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Articles tagged "blip blip beep, synth-pop, concept album" Music FeatureGet Holy: An Interview With John Darnielle of the Mountain Goatsby Jer Fairall[3.Nov.09] :. Upon the release of the Mountain Goats' latest album, the band's founder and songwriter talks about the literary influences on his prolific output and the biblical theme of his latest opus. Mixed MediaPet Shop Boys - “Did You See Me Coming?” (video)by Matt White[23.May.09] :. The second music video for the second single from the Pet Shop Boys’ latest album Yes. Electro bands are a dime a dozen these days but Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe continue to show... Mixed MediaDepeche Mode - “Wrong” live (video)by Matt White[23.Feb.09] :. It’s been four years since Depeche Mode’s last album Playing the Angel and in April they’ll follow it up with Sounds of the Universe (featuring cover art that looks... Mixed MediaPet Shop Boys – Medley at 2009 Brit Awards (video)by Matt White[22.Feb.09] :. The Pet Shop Boys accepted the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music this week at the Brit Awards and also performed a medley of their hits (along with their excellent new single “Love... Sound AffectsNew Gold Dream Fades - The Rise and Fall of Simple Mindsby Matt White[20.Feb.09] :. How a post-punk synth band became a poor man's U2. Mixed MediaPet Shop Boys - “Love etc.” (video)by Matt White[10.Feb.09] :. Pet Shop Boys fans finally get a taste of the duo’s forthcoming album Yes and they should be pleased. It’s cold, catchy, synth-pop and it’s what the Boys do best. Produced by... Neil Young - “Transformer Man”by Matt White[15.Jan.09] :. “They put me down for fuckin’ around with things I didn’t understand… for getting involved with something I shouldn’t have been involved with… well, FUCK... The Gunshy: Theres No Love In This Warby Jason MacNeil[10.Oct.07] :. An album inspired and based on 17 letters that Matt Arbogast’s grandfather wrote to his then-girlfriend in the Second World War. Dondolo: Dondolismeby Lyra Pappin[7.Jun.07] :. Dondolo serves up a funky buffet of skippy trippy beats served with blasts and pulses of creative sonic shine and shimmer... perfect French synth-pop and electrofunk. |
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