Features Pro Audio 10 epic tracks that put the accordion in the limelight by Dan Shaw The accordion has a sound that’s instantly recognisable – a fact that can make it easy to pigeonhole. But here are 10 songs that do this complex and sophisticated instrument…
Film and TV Music News Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett have finally dropped the soundtrack to Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ by Ria Pandey Almost eight years after Her‘s release, the soundtrack to Spike Jonze’s Academy-Award winning film is available on all streaming platforms. Her is undoubtedly incredible. If you haven’t seen it yet, then…
Music News WATCH: Arcade Fire – ‘Sprawl II’ by Jenae Madden Canadian indie-rock collective Arcade Fire have celebrated 10 years since the release of their transcendent, Grammy award-winning record The Suburbs with an iso rendition of Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ by Dan Shaw The Suburbs was Arcade Fire’s conceptual magnum opus, catapulting them to a new level of global recognition. Let’s explore how it came to be. As the nineties became the noughties,…
Features 10 records to introduce you to the world of art-rock by Luke Saunders For the most part, art-rock is an undocumented musical niche. A small fragment under the oversized umbrella of rock, that exists as a translucent concept in people’s minds rather than…
Features How classical became psychedelic: A brief history of baroque pop by Luke Saunders A brief history of baroque pop from the 1700s to the 1960s folk renaissance. How classical music became psychedelic, niche, and popular at the same time. If you’re like me…
Music News Foo Fighters cover Arcade Fire and Dead Kennedys on surprise new EP by Claudia Schmidt Foo Fighters have just released an EP titled 01070725, featuring B-sides, a demo, as well as live covers of tracks by Arcade Fire and Dead Kennedys. The release follows on…
Music News Listen to the beautiful first track off Leonard Cohen’s posthumous album by Claudia Schmidt A host of famous musicians have been summoned together to create a posthumous Leonard Cohen album, entitled Thanks For The Dance. The record will be out on November 22 via…
News Arcade Fire celebrate 15 years of Funeral with a remastered video by Evie Weily Arcade Fire are celebrating 15 years of their landmark debut album Funeral and to mark the occasion, they’ve announced they will be releasing a collection of new archival material connected…
Music Brighten up your life with a 16-track playlist from Byron Bay legends Seaside by Happy Seaside know how to piece together a slick tune. Turns out they know how to piece together a slick playlist too. Their delish new single Golden Girl calls in favours from…
News Vinyl Record Store Day 2018 exclusives: Mac DeMarco demos, Pink Floyd’s first record, and more by Happy It’s that time of year again, what some may call Christmas for vinyl hoarders. Today the full list of Record Store Day exclusives have been revealed, and there are some…
News Arcade Fire absolutely nailed a John Lennon classic for the Spotify Singles series by Happy Arcade Fire are the most recent band to be featured on the Spotify Singles series, where they delivered a live rendition of an original, plus a special John Lennon cover. Arcade…
News Arcade Fire hit back hard at those Kylie and Kendall Jenner tees with their very own rip-off by Happy Last week celeb superstars Kylie and Kendall Jenner pulled off one of the most belligerent cultural faux pas of the year, slapping their faces upon iconic designs from The Doors, Pink…
