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| From 2004 to 2007 CMU Editor did occasional interviews with some of his favourite bands, artists and producers which were published here on the CMU Music Network. And look, here they are... |
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A friend of mine: Adam Green
Prolific, quirky, foul-mouthed and never one for an extended mix - we love Adam Green more>> |
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Glorious things: Akira The Don
Akira, A Zilla, Adam Alphabet, however you know him, get yourself prepared - Akira The Dons' first LP is coming more>> |
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Back for good
In a predictably erratic interview, Amy Winehouse gives us the lowdown on 'Back To Black' more>> |
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Classic reinterpretations: Barefoot
An album of house anthems reinvented - how will that work? Well... awesomely more>> |
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Feeling special with: Bell X1
As Bell X1 build momentum I feel special being in the know about their great music, albeit two albums late more>> |
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Still rockin the suburbs: Ben Folds
God, do we love Ben Folds, imagine our excitement when we got him on the phone more>> |
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Double The Fun
Idle chatter with Marcus O'Neill of Big Strides, the band behind our second favourite album of the year more>> |
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In control
Coldcut's Matt Blacks dissects the world, and his brilliant 2006 album 'Sound Mirrors' more>> |
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Seeing colours: Delays
Oh yeah, Delays are back - hurrah! Let's find out what we can expect, from the band themselves more>>>> |
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A genuine article: DJ Format
God, UK hip hop is turning out some feckin good stuff just now - not least DJ Format's new album more>> |
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Taking it slow: Emiliana Torrini
Recorded without a deadline, and without a recording contract, Iceland's Torrini returns more>> |
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The best bits are in the Trash: Erol Alkan
He doesn't like the dance-rock crossover tag, but if such a scene exists, he is the king of it more>> |
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Best new band, official: The Fratellis
Everyone loves The Fratellis, definitely one of the best new bands of 2006, just remember where you heard it first more>> |
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Want you to know: Freelance Hellraiser
Best known for his mashups, but now with his own fantastic original album, meet the Freelance Hellraiser more>> |
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That's pretty safe: Goldie Lookin Chain
Proving they've got staying power, GLC return with another genius mix of rhymes and gags more>> |
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Do come running: Hal
Hal have given the classic pop sound a real contemporary feel - we found out how more>> |
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Small town, big ambitions: Hard Fi
Never part of London's music scene, Hard Fi have made one of the capital's best albums of 2005 more>> |
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Tremors and more
Ahead of their Kill All Hippies set, we get the low down on all things Humanzi from frontman Shaun Mulrooney more>> |
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They are, in fact, the: Infadels
Diesel U Music Awards 'Best Electronic Band' winners on their fantastic debut album more>> |
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Holland's favourite hardworking darlings
The band behind the first of our favourite albums of the year, the wonderful Infadels more>> |
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Developing his art of fiction
One of the UK's hottest singer songwriting talents and another favourite album maker, Jeremy Warmsley more>> |
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Eanie meany quiet man: Jim Noir
Having wowed CMU for a couple of years now, a major label deal should mean more will now enjoy Noir's music more>> |
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Add Bedrock to the Fabric: John Digweed
Dance may not be in fashion, but as a genre it's never been better, just ask Mr Digweed more>> |
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Lots of wow: The Kills
After locking themselves in a Michigan studio, The Kills return with a fantastic new album more>> |
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Beyond the jungle
In amongst all those post-jungle interviews, Matt Willis chats to us about his debut album more>> |
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Roots and shoots will make you happy
We get the lowdown on another of our favourite albums of the year from its maker, Mr Max Sedgley more>> |
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Beyond the pop machine: McFly
They're the pop machine's big act of 2005, but they also wrote one of the best pop albums in years more>> |
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Thinking out of the beatbox: Mr Mouth
I've something of a soft spot for beat boxing, though Mr Mouth's talents go much further than that more>> |
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Who they say they are
Becki Pipette tells us the story behind another of our favourite albums of 2006 more>> |
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Action through words
Having captured headlines through his gritty debut album we put the world to rights with Plan B more>> |
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A superstar machine: Princess Superstar
You most likely know her as the bad babysitter, but there's a lot more to Princess Superstar more>> |
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What's best? Rob da Bank
Mr da Bank on the Sunday Best empire of clubs, records and festivals - oh yeah, and on Radio 1 too more>> |
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Colossal insights: Roots Manuva
The godfather of UK hip hop returns with the colossally good 'Awfully Deep' more>> |
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So lovely: Scouting For Girls
Just great pop music - we meet the man behind one of our favourite pop albums of 2007 more>> |
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Alive & Kicking the Edinburgh Fringe: Simple Minds
As Simple Minds prepare to play the Edinburgh Festival Jim Kerr reminisces on three decades of making music more>> |
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Perhaps it's the e talking: Soulwax
Perhaps better known as 2 Many DJs, but before all that came the mighty Soulwax more>> |
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Music of the nite: Soulwax
2004's 'Any Minute Now' was so good, how exactly good the 'Nite Versions' be better? But they were more>> |
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Theywannadance: Superthriller
The name might not be familiar; yet their album is one of those immediate long term favourites more>> |
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He has sound: Tom Vek
One artist it is actually hard to pigeon hole is Tom Vek, whose album is as unique as it is wonderful more>> |
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The One?
Bradley McIntosh on why he joined the Totally Boyband, and why he's now in it for the long run more>> |
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Kick it: White Rose Movement
The latest Paul Epworth produced debut comes from one of the real buzz bands of the moment... more>> |
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Still the future: Zero 7
Henry Binns on all things Zero 7 ahead of the release of their magnificent Jose Gonzalez collaboration more>> |
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