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Flagship acts: Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Liars, Apparat, Erasure, S.C.U.M.
Based in: London, England
For an artist who adopted the moniker theNormal, Daniel Miller's life and career have been anything but. In 1978, he one-upped punk rock with an analog synthesizer: Since the keyboard required no musical knowledge whatsoever, he reasoned, it must be even more punk than an over-driven Gibson Les Paul. He founded his… more »
There is every other music festival and then there is Coachella, the California-desert weekend that, in many ways, set the template for all that followed. The first U.S. festival to boast big-ticket reunions and all-over-the-map booking, Coachella continues to maintain its distinctive, idiosyncratic personality. Needless to say, navigating such a wide array of music can be tricky. We've picked 25 acts worth making time for. more »
On his fifth album (sixth, if you count ambient dalliance Digital Shades, Vol. 1), Anthony Gonzalez — the prime mover behind widescreen synthpop act M83 — goes all-in, crafting a sprawling double-album built on the kind of surrealist fairy tale plotline that typically powers Michel Gondry films. Taking place inside the parallel dreams of a brother and a sister, Hurry Up We're Dreaming often feels like a road movie set on Mars. The album boasts… more »
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04.18.13
for those who missed it yesterday here is the @jimmykimmellive performance of Oblivion featuring @susannesundfor http://t.co/Ju6thL6yKw
04.17.13
Anthony will be appearing on @JimmyKimmelLive tonight to perform the #Oblivion theme with @susannesundfor: http://t.co/sNqPkD8U2A
04.04.13
Stream the full 'Oblivion' Soundtrack on @mashable: http://t.co/u34bpFVNTr available to pre-order on @iTunesMusic or the M83 store now
03.26.13
Excited to share this song featuring @susannesundfor, It's called Oblivion and it's the end credits song of the film: http://t.co/KDMgm0kuDN
