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• Live Review: Metz – Manchester Deaf Institute 22/11/13

  

  The Deaf Institute in Manchester needed to prepare itself for a good thrashing last Friday night from modern Punk pioneers Metz as they delivered their own... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: Aningaaq

  There’s a scene in Alfonso Cuaron’s stunning Gravity where Sandra Bullock has a conversation through a radio. That doesn’t sound interesting, but in the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Interview: Peace

  

  What a year it’s been for Peace. Their EP Delicious might have come out at the back end of 2012 but 2013 has to be seen as the defining year for the Birmingham... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: Banks Covers The Weeknd

  Fresh off the back of supporting The Weeknd on his recent run of American and U.K dates, Banks has unveiled this cover of ‘What You Need’, a track from The... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Review: Wild Beasts – Nottingham Rescue Rooms 28/11/13

  After a reasonably lengthy lay-off in the wake of 2010′s excellent Smother, Wild Beasts are heralding their imminent return with a short run of U.K dates. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Bedroom Covers King Krule

  

  Noah Kittinger, aka Bedroom, who we featured a couple of weeks ago, has covered King Krule’s ‘Baby Blue’.Using a single mic and a hollow-body guitar, Noah... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Live Review: Arctic Monkeys @ Birmingham’s LG Arena – 20/11/13

  

  They came, they apologised, they conquered.The Sheffield band had previously been scheduled to play on Halloween but due to Alex Turner’s bout of laryngitis –... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Raccoontroducing: Little May

  

  This small Sydney-based girl group are going big places.Australian girl band Little May are truly an undiscovered gem. With only a handful of songs available... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: A$AP Rocky – Phoenix

  

  You sure are fickle, internet. It wasn’t too long ago that Mr. Rocky was an online darling, lauded as the new pretty face of Hip-Hop. With the release of his... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Raccoontroducing: Glass Animals

  

  Songs about the Psyche. Oxford based ‘Glass Animals’ will capture everyones imagination.Music today, thankfully, appears to be taking a turn for the... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Review: Ta-Ku – Songs To Break Up To

  

  If you’re going to cry about getting dumped, do it with a great soundtrack.On October 8th, Australian artist Ta-Ku’s eagerly awaited Songs to Break Up To was... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer #2

  

  If you missed the first teaser trailer, then this is probably a good time to catch up. The latest film from Martin Scorsese is set to be a classic if this... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Listen: Glass Gang – Sell It All

  

  Brooklyn’s Glass Gang ditch the dreamy shoegaze for a more aggressive sonic assault on your senses.Glass Gang have today released another brand new track, and... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Metronomy – I’m Aquarius

  

  Metronomy release first new music since 2011′s English Riviera.The band’s fourth album, to be titled Love Letters, will be out early 2014 and frontman Joe... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Listen: Deptford Goth – Guts No Glory (Fis Remix)

  

  We’re huge fans of Deptford Goth here at the Raccoon, and we’re excited to present a Fis remixed ‘Guts No Glory’.The track, made for Mixmag, showcases the sulle... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Bombay Bicycle Club – Carry Me

  

  Bombay Bicycle Club head in a fresh direction with new single ‘Carry Me’.Bombay Bicycle Club have released a new song, as well as details of their fourth album... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Raccoontroducing//Interview: England in 1819

  

  Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, England in 1819 is a duo of brothers Dan and Andrew Callaway.They blend elements of indie, electronic, and classical music to... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Raccoontroducing//Interview: Regenerates

  

  Regenerates are an up and coming hip-hop group from Mobile, Alabama. Their sound combines elements of a variety of genres, whilst maintaining a core sound that... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: The National – Lean

  As you’re probably aware, we’re big fans of The National here at Raccoon HQ. It was lovely news, then, that their contribution to the new Hunger Games:... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Raccoontroducing//Interview: Conner Youngblood

  

  It’s a struggle to accurately describe the sort of music Conner Youngblood creates. We saw him support Deptford Goth a few weeks ago and his set was one of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT