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How the punks of Portland turned to disco
Across the US, indie musicians are putting down guitars and picking up the party vibe. The leading lights of 'hipster house' talk to Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos

22, Dec, 2011 @10:59 PM

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Genre busting: the origin of music categories

Where did the terms retro-nuevo and skronk originate? Or hip-hop? Michaelangelo Matos runs through an exhaustive catalogue of music's phrasemakers and trendsetters

Michaelangelo Matos

25, Aug, 2011 @9:04 PM

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Archers of Loaf v Suede: the hype bands of 1993

While Suede's glam dramatics were conquering the UK music press, North Carolina's Archers of Loaf defnied the US indie sound, writes Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos

04, Aug, 2011 @9:30 PM

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Jay-Z and Kanye West: Watch the Throne – track-by-track review

Michaelangelo Matos: The royal rappers launched their new album, Watch the Throne, at New York's Museum of Natural History on Monday. Read our first impressions as they jostle for hip-hop's crown

Michaelangelo Matos

02, Aug, 2011 @4:29 PM

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Dance music gets nostalgic: the disco and rave reissue boom
From 70s disco to 90s rave, dance music is only now really starting to look back on its past glories – leading to the first big wave of dance reissues, writes Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos

02, Jun, 2011 @10:00 PM

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Indie music and the hired gun

Indie bands and session musicians were once seen as incompatible, but with the likes of Calexico and Broken Social Scene blurring the boundaries, the freelancer is back in fashion, writes Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos

10, May, 2011 @2:22 PM

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How dance label Crosstown Rebels bounced back
Hit three times by its distributors collapsing, Damian Lazarus's Crosstown Rebels label could have gone under. Instead they've just had their biggest year yet. By Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos

14, Apr, 2011 @10:00 PM

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Not to be mythed: Is there any such thing as the best DJ ever?
Votes are being collected for a poll to find the greatest-ever DJ. Michaelangelo Matos isn't sure this is a healthy thing, but still, he has no doubt who to vote for

Michaelangelo Matos

21, Oct, 2010 @9:45 PM

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How Justin Bieber gave SoundCloud a boost
SoundCloud is the fast-rising music hosting service that could threaten the dominance of MySpace. And hosting that Justin Bieber bootleg can't have hurt, writes Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos

30, Sep, 2010 @10:00 PM

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In pod we trust | Michaelangelo Matos
Michaelangelo Matos: Are podcasts the new rave? We talk to bloggers, editors, promoters and DJs and track the rapid changes created by online mixes

Michaelangelo Matos

08, Jul, 2010 @8:55 PM

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