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"It’s about time I was asked to curate Meltdown darling, don’t you think?!”Grace Jones will curate next year's Meltdown Festival Grace Jones has been announced as the curator for the 2020 Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre. Next year’s festival will run from June 12-21 and will see Jones join an illustrious list of names who have previously curated the festival including David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Lee Scratch Perry, M.I.A and […]The post Grace Jones to curate next year's Meltdown Festival appeared first on NME.
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Basement Jaxx: Here's A Bunch Of Basement Jaxx's "Raindrops" Remixes
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All it's taken is one single for people to get excited about Basement Jaxx again. One really great single, though, which come as the first shot from the band's forthcoming Scars LP, packing a heavy guest list including Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Yo! Majesty, Lightspeed Champion, Cyndi Lauper, Santigold, and Sam Sparro. Before any more of that album ...
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Basement Jaxx: New Basement Jaxx Video - "Raindrops"
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As we mentioned a ways back, "Raindrops" is a triumphant (and awesomely campy) return for Basement Jaxx. On the psychedelic anthem's forthcoming home Scars we're told to expect guest vocals from Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Yo! Majesty, Lightspeed Champion, Cyndi Lauper, Santigold, and etc., but the track features Felix Buxton ably holding down the mi...
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Grace Jones: to play Ibiza gig
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Grace Jones is set to play a one-off gig in Ibiza this summer.
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Radiohead: The Prodigy, Kasabian for Frequency festival
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Radiohead, The Prodigy, Grace Jones, Bloc Party, Kasabian, Jarvis Cocker and Editors have all been confirmed for Austria's Frequency Festival
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Basement Jaxx: New Basement Jaxx - "Raindrops"
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Over the weekend, Basement Jaxx premiered "Raindrops" on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show Essential Selection. The duo's new track features Felix Buxton on vocals and raindrops on your lips, saving you from dehydration in a desert of emotion. The Jaxx's new album, tentatively titled Scars, will reportedly include vocals from Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Y...
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