I just logged onto the The Age to see the headline “Rise and Rise of the Empire” referring to Empire of the Sun topping the charts around the world. Their debut album has been playing here at Dolly Rogers HQ for about a year now and we are huge fans of this Australian duo and we thought we should tell you about their other two bands. The Sleepy Jackson have been around for ages and have released some brilliant albums that forecast the sound of bands like MGMT. Pnau hail from Sydney and have been THE dance act in Australia for about the past five years. I remember sneaking into one of their gigs years ago and loving every second of it. If you live in the UK send me an email and I’ll send you an invite for Spotify.

The KlankKleurFestival is one of my favourite weekends in Amsterdam. A bi-yearly celebration devoted to sound and colour ~ and the colour of sound.

You can experience everything from Beethoven sonatas to a performing balloon orchestra.   A collective of more than 50 artists and musicians come together and create a unique fusion of music, art, performance and sound experiences ~ packaged in a colourful collage of mixed media.

I will be there as the official festival photographer, documenting the events on stage and behind the scenes. If you’ve never been to a KlankKleurFestival, make sure you don’t wait another two years to experience it! Check out the festival program at www.klankkleurfestival.nl

THURSDAY 11 JUNE – SUNDAY 14 JUNE, Uilenburger Synagoge, Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91, Amsterdam.

My Twitter and Facebook went crazy with my friends telling to check out Fever Ray and after watching the clip for When I Grow Up I was speechless. I’m never speechless, just ask Dolly! Beautifully haunting stuff. They are playing April 10 in Rotterdam at Motel Mozaique.

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My brother told me to go to Breakbot’s myspace and to download the mix “NOW!”
Now I’m telling you to go to Breakbot’s myspace and to download the mix “NOW!”

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Two groupies had arranged little badges on the merchandise table to read WE ♥ FRIENDLY FIRES. They were waiting for the band to come on and were hanging out with the merch guy who had put them on the guest list. “We have to be nice to him now” one of them said to me with piercing blue mischievous eyes. Both of them had seen the Friendly Fires six times before and promised me that I would not be disappointed. And boy was she right. Best gig in a long, long time. Cheers Martijn for getting the tickets.

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