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Monday, 13 October, 2008

PLANETNOTION TELEVISION!

CAMERA-FOLK AND FILM EDITORS WANTED!

Planet Notion is looking for guys and dolls to film and edit features for its new TV channel, PNTV. Accompanying Notion to artist interviews, gigs, fashion shows, festivals and international events, you will be skilled, passionate and full of ideas about how to produce shit-hot video content. Camera-folk will be experienced and ideally have their own equipment, or at least access to equipment, while editors must be able to turn projects around quickly, and with stylistic flare. If you can both film and edit content, we would especially like to hear from you! These casual, unpaid positions would be ideal for those looking to develop their showreels, and to get the chance to travel, film major artists and top events.

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OSUNLADE

PLACE OF BIRTH: Saint Louis, Missouri DATE OF BIRTH: 3/13/69 PERSONAL MOTTO: “If you have any questions, there is your answer.” STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Honest, soulful, emotional, ancestral, melodic. DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): Chameleon, roots, absorbent, enigmatic, alien. From the age of 12, Osunlade, whilst growing up in legendary St. Louis, Missouri, was creating and producing music. In 1987, he embarked on a professional career, after meeting choreographer/performer Toni ‘Mickey’ Basil, leading him to develop projects for film and television. This took him on to Los Angeles, eventually landing him the opportunity to produce the first album for Interscope Records, which was then an independent label. After producing over 20 albums, Osunlade decided to move away from the corporate world and instead found spiritual solace, inspired by the Yoruba tribes of Africa. By 1999, Osunlade founded Yoruba Records, designed to create music that would elevate the spirit . It has now gone on to be recognised as one of the most important dance music labels worldwide. With the success of the label, Osunlade went on to release his debut album in 2001 on the Soul Jazz Records label , titled ‘Paradigm’, which went on to be one of the biggest house albums of that year. Since then, Osunlade’s label has moved to London and he still continues to produce and remix for other labels. He now also has a new band and is currently working on a new album project. What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? Rest, I’m not an exciting type of guy when it comes to nightlife , gigs and such, for me it’s part of my life and it’s very important to stay focused and healthy mentally and physically ...so rest is the all cure for me after a gig. What is your biggest achievement so far? Waking up this morning! Who are your musical heroes? Anyone who has created music that has landed on the senses of my brain and ears, in other words, no heroes per se, but many humans have created amazing sound that inspires me, too many to mention though. Tell us about your new projects... They are all mostly Yoruba Records artist projects, Nadirah Shakoor ‘Love Song’ single (featured on the Soul Heaven Mix), Nomumbah, group from Sao Paulo with their full length project of Latin, house, broken soul , Djinji Brown is completing a new album, as well as newcomer Afefe Iku, (remix also featured on the mix CD). There are many more, basically, my focus is on home, my own label, not so many outside projects. What are your plans for the future? I plan to create communication with others using music to make changes for the better of this planet . Other than that, my only plans include enjoyment of each moment I’m given breath and sound. Are there any artists you would like to work with? Not really. I’m not the kind of person that has those type of aspirations. I think when most people have those kind of desires, it’s from the standpoint of admiration, I like too many things to say that one favours another, so for me, it’s just understanding that the universe will provide me with what will challenge and allow my evolution. What is catching your ear at the moment? Thom Yorke’s new album for the past week or so, but I like this new Gypsy Beats CD that Russ Jones put together. Also the Heritage Orchestra and Steve Reich. You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why? My closest friends, new acquaintances, a love interest for the flirt effect, anyone that I think would bring a bottle of wine and or flowers. What is your recipe for success? Honesty, being able to wake up and look in the mirror as you brush and say, “you are a great person, I love what you represent.” What makes you happy? Life, music, nature, spirits, the moon, the unknown, meditation, communication, courage, food, photography, technology, everything, nothing. What makes you angry? Not much. Although cowards and people who are afraid to live life without fear bug the fuck outta me. SOUL HEAVEN PRESENTS OSUNLADE AND DJ SPEN, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DEFECTED ON OCTOBER 2ND.

tags: | osunlade | yoruba records | nadirah shakoor | nomumbah | djinji brown | afefe iku | more...

IM FROM BARCELONA

IM FROM BARCELONA

PLACE OF BIRTH: Skövde, Sweden DATE OF BIRTH: 3/12/76 PERSONAL MOTTO: För Sverige i tiden STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Simple, joyous, big band pop. DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): Red-headed, stubborn as hell Named after Fawlty Towers’ Manuel (he’s from Barcelona, si?), and formed in Jonkoping, Sweden by Emanuel Lundgren, I’m From Barcelona are 29 friends who gathered together and, fuelled with the energy that only a sunny summer holiday can bring, created an album of explosively happy pop songs. Emanuel’s flat transformed into a factory where band members embraced a do-it-yourself ethic, coming and going loaded with banjos, accordions and kazoos and eventually releasing a DIY EP. First single ‘We’re From Barcelona’, taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Let Me Introduce My Friends’, has a chorus it’s impossible not to sing along with and a fantastic video that has already clocked up over 150, 000 hits on YouTube and is gathering more and more converts to the “biggest” band in Sweden’s party. QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EMANUEL What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? After the last gig we had to go by bus for like 12 hours, so I turned a model aircraft into a robot. I used a couple of razors and forks as well. I’m very proud of the result. This is my new hobby. What is your biggest achievement so far? I think personally it was when I finally opened my mouth and started to sing. I used to be a guitarist who kind of wanted to sing, but didn’t dare. Who are your musical heroes? I guess Prince is some kind of hero. He’s got more guts than everyone else. He doesn’t care about what anyone else thinks, and that’s cool. What are your plans for the future? I’m from Barcelona will hopefully visit France, England and Germany this autumn, but touring with over 20 people seems to scare the hell out of some people. But we’ll show up, I promise. Other than that I’m writing and recording songs for a 2007 release. I don’t know where it’s heading yet, but many songs seem to have a cinematic vibe. Are there any artists you would like to work with? I would like to hang out with Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) one day at his range in Virginia. Not necessarily work with him as much as watching him work. Sometimes it would be inspiring to see how other producers do their little tricks. What is catching your ear at the moment? Wolfmother made me so happy that I picked up my old Yes albums. ‘Close to the Edge’ is a favourite. I listened to a lot of progressive rock in the 90s when everybody else seemed to be into Nirvana. I understood them way too late. I really like Maia Hirasawa from Sweden too, she’s made a beautiful song called ‘Mattis and Maia’ that is available on her myspace. You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why? I’d invite John Cleese and thank him for giving me a nice idea. And maybe David Attenborough could lecture. He probably has some nice animal friends he could bring as well. What is your recipe for success? Don’t think too much and never change your original ideas. What makes you happy? Music takes more and more of my time so I felt I needed a hobby. I picked up something I used to do as a kid - skateboarding. I usually never exercise, so my body is very happy that I’m finally using something else other than my head. My goal with this summer is to finally learn how to do a kick-flip. What makes you angry? I don’t get angry that often, but if I do, it’s when I’m hungry. Then I get angry over anything. But most of the times I seem to get sad, not angry. What was the last CD/record you bought? I bought a CD with two albums by the Temptations in a little shop in Barcelona. What is your favourite song? I think ‘Always on my Mind’ is the ultimate song. It’s probably a song I’ll still love when I’m 80 ...it’s timeless. I like the Pet Shop Boys’ version, it brings back a lot of childhood memories. I bought the Pet Shop Boys LP in Oslo when I was 12 or something. I’M FROM BARCELONA’S DEBUT ALBUM, ‘LET ME INTRODUCE MY FRIENDS’, FEATURING THE SINGLE ‘WE’RE FROM BARCELONA’, IS OUT ON INTERPOP ON SEPTEMBER 11TH. WWW.IMFROMBARCELONA.COM

tags: | i�m from barcelona | fawlty towers | jonkoping | emanuel lundgren

NERINA PALLOT

PLACE OF BIRTH: London DATE OF BIRTH: 26/04/75 PERSONAL MOTTO : Never, ever, ever, ever give up. (Ta, Mr Churchill). STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Melodic. Lyrical. Genre-hopping. Observational. Accessible. DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): Melancholy, British, caustic, nosey, driven. Born in London to a half-French father and Indian born mother, Pallot spent part of her childhood in India before settling in Jersey. In 2001, she released her debut album, ‘Dear Frustrated Superstar ’, in the UK through a major label – an experience which taught her, “many things, but especially that it’s never a good idea to make a video in which you fly.” Parting company with the mainstream music business, Pallot recorded her album ‘Fires’ between LA and her London home before releasing it on her own label, Idaho, in 2005. Produced by Howard Willing (Smashing Pumpkins), Wendy Melvoin (Prince and the Revolution) and Eric Rosse (Tori Amos), the record teams Pallot’s classical musical training with her love of country, folk and rock music – with influences including Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Carole King and Rufus Wainwright. After signing with 14th Floor Records, a re-issue of the album which was more “spangly,” and featured additional strings on some tracks, was released in April this year. It was recently certified gold in the UK when sales reached 100, 000. The first single from the revamped album was ‘Everybody’s Gone to War’ which became the third most played song on British radio the week before its release. Pallot has supported the likes of Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Suzanne Vega , Joseph Ar thur and Ray LaMontagne. She was a crowd favourite at last year’s Guilfest and has recently played shows at Bush Hall, the ICA and the Bloomsbury Theatre. What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? Drink. What is your biggest achievement so far? Owning a washer-dryer and knowing how to use it. Who are your musical heroes? Joni Mitchell, Prince, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Glenn Gould and Benjamin Britten. Tell us about your new projects... I’m moving away from scarves this year, and plan to knit my friends and family gloves for their Christmas presents. What are your plans for the future? I’d like to make another pop album, then a classical one, then go back to university to complete my literature degree and disappear off into the countryside somewhere. Maybe write a book . Maybe not. Dunno. What is catching your ear at the moment? Richard Hawley’s beautiful album, ‘Coles Corner ’, and Wolfmother ’s eponymous debut. You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why? Jeremy Paxman, because, um, he is so very commanding. What is your recipe for success? Be yourself, be kind and work hard and hope for the best. If that doesn’t work, drink and eat chocolate. What makes you happy? Being on a long car drive with my friends, switching the radio off and singing our favourite songs at the top of our voices. What makes you angry? How football has become only about money, and there is no such thing as a local hero in the UK Premiership. I think it’s really interesting that Italy’s World Cup winning squad is made up entirely of players who do not play in teams outside Italy. And the way the worst examples of womanhood attach themselves to these dumbass overpaid thugs and then get feted in celeb mags. While on the subject of crap publications, nothing made me crosser than seeing David Cameron on the cover of a certain lad mag, and when he patronised an entire nation with his quote about bigging-up one of the most evil supermarket giants on the planet. The people who lead us are not fit to clean our boots. What was the last CD/record you bought? My fourth copy of Nick Drake’s ‘Five Leaves Left’ while I was on tour, because I hadn’t put it in my iPod and I was desperate to hear it suddenly. What is your favourite song? Shit. This is hard. It’s one of my favourites, but I have so many. But I’m going to say Patti Smith’s ‘Gloria’, because when I croak that’s the one they’ll get at my funeral . If not a DJ/producer/artist then what? Dead, I should imagine. THE ALBUM ‘FIRES’ IS AVAILABLE NOW AND NEW SINGLE ‘SOPHIA’ WILL BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH 14TH FLOOR RECORDS. NERINA IS PLAYING THE V FESTIVAL AND A HEADLINE SHOW AT REGENTS PARK THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 3 RD

tags: | nerina pallot | howard willing | wendy melvoin | eric rosse | 14th floor records

Captain

PLACE OF BIRTH: RIK: Stepney Green, London CLARE: The lovely Staines in Middlesex DATE OF BIRTH: R: 07/05/79 C: 19/12/79 PERSONAL MOTTO: R: This heart keeps beating for me. C: Que sera sera STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): R: Epic, cinematic, soulful, honest, pop. C: Honest, euphoric, harmonious, catchy, indefinable. DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS) R: A skinny, compulsive, confident, ridiculous thinker. C: Small, giggly, physically fit as a fiddle, pragmatic, reckless. Captain may be a relatively new creation, they formed a year ago, but its members, all in their mid-20s, have each earned their stripes. Rik Flynn and drummer Reu Humphries, compatriots since school, were formerly in The Junket, a short lived band from the late 90s. Co-singer/keyboardist Clare Szembek lent her seductive vocals to a variety of underground dance acts. Guitarist Mario Athanasiou fled his native Greece after military service amid rumours that he once shot a donkey. He was approached at a party by Flynn simply because the singer thought he looked like the perfect guitarist. When he found out that this stranger was indeed a guitarist, he could only conclude that fate had played a part. Alex, the bassist, likes to claim he was once a circus musician. Their debut album ‘This is Hazelville’ is a great big canvas heavily daubed in sonic drama, some heavenly harmonies, and a gleeful refusal to follow your usual verse/chorus/verse song structure. Sandwiched between slow-burning ‘Hazelville’, which opens the album in full epic and gloriously cinematic style, and album closer ‘Accidie’ – Captain’s dramatic and cacophonous live favourite - are songs so immediate and accessible, you’ll struggle to get them out of your head. QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY RIK FLYNN AND CLARE SZEMBEK. What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? R: Talk nonsense with the band, listen to Small Sins, drink Sambuca and smoke lots. C: Try to sleep. Which is tricky in a splitter with four lads. Boys are loud and often a bit smelly after a gig. What is your biggest achievement so far? R: Getting to number 34 in the charts with ‘Broke’ and finishing our album. We were lucky enough to have Trevor Horn producing it, so that felt pretty amazing. C: Winning Young Journalist of the Year for the south-west. A sweet, sweet moment. Thanks Trevor MacDonald. Tell us about your new projects... R: Well, we’ve been getting some cool bands to play at our club night, The Hat. We’ve been recording our album with Trevor Horn, which sounds great. Our drummer Reu and myself have been meaning to unleash Christian Warship, our thrash side-project, on the world, but we’re pretty focused on Captain right now, and it’s shaping up to be a joyous summer playing some great festivals in Britain and Europe. What are your plans for the future? R: We’re hoping to take The Hat on tour at some point too, with the best of the bands that have played it. Trying to write the perfect song too. C: Buy a flat in London. It’s all very scary, particularly as the only places I can afford are pretty damn scummy. What is catching your ear at the moment? R: I love Small Sins from Toronto. A man who claps constantly and a filthy mouthed singer make for good listening. The Answering Machine are cool, they’ve got a drum machine called Mustafa Beat. C: I have to agree with Rik. The lead singer has a mouth of a robber. You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why? R: Jonathan Ross (because he’s a piss-taker), Audrey Tatou (love the French accent), Burt Bacharach (to steal all his secrets), Wayne Coyne (he’s a beautiful thinker), Kate Moss (she looks like she likes a drink), Philip Schofield (to find out if he really is that orange) and an Irishman (they are the best conversationalists, they’ve always got a good story to tell). C: Gordan Ramsey (to cook and for his swearing), Peter Gabriel (I’d get completely tongue tied but hey), Zippy (just for comedy value and to annoy everyone), Edith Bowman (I reckon she’d be fun), Joaquin Phoenix (to look at), Stephen Fry (intellect and wit. He’d be a charming dinner guest) and Nannette Newman (to wash up). I’d love Jonathan Ross to come, but I hear he’s at Rik’s that night ...maybe he could come for an aperitif. What is your recipe for success? R: Honesty, bloody-mindedness and hard graft. C: Talent, hard work, persistence and luck. If not a DJ/producer/artist then what? R: I’d like to write a novel or be a fisherman. It’s always been a dream of mine to start a label run by musicians - it’ll definitely happen sometime soon. C: I’d be a ballet dancer or gymnast I reckon. THE ALBUM ‘THIS IS HAZELVILLE’ IS RELEASED ON EMI RECORDS ON AUGUST 24TH. THE SINGLE ‘GLORIOUS’ IS OUT NOW. THEY ARE PLAYING AT THE SUMMER SUNDAE FESTIVAL IN LEICESTER, THE V FESTIVAL AND T ON THE FRINGE IN EDINBURGH.

tags: | captain | rik flynn | reu humphries | the junket | clare szembek | mario athanasiou | more...

CANSEI DE SER SEXY

CANSEI DE SER SEXY

PLACE OF BIRTH: São Paulo DATE OF BIRTH: September 2003 PERSONAL MOTTO: “I’ll throw up a hair-ball.” STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Dance-rock-club-pop-beats. DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): red-wine, bruised-knees, fresh, dance-with-me, need-you-tonight. “Taking the fact of not knowing how to play their instruments as a challenge for creativity, the group started to risk small shows in the nightclubs that feed the Sao Paulo underground,” is the official word from CSS’ official press release, translated from the original Portuguese. Over loose beats and quick programming, they sing in English as opposed to their native language and claim that their scene is the internet not Sao Paulo. As evinced by ‘Meeting Paris Hilton’ and ‘Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above’, CSS makes unshakeably clear its predilection for the glorification of pop culture. Between funky dancehall and keys that bubble and bounce, lead singer Lovefoxxx yells and throws down vocals that is shameless in the best of ways and the rest is filled in with wire-thin guitars, swift drums and manic hooks. What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? We never chill out. We are too extreme now I realised. Or we go back to our houses/van/hotel and crack in sleep or we go down to the floor doing crappy breakdances. But in general we love to dance. We feel lucky to tour with Diplo and having him DJing every night for 30 days for free. What is your biggest achievement so far? Sub Pop! Being label-mates with Kurt Cobain definitely. It didn’t click when we were first getting in touch with them. Now it has clicked because I see us at their website. We heart Sub Pop big time. Who are your musical heroes? Yesterday I was at karaoke and I bumped with a bunch of heroes... Now I don’t remember exactly who were they, but here are a few: Grace Jones, Donna Summer, Gloria Estefan (circa Miami Sound Machine), Afrika Bambaataa, Eduardo Ramos, Keith Richards (because he is a pirate), Jonathan Poneman, Tiny Masters of Today, and the basics: David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Thurston Moore and family and Cat Power (dancing like a chicken on David Letterman). Tell us about your new projects... We want to be the tightest family. We want to make everyone dance like the ultimate New Year’s Eve with all your friends acting stupid and throwing you in the pool. We want to travel and spread the love. What are your plans for the future? We have all this year figured out. We’ll meet all the world. So the plans for now is to focus, throw gigs to be proud of and meet people. But our main goal basically is to play in Scandinavia and at one point of the gig we’ll leave all instruments behind, take our clothes off and stage dive naked. Are there any artists you would like to work with? Beastie Boys, Missy Elliot, MSTRKRFT, Marc Jacobs, Terry Richardson, 1990s, Afrika Bambaataa, Hot Chip, Metronomy and DJ Copy. What is catching your ear at the moment? I can’t stop listening to ‘Promiscuous Girl’ and ‘Maneater’, both from Nelly Furtado. I feel a bit guilty but when I get drunk I say it out loud and everyone is doing the same. You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why? First we’d ask our dear friend called Red Wine then Cat Solen; she directed our video and it was the best thing ever, we have been fans of hers for years, Donatella Versace (as seen in Saturday Night live, not the real one but Maya Rudolph), Debbie Downer (she doesn’t exist, she is also a SNL character). Also, someone with good moves in the dance-living-room-floor and everyone we’ve worked with. What is your recipe for success? I’ve read people saying what I’m about to say and thought it wasn’t true but it is: do what you gotta do, do it wildly and die for it, dream about it and live it, love it and be sure you have all your best friends with you. What makes you happy? Inspiring, beautiful people with good conversation and nice moves. What makes you angry? Bad sound equipment, liars (not the band, people who lie) and bunny piss. What was the last CD/record you bought? Aids Wolf “The Lover’s Ep”, Liars “Drum’s not dead”, Sons and Daughters “The Repulsion Box” What is your favourite song? Favourite song ever? This is the hardest question ever! ’For my People’ by Missy Elliot and ‘La Ritournelle’ by Sebastien Tellier. If not a DJ/producer/artist then what? To make out with or to be? I’ll take it as “to make out with”: electricians, truck drivers, stage divers and you. THE ALBUM ‘CANSEI DE SER SEXY’ IS AVAILABLE NOW AND THE SINGLE ‘LET’S MAKE LOVE AND LISTEN TO DEATH FROM ABOVE’ WILL BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 14TH, BOTH ON SUB POP. THE BAND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THEY ARE ALL SINGLE.

tags: | cansei de ser sexy | são paulo | lovefoxxx | sub pop | cat solen

THE RESEARCH

THE RESEARCH PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH: I was born in a city hospital on May 24th 1981. PERSONAL MOTTO: Upon my arrival my mother said unto me “this is your life son, treasure every measure.” Nowadays I am in a rock band called The Research which sounds experimental by name but is far from it by nature. STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Ambitious, awkward, amorous, absorbed, analogue. DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): Brave, conversational, defensive, esoteric and fiery. Whimsical Wakefield three-piece The Research, were formed in the summer of 2003 by Russell ‘The Disaster’ Searle, Sarah Williams and Georgia Lashbrook, although it was some time before they were actually able to afford any instruments. Cutting a makeshift sight on stage with their two-piece drum-kit and bargain basement Casio keyboard, they managed to turn a few heads when the mighty EMI offered them a recording contract. On the surface, it seemed ridiculous that the label behind The Beatles, Coldplay and all manner of “serious” bands would want to throw money at such a seemingly ragged act, but closer inspection of their songs (such as the wonderful ‘Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same’) uncovers a real craft lurking beneath the novelty exterior. Only time will tell if EMI recoup their investment in The Research, but in the meantime we can all enjoy rooting for the underdog. QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY RUSSELL (THE DISASTER) What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? After a hectic night performing, I like drinking bourbon and ginger ale at the Travelodge and playing Texas hold ‘em until I can’t stay awake any more. What is your biggest achievement so far? My biggest achievements are often things like getting on the right bus in London or not delaying an aeroplane at the airport. It’s organising and comprehending that I struggle with most. Who are your musical heroes? I am always in awe of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. I don’t think you should have too many heroes because they lose value. One is best. Tell us about your new projects ... At the moment, me and my band are writing the second album and trying to work out how many guitars we can get away with playing on it but I think, as long as it’s a good record, it doesn’t matter, right? I want it to be an enriching mixture of gospel-motown, country-rock and Phil Spector. What are your plans for the future? In the future, I plan to win all the music awards under the sun. I want to be the youngest person ever to win a lifetime achievement award. Are there any artists you would like to work with? I am not very good at working with people because I am inclined to ruin their things but I always thought Jim O’Rourke was kind of like that (don’t get me wrong) so I would like to work with him on a live hip hop record. You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why? If I was having a dinner party I would invite Chi from the Go! Team because she is very good to me and I only have two chairs at my table. What is your recipe for success? I don’t know about a recipe for success but if you want to be happy I know you have to treat people good and you have to say “yes” more than you say “no” even though that’s daunting sometimes and you have to make the most of what you find. What makes you happy? I find happiness in Johnny Cash and when my girlfriend is laughing and she doesn’t know I can see her. I also find it in Wakefield when I am with my good friends and at the Sunday market when I buy something that nobody knows the value of. What makes you angry? I find anger always comes back to me, even if I think I am angry with someone else. The other day I saw a girl spit from the upper level of our shopping precinct so that it landed on an elderly woman in the food court 40ft below. That made me angry but I didn’t do anything about it so it came back to me. What was the last CD/record you bought? I haven’t bought anything for a long time but the last record I bought was ‘Tanglewood Numbers’ by the Silver Jews and that is a cool record. THE RESEARCH’S DEBUT ALBUM ‘BREAKING UP’ IS OUT NOW ON AT LARGE RECORDINGS. THEY WILL BE APPEARING AT THE TDK CROSS CENTRAL FESTIVAL ON AUGUST 26TH. FOR LATEST SUMMER FESTIVAL AND CLUB DATES VISIT WWW.THERESEARCHGOPOP.COM

tags: | the research | russell �the disaster� searle | sarah williams | georgia lashbrook

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