and people's behavior starts to mimic. Some days the temperature nears 60 degrees, and on those days people feel as though they've been blessed by God. You step outside on your front porch and the sun beams and the birds (whichever ones have yet to figure out which way is south) sing a beautiful melody just for you and your sense of enchantment. The soothing air caresses your skin and purifies your lungs. Your asshole-neighbor (who usually bitches at you about ...The Ripple Effect22 January 2012
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DVA Prepares New AlbumDVA is preparing to release his new album 'Pretty Ugly' through Hyperdub on March 19th. Sometimes called Scratcha DVA, Leon Smart is one of the most recognisable voices in underground dance music. For six and a half years DVA woke up Rinse FM listeners, with his Grimey Breakfast show mixing together the very best in UK Funky and Grime productions. Keeping his finger continually on the pulse, Leon Smart also released a string of one off cuts under the DVA moniker. Signed to Hyperdub, the label will handle the producer's upcoming full length 'Pretty Ugly'. Due for release on ...Clash Music21 January 2012
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John Lydon: 'I'm prepared to endorse any hai ..As Public Image Ltd complete their back catalogue reissue programme , we take another visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage rock journalism – for an encounter between New York Rocker magazine and John Lydon It is two o'clock in the afternoon, and John Lydon has just popped his third or fourth Heineken of the day. In the plush front room of his Warwick Hotel suite, the colour TV plays one of those colonialist adventure films in which Ronald Coleman or Cary Grant, as a French foreign legionnaire or British sergeant-major, singlehandedly defends the outposts of ...Guardian music17 January 2012
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Ska Madness 2: Discover The Reggae Originals ..Usually when there’s a first release of a music compilation you only have to take in two deep intakes of breath and you’ll find another six have been released. That wasn’t the case with Ska Madness. Playing super hard to get it’s been two years since the team that put together ... Originally posted at Ska Madness 2: Discover The Reggae Originals That Inspired The British Pop Ska Era - Vid81Vid8117 January 2012
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Top Ten: Golden Age Of Hip HopLet a man reminisce on a Friday afternoon won't you? Today's Top Ten list attempts to share some of the highlights from the golden age of Hip Hop, generally accepted to run from 1986 to 1992. Thankfully the time period when I listened to nothing else lest the Hip Hop police would arrive in the night, place a black bag over my head and whisk me away never to be seen again for being a sell out to the cause. What the cause was I'm a little hazy on now but here I am, the UK's ...Clash Music13 January 2012
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Coachella Cornucopia I - Madeon [Tour Dates] ..Madeon : Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud Now that we have the full line up for this years Coachella, the fun activity of learning about each performer begins. There are a little over 120 artists this year and a little under 90 something days until the festivities begin in Indio, California. I'd like to think I'm familiar with about a third of the line up so this will not only help me explore new musical realms, but it'll help you get familiar as well. I'll try my best to keep this daily. There's a lot of madness between ...Dank Radio13 January 2012
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Kanye West Ditches U.S., Moves To London! (D ..As Fashion Week approaches, you know designers everywhere are getting down to the nitty gritty and working hard to perfect their lines. Kanye West is no exception to this rule. Recently, the Watch the Throne artist debuted his very first DW womenswear clothing line during Paris Fashion Week. As the fashion madness nears again, Kanye is making major moves to advance his collection by relocating to London, where he recently purchased a home. STORY: Kanye West On His Dw Collection: "I Don't F*ck With Celebrities!" 'Ye is reportedly making the permanent move to be close to his design ...Global Grind30 December 2011
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The Best Of Style 2011Another year passes us, and trends have come and gone. We’ve seen the sublime and the ridiculous and of course people have loved both. The Clash Fashion team put our heads together and came up with our list of 2011 favourites. There’s looking good, and then there’s looking GREAT. BEST VIDEO Mount Kimbie - ‘Carbonated’ “Director Tyrone Lebon is one of London’s most talented photographers and film makers. He has worked with Mount Kimbie for a while now and this video feels like a real collaboration, with the music and imagery perfectly holding hands as a cute ...Clash Music27 December 2011
