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The Band was an acclaimed and influential rock music group. The original group consisted of Canadians Rick Danko (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboard instruments, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals), and American Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals). All five members were notable musicians in their own right.

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The Big Pink — Dominos I resisted this band for as long as...
The Big Pink — Dominos I resisted this band for as long as I could. I wasn’t sure about the name and all — that’s quite ambitious, I thought. The Big Pink? Really? And website called www.musicfromthebigpink.com? For once someone else’s love of The Band almost put me off entirely — for no good reason, really. However, the fact that The Big Pink are...
Bands to Watch...or Listen, rather
I’ve been hearing a lot of amazing new bands lately. Unfortunately, all I have are EPs of these fresh, new artists. And even though each one probably deserves it’s own full review, I decided to just briefly talk about each one. I promise to review any full lengths these bands might put out in the future. New Look Married duo, Adam Pavao and Sarah Ruba, kick out the disco-influenced...
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Singles: 15 Feb 2010
While I’m going round telling people that this week’s Brit Awards were an embarrasment to British music, Kieran’s going round telling people that Enter Shikari are an embarrassment to British music. See below for further details. Words: Kieran Toms Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring This is a proper sing along, nay shout along track. Typically eloquent Los Campesinos!...
These arms of mine
Remixing must be a tricky job sometimes, particularly if the original track is a killer. What do you do? Add some perfunctory beats? Slow it down? Speed it up? It’s surely hard to capture the spirit of the original whilst dressing it in new clothes. If the track in question is The Big Pink’s Velvet, one of the best of the year so far, it’s a mean ask. The usually reliable...
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The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
The Big Pink are a band who make me feel as if I know them already from somewhere, or else should. It’s partly why I opted to get a hold of a copy of their debut album (and was surprised that it was only a debut) – especially given that they signed to 4AD – label of Future of the Left – early 2009. After I’ve discovered the amount of hype that’s been building...
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