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LATEST ARTICLES ( 187 )

• Feature: Is There Credibility In ‘Mashup’ Music?

  

  The mash up ‘genre’ is a strange beast. Equal parts cringeworthy and joyfully innovative. Here below is an example of the cringeworthy end of the spectrum, as... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Review: ‘Spike Island’

  

  Ruth Jeffery makes her Raccoon debut and gives a review of recent Roses-based drama Spike Island. Warning: Below, a Mancunian talks about a Manchester-based... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Friends – The Way

  

  New York band Friends have released a track ahead of their second album.‘The Way’, which may or not feature on their follow up to last year’s Manifest!, was... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Kings Of Leon – Supersoaker

  

  Kings Of Leon are back with a brand new song and…wait for it…it’s not absolutely diabolical! Hurrah.We’re some of Kings Of Leon’s fiercest critics here at The... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: Earl Sweatshirt – ‘Hive’

  

  Odd Future’s returning wonderkid ups the standard yet again.  Having just announced a release date for his first solo LP, Earl Sweatshirt drops yet another... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Review: Now You See Me

  

  There will be spoilers in this. So many spoilers. So nobody read it.The film centres around four magicians (Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson and... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: The Weeknd – Belong To The World

  

  Some information about this song: It’s brand new. It samples fucking Machine Gun by Portishead. It’s absolutely class. I don’t think I have any more words,... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Feature: The Hypocrisy of Thom Yorke.

  

  That’s right, I’m doing it. I’m going to take a pop at a man who has made me weep, broadened my musical horizons and created an album that sits on a personal... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Review: World War Z

  

  Before I start, let me make abundantly clear that I have not read the source material on which this film is based. I’ve been meaning to, but I haven’t, okay?... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Justin Timberlake – Take Back The Night

  As if we needed any more evidence on just how fucking cool Justin Timberlake is, he’s just unveiled Take Back The Night, the first cut from his upcoming second... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch : Yo La Tengo – ‘Ohm’

  Hoboken!! No, it’s not a Street Fighter Two retro move. It’s a place in New Jersey, USA where indie band Yo La Tengo formed in the 1980’s. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Interview: Dean Stephen Davies

  

  The Raccoon spoke to Dean Stephen Davies; a renaissance man when it comes to fashion design and photography who best describes himself a Visual Communicator. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CULTURE, CURRENT, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Listen: King Krule – Easy Easy

  August 24th sees the release of the much anticipated debut album from King Krule. The young London-based singer has teased with bits of material since his... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Listen: Ghostpoet – ‘Cold Win’

  

  Moody, magnificent and majestic. We really can’t say enough nice things here about Ghostpoet. So we’re delighted to hear he has a new single out. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Babyshambles – Nothing Comes To Nothing

  

  Babyshambles and Peter Doherty are back! Here’s a brand new release ahead of a new upcoming album and UK tour.It’s common knowledge that you don’t ever really... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: Kanye West Gets Animated For Black Skinhead Video

  Yeezy is rather angry on Black Skinhead, isn’t he? Yes, he really is. If you were somewhat of the notion that he isn’t, then you’d better get a look at this... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: ‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer

  

  To say I’m tired of ‘abandoned planet’ sci-fi flicks would be an understatement. It’s hard to remember a time when Will Smith wasn’t wandering around an Earth... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Listen: Jay-Z ‘Holy Grail’ Ft. Justin Timberlake

  

  In one of the industry’s more unusual and annoyingly exclusive giveaways, Jay-Z gave over a million copies of his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, to Samsung... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Feature: Best Kept Secret Festival 2013

  

  Best Kept Secret was a debutant among the European festival scene this June, presenting a wealth of both established and new acts for us to get our teeth into. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: Thomas Azier – ‘Ghostcity’

  Electropop is pretty irresistible when it’s done correctly and it’s fair to say that Berlin-based Thomas Azier comes correct.The 25-year-old artist is set to... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT