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Proxy: Music from the Eastblock Jungles
Proxy hails from Russia and makes music that is often as tough and uncompromising as the Russians who are stereotypically portrayed in western films and TV shows. He was inspired by a now legendary show by The Prodigy in Red Square back in the mid-Nineties and has been fascinated with making his own music ever since.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 4:47 pm
Interview with H-Money: ‘Dubstep is starting to break out in America and the UK is starting to seem cool’
Making a career from your hobby is a dream that most consider the key to a happy life. And for those in the UK who work in music, making a good career from it is a distant dream.
By Jamie Lewis | Arts, Music | Wednesday, 10 April 2013 at 1:10 pm
Interview with Polish dance duo Catz and Dogz:
As underground bass music continues to revel in its somewhat tumultuous era, as forever new sounds and sentiments are perpetually advancing and surpassing the boundaries of creativity, Polish duo Catz and Dogz have of late certainly made a worthy contribution.
By Joe Davis | Arts, Music | Thursday, 4 April 2013 at 5:15 pm
Interview with Duke Dumont: ‘Getting my music heard to the most amount of people possible is important’
One of the most anticipated dance tracks of the year so far Duke Dumont’s Need U (100%) is finally out this week and is set to add to dance music’s surge towards mainstream popularity with a top 10 charting come the weekend. Sam Moir speaks to the producer behind the house anthem.
By Sam Moir | Arts, Music | Thursday, 4 April 2013 at 2:14 pm
RIP Duncan Michael Wilson (AKA Despo/Justin Case)
At the end of last year I learnt Duncan Michael Wilson, a Leeds-based DJ who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer at a young age. Rather than let the diagnosis get him down, Duncan decided to create a hilarious character called Justin Case and made a few YouTube videos which were highly amusing. Sadly, Duncan passed away about a month after we’d spoken. As a tribute to Despo, here’s the interview we did just a few weeks ago.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 26 March 2013 at 5:39 pm
Squarepusher: “I need to perform my old material with a new twist… I don’t want to end up like Status Quo”
With just days before his show at London’s Roundhouse, fans will be pleased to know that Tom Jenkinson’s initial apprehension to perform some of his older material as part of his Ufabulum show has given way to a new all-encompassing attitude.
By Emma Gritt | Music | Tuesday, 26 March 2013 at 4:30 pm
Interview with Bobii Lewis, the singer who turned down Simon Cowell
All of the big three, in fact: X-Factor, The Voice and Britain’s Got Talent contacted Bobii in hope of luring him to the small screen
By Jamie Lewis | Arts, Music | Saturday, 23 March 2013 at 6:00 am
Yes, it hurts not getting Fleetwood Mac tickets but here’s the next best thing
When Fleetwood Mac announced their tour it caused the sort of manic scramble for tickets that hadn’t been since Willy Wonka opened the doors of his chocolate factory. Sadly, not everyone is a Charlie Bucket but thankfully a London club night has the solution to those fans left sighing ‘Oh Well’.
By Emma Gritt | Music | Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 4:21 pm
Hiem: ‘We’d do Jools Holland if we could blag it!’
Bozzwell And Nicco Eastwood are Hiem, a musical production duo based in Sheffield and responsible for some really well-made, alternative dance music, although still readily accessible and not too far leftfield to ostracise people. I interviewed Bozzwell last year and found him to be a great subject and so I followed up with this second interview focusing on his collaborative project with Nicco.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 3:14 pm
The Bug: ‘I’m always more interested in the future than the past’
Fans of Kevin Martin’s alter ego The Bug, the ragga maestro with an arsenal of post nuclear apocalyptic dancehall, don’t have to wait much longer for a follow up to 2008’s London Zoo.
By Emma Gritt | Music | Monday, 18 March 2013 at 5:19 pm
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