Tag: africa
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Low cover Toto
Yes THAT song, and yes THAT band…they hate the ‘Africa’, but Low prove yet again they can make magic from anything. Also in this AV Club series is TMBG doing Tubthumping. I think even Chumbawamba would like this version, and they are right it fits scarily well with their oevre: Oh and Ted Leo And…
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My Little Kony
Love this video from Invisible Children, it spells out what I’ve been saying for ages is the new politic of online connection – which shines light on the strange apathy of looking the other way. Although I have a few minor reservations about this sort of high profile ‘RED’ style campaigning (transparency and cost of…
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Who will be big in 2010? BBC’s Sound of 2010 hits the meh barrier (again)
Heard a bunch of the BBC’s Sound of 2010 on Music Week and on the wesbite, apparently ‘165 UK-based tastemakers’ worryingly, and my instant responses: The only ones I liked were The Drums who have been getting airplay already, Two Door Cinema Club cos of the Vamps influence (ditto Stornaway cos I’m a big fan…
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Radio Clash – Take Me Back To Africa on MutantPopTV!
Finally have this on MutantPopTV – for the moment because of Vimeo’s current oddness and slowly uploading to other places this is the only place you can see it in full as one file. Crazy but true. If you encounter jerkiness then it might be best to let it load for a bit and buffer…it’s…