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SINGLE LIVING
09.03.2010Singles, EPs or new tracks floating around the ether of the internet with David Knight.
OPTIMO (ESPACIO)
03.03.2010Optimo (Espacio) started in Glasgow in 1997 to inject fun and diversity to a then stagnating UK club scene. Over a decade on, the night started by JG Wilkes and Keith McIvor (JD Twitch) has become legendary both for its eclectic music policy, flamboyant theme parties and a knack for booking upcoming bands right before they explode. Past guest performers have included Grace Jones, LCD Soundsystem, Cut Copy, Franz Ferdinand and Liquid Liquid – whose heavily sampled track Optimo they take their name from. As well as maintaining their weekly Sunday night residency at Glasgow’s Sub Club and travelling the world the duo also remixed the likes of Simian Mobile Disco, Gossip, The Presets and Franz Ferdinand among others under various monikers. Winston Reed interviews Optimo’s JG Wilkes, who begins the interview by asking Winston a question.
LUPE FIASCO LIVE REVIEW
01.03.2010Thebarton Theatre Thu Feb 25
Words: Shane Scott
Picture: Aaron Schintler
Arriving to Lupe I was unsure on the size of the crowd that would attend mid-week for an artist (Triple J aside) that doesn’t get much mainstream love. Crowd numbers was always going to be a tough ask.
THE WELL-PITCHED CONNECTION WITH ART SMOCK
27.02.2010Onion’s new columnist is so secretive even we don’t know who this cat is. We didn’t even get this column via email, instead collecting a USB Woodward and Bernstein style in a dark underground parking lot where we were met by an ominous figure that in a haze of weed smoke said, “This is the shit the kids need to hear about Onion. Put this online”. And chucked us the USB and disappeared before we could ask any more questions. So under the pseudonym Art Smock comes a column about the deep side of club music.
SIMPLEX: THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER
24.02.2010Waiting for Simplex’s solo album has almost been as long as waiting for Dr Dre’s Detox but finally the Terra Firma producer and MC will drop his long-awaited solo joint on Obese this year. One of this country’s most talented (and underrated) hip hop talents speaks to Onion about the upcoming album.
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