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Sure Hurts (is) better than love
Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson are the names of two of Britain's most promising pop artists. Through the spring and summer of 2010, their two singles 'Wonderful Life' and 'Better than life' have oozed from my preferred web channels.
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DR Unga Bunga – Indie/electro web radio
LATEBAR RECOMMENDS: DR Unga Bunga - Danish indie/electronica radio online and then some.
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9 of 12 Duran-songs ready for new album
Duran Duran keyboard wizard Nick Rhodes explains why the process of making the band's next album has been so complicated and why a release date has been postponed until the beginning of 2011.
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Carpark North – Lost the next album
After massive touring the Danish electro-rock pop-power-trio Carpark North is ready to take over the world. 'Lost' is going to be the title of the band's 4th album - their long expected international debut.
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Jazz came home – Montmartre reopened
The most legendary of all jazz clubs in Nothern Europe sadly had to close 34 years ago. Saturday jazz came home to Copenhagen, when Montmartre reopened.
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Experience folktronica with James Yuill
Electronica seems to importunately modulate into different genres of music and create something new. It usually happens when younger and daring artists challenge conventions and ... play for the sake of playing. James Yuill is exactly that - a daring and gifted young musician bringing electronica and folk together. Creating beautiful art!
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The Blue Van in German TV countdown
Danish rockband 'The Blue Van' has earned great success just south of Denmark. Their hit single 'Man Up' will be aired every Friday on German television, when 'Countdown - die jagd beginnt' runs on channel RTL. Congrats boys!
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Did Radiohead wrap another album in LA?
A slip of the tongue and a LA Times blogpost swiftly removed spawns rumours of an upcoming release from the band Radiohead. The blog 'Stereogum' follows the matter closely and hopes to get disclosure soon (as do we).
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Does Kookaburra sound like Down Under?
Plagiarism is foul play. But sometimes lawsuits seems to have only one purpose - to milk someone elses cow. A company called Larrikin Publishing bought the 1932 childrens song 'Kookaburra' of a dead teacher and then sued the flute from "Down Under".
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Nice Little Penguins with a Peacock
For the first time in five years there's news in English from Nice Little Penguins. Here on Latebar we're quite fond of 'The Peacock' and hope it'll mark a great re-introduction of the quartet as an international Danish pop band.
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Sade is back with a Soldier of Love
The best selling female singer in Britain finally ends a decade of silence and releases new material. Band members called the new album a hard but wonderful birth. It seems only the wonderful is visible to the fans. It surely is nothing but a pleasure listening to.
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Mixtune for Cully – got tunes, need mix
One of the next-big-things coming out of the Aarhus City music scene might be 'Mixtune for Cully'. Leadsinger and writer Aage Hedensted surely got the tune right and surrounded by gifted musicians all Cully needs is the A-class producer (preferably British) that can match the bands 2nd album.
