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Morning Music Notes – What Comes Around in Sampling Lawsuits
One of my favourite songs of late has been by Gambles and his track So I Cry Out. The rawness in his voice – and his lyrics – transports me (unfortunately not literally). The video stars Gambles (aka...
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Listen! Arctic Monkeys – Hold On We’re Going Home (Drake Cover)
In another excellent instalment of BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge, where one popular artist covers another popular artist, we have Arctic Monkeys. The last time, this involved them being covered by Queens...
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Concert Review: Arctic Monkeys @ Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario (with full setlist)
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic Arctic Monkeys honoured Toronto by kicking off their North American tour in this fine city. Like Glastonbury, if Toronto is good enough for the Rolling Stones, it’s good enough...
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Morning Music Notes – Banks of London
Los Angeles pop artist Banks, who has wowed us with her voice and the talented producers that she’s roped in (such as SOHN and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) has just released her London EP. The...
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Watch! Josh Homme Joins Arctic Monkeys for Knee Socks (live in Los Angeles)
Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age famously helped produce the 3rd Arctic Monkeys record, Humbug. He returned for their most recent effort, AM, and sings backing vocals on Knee Socks, returning...
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Listen to the PeteHatesMusic Monthly Mix – September 2013
It’s one week into October, which means I’m one week later delivering the September monthly mix. Whatever – I was busy seeing Atoms for Peace in Brooklyn and Nine Inch Nails in Toronto, so a little...
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Morning Music Notes – Hot Pockets, Destroying Music One Song at a Time
Electronic producers Simian Mobile Disco have a new track called Tong Zi Dan. Exactly who or what is Tong Zi Dan? It’s apparently a “Chinese delicacy usually translated as “virgin boy eggs”. Like the...
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Morning Music Notes – Rock Out With Penguins
Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys have shifted from a North American tour to the UK leg of things. Before doing so, they found some time in New York’s Avatar Studios to record an acoustic version of Why’d You...
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Morning Music Notes – Yellow Brick Road Leads to the Gym
Just because we posted an Arctic Monkeys video yesterday in the Morning Music Notes, it doesn’t mean we don’t do it again. Yesterday we saw a cool acoustic version of Why’d You Only Call Me When I’m...
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Arctic Monkeys, Twin Shadow Cover Lou Reed
Lou Reed’s passing has seemed like an endless tribute to the Velvet Underground founder. Emily Haines wrote a touching article in Rolling Stone about her experiences with the man. Some other people...
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Morning Music Notes – Two at a Time, I Want Lawsuits
We’ve heard the audio for the motor mouthed Eminem song Rap God. Now we get a retro, Max Headroom-esque video from the Detroit rapper. The singles keep flowing from Em’s new album, following Berzerk,...
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Morning Music Notes – Breakups and Reunions
Here’s an interesting song for your Monday morning. It’s a mix of not ‘in your face’ electronic music and bass beats by Honolulu producer Jacuzzi. The ever-evolving track is called Exodus. It starts...
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Morning Music Notes – The only opinion I care about is Chuck D’s opinion
Granted, I wouldn’t file this under: stuff I would listen to all the time. But, Mad Decent’s lineup of complete musical nut jobs released an EP of Christmas music yesterday. Although pictured here, was...
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Morning Music Notes – I’m Not Dead Yet
If it seems like we post a lot of Arctic Monkeys’ songs and videos on PeteHatesMusic, it’s because we do. On Friday we posted a video for a new B-side. Today, we get a 6 song acoustic performance on...
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Best Concert Photos of 2013 by PeteHatesMusic and Martin Bazyl Photography
We here at PeteHatesMusic, along with the very talented photographer Martin Bazyl, saw a lot of shows this year. From showcases like Canadian Music Week and NXNE, to one-off shows by indie acts like...
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PeteHatesMusic’s Top Songs of 2013
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic We’re nearing the end of our Best Of 2013 week. We’ve now arrived at one of the most anticipated categories – the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2013. After keeping a list all...
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PeteHatesMusic’s Top Albums of 2013
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic I’ve listened to many, many albums this year. Although I trust my ear, it’s always interesting to see what critics are saying about certain albums, and even the pre-judging...
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Morning Music Notes – An Unnecessary Spectacle
Let’s ignore the Grammy hoopla for a minute. Instead, let’s focus on a new track from the number 1 album on the PeteHatesMusic Top Albums of 2013. The band are Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys, and the brand...
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Depressing Indie and Rock Songs About Breakups, Heartbreak, and Rejection –...
One of our more popular posts every year is our list of indie songs that deal with breakups, heartbreak, and rejection. Perhaps I should include a link to some therapy sites at the bottom of the page...
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Morning Music Notes – Covers
Bands sure love covering Arctic Monkeys. We’ve had MS MR perform Do I Wanna Know?, and Queens of the Stone Age sing Why You Always Call Me When You’re High. Miley Cyrus also did a cover which I...
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