This year we sent some of our finest writers to witness SXSW first hand and mingle. This could have been a tale of new friendships, drunken friendships, confiscated platinum passes, lost emails and missed deadlines. Oh, and there was also a lot of music… Blondfire | Clive Bar (Mood Media Day Party) Blondfire kicked off [...] The post SXSW 2013 Day 1 (feat. Blondfire, Bonaparte, Sizarr, Hands, Japandroids, Local Natives & John Talabot) appeared first on Cougar Microbes .

As we near the beginning of Ibiza's 2013 season, the beloved Pacha brand aims to forge a new identity, starting with Guy Gerber's new The Wisdom Of The Glove residency. The Israeli curator has some major plans for the world-renowned club, so we gave him the floor to answer our most pressing questions about the Glove's mystical allure and his hopes to make Pacha the island's hottest destination: Explain the meaning of "The Wisdom of the Glove" The Wisdom [...]
If you're heading to The Gorge for Sasquatch! this weekend, you probably already know to check out Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, Tame Impala, and other live favorites. But, as with Coachella , there are some hidden gems of the festival that you need to check out. Some are groups on the verge of breaking through, some are already great bands that just got a bum set time, and others are already popular artists who are going to have some special things in this setting that you may not have realized. So click here to start [...]

With barely enough time to recover from this year's Great Escape festival, we're already packing our bags and heading to Barcelona for Primavera Sound.
Night + Day - Upcoming: Berlin - Spreepark - 18th May / London - Hatfield - 22nd June Music: The xx - Chained (John Talabot & Pional Blinded Remix) web // facebook // blog // shows // iTunes

Maribou State – The Honey Collection Vol. 02 Here is the second installment of the duo’s new mix series. Pedestrian - Simple Minded At Dawn Dirg Gurner - Loose Lights (Feat. Rahel) Gold Panda - Trust Pedestrian - Wood Eye John Talabot - Destiny (Feat. Pianal) Paul Frick Feat. Emika - I Mean (Akufen Remix) Aphex Twin - Nannou George Maple - Fixed (Maribou State Remix) Floating Points - Myrtle Avenue Maribou State - Larks Rise Dark Punk - Make [...]
Over the weekend The xx threw their first festival, Night + Day, in Lisbon. The first of three shows featured acts like John Talabot, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, and of course a performance from The xx. Held on the water near an old castle the festival was completely curated by members of The xx, from the location down to the acts. Check out this recap video and attend the next Night + Day if you happen to be in Berlin or London during May or June. The post Video: The xx - Night + Day Lisbon [...]

Blanc 1 's " It's All Over " is the first in a series of white labels released by John Talabot 's Barcelona lable, Hivern . Limited to 100 copies, the announcement was made prior to a highly anticipated set at the London club, Fabric . Due to audial similarities, and a mysterious lack of information on the artist, we speculate that Blanc 1 could, in fact, be an alias of label-head, John Talabot 's. Decide for yourself. Dylan Watson [...]
Os The xx lançaram há pouco um vídeo que reúne imagens do Night + Day , que decorreu em Lisboa no dia 5 de Maio. Com um remix de John Talabot e Pional para "Chained" como banda sonora, o vídeo mostra-nos desde os últimos preparativos até ao final de tarde, já de recinto composto, e termina com o concerto mais esperado da noite. Relembrem aqui a nossa reportagem do evento. Andreia Duarte
Neonized . Un año más, el Festival al que acaba yendo todo el mundo, el SOS 4.8, cierra sus puertas con un balance muy positivo. Esta edición se ha visto marcada por [....] La entrada Crónica: SOS 4.8 (2013) aparece primero en Neonized .

Bela maneira de começar a semana. John Talabot (live), Iceage e Delorean são as mais recentes confirmações no cartaz do Vodafone Paredes de Coura. Estes três nomes juntam-se aos já confirmados Alabama Shakes, Belle & Sebastian, Bombino, Calexico, Citizens!, Everything Everything, Hot Chip, Justice, The Kills, The Knife, Little Boots, Palma Violets, Toy, Unknown Mortal Orchestra e The Vaccines no Vodafone Paredes de Coura. O passe de 5 dias encontra-se à venda nos locais habituais pelo valor de 80 euros. Original Website: Bodyspace
02.05 - Efterklang @ Lux, Lisboa 02.05 - Modeselektor @ Lux, Lisboa 03.05 - Tortoise @ Lux, Lisboa 03.05 - The Exploding Boy @ Plano B, Porto 04.05 - The Exploding Boy @ Caixa Económica Operária, Lisboa 05.05 - James Murphy, Chromatics, John Talabot, Mount Kimbie, PAUS, Xinobi, The xx in Night +Day Lisbon @ Jardins da Torre de Belém, Lisboa 10.05 - Kraak DJ-Set in Xposed Open Day @ Xposed,
This year we sent some of our finest writers to witness SXSW first hand and mingle. This could have been a tale of new friendships, drunken friendships, confiscated platinum passes, lost emails and missed deadlines. Oh, and there was also a lot of music... Blondfire | Clive Bar (Mood Media Day Party) Blondfire kicked off [...] The post SXSW 2013 Day One (feat. Blondfire, Bonaparte, Sizarr, Hands, Japandroids, Local Natives & John Talabot) appeared first on Cougar Microbes .
Shit Robot (Marcus Lambkin) y el sello DFA se suben de nuevo a la nave espacial de Marcus, para presentar su nueva bomba, 'Feels Real' y los acompaña JENR (Luke Jenner de the Rapture) en el viaje para traernos este tema de puro sabor disco, para hacer que reviente la pista de baile, y no nos cansemos de bailar y gritar como la nueva composición, un maravilla que viene en su Extended Dance de más de 7 deliciosos minutos y esa divertida acapella llamada Love-A-Pella, y para acompañar esta [...]

Después de Diver , el disco que sacaron el año pasado, Lemonade regresa con su nuevo sencillo "Perfect Blue". La banda de Brooklyn estará de gira por Estados Unidos junto a John Talabot . Enjoy. ♩ Lemonade - Perfect Blue

Ainda ressoava pela Baixa da Invicta o fogo de artifício anunciando o dia da liberdade, quando a escura, minúscula e super lotada sala cubo do Plano B recebeu o tão ansiado set de John Talabot . Eram já 3h30 da manhã e o suor surgia, inevitável, quando o espanhol tomou a mesa, acabando com as dúvidas reinantes no voz populi acerca da sua identidade. Aproveitando a deixa do DJ Philips que o antecedeu, Talabot entusiasmou o público com um set de house contaminado com [...]
24.04 - John Talabot @ Plano B, Porto 24.04 - Wolf Eyes @ ZdB, Lisboa 24.04 - Psychic TV, Les Baton Rouge @ Centro Cultural do Cartaxo, Cartaxo 24.04 - Long Way to Alaska @ Passos Manuel, Porto 24.04 - Marisa Monte @ Coliseu do Porto, Porto 26.04 - Esben & The Witch @ Exponor, Leça da Palmeira 27.04 - Marisa Monte @ Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisboa 30.04 - Efterklang @ Hard Club, Porto 02.05 -
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Lovebirds, John Talabot Song: Nicholas - Without You [download here ] What's so good? Hopefully the sun is starting [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Everything But The Girl, Crystal Waters, Rui da Silva, John Talabot Song: The xx - Missing (Round Remix) [download here ] [...]

By Stef Siepel March 19, 2013 The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy. Track of the week : ‘It’s All Over’ by Blanc 1 Blanc 1 is a new series of vinyl releases on John Talabot ’s label. And after Fin he is definitely [...]