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The Chemical Brothers ft. Miguel - "This Is Not a Game" (audio)
Big beat electronic artist the Chemical Brothers just released the new track "This Is Not a Game".
22 Oct 2014
Music
2011: Music’s Most Electronic Year Yet
Vestigial organs like industrial music and the radio dial proved vital in 2011, while house and dubstep were invaded by hordes of uninvited outsiders, proving once again that electronic and plugged-in music is at the vanguard of change throughout the world.
04 Jan 2012
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: 'Hanna'
This premise of wild girl unleashed on the world is not exactly original, but Hanna has an intriguing angle to it – it’s not often it’s a female in the lead role for this genre,
21 Jun 2011
Music
The Chemical Brothers: Hanna (Soundtrack)
Based on the themes presented, you'd think that an elementary-school-aged kid was at the center of the narrative, rather than a junior-in-high-school-aged one.
18 Apr 2011
Music
The Year In Music: June 2010
June 2010, the subject of our latest look at the year’s biggest events in music, was a month of successful releases and summer concerts.
03 Feb 2011
Music
Various Artists: Tensnake in the House
Tensnake takes up the mantle of Defected's In the House series for an ass-shaking, head-bobbing two hours.
23 Jan 2011
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Electric Zoo Festival: 4 September 2010 - Randall's Island, NY
Some words and some pictures from the Electric Zoo festival, an event pulling together major electronic artists to New York City over Labor Day weekend. An event that should be on the radar for all dance music fans.
21 Sep 2010
Music
The Chemical Brothers: Further
Shedding the excesses that hindered them in the past (see: guest vocalists, overt pop concessions), the Big Beat men take it back to the basics and produce... yet another Chemical Brothers album.
23 Jun 2010
Music
Strictly Global: A Source for Music Videos on Broadcast TV
The kind of show you wished MTV would make.
15 Mar 2010
Music
Breakdancing Demons Make My Day
The Chemical Brothers come back with their best music video and song in years ... so why is it hard to care?
09 Oct 2008
Music
The Chemical Brothers: Brotherhood
Brotherhood does a passable job of attempting to reconcile the two increasingly disparate sides of the Chemical Brothers’ split personality.
10 Sep 2008
Music
The Chemical Brothers: We Are the Night
It's not merely that the Chems were beginning to seem outdated, they seemed -- in James Murphy's immortal words -- to be losing their edge.
15 Jul 2007
Music
The Chemical Brothers: Still Working It Out
Ten years on, the Chemical Brothers haven't lost a beat. PopMatters interviews the Manchester beat masters.
John Davidson
11 Nov 2005
Music
The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button
Push the Button is rounded and accomplished where 2002's Come With Us was uneven and tentative. If you were worried that an unfocused fourth album was the beginning of diminishing returns for the pair, their fifth album serves as a reminder that the Chemical Brothers should never be underestimated.
Tim O'Neil
27 Jan 2005
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