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The Gentlemen

Nicholas Noble and his band The Gentlemen were announced by PRS for Music as its 100,000th member earlier this week. We journeyed up to Sheffield to visit the band in their studio and hear about what it means to be a member of the collecting society as the organisation approaches its centenary in 2014. Watch the group perform an acoustic version of their single Lights of Tokyo from their forthcoming album, Departures

By Jim Ottewill 21 Aug 2013

Krystal Klear

New Jack swing, boogie, r’n’b and 80s disco feed into the colourful music of Dublin producer and DJ Krystal Klear.

By Jim Ottewill 16 Aug 2013

In the studio with Luke Solomon (part two)

Part two in our studio tour with electronic music DJ and producer Luke Solomon

By Jim Ottewill 14 Aug 2013

Deafkid Part 1

Anglo-French pair Deafkid sound like they have studied the off-kilter pop music of their native lands to develop a strain of electro-pop that is fresh, exciting and more than a bit odd. The quirky genetics of their songs carry elements of alt-J, Django Django, Panda Bear and El Guincho, although Christopher Lockington and Florian Sauvaire cite their main influences as Three Trapped Tigers, Mew, Cant and Eskmo. Watch them perform new single Vigilante here.

By Anita Awbi 13 Aug 2013

Shlomo

M quizzes the human beatboxer ahead of his new live show The Human Geekbox

By Jim Ottewill 13 Aug 2013

Wilderness Festival

Welcome to the latest M playlist.This week we're doffing our hats to the fantastic Wilderness Festival, which is happening in the beautiful Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. We've scoured Spotify to celebrate the diversity of this year's bill, bringing you classic cuts from Rodriguez, The Bees, London Grammar, Temples, Charlie Winston and more. So turn up the speakers, crack open the windows and let a bit of the great outdoors in...

By Anita Awbi 9 Aug 2013

Blair Dunlop

Blair Dunlop has authentic folk blood running through his veins. As the son of legendary songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention, The Albion Band) he has grown up around traditional acoustic music, picking up all the tools he needs to turn out his own graceful ballads. We caught up with him after soundcheck at the London Folkfest 2013 to record him play Blight & Blossom.

By Anita Awbi 8 Aug 2013

The Trojan Soundsystem

The Trojan Soundsystem is keeping the spirit of reggae very much alive with its dedication to dub, dancehall and roots sounds. We spoke to Earl Gateshead and Daddy Ad from the outfit about why it’s their duty to spread the word of soundsystem culture as loudly and clearly as possible…

By Jim Ottewill 7 Aug 2013

In the studio with Luke Solomon part one

Classic label boss and London house hero Luke Solomon gives us an exclusive tour of his studio…

By Jim Ottewill 6 Aug 2013
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