Canadian musician Grimes on how the internet, amphetamine and total seclusion inspired her eclectic new album'There was sort of a moment of realisation," says 23-year-old...
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U2's Bono and the Edge created Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, but staged it in the US. Why doesn't this nation of musicians and playwrights stage more shows?I've sat thro...
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Daniel Craig came up with the idea for the killer in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to listen to Enya as he tortured his character in the film after director David Finch...
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Nicky Wire has had the role of lyricist, bassist, and propagandist for the Manic Street Preachers for 20 years, commenting on the state we're in. Politics, class, war and...
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Like the musical progeny of Enya and Eno, Elena Tonra merges haunting melodies with moody atmosphericsHometown: London.The lineup: Elena Tonra (vocals), Igor Haefeli (gui...
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It's a blessed relief to hear some new Florence after 'You Got The Love' attained the kind of blanket ubiquity that had us itching to hear something, anything, from her F...
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Last week during a quick trip to Toronto for the city's 17th annual NXNE Festival, we managed to wrangle a few of our favorite artists to get their take on the city ...
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With her forthcoming album only a couple of weeks away, DiS asked Emmy The Great what her and her band were listening to and she made us this mixtape, playable on Spotify...
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Even the unbeatable Desert Island Discs format can struggle when the guest is as dull as Debbie HarryThe First Time With... (6 Music) | iPlayerPrivate Passions (Radio 3) ...
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(Asthmatic Kitty)What Joanna Newsom has done for harp music, Julianna Barwick is doing for the medieval craze of vocal polyphony – with a little help from a bit of ...
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Cody B said...Simple Sunday:Grant Green - Idle Momentshttp://codyb3.blogspot.comLevin said...Enya - The Best Of Enya On Piano (2007)Celebration - The Best Of ...
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This synth siren sounds like a weirder and more credible version of Enya, all ethereal vocals and meandering melodiesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Cameron Mesirow (vo...
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