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Some clips from the weekend. Please share your links and finds in the comments. Dan Deacon - Crowd Freakout (this is awesome) Super Extra Bonus Party - ‘Eamonn’ Florence and the Machine My Bloody Valentine - short clip Santogold - Shove it (short clip) Modeselektor - Hyper Hyper (short clip)...

What a weekend! Full report coming. Here is the result found on my camera when I awoke today....

A mixtape of 17 artists playing Electric Picnic this weekend. ZIP file available also. YAY! All these songs will be deleted on Tuesday. nialler 9 Electric Picnic Mixtape (85MB, Rapidshare) Johnny Flynn - The Box Sunday, Little Big Tent,12.30pm R.S.A.G - Stick to Your Line Saturday, Body and Soul, 11.00am Diplo/Santogold - LES Artistes (XXXChange remix) Saturday, Cosby Stage, 11.00pm Thom Yorke - Skip Divided (Modeselektor remix) Sunday, Bodytonic Main, 10.30pm Jamie Woon - Wayfaring Stranger (Burial Mix) Sunday , Pod stage, 8pm Midnight Juggernauts - Ending Of An Era Saturday, Electric Arena, 3.15pm Pivot - Fool in Rain Sunday, Little Big Tent, 2.30pm Ra Ra Riot - Ghost Under Rocks Saturday, Little Big Tent, 4pm Florence And The Machine - Kiss With A Fist...

My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, Moby, Tindersticks, Massive Attack, Underworld, Super Furry Animals, Fatboy Slim, The Breeders, Elbow, CSS, George Clinton, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Gary Numan, Franz Ferdinand, The Human League, 808 State, The Orb, Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai, Faust, Neon Neon, Jamie Lidell, Foals, Lee Scratch Perry, Baaba Mal, The Wedding Present, Sebastien Tellier, Henry Rollins, Billy Bragg, Marty Mulligan, Saul Williams, Booka Shade, Transglobal Underground, Two Gallants, King Creosote, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Damien Rice, The Duke Spirit, Crystal Castles, Tinariwen, Red Snapper, F*ck Buttons, Micah P Hinson, Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Fish Go Deep, Grand National, Lisa Hannigan, Super Extra Bonus Party, Cinephile, Kings of Convenience, David...

(To be sung to the tune of “North American Scum”) I think that was the best festival weekend I’ve ever had. My brain is still reeling from it. Anyhow, here’s how it went down musically @ Electric Picnic: Friday was a bit of a disaster. We left Dublin @ 4pm and got to Stradbally at 10pm, thus, missing Bjork. I heard “Declare Independence” bouncing off a church in Stradbally town. It sounded great. We were all getting cabin fever a little bit in the car so it was a relief to get inside. LCD Soundsystem’s set was good not great and was aided by a decent atmosphere. “All my Friends” WAS euphoric yet perhaps “New York I love you” is not a great choice for an encore. Hello “Someone Great” ?? LCD Soundsystem -...

I don’t listen to music very much anymore. I certainly don’t buy it. I’ve been moving house lately, and as I pack up the CDs and go through them I look at the odd one and think “why in God’s name did I buy this crap?” And then the invariable answer comes – because I read in a magazine that it was cool.I name and shame: Trout Mask Replica, by Captain Beefheart. Forget everything you read – it’s garbage. There is no other word.I used to buy a lot of music, and then, slowly, I began to find that there was less and less stuff I wanted to listen to. Once you’ve caught up on the classics – Stones, Who, Beatles, you know yourself – you find that the current crop doesn’t really measure up. Is there any record that sounds quite as revolutionary as Astral Weeks or Forever...

A few people have asked for my recommendations for this years festival so I’ll try and do a roundup of stuff I’m looking forward to and you can take from it what you will. As a caveat, every decent festival experience should contain elements of surprise so y’know, take a few wrong turns here and then. MP3 blowout at the end of the post. Friday Start the day with Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain who play all-ukelele covers of Ms Dynamite, The Clash, The Undertones, Kate Bush and Nirvana. A fitting start. Headliners LCD Soundsystem should provide a bit of euphoria when “All my Friends” drops but I have a niggling feeling the live show won’t be up to scratch. I hope I’m wrong. FYI: James Murphy is DJing in Antics tonight. my first time seeing...

Leaked onto Thumped from that same lorry. Of course, times are subject to change and all that but it should help you see who is clashing! MAIN STAGE 12.00-2.00 Chemical Bros 10.00-11.15 The Jesus and Mary Chain 8.15 - 9.15 Polyphonic Spree 6.30-7.30 Magic Numbers 4.45-5.45 Easy Allstars Radiodread 3.00-4.00 Craig Armstrong 1.30-2.15 Marlena Shaw & Orchestra 12.30-1.00 The Company Full listing after the jump ELECTRIC ARENA 10.45-12.00 Beastie Boys 8.45-9.45 Erasure 6.45-7.45 Jarvis Cocker 5.00-6.00 MIA 3.15-4.15 !!! 2.00-2.30 Shychild 1.00-1.30 Channel One CRAWDADDY STAGE 11.00-12.00 Duke Special 9.15-10.15 Spiritualized Acoustic 7.45-8.45 Ladytron 6.30-7.15 Architecture In Helsinki 5.15-6.00 Fionn Regan 4.00-4.45 The Undertones...

Today, sees the release of a limited edition UNKLE 7″ ep A Prelude to War Stories, basically a sampler for the forthcoming third album War Stories on 9th July. James Lavelle has described the album as “rawer than ???Psyence Fiction’ and Never, Never, Land although it???s more in the vein of the traditional singer/songwriter. If the first record was UNKLE does hip hop and the second record was UNKLE does electronic, then this one is like UNKLE does rock.” I have a soft spot for UNKLE ever since I received Psyence Fiction (I like successful genre bending albums) as a birthday present nearly 10 years ago. HOLY SHIT! On War Stories, Lavelle and File will be joined by Ian Astbury (The Cult), The Duke Spirit, Gavin Clark, Autolux and older contributors Josh Homme...

From the forthcoming instrumental album The Mix Up! Seems like it’s going to be somewhere between The In/Sound from Way Out! compilation and instrumentals from Hello Nasty. Apparently an edited version, it’s a bass riff-driven, guitar jammin’ tune that sounds a bit like a part of Aesop Rock’s recent Nike mix. MP3 Hosted at Spine Magazine. Don’t forget every day at the moment the Beasties’ Official website is streaming a different video clip with the song as the soundtrack. It’s the typical Beasties playing pageant we know and love. Somebody has compiled the video into one handy bloggable entity, so watch below. MP3s Beastie Boys - The Rat Cage Video Update: Chris Culture Bully has got the sweet hookups on a live studio recording video of...

You may or may not have noticed that things were quiet here last week. The reason was because in my real job, we have been working hard on an election game for Ireland.com. It’s a fun little Flash game designed to help you pick your own “DIY Cabinet” from sample candidates running in the election. It went live this morning and we’re very happy with it. But what has this got to do with music? Well, there’s a nice prize for the person who has had the closest match to the Dail as it is announced by the newly appointed Taoiseach - Weekend Tickets to Electric Picnic. So potential EP tickets AND you get to LEARN more about the candidates? What more could a Modern Irelander want? Go forth and Rock the Vote! Play the game: www.ireland.com/diycabinet Tags: Electric...

The Beastie Boys* Bjork* LCD Soundsystem* Iggy And The Stooges Jarvis Cocker* The Jesus And Mary Chain Primal Scream The Undertones Fujiya & Miyagi* Horace Andy Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain* Marlena Shaw* !!! (Chk, Chk, Chk) Electrelane Deerhoof* Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid* The Good, The Bad and The Queen Modest Mouse Sonic Youth* Polyphonic Spree Craig Armstrong Aim The Go Team!* Ratatat* Clap Your Hands Say Yeah* Ladytron* Soul II Soul Damien Dempsey The Magic Numbers Paul Hartnoll’s The Ideal Condition Dublin Gospel Choir Update: Bodytonic Tent: Bonde do Role* / Jamie Lidell* / Mr Scruff* / Simian Mobile Disco (live) / Derrick May / Hexstatic / Josh Wink / Derrick Carter / The Glimmers / DJ Marky / A-trak* / Greenskeepers LIVE [more] Sweeeeet..tickets on sale...

Normality can be a hard thing to cope with after such an ecstatic weekend at Electric Picnic. The last festival of the summer came and went over the weekend (way too fast) with some amazing music and great memories. My body is sore, my throat is raw, I’m bloody tired but I wouldn’t swap it for anything. Almost all of the acts I planned to see, didn’t disappoint. Highs Spank Rock - Even without MC Amanda Blank, these boys rocked the Bodytonic tent and were the perfect start to the weekend. According to MC Spank Rock they’ll be back in November so keep an eye out. Mogwai - Finally got to see them live. Mogwai fear Satan was great. Not as loud as I expected them to be. Massive Attack - Infinitely better than Oxegen a few years ago. The sound at the Main stage was...

The Good:SemifinalistsMassive AttackModeselektordEUSSpank RockJapeThe bean bags in the cinema tentBroken Social SceneThe crowd being much the same as the previous two yearsGary NumanThe pleasant security staffMogwai2 Many DJsAndy WeatherallDancepigThe atmosphere watching the Ireland Game8 BallLaurent GarnierThe well behaved weatherThe RaptureAberfeldyThe food and drink stallsThe Bad:Pet Shop BoysHot ChipTiefschwarzThe Ugly:"Nathan Fake cannot play today, Barry Redsettaz will fill in"ATM queuetags:Electric...

Nialler has an excellent preview to Electric Picnic mentioning some acts which could easily slip under the radar. Half the acts he mentions I also strongly recommend, as for the other half of them I'll say thank you for the heads up! Sinead also has posted her must see acts including a few interesting nominations in the "less well known" camp.Sinead and Nialler have covered most bases and more, the few crumbs they've left that I've my eye on to try to catch are Tiefschwarz, Neosupervital, Andy Weatherall, Metro Area, Francois K, Laurent Garnier Live, The Rapture (I'm hearing good things from people who have heard the upcoming album), Deus, Michael Franti and Bloc Party for hopefully shed loads of new stuff.I know nobody will ever get to see everything, but we can try!tags:Electric...

OK, so it seems it’s Electric Picnic week on the blog, so I thought I would put up some music from bands that are playing the festival this year. We alll know what most of the headline acts are we want to see so this post is going to highlight some of the smaller acts playing. I hope you find something you like and If you’re going, go see the band! Simple.   1. Tilly and the Wall Foggy Notions Stage Sat- 20:00-20:45 From Omaha, Nebraska, at first glance they appear to be just another indie pop band with infectious melodies and good time music, live they are said to be a different prospect live. Known for their energetic fun handclapping shows, their uniqueness is emphasised by foregoing of a drummer for much of their songs and instead relying on the amplified tap...

Look what In Fact, Ah has found. It's the leaked official information booklet for artists playing at this year's Electric Picnic. Find maps, stage timetables and all sorts of artist information. tags:electric picnic...

FRIDAY MAIN STAGE 23:30-01:00 Massive Attack 21:15-22:15 Antony & the Johnsons 19:30-20:30 Devendra Banhart 18:15-19:00 Youngblood Brass Band 17.00-17:45 Dulsori Drum Project ELECTRIC ARENA 22.00-23.30 Damien Rice 20.15-21.15 Mogwai 18:30-19:30 Deus CRAWDADDY STAGE 22.30-23.30 Amp Fiddler 21.00-22.00 PJ Harvey 19.30-20.15 Jah Wobble’s English Roots Band 18.30-19.00 Red Sirus 17:30-18:00 The Rumours BODYTONIC TENT 00.00-02.00 Bodytonic Sound System 22.30-00.00 Crazy P Live 21.30-22.30 Todd Terje 20.00-21.30 Fish Go Deep 19.00-20.00 Stereotonic DJ’s 18.00-19.00 Digital Circus 17.00-18.00 Spank Rock 16.00-17.00 POGO DJ’s 15.00-16.00 Discotonic DJ’s 14.30-15.00 iLLAMADi SATURDAY MAIN STAGE 00.00-02.00 Groove Armada 22.00-23.15 New Order 20.15-21.15 Bloc Party...

It’s a good week for new releases this week with new releases from Sufjan Stevens, some guy from Radiohead and Cut Chemist whose new album “The Audience’s Listening” I have been anticipating since I heard the pre-released song - ‘The Garden’ a few months ago. Well I picked up a copy and it’s been on constant rotation since. I was worried that the album wouldn’t live up to my expectations, but there was no need. His work with Ozomatli, Jurassic 5 (which he left in May 2006), with DJ Shadow on ‘Brainfreeze’, ‘Product Placement’ and last year’s DJ mix ‘The Litmus Test’ has cemented his reputation as one of the best DJs out there but on his debut solo album he has raised the bar even higher recording...

First 8 acts announced for the Foggy Notions stage at Electric Picnic this year - Tapes N’ Tapes Yo La Tengo Jape Aberfeldy Tilly and the Wall Semifinalists Psapp Archie Bronson Outfit A couple of healthy additions here with the much blogged about Tapes ‘n’ Tapes, the interesting Jape and the nialler9 approved indie pop dreamers Semi Finalists. Related Tags: Electric Picnic...

MOGWAI,BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE,Mundy, Young Blood Brass Band,Jim Noir,Laura Izibor. ...and some of us are going to see Mogwai at The Royal Albert Hall the weekend after. That's a lot of RAWK!!! for one little month like September. More here. tags:Electric Picnic...

So yesterday Bodytonic announced some of their line-up for Electric Picnic. Despite my co-contributor Padraig's assertion elsewhere on this site that Bodytonic wouldn't deliver a line up with big names, they have signed a couple of acts that sound extremely attractive: LAURENT GARNIER LIVE featuring Benjamin Ripert (keyboard) and Philippe Nadaud (sax)TIEFSCHWARZCOLDCUT LIVEANDREW WEATHERALLMETRO AREABODYTONIC SOUND SYSTEMKRAFTY KUTSRADIO SOULWAX LIVEIAN POOLEYBACKLASH DJ'sNATHAN FAKE LIVEFISH GO DEEP feat Tracey KelliherDANCEPIGTODD TERJESPLITLOOPCHARLES WEBSTERHYSTEREOSTEREOTONIC DJ's In particular, live performances by Nathan Fake and Laurent Garnier jump right out. These two sets (I know we've all seen Garnier before, but live!?) would sit comfortably on any electronic music fan's...