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Eclectic Dreams-Emilie Simon Interview

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Such has been the hyperbole surrounding the female led synth pop revival that at times it’s been difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff and rescue legitimate contenders from the raging sea of PR propaganda. And so whilst lesser artists surf the tsunami of hype, French sonic auteur Emilie Simon has been quietly assembling something of a mini- electronic pop masterpiece in the shape of her latest album “The Big Machine. Emilie, hailing from Montpelier, in the south of France, a former student of musicology at the Sorbonn, specialising in medieval music and electronic contemporary composition, has been at the vanguard of experimental electronica in her homeland since 2003.

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Shooting From The Hip – Dum Dum Girls Interview

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Original Dum Dum Girls photos by Lauren Dukoff “Jail La La” By Dum Dum Girls. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/dum-dum-girls-jail-la-la” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=c82806″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Free Download here (Right click here) If you’re a sucker for scuzzy guitars, Spector-esque

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Something For The Weekend -w/e 9th April 2010

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This week Sienking Ships Ft Miki Berenyi, The Indelicates, Band Of Horses, Little  Majorette, Dance To The Radio, Nina Nastassia, Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Sienking Ships ft Miki Berenyi. S-Curve Records has signed

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The Indelicates- ‘Songs For Swinging Lovers’-Review

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“Ill”  By The Indelicates. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/ill-the-indelicates” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=000000″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Righteous anger, fierce intelligence, vicious wit and lyrics so sharp they could slice the ears clean off of your head; it can mean only one

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Something For The (Easter) Weekend 2/04/2010

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This week Dum Dum Girls, Gloria Cycles, The Lodger, Freebass ft Pete Wylie, The Candle Thieves Album Review, The Ruby Suns, Oclet, Jim Kerr Tokyo Police Club, The Digital Economy Bill and Lush _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dum

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A Coming Of Age-Lucky Soul Interview/Review

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“A Coming Of Age” By Lucky Soul. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/lucky-soul-a-coming-of-age” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=140214″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Lucky Soul produced a fantastic début album in the shape of 2007’s “The Great Unwanted”, a gorgeous, shimmering pop extravaganza that took