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		<title>Father John Misty and Har Mar Superstar at the Horseshoe, Toronto &#8211; Gig review and photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Har Mar Superstar The Gig: Father John Misty with Har Mar Superstar opening Where: The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada When: 14 May 2012 In One Word: Destruction On Monday night in Toronto, the Fantastic Musical Troupe of Jack Black, Ron Jeremy and John Belushi, arriving as one in one of those zany wee Mercedes clown cars, power-slided onto the stage of The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Mmm, fiction. Truly, words can only begin to describe how bizarre and fantastic Har Mar Superstar is. This fantastic musical Transformer called Har Mar Superstar, a.k.a. Sean Matthew Tillmann, is a veritable Yeti of the music world. The best parts of Black, Jeremy and Belushi fuse together to create Har Mar Superstar: he of the one thousand layers of stage attire, the mega white belly and the saliva-gelled eyebrows. But, ye gods, for all his sweaty girth, pound-for-pound Har Mar Superstar more than delivers his own weight in R&#38;B and bluesy-electro dance tunes. For one hour of power the capacity crowd inside the Horseshoe became voyeurs to the chin-sweat croons and pant-splitting boogies, shuffles and gropes of this fantastic fat bastard. HMS Awesome. Seriously, so entertaining. (I&#8217;m slicking my eyebrows as I speak.) It&#8217;s like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/live/father-john-misty-at-the-horseshoe-toronto-170512</link>
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		<title>Album review: Rita Wilson &#8211; AM/FM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: AM/FM Artist: Rita Wilson Label: Universal Music Released: 8 May 2012 In One Word: Pleasant I so wanted to dismiss this album release as just another Hollywood actress making their dilettante foray into music. Actresses like Minnie, Zooey and Juliette – Oops! I really enjoy their music – bad example. OK, I think this is what really happened; one fine day Rita Wilson was singing with the radio while driving the kids to school when they said “Hey mom, you know so many of the songs on the radio and you’re pretty good. Why don’t you make your own record?” Of course, that was years ago, so naturally, Ms. Wilson waited a few more years until she hit the magical age of 55 to do what the kids suggested. Like I said, I really wanted to hate this album but to Rita Wilson’s credit, she has great taste in music and because this is a cover album, the song choice is crucial. Also important is the fact that most of the songs have not been covered by too many people up to now so there’s “freshness” about them. Rita Wilson possesses a pleasant singing voice which lends itself to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/rita-wilson-amfm-160512</link>
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		<title>The Lines at The 100 Club, London, UK &#8211; Concert review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lines with Music Vice reporters Ngawara and Kate at The 100 Club, London &#8211; photo Andy Hughes The Gig: The Lines Where: The 100 Club, London, UK When: 3 May 2012 In One Word: Exhilarating Intro by Ngawara Madison. Review by Kate Pangonis. ​​ ​100 club on Thursday 3 May was the setting of a performance by midlands group The Lines which can only be described as midweek magic! Last time I had seen the band play was when they opened for Peter Doherty at Brixton Academy way back in cold September. I liked them back then but this time around I was blown away. I had been hearing through multiple members of the musical grapevine, that the lads had been channeling something rather spectacular in their songwriting of late, so was keen to see how the band had grown and evolved in our time apart. I must say I was NOT disappointed in THE least [despite the fact that this gig was a late one, and I had to be up the next morning for a 4:30am alarm bell]. We caught up for a quick chat before the lads took to the stage, and they spoke about how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/live/the-lines-at-the-100-club-london-150512</link>
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		<title>Ane Brun at The Great Hall, Toronto &#8211; Concert review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ane Brun &#8211; photo credit Knotan The Gig: Ane Brun Where: The Great Hall, Toronto, Canada When: 10 May 2012 In One Word: Love I first heard Ane Brun about six years ago on Radio Paradise singing “To Let Myself Go”. I love the sparse guitar playing and raspy voice of this Norwegian born artist.  I had the opportunity to finally see her play live at the Great Hall in Toronto on Thursday night. I’ve been enjoying her music for the last few years and my expectations were high – Ane Brun did not disappoint. It’s a treat to be able to see an artist as accomplished as Ane Brun (she’s won Norwegian Emmys) perform in an intimate venue like the Great Hall.  Needless to say, many of the 200 or so audience members were either Swedish or Norwegian. I know, I heard them talking between sets. But Ane Brun’s music is tinged with a very North American flavour which is why I’m surprised that she is not as popular here as she should be. Her 1 hour 15 minute set included a few songs off her latest album It All Starts With One and I immediately fell in love with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/live/ane-brun-at-the-great-hall-toronto-130512</link>
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		<title>Album Review: PS I Love You &#8211; Death Dreams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Death Dreams Artist: PS I Love You Label: Paper Bag Records Released: 8 May 2012 In One Word: Refined With their 2010 debut, Meet Me At The Muster Station, Kingston, Ontario’s PS I Love You established themselves as the kind of band that you knew wasn’t in the game to make great records; the album felt like a promotional tool for what I’m sure must be a killer live show. Muster Station was a brief blast of yelpy vocals, loud guitars, and pounding drums that was fun, but ultimately insubstantial on the songwriting front. It sounded like the kind of blast-racket that a studio recording can’t help but sell short; energetic, for sure, but maybe a little bit undercooked. Their new full-length Death Dreams, however, does everything a second album should: it enhances what worked before and fixes everything that didn’t. The album begins on a mildly disorienting note: a slow, delicate two and a half minute long instrumental. You keep waiting for things to take off in their usual rocket-like manner, but it doesn’t happen. Instead, things just stay real calm and pretty for a second. It’s a strange opener, but one with a purpose; it lets you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/ps-i-love-you-death-dreams-100512</link>
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		<title>Album review: Rikers &#8211; Islands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Islands Artist: Rikers Label: Warner Music Canada/Anthem Released: 17 April 2012 In One Word: Self-proclaiming  If I was stuck on a desert, Yellowknife island, I would love this shit. However, I&#8217;m not at all. Nor are a lot of people. Funnily enough, one song goes, &#8220;I am an island. I am the end. I am the law. I am the laughter for the final straw.&#8221; Pfff. Yes you are the joke, Rikers. When in the movie did you misunderstand Spinal Tap? The song, &#8220;I Love You This Much&#8221;  makes me wonder how big the singer&#8217;s arms stretch out.  I&#8217;m going to guess not very wide. &#8220;Love is An Echo.&#8221; Boring. Your music is an echo. Life is an echo. Echo&#8217;s are echo&#8217;s of each other. Give me something to chew on or else you are just another echoing piece of New Wave/eighties synthpop without the satisfying bite of the originals. Rikers spend money on production, but unfortunately you can&#8217;t pay for quality creativity. And music is about the quality of expression. I listen to these songs, waiting for the moment when I will give a damn, and it never comes. The tragedy is not in the songs, but in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/rikers-islands-080512</link>
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		<title>Tom Gabel to begin living life as a woman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Gabel performing with Against Me! in Toronto, 2008 &#8211; photo Brian Banks, Music Vice Against Me! singer Tom Gabel has revealed she is transgender and plans to begin living as a woman under the name Laura Jane Grace. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tom reveals how he has been privately living with gender dysphoria for years. She will soon begin the process of transition, by taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatments. Laura Jane Grace will remain married to her wife Heather who has been fully supportive. &#8220;For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news, but she&#8217;s been super-amazing and understanding.&#8221; Looking back at the lyrics to &#8220;The Ocean&#8221; from Against Me&#8217;s 2007 album New Wave, Tom Gabel wrote about wishing to be born a woman: And if I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman My mother once told me she would have named me Laura I&#8217;d grow up to be strong and beautiful like her We wish Laura and her wife Heather happiness and peace. © Brian Banks, Editor, Music Vice Share and discuss using the links below. Follow Music Vice on Twitter at @MusicVice. Long Live [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/news/tom-gabel-to-begin-living-life-as-a-woman-090512</link>
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		<title>Album review: Monks of Mellonwah &#8211; Neurogenesis EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Neurogenesis Artist: Monks of Mellonwah Label: Self-released Released: 24 May 2012 In One Word: Underwhelming I don’t care who the engineer on your album is and I’m sure 99 per cent of the music–listening  population agrees. Sure, you may end up with a professional sounding recording but ultimately, what makes the music good, is just that &#8211; the music. Monks of Mellonwah may have used former Nirvana engineer Howie Weinberg (he mastered Nevermind), but Nirvana didn’t use that fact to bring attention to their album – their music, lyrics, guitar riffs etc., did that. Mr. Weinberg may not have the reputation if Nirvana were not a great band to begin with. The rock band Monks of Mellonwah from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia have released a four song EP. I believe that if a band puts out a record of only four songs, they had better be fantastic. Unfortunately, I was completely underwhelmed (if that’s a word) by the Monks and this release. The title song “Neurogenesis” has a very Alice in Chains flavour to it. But unlike Alice in Chains, it seems they’ve built the song around the chorus and thrown in a couple of obscure sounding, metaphorical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/monks-of-mellonwah-neurogenesis-ep-070512</link>
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		<title>Contest: Ten pairs of tickets to the Breakout band night in London this May</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; CONTEST! Recent Music Vice interviewee Gary Prosser has extended some tickets for us to give away to our London, UK readers. Breakout&#8217;s monthly showcase for new and breaking acts staged by Music Week in conjunction with All Night Long Promotions returns on Wednesday 9th May 2012 at Proud Galleries in Camden. All Night Long Promotions have very kindly given Music Vice 10 pairs of tickets to give away to the Breakout show on 9 May. TWITTER CONTEST: To enter this ticket contest for a chance to get free guest list for you and a friend to the Breakout show on Wednesday 9th May, get on Twitter and Tweet or Re-tweet @MusicVice with something like this&#8230;: #Contest Hey @MusicVice, I want tickets to #Breakout! @Breakoutbands Give us all a bit of Twitter love while you&#8217;re there by following &#8211; and @GazPro too! If you don&#8217;t have Twitter, you may leave a comment below to be included in the contest. Winners should be in or around the London area &#8211; you have to make your own way to the show. The address is: Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, NW1 8AH Breakout teams up with Institut Ramon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: Death Grips &#8211; The Money Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: The Money Store Artist: Death Grips Label: Epic Released: 24 April 2012 In One Word: BAMPOPSKRZZZZCHSSSHAYEAYE Aggressive music kind of reigns supreme right now. I’ve always thought that looking at whatever people are dancing to serves as a pretty failsafe social barometer; if people are feeling something on such a primal level that it makes them want to move, then it’s probably saying something fairly accurate about where our heads are at as a society at any given point in history. Right now, dubstep makes people dance. But what’s always interested me about dubstep is how people so enthusiastically fetishize “the drop”: a moment of rollercoaster-peak ecstasy brought on by an onslaught of violent sonics, specifically relentless, pummeling bass. And everybody loves it. Everybody. The dominant dance craze of our generation &#8211; our twist music &#8211; sounds like an arcade fire-bombing; the world is ending, but it sounds like the only thing dying is computers. And this is even more terrifying because, let’s be honest, what else matters now? Death Grips understand this. And that is why Death Grips are going to be huge. Death Grips are a trio from Sacramento, California that consists of Stefan Burnett aka MC [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/death-grips-the-money-store-030512</link>
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		<title>Shows To Go TO &#8211; Toronto concert listings May 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gogol Bordello are set to return to the Sound Academy again this May Shows To Go TO May 2012 &#8211; Music Vice&#8217;s local monthly concert guide for our home city of &#8220;TO&#8221;, Toronto Paul Weller reinvented his sound for 2012 with Sonik Kicks - the price of seeing the latest incarnation of Paul Weller live in Toronto on one of just three North American gigs? $59.50 advance or $79.50 at the door for his show at the Sound Academy on 21 May. That&#8217;s a mighty steep price for the average concert going punter in Toronto but skipping groceries for a week may possibly be justified if you&#8217;re a big enough fan. And if you&#8217;re not? Choose wisely and you could enjoy five or six of the concerts below for the same price. You know what makes sense. Happy concert going, Toronto. - Brian Eleanor Friedberger w/ Hospitaliy @ The Garrison, 4 May , $15 ADV $18 door Spiritualized @ The Phoenix, 5 May SOLD OUT M83 @ Sound Academy, 6 May $25 advance tickets, $30 door SOLD OUT Neon Indian @ The Phoenix, 8 May, $20 advance, $25 door Rise Against (w/ A Day To Remember) @ The Air Canada [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/previews/shows-to-go-to-toronto-concert-listings-may-2012</link>
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		<title>Album review: Mak &#8211; Mak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Mak Artist: Mak Label: L-A be Released: 10 January 2012 In One Word: Linear Mak, a five year old band have now come out with their new and first self-titled album, Mak. My first impression? &#8220;oooOOoooh.&#8221; My second impression? Why the Ooh?&#8221; I never seem to trust if bands are sincere with their darkness or if it&#8217;s a put on to appear deep. I guess everyone has their own linear expression of what their version of depth is. I think Mak is on one linear expression. As a third party listening to their music, it makes me feel very sad. Singer Jesse Mac Cormack sings with a gentle and soothing voice. Slightly withdrawn. Nice guy vibe. It&#8217;s something about the relationship between singer and music that makes the sadness. I understand that Kurt Vile and Daniel Johnston are very sad people too, but somehow I don&#8217;t really care about their sadness (to me it sounds like it&#8217;s really just anger for a feeling of entitlement unsatisfied). Mak&#8217;s got vibes. And it&#8217;s not about justice. It sounds more like appreciation for all bands they love. I&#8217;m guessing Radiohead, Portishead, Pink Floyd, James Blake&#8230; and the influence of Montreal? Is there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/mak-mak-300412</link>
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		<title>Album review: Rooftop Runners &#8211; We Are Here EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: We Are Here EP Artist: Rooftop Runners Label: Independently released Released: 3 April 2012 In One Word: Almost Rooftop Runners is a Berlin-via-Canada sibling duo that seemingly aims to specialize in a very specific kind of tense, slinky, mournful night-pop that lands somewhere in the neighbourhood of The xx. The key word is “aims” though; the success level varies. The brothers of Rooftop Runners, whether due to limited resources and technical know-how or conscious creative decision, are staunch minimalists. The four songs that comprise their debut EP We Are Here are rarely made up of more than vocals, a simple drum loop, a single guitar, occasionally a bass line, and a synthesizer or two. Sometimes this works, as on the opening track “Streets”; a sparse boom-clap beat is accompanied by a lurching synth line that sounds like some false-starting machine, while the vocals start fairly low and breathy and somehow end up in this weird, high place. The whole thing, which goes on churning for about four and a half minutes, all adds up to something vaguely unsettling, and it’s the most interesting song on the EP. The rest is less&#8230; focused? That feels like a strange criticism considering the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/rooftop-runners-we-are-here-ep-260412</link>
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		<title>Album review: Eight and a Half &#8211; Scissors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Scissors Artist: Eight and a Half Label: Arts &#38; Crafts Released: 12 April 2012 In one word: Clarifying Eight and a Half equals Justin Peroff (Broken Social Scene&#8217;s drummer) plus Dave Hamelin and Liam O&#8217;Neil (both of The Stills). Do you know what I hear when I hear this long laboured project? Music to commute to. It&#8217;s the soundtrack to the 9-5er who takes the subway to work, the bike ride downtown, the jog in a forest. I can&#8217;t help applying this album&#8217;s soundscape to some real-life-scape. The music demands it. So now on the transitory path of self-reflection, I find myself grounded in the limbo between my minds&#8217; subconscious impressions and where I am situated in the world. Funny too, that this album was created in transit between Montreal, Chicago and Los Angeles where the trio were geographically separated from each other, but bound by the gift of the internet and file sharing. There is something profound so it is not yet pretty. Like dipping a big toe into the swimming pool. We&#8217;ve all done it and can&#8217;t take back the feeling. Is it the antithesis melodies? Is this what existentialism sounds like? Fragmented and unfulfilled? The music [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/eight-and-a-half-scissors-250412</link>
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		<title>Ani DiFranco at the Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto &#8211; Concert review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ani DiFranco back in 2009 when we last reviewed her, Down Under&#8230; my my, aren&#8217;t we international? The Gig: Ani DiFranco Where: Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto, Canada When: 21 April 2012 In One Word: Powerful Saturday night marked two key milestones in my musical education. Firstly, and most importantly, I was given an opportunity to experience a live performance by Ani DiFranco and secondly, I got to see her at the Winter Garden Theatre. The Winter Garden theatre is a gem of a venue: theatre-style with assigned seating, an intimate atmosphere and good acoustics. Think of a scaled down Massey Hall with a potpourri theme (Ms. DiFranco’s words not mine); perfect for her scaled down, solo acoustic show. I consider myself well-versed musically but after seeing Ms. DiFranco’s powerful performance I realised that even having been to Lilith Fair (the first one!) I have until now, missed out on one of the greatest female performers out there. It’s hard not to compare Ani DiFranco’s musical style to Patti Smith, Chrissie Hinde, and even Joni Mitchell with her willingness to voice frank opinions on social and political issues in her songs.  She is a throwback to that era, but oh so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/live/ani-difranco-at-winter-garden-theatre-toronto-230412</link>
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		<title>Levon Helm, 1940-2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everybody has their favourite member of The Band. Mine was always Levon Helm. “Levon Helm” always seems like a cheap answer to the question of “Who’s your favourite member”; there’s something about saying that the guy who sang lead on a group’s three undeniably most famous songs is your favourite that reeks of entry-level fandom. It’s like saying your favourite Beatle is John Lennon (the cool answer, as we all know, is George, the aggressively contrarian answer is Paul, and the ironic answer is Ringo). Add this to the fact that he was the only American in a band full of fellow Canadians, and my answer can feel downright unpatriotic. But it’s true, and it always has been. Patriotic guilt be damned. Unfortunately, Levon Helm died yesterday. He had throat cancer. He was 71 years old. My friends and I elected to deal with this like adults: We got (pretty) drunk. And watched The Last Waltz. The Last Waltz is a special kind of movie. For one thing, it’s a collaboration between two entities whose work I hold in a rarified kind of awe: Martin Scorsese and The Band. So for that alone, it’s a personal treasure. But beyond my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/news/remembering-levon-helm-200412</link>
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		<title>The Jezabels at the Mod Club, Toronto &#8211; Concert review and photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gig: The Jezabels Where: Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto, Canada When: 18 April 2012 In One Word: Immense Tonight&#8217;s concert headlined by Sydney, Australia band The Jezabels was something of a mismatch between the performers and the audience. First off, English singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich was largely ignored by a sold-out Mod Club audience: few people in the room were paying attention, and many had their backs to the stage as they talked among friends. Having a solo acoustic performer as an opener is always going to be a bit off a tough situation &#8211; most of the the crowd rightly want to get amped up for the show, rather than listen to some guy in a wooly hat on an acoustic guitar, who mumbles between songs. Fair enough, but for those who listened and gave Leftwich a chance, they would have heard a solid set from this modest young lad.  &#8220;Maps&#8221; was my  pick of his set; it&#8217;s a song with some simple but effective lyrics where about a lost lover, regrowing, and the hope that she will come back one day: &#8220;Oh my darling, you should know, Since the last time you saw me, I have grown&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/live/the-jezabels-at-the-mod-club-toronto-200412</link>
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		<title>The Wombats interview &#8211; plus exclusive live photo gallery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wombats at 02 Brixton Academy, London &#8211; find a full exclusive live photo gallery below this interview Music Vice&#8217;s Ngawara Madison recently caught up with Liverpool, UK&#8217;s The Wombats&#8216; Dan Haggis (drums, percussion, backing vocals) for a chat about the bands recent tour of American and the UK; their song &#8220;Techno Fan&#8221; being used by Easyjet Airlines; Dan&#8217;s opinion of the various producers The Wombats have worked with; and what makes him feel like a ROCK GOD! Jump Into The Fog:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpadYhXHgwA Dan Haggis: &#8220;The chorus of &#8216;Jump into the Fog&#8217; makes me feel like a mini rock god, like some miniature statue you&#8217;d find on a shelf in someone&#8217;s toilet who you might slip a little prayer out to whilst performing your duties!&#8221; You&#8217;re a well travelled band! Its interesting to see the progression of your sound and fanbase because theres a lot to be said about a bands constant evolution, especially when you&#8217;re in a  position to be influenced by time in different cultures and countries. Over the years you guys have worked with a stack of well reputed international producers. Which of these would you say shared the closest creative vision to your own? Dan: I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/interviews/the-wombats-interview-190412</link>
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		<title>The Flaming Lips to play free Yonge-Dundas Square show at NXNE 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flame on! THE FLAMING LIPS have been announced as Saturday night headliners for this year&#8217;s North By North East (NXNE) music festival in Toronto this June. Wayne Coyne and his fantastic band of merry-makers will light up Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on Saturday, 16 June at 22:00 with a free show. This Saturday night headline spot was previously played by Devo in 2011 and Iggy Pop and The Stooges in 2010. Having The Flaming Lips as the 2012 headliners for NXNE establishes the festival as Toronto&#8217;s number one &#8211; as if there was any doubt. However, the one big dilemma now facing music fans in Toronto is how they can possibly be at two unmissable concerts at the same time &#8211; with Radiohead playing a massive sold-out concert up at Downsview Park on the same Saturday night, June 16th. Leading bio-molecular scientists in Toronto have been alerted to the problem, with cloning seemingly the only solution to this crux&#8230; © Brian Banks, Editor, Music Vice Internet links: NXNE Flaming Lips at NXNE Facebook event page Share and discuss using the links below. Follow Music Vice on Twitter at @MusicVice. Long Live Indie. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/news/the-flaming-lips-to-play-dundas-square-toronto-nxne-170412</link>
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		<title>Album review: The Big Pink &#8211; Future This</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Future This Artist: The Big Pink Label: 4AD Released: January 2012 In one word: Meek In 2009, UK electro rock noise-merchants The Big Pink arrived on the scene with a bold and swaggering debut, A Brief History of Love. It was a very solid debut record, which came with a stand-out anthem &#8220;Dominos&#8221; &#8211; a song which united crowds of lads and lasses with lager-fueled bravado at gigs around the world. After seeing them in concert a couple of times, I felt The Big Pink&#8217;s live shows fell a little flat in places&#8230; they were just lacking a bit of material. I wrote about this in March 2010, after seeing The Big Pink in Toronto for the second time in 4 months &#8211; at that point I was eagerly waiting their next album. Future This is the new LP from Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell. To my ears, it&#8217;s proven to be another case of the notoriously difficult second album hoodoo striking with vengeance. The Big Pink came out swinging with their first record but the tone of Future This is much less bold. Things start nicely enough, with the opening track &#8220;Stay Gold&#8221; being this album&#8217;s equivalent of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/the-big-pink-future-this-160412</link>
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