TAG: Air

Aug23

Øya Festival, Norway. 10.-14. August 2010. (Review)

Big Boi, The XX, LCD Soundsystem, La Roux and Dozens More At Norweigian Four Day Festival Blowout 

The Øya Festival is a festival put together by music lovers, for music lovers, and with a focus on presenting a cutting-edge bill with a big, Scandinavian heart. The festival is held in what is called the Medieval Park in Oslo, Norway – a beautiful spot surrounded by white, sandy beaches, the Oslo Fjord to the south, and the Oslo skyline to the west. The Medieval Park is also the site on which the capital of Norway was founded a thousand years ago which is located in Gamlebyen– and it’s only a short walk to the city center of Oslo, which creates an exciting rendezvous between nature and culture. It is committed to become one of the most environmentally responsible festivals in Europe, and give the audience the experience of a truly eco-friendly festival. It is being called the greenest …

Jul10

Gil Scott-Heron, The XX and Air at London’s Somerset House

London is blazing right now (finally), and there is nowhere else like the triumphant Somerset House, set neatly on the Strand overlooking the River Thames to celebrate not only one of London’s most royal open air venues, but a 10 series ten line-up of gigs from the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, The XX, Florence & The Machine, Air, The Temper Trap, Soul II Soul and surprisingly N-Dubz… The Somerset House Summer Series are doing it for London’s yout!

It’s a legends series that follows past sell out shows by… Adele, Air, Amy Winehouse, Belle & Sebastian, Bloc Party, Doves, Duffy, Erykah Badu, Goldfrapp, Grace Jones, Hot Chip, Justice, Lambchop, Lily Allen, Mogwai, Orbital, Pendulum, PJ Harvey, Robert Plant, Sigur Ros, The Prodigy and The Roots – who just smashed …

Jul05

Thieves Like Us – Again And Again (Review)

Thieves Like Us

Again And Again

Released by Shelflife Records


Thieves Like Us are two Swedes and one American living in Berlin, Paris, and Milan. This multi-national band is out with their second long player Again and Again, recorded in early 2009 in a basement in Paris. This lo-fi pop band got their name from the 1984 New Order song, and it doesn’t stop there. The album is filled with references to 80’s electronic, goth and post-punk bands. Album opener “Never Known Love” opens up like a slow pop song with a youth sounding chorus a la Passion Pit or ...
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Dec09

Air Announce North American Tour in 2010

French duo Air has announced they are making the trek again through the wide skies and back over to North America in first quarter of 2010 for a 13 date tour.  This tour sees them head our way in support of the latest album Love 2. They will wrap up shows in London and Dublin at the end of February and then head over for the second week of March.  Make the jump for a list of dates.

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