The xx News:
Mercury Prize goes to trio The xx
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 10:35 PM. 0 comments.
London-based three-piece The xx beat late favourite Paul Weller to win this year's Mercury Prize for their debut album xx.
The xx News:
The xx: 'We're going to build our own studio with Barclaycard Mercury Prize winners money'
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 10:13 PM. 0 comments.
Romy Madley Croft reveals the band's plans following win
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The xx News:
The xx win Mercury Prize
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 09:58 PM. 0 comments.
The xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.
The xx News:
The xx Win the Mercury Prize
From pitchfork.com at 07/09/10 09:55 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Tim Kiernan
London goth-pop up-and-comers the xx were already on a hell of a winning streak, but now they've added a very serious notch to their belt. Today, the band took home the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The xx News:
The xx win Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 09:43 PM. 0 comments.
Band beat the likes of Paul Weller, Foals, Mumford & Sons
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The xx News:
The XX, Paul Weller Lead Mercury Betting
From www.billboard.com at 07/09/10 04:25 PM. 0 comments.
The XX are back as favorites to win the Barclaycard Mercury Prize in London tonight (Sept. 7) with their debut "XX" (Young Turks/XL Recordings). Their betting odds with bookmaker William Hill are evens.
Friendly Fires News:
Bugged Out [2]
From wearefriendlyfires.com at 07/09/10 03:42 PM. 0 comments.
Hey guys,
As you can see from our last post we are releasing our Bugged Out comp this month. If you wanna get your mits on a signed copy then you can pre-order from here: http://www.recordstore.co.uk//homeSearch.jsp;jsessionid=CBMOAAANHJMK?SearchALL=friendly+fires+bugged+out&whereFrom=homeSearch&x=0&y=0
Also in other news you can currently hear our cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Strange Love’ on the Gucci ad for fragrance ‘Guilty’. Exciting stuff.
The ad was directed by Frank ‘Sin City’ Miller which is pretty obvious if you click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QZR67iI4vE
Pretty cool huh? A short film version will be premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday so keep an eye out!
Apart from that though we hope to see you all at the Bugged Out parties where we’ll be spinning some tunes….wehey!
17th September: Manchester, Sankeys Soap
18th September: London, XOYO
8th October: Paris, Social Club
Speak soon
FF
xx
M.I.A. News:
Fever Ray Exclusive Mixtape
From dazeddigital.com at 07/09/10 11:07 AM. 0 comments.
Often hidden by bizarre costumes and mysterious masks, Swedish duo The Knife made a reputation for themselves for breaking the boundaries between music and various art forms. After writing the score for the opera production, 'Tomorrow, In a Year', based on the works of Charles Darwin, the Dreijer siblings have since embarked on solo projects via Olof's Oni Ayhun and Karin's Fever Ray.
Dreijer Andersson's haunting vocals have featured in collaborations with Royksopp, to her eerie singles like 'Seven', and 'Triangle Walks' attracting remixers from all over such as Tiga and CSS, to Martyn and Crookers. After the release of Fever Ray's eponymous debut album, she has since performed spellbinding live covers of songs by legends like Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel whilst touring, and is now set to release a cover of the latter's 'Mercy Street'.
Dreijer Andersson’s chilling signature vocals transform the piece: "It's an interpretation. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle". Before Fever Ray embarks on a stunning audio-visual show in Europe, with long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson as art director this September, she works up an exclusive mixtape for Dazed Digital.
Dazed Digital: Do you feel that 'Fever Ray' is your main concern/focus now? Will The Knife return?
Karin Dreijer Andersson: I don't know, I'm happy having...
M.I.A. News:
Fever Ray Exclusive Mixtape
From www.dazeddigital.com at 07/09/10 11:07 AM. 0 comments.
Often hidden by bizarre costumes and mysterious masks, Swedish duo The Knife made a reputation for themselves for breaking the boundaries between music and various art forms. After writing the score for the opera production, 'Tomorrow, In a Year', based on the works of Charles Darwin, the Dreijer siblings have since embarked on solo projects via Olof's Oni Ayhun and Karin's Fever Ray.
Dreijer Andersson's haunting vocals have featured in collaborations with Royksopp, to her eerie singles like 'Seven', and 'Triangle Walks' attracting remixers from all over such as Tiga and CSS, to Martyn and Crookers. After the release of Fever Ray's eponymous debut album, she has since performed spellbinding live covers of songs by legends like Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel whilst touring, and is now set to release a cover of the latter's 'Mercy Street'.
Dreijer Andersson’s chilling signature vocals transform the piece: "It's an interpretation. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle". Before Fever Ray embarks on a stunning audio-visual show in Europe, with long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson as art director this September, she works up an exclusive mixtape for Dazed Digital.
Dazed Digital: Do you feel that 'Fever Ray' is your main concern/focus now? Will The Knife return?
Karin Dreijer Andersson: I don't know, I'm happy having...
