READING FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Sorry about the lack of updates in recent days, this is because I have just returned from Reading Festival where I had the privilege to see some amazing bands! They are as follows:

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB - A three piece from Northern Ireland. Their catchy riffs and uptempo indie really got the crowd going. Although i had heard of them before I wasn't really aware of much of their stuff but I highly recommend them. Check out their song 'I Can Talk' below.



MAGNETIC MAN - Skream, Benga and Artwork have really got something going with their original live show, featuring the three playing samples of their Macbook Pro's and the incredible light show. Put that together with them bringing out Katy B to performing her debut single 'Katy On A Mission' and their new single also featuring her. The first single off their debut album received a lot of airplay and with their second due to drop soon things can only get better for the trio. Check the new single 'Perfect Stranger' below.



PHOENIX - Phoenix are a grammy-award winning French band. They have been around for a long time but have only started to gain attention recently due to the release of their most recent album 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.' Check out their song 'Lasso' below.



CHIDDY BANG - Chiddy Bang emerged with the release of the their 'Swelly Express' mixtape and their single 'Opposite of Adults' featuring an MGMT sample. They are consisted of the rapper Chiddy and producer Xaphoon Jones. The highlight of their performance was Chiddy's freestyle to topics chosen by the crowd, these include; Harry Potter, Ice Cream and even people called Alan. Check out their remix of Ellie Goulding's 'Under The Sheets' below.



HONORABLE MENTIONS - Weezer, Arcade Fire, Our Fold and Klaxons.

JOSS STONE - BACK IN STYLE

She been away for a while but Joss Stone has decided to bless us with some new material, this ones titled 'Back In Style.' Check it out below.

JME - BLAM COMPETITION

JME is an absolute joker. He recently released this video talking about a competition related to his upcoming album 'Blam.' Check the video out below to find out more.

KANO - SPACESHIP

New Kano taken of his upcoming album 'Method To The Madness,' produced by the one and only Chase & Status. Check it below.

WILEY - TELL YA FOR FREE

New Wiley, much better than all that new Roll Deep crap that's being released. Check it below.

DIGGY FT LUPE & PHARRELL - OH YEAH!

Track taken of Diggy's mixtape which should be released this weekend. If this track is anything to go by this could be a very good mixtape. Check it out below.

N.E.R.D. - PARTY PEOPLE & HELP ME

New songs taken from N.E.R.D. live performance on MTV, I for one can't wait for the new album. Also live versions of Everybody Nose, Sooner or Later and Help Me Check them below.

MASTER SHORTIE FT BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - ALWAYS LIKE THIS

New Master Shortie of his upcoming mixtape. Samples Bombay Bicycle Club's 'Always Like This' (may I add check that and their debut album if you haven't already.) Listen below.

KANYE, JAY-Z & SWIZZ BEATZ - POWER (REMIX)

Remix of Kanye's first release from his upcoming album featuring Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz on the production of the remix. Check it out below.

SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA VS TINIE TEMPAH - MIAMI 2 IBIZA

Interview with Swedish House Mafia and first play of their new single with Tinie Tempah. After their last release featuring Pharrell, this is anther banger. Check it below.

WRETCH 32 - TRAKTOR

New one from one of the UK's finest Wretch 32. Check it out below.

KANYE WEST FT BEYONCE & CHARLIE WILSON - SEE ME NOW

Sorry i'm a bit late on this, new song to be featured on his yet to be titled upcoming album. Check it below.

J.COLE - BLOW UP

New J.Cole. The song features on his upcoming album and is also produced by him. Check it out below.

REDLIGHT FT MS DYNAMITE - WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT

Heard this song a while back on 1xtra, the production on this song is absolutely amazing. Heres the video, check it out and let me know what you think.

NERD - INTERVIEW

Anybody that knows me knows that I love anything NERD, Neptunes or anything related. Heres a recent interview from Pharrell and Shae from NERD. Enjoy.

VISIONS OF VISIONARIES WITH PHARRELL & SHAY OF N.E.R.D | MADE from MADE Blog on Vimeo.

LEE MAJOR - FREEMASONS

Lee Major of production team 'The Inkredibles' talks about the process of producing Rick Ross' 'Freemasons' ft Jay-Z. This is one of my favourite tracks of 'Teflon Don.' Check the video below.

BTS: Rick Ross - Free Mason feat. Jay-Z & John Legend from Duy Nguyen on Vimeo.

TINIE TEMPAH - WRITTEN IN THE STARS

New one from Tinie ft Eric Turner called 'Written In The Stars.' Check it out below and let me know what you think.

THE WOMBATS - NEW MATERIAL AND INTERVIEW

The Wombats have been away for a while, they have been in LA recording for their new album. They graced Zane Lowe's show last night for a quick chat and to play their next single Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves.) This band writes incredibly good catchy Pop-Rock tunes and with this latest single it doesn't look like its about to stop. You can check the interview and the song here. (Sorry you cant embeed BBC radio clips.)

RED ONE - THE PRODUCERS HOUSE

New series from the people that brought you the very popular 'F64' series, this one is titled 'The Producers House.' The series focuses on the people behind making the music. Check the video below.

K-OS FT DRAKE - FAITH

First i've heard of this guy, this is a track of his latest mixtape 'The Anchorman' ft Drake (an I love everything Drake.) Check it below.



You can download the mixtape here.

MARK RONSON - LOSE IT IN THE END

Song taken from the new Mark Ronson album, this one features Ghostface Killa. Leaked a while ago but here is the CDQ version. Check it out below.

RYAN LESLIE - MAKING OF NOTHING & ZODIAC

More in studio footage of Mr. Ryan Leslie doing what he does best. The video features footage of the two tracks that can be found on his album 'Zodiac.' Check out the video below.

SWIZZ BEATZ - WHEN I WAS 17

MTV series interviewing stars asking them about their lives when they were younger. Check out Swizz Beatz edition of the series, he talks about selling mixtapes and DJ'ing.



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ERYKAH BADU FT RICK ROSS - WINDOW SEAT / TURN ME AWAY

New Erykah Badu video for two songs featured on her most recent album 'New Amerykah Part Two.' Shes got such a soulful voice and the production on the first track just adds to that. Check it out below.

RUSKO - THE LOST DUBS 1 & 2

Rusko released some previously unreleased music this week.

You can download 'the lost dubs 1' here

and part 2 here

DEVLIN - F64 (SEASON 2)

I'm not a huge fan of Devlin's music but you can't really argue with his talent. Check out his second F64 below.

SKEPTA - HELLO, GOOD MORNING (GRIME REMIX)

This is taken from Logan Sama's show last Monday, it was the first play of Skepta's 'Hello, good morning' remix. The song came about when Diddy said on twitter he was a fan of grime and wanted to do a remix of the song, Diddy asked twitter followers who would be the best to do a grime remix of the song and Skepta received the most votes. Check out the video below and let me know what you think.



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KATY B - LOUDER

Recently released her debut single 'Katy on a mission,' this is the new one from her. Tell me what you think.

WALE - MORE ABOUT NOTHING MIXTAPE

Sorry i'm a bit late on this, this is the follow up to WALE's mixtape about nothing.

You can download it from here.