Monthly Archives: November 2011

FRANK’s Night Off – 9th December – Downstairs at The Russian bar

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Bump

Do you like techno? Can you handle a bit of house? Do like a groove to grow and grow over the course of a night until you’re wagging your ears in exuberance? Then get a load of this- Seven DJs, … Continue reading →

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Legal in Sweden

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Alex

Well he’s an interesting story from the home of Abba, Ikea and hot blondes: www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/nov/24/sweden-music-illegal-downloads Yep it’s a crazy Swedish politician suggesting that we abandon the concept of copyright and let people download whatever music (and presumably movies, software and … Continue reading →

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Is Spotify Ripping Artists Off?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Alex

If you follow the rest of the music press you’ll have seen a growing argument over whether Spotify is paying artists enough to stream their work. It was started a few weeks back by Coldplay’s decision not to allow their … Continue reading →

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Nero vs Matta – Crush On You

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Alex

So if you listen to any kind of bass oriented dance radio or heaven forbid read other blogs you’ve probably encountered Nero’s ‘Crush On You’. It’s exactly the kind of thing you expect from Nero with massive bass, no subtlety … Continue reading →

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Orbital – ‘Never’

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Alex

Orbital – Icons of the early years of rave, purveyors of one of the finest live shows in music, producers of half a dozen legitimate classics and one of my favourite artists of all time. Sadly the band passed away … Continue reading →

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