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Pay Jay in your own way
Dilla and hip hop revisionism
After his death in 2006, the Jay Dilla cult started to grow and his career started to be revised by their hiding fans. Seven years after, his name is ...
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Skin deep: fashion vs lifestyle in the modern tattoo world
A visit to the London tattoo convention unravels the changing perceptions of tattoos in modern society and the differences between those that live ink and those merely in it for the fashion
Why do we get tattoos? And more importantly why do some people decide to get tattooed on the most visible parts of their bodies, such as hands, neck a...
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October’s Recommended EPs: The Final Delivery
A few hours after the month came to a close, we bring you 15 more titles to add to our selection of EPs that deserve your money
We haven’t ended the month with 10 highly recommended EPs, not at all. We’ve given you 15 (which are really 16) so that we could cover all of October,...
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Mixtapes #006
A selection of free music to brighten up your end of the month
October has been a great month for mixtapes, and before it officially ends, we thought we'd give you an overview of the cream of the crop, with Famoso...
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10 Singles And EPs For October (Part 2): Your Dose Of Techno And House
A second round of non-albums to take into consideration, this time focusing on the deepest and most old school sectors of the 4x4
The second batch of the month, here we have a load of ten EPs and singles to take into account. This time around, we have focused on pieces that are m...
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10 Singles And EPs For October (Part 1): What Should I Get, Doctor?
The return of the column you should read with your credit card at hand. Today, a lot of beat makers, some house, Spanish talent and gifted youngsters
What has the music market in store for us this autumn? We picked ten top titles: white labels for the fundamentalists, limited edition 12”s and digita...
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How Music Works (According To David Byrne)
In his new book, the artist investigates how technology in the 20th century (and in the present) has changed our way of listening
David Byrne has just published an interesting essay, “How Music Works”, in which he reflects on the impact of the use of technology on music and how i...
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Whatever Happened To “Bad”?
One of Michael Jackson's landmark albums, though always in the shadow of “Thriller”, turns 25. Time to assess its place in pop history
The release of a special 25th Anniversary edition of “Bad” allows us to go deep into one of the biggest landmark albums of the 80s, and the last great...
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