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CHRISTMAS BLUES | "Christmas Christmas Blues" by Charley Jordan - Blues Guitar Legend.

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ONES TO WATCH | Mt. Wolf

"Mt. Wolf are a new four piece folk/electronic band based in London that are gathering huge attention from all quarters.

Although currently city dwellers, each of the members grew up by the sea — lead singer Kate Sproule and guitarist Stevie McMinn are from Guernsey while producer and electric guitarist Sebastian ‘Bassy’ Fox is from Dorset and drummer Alex Mitchell from Brighton. This shared experience of living near the coast places a profound influence on how they make music, shaping the landscape for their dark and hypnotic but beautiful world.

Describing their sound as ‘Dreamfolk’, a cinematic fusion of both Folk and Electronica, the band mix a unique hybrid of strings and instrumentation with heart-melting harmonies and contemporary electronic and bass influenced sounds, drawing on influences like The XX, Little Dragon, SBTRKT, Bon Iver and Youth Lagoon, whilst easily standing out from the current female-vocal-led alternative/ electronic scene.

Singer/songwriter and classically trained violinist Sproule has already been compared to both Bjork, Elizabeth Fraser and Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine, with a voice that captures the attention of the most restless of audiences.

Mt. Wolf also run their own club night in London called Wolf Club. A night that mixes exciting live music with top DJ’s and gives the band the opportunity to promote other musicians they enjoy from a wide selection of genres."

After an incredible summer of touring festivals around the world and supporting everyone from James Blake and Little Dragon at ‘Symbiosis Gathering’ in the Nevada desert to running their successful London night ‘Wolf Club’, they are ready to continue that praise with their superb debut EP Life Size Ghosts (listen below - and check out as Mt. Wolf pass through Beatnik Sessions and perform for the first time an acoustic, heart-stopping version of their single 'Life Size Ghosts'); Set to drop on limited 12″ vinyl 30th October and digitally 5th November via Two Sisters Records.

Mt. Wolf have also teamed up with Soundcrash for their EP launch party at Corsica Studios.

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Just favorited "Archangels Thunderbird" by Beady Eye Music on Mixcloud.com

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ONES TO WATCH | Jamie Parisio

"Jamie Parisio is a singer/songwriter who has drawn comparisons with the likes of Nick Drake, Ray LaMontagne and Jeff Buckley. He taught himself to play the guitar aged 14 and fronted hard-rock band Fluid before embarking on a solo career."

Check out "Tangles Never Tire" (below), taken from Jamie Parisio's debut EP; You Promised Me The Sea, set to be released on April 30th 2012 via Spearhavoc Records.

[A live version of "West Coast Blues" which you can find on the debut EP is now available for > >FREE DOWNLOAD < <]

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R.I.P Adam "MCA" Yauch | August 5, 1964 - May 4, 2012

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ONES TO WATCH | Dxts

Not much out there about NY, Queens based beatmaker/rapper/lyricist; Dxts, but we think all that's going to change very soon.. big things coming his way. With well-thought up lyrics over an eclectic mix of alternative hip hop and soul beats and a brilliant fusion of rock, pop and electro, Dxts menages to create something quite unique and fantastic. Check out the newest track off his latest mixtape, MMXII, or stream the entire mixtape below [now available for a 'name your price' download over at Dxts' > > bnandcamp page < < as is his first album.]

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LISTEN | PAPER CROWS - Build EP (Taster)

Check out the first two tracks off Paper Crows' first E.P, entitled "Build". [Set to be released on May 7th]. Listen below:

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NEW VIDEO | Paul McCartney's "My Valentine"

Check out Paul McCartney's new video for "My Valentine", featuring Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp. The track is the first single from Macca’s fifteenth solo album, Kisses On The Bottom, (features Eric Clapton on guitar). The video was directed by Sir Macca himself.

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LIVE STREAM | Coachella 2012

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ONES TO WATCH | Young Wonder

Check out the new video from Cork, Ireland based electronic dub-pop duo; Young Wonder (aka Ian Ring and Rachel Koeman) for their brilliant single “Orange", taken from the band's debut self-titled EP, set to drop April 14th via Feel Good Lost Records. Apart from original material, the EP will also include remixes from the likes of SertOne, Daithí and Sun Glitters.

Watch the fantastic videos for "Orange", "Tumbling Backwards" and "Flesh" (all directed by Brendan Canty of Feel Good Lost) below:

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R.I.P Cynthia Dall

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Kid Khaos - MMXII

1. WMCIS

2. Juicy

3. Struggle With Yourself

4. Echoes of Silence

5. V (interlude)

6. WMCIS Instrumental

DOWNLOAD HERE

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LISTEN | Ty Segall & White Fence - "I Am Not A Game"

"I Am Not A Game" is the first single from Bay Area garage heroes Ty Segall and White Fence's upcoming collaborative LP, Hair; set to drop April 24 via Drag City | Listen below:

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ONES TO WATCH | Chet Faker

So if you haven't heard of this dude yet, you should, and probably will, at some point in time. Chat Faker (aka Nick Murphy) is a producer/musician hailing from Melbourne Australia, who for a while now has been quietly creating one gem after another.

Tagging some of the music on his Soundcloud page simply as: 'beat' / 'sex' / 'sleep', we wouldn't even know where to start and describe his sounds to you, all we can say is it's somewhere between electronica and house with brilliant soul-like vocals, a sick beat (always a sick beat), warm keys and doted electronic textures for a laid back super cool flow to it all.

Chet Faker's debut, seven-song EP, Thinking in Textures drops Monday, March 26 via Chess Club Records. You can check out two of the tracks from the EP below, as well as his brilliant cover of the '90s cult hit "No Diggity" by Blackstreet and Dr Dre.

Stream "No Diggity", "I'm Into You" and watch the official video for "Terms and Conditions" (directed by Josh McKie and edited by Isabella Giovinazzo.) below: