It’s easier than ever to make videos these days, and we like it when a fanvid pops up – the ultimate love letter to a song you dig. Check out this one for The Fox by Niki and the Dove.

Metronomy feature in Notion mag right now, which thanks to the power of technology you can read on their Facebook page – I know, amazing right? The magazine are running their festival guide which nicely links in some of our other summer activities like Field Day.

Take a read!

Tribes are giving away a free cassette to anybody who signs up to their mailing list right now. The tape will have demos and all sorts and looks like something to snap up! Check out their Facebook page for more.

It seems like we’ve been waiting for this Dodos show for a long time – we have, kind of. The album is still doing it for us and now we have this session to pause on for a little while. Take a look/listen above.

We’ve just seen some rehearsal shots of the mammoth These New Puritans line-up for this weeks show. It looks like it will be very special indeed.

And head this way for a shot of them playing in Spain. Looks epic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anaalcazar/5695712082/

Here’s a new playlist taking in a couple of highlights from gigs already gone, and many more from things still left to play for in May. To paraphrase Gang Gang Dance…

It’s Spotify Time

1. Chilly Gonzales – Knight Moves

2. Gang Gang Dance – Mind Killa

3. Erland and the Carnival – Arabian Sea

4. These New Puritans – We Want War

5. Dels – Trumpalump (Gwilym Gold Mix)

6. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – John Taylor’s Month Away

7. About Group – You’re No Good

8. Perfume Genius – Mr. Peterson

9. The Mountain Goats – No Children

10. Twin Shadow – Tyrant Destroyed

11. The Dodos – Black Night

12. Gang Gang Dance – Romance Layers