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Glastonbury 2009 Diary: Part 1

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By Jonathan Dekel (CHARTattack) June 30, 2009 12:40 pm
Intro And Warning London, England Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Pub It's an uncomfortably warm day in London and I'm sitting in a pub in the Queen's Park district of London. Across from me are my hosts, Mark and Lucy. Both are in — or have worked in — the music industry, and as such are grizzled veterans of the Glastonbury Festival. As anyone who...
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The Dead Weather (photo by Jonathan Dekel)
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Friendly Fires And White Lies Compete

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By Sheena Lyonnais (CHARTattack) April 1, 2009 3:30 pm
The sold-out NME Tour stop at Lee's Palace had everything you could want in a night of rock 'n' roll: an energetic crowd, British dance and indie rock, solid performances and boys with accents in tight pants. The Soft Pack, a relatively tame group of men with a fun retro feel, kicked off the night. The San Diego band recently changed their name...
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Friendly Fires (photo by Carrie Musgrave)

Friendly Fires — Friendly Fires

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) September 22, 2008 11:05 am
Holy dance party, Batman! This Hertfordshire, England-based group have come roaring out of their own proverbial bat cave with an ebullient debut of house party-ready pop music. The group have successfully combined disparate musical elements into something uniquely their own by smashing together loose pop hooks with driving electro-flash beats and...
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Friendly Fires' self-titled album

Friendly Fires — "Kiss Of Life"

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By CHARTattack Staff July 24, 2009 2:06 pm
Friendly Fires' video for "Kiss Of Life" finds the St. Albans, England band on a beach surrounded by people who look like they're going to Mardi Gras. It's kind of appropriate, considering the song's drums clearly project a party vibe. Friendly Fires' self-titled debut was recently nominated for the Mercury Prize.
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Friendly Fires (Photo by Martina Woerz)
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