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Twittering is character building

While Twitter might be on top of the current craze of social networking services at the moment, it’s not without considerable reason. Most skeptics have the same first reaction to it: Why would I bother? While the idea that you post updates in under 140 characters to your “followers” sounds slightly inane, when given a [...]

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Band of Blogs (SXSW Edition)

1. Nosaj Thing This L.A boy was the pinnacle of glitch-tastic dancelike electronica at the festival. If you like Flying Lotus, you’ll love this. myspace.com/nosajthing 2. The Low Anthem Utterly gorgeous American folk three-piece from Providence, Rhode Island. Currently supporting Lisa Hannigan in the U.S. myspace.com/lowanthem 3. The Golden Filter This promising live electro-dance trio from New York could be a [...]

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Band of Blogs: Hockey, Phoenix, SXSW, Robin Pecknold

Hockey A storming set from this Portland indie-funk pop four piece alongside Passion Pit last Sunday in Whelan’s, has marked them out as potential heavy-hitters at this year’s Oxegen festival. myspace.com/hockey Phoenix The cool French band return with a catchy gem of a song called ‘1901′ from the brilliantly-titled forthcoming album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. url.ie/196t SXSW MP3s Every year, 1800 [...]

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