
Back in the confused days of 2010 I posted this , practically a love letter to Samuel & The Dragon, who I regarded as being certain to, at the very least, secure a position in the Cabinet for their adventurous, harrowing electronic pop. Today, in 2011 (in case you weren't counting), I have been forced into a hasty and embarrassing verbal retreat that only Nick Clegg could match. Who knows what happened, I've done enough hypothesising to know that it's usually not very wise to get involved in that sort of thing; but I can maintain, and [...]

Remember Samuel and the Dragon? They created a beautiful hymn of minimalism called Diamonds On A Boat back in 2009. We got very excited about this wonderfully sculptured tune and started writing the words 'next big thing,' as music blogs do. Blogs get criticised for 'hype' but this song was absolutely perfect and as any fan of music will know, when you hear something extraordinary you want to tell the world about it. So we did. Then nothing. Absolutely nothing. The Dragon [...]

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 34 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by Tyvek, Sexrays, Cowlick, The Dreadnoughts, Gang Of Four, Simian Mobile Disco, Matisyahu, Sean Bones, Mogwai, Fiya and more! So much more! DATE: 11-25-10 WRITER: Don Loder Alright junky, si'down a minute an' listen up, So I thought I was doin' good by ya. I thought, y'know, thirty new bits o' liberated music a week? That ain't bad right? 'At's what I thought, an' prolly whatchu [...]

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 30 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by Ratatat, Corin Tucker Band, Method Of Defiance, Quinn Marston, Lykke Li, The Creepshow, The Sainte Catherines, The Details and more! So Much more! DATE: 10-28-10 WRITER: Don Loder Happy 30th folks, Wow - this is gettin' a little ridickulous - I'm still gettin' away with this shit! Maybe the biz has decided this could work - that guys like me givin' stuff away might help 'em sell somethin' or somethin'. [...]
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