James Blake – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Yesterday morning James Blake took over the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix decks, creating a platform for him to air his own seemingly new material amongst a wide range of all the good… Continue reading →

Thom Yorke: MoneyBack Mix for Xfm

Thom Yorke dealt out an exclusive mix for Mary Anne Hobbs on Xfm’s Music:Response yesterday evening at 9pm. Check out the tracklist and download an mp3 of the show below.

The Mercury Prize Shortlist 2011

The annual Mercury Prize is back, saluting the best British album of the past year, and my my what a bizarre list… For me, it has to be PJ Harvey hands down. This… Continue reading →

How To Write a Popular Song and Make Millions IV: Final 5 Songwriting Tips

The final five song-writing tricks are upon us. Here to act either as an inspirational starting point, or to enhance a lifeless tune that might be knocking about in a drawer somewhere. The… Continue reading →

mp3: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Modcast Mixtape

Staying true to their name, Unknown Mortal Orchestra revel in unrevealed obscurity, although private investigators everywhere will know singer Ruban Nielson as ex Mint Chicks. After a little time spent in New Zealand,… Continue reading →

Truck Festival 2011: 10 Acts You Need To “Pick-Up”

As much as the consumer loves to sanction the price of festival tickets, upholding their sheer value for money, it’s tough to ignore the fact that my Glastonbury ticket in 2007 was £150,… Continue reading →

Mixtape from Portishead

I think it’s safe to say the old skool mixtape is now the height of Internet music fashion. Although it doesn’t quite hold the same romantic connotations as the hand-held variety, Portishead have… Continue reading →

Don’t Miss ______________ At Glastonbury ’11

Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Acoustic, Saturday [12:00-12:40] Pictures Probably more suited to the lovesick puppy-couple than the boys-on-tour benefactor, Benjamin’s name may be a mouthful, but his relaxed Damien Rice whisper sure isn’t.