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B.O.T.W. Bondax – New Single

Planet Notion’s brand spanking new B.O.T.W. Bondax released their new single this week, and to be honest, I think you should give it a listen. It’s good, don’t you think?

The 17 year old producing duo from Lancaster are emerging as quite the force to be reckoned with. Bondax have …

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Interview: Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry is a music phenomenon, having started out in punk bands such as Rip Rag & Panic and the seminal Slits, before gaining worldwide chart success in the ’90s with albums such as Raw Like Sushi and Man. Most recognisable through her smash hit ‘Buffalo Stance’, Cherry has now

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Don’t Look Back: Interview with Pat Long

New Music Editor Bronya Francis interviewed Pat Long about his new book ‘The History Of The NME’, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Britain’s most formidable music paper. Pat is now Digital Content Editor at The Times, but he worked at The NME in the ’00s when everyone worshipped The Strokes

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Charli XCX: I stare way too much

Bright young thing Charli XCX has a crush on Simon Amstell… and loveable East End crook Frank Butcher. Read on to find out more about 2011′s hottest tip.

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Mos Def-initely a good night

Mos Def’s special performance at XOYO was an – unsurprising – roadblock. Notion writer Erika Soliven was was of the lucky few who got to see the living legend in action.

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Tensnake: There is NOT a German disco revival

Tensnake, is the highlight of this Thursday’s Adventures In The Beetroot Field. He took some time to talk to Kara Simsek about secret collaborations, where his samples come from, and how he’s looking forward to showing London there’s more to him than ‘Coma Cat’.

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Gesaffelstein: The way I make music is natural and spontaneous

Ben Scales, along with a troop of resident DJs, runs one of east London’s least predictable and most enjoyable underground club nights, Potty Mouth Disco. Their parties are not always at ‘officially sanctioned’ venues, and probably don’t contribute to bringing about democratic change in the Middle East. But they …

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Gary Numan: Being a pioneer is a lot of pressure

There are few living artists who command as much respect as Gary Numan. One of the godfathers of electronica, his work has inspired countless individuals across art and music. His 1979 debut album, The Pleasure Principle, captured the attention of an entire generation, the eerie synth of tracks including breakthrough …

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James Yuill: I like messing with the electronics

“If magazines are doing an article on you, 9 times out of 10 they’re doing it as press people have contacted them. No one’s gonna write about you if they think you’re shit” – James Yuill, January 2011.

Keith Allen is the other 1 in 10 then. No press people …

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Magnetic Man: We are NOT The Inbetweeners of dubstep

Yes, yes, yes, we know… Magnetic Man is a grammatical headfuck – there are three of them not one… But we can forgive dubstep’s first supergroup for this slight – if irking – err. Last year’s self titled debut was one of 2010′s biggest releases, the collective output of Skream, …

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