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Acclaimed London newcomers The xx are set to open 2010 with a new sculpture inspired by their album. The xx are part of a new wave of young talent from London. The city seems to be teeming with musicians, producers, artists and film makers eager to strike out on their own and carve out a unique identity. In fact the band are well named - 'xx' is Roman numerals for 20, their average age. Banding together at school The xx rehearsed in each other's homes at night, turning down their equipment to avoid disturbing neighbours. The group's sparse sound combined with a knowledge of dance music to create something very special. Live, The xx have been known to burst into cover versions of garage classics injecting some soul into their moonlit indie rock. Releasing their debut album earlier this year The xx stunned critics with a remarkably self-assured effort. Closing the year with a number of tour dates, The xx recently lost a member but seem to have managed the transition to a trio fairly effortlessly. Now the band have confirmed plans to produce an artwork inspired by their album. ‘xx: a sculpture of the album by Saam Farahmand’ opens on January 8th in London's Vinyl Factory. In Saam's own words: “Music videos are a 2D visual interpretation of a song. We are interested in creating spaces that exist as a 3D physical interpretation of a song or an album, and that is what we have created for the album xx. It shares sensibilities with art installations but it should not be considered in this context - it is in essence a physical music video, a looping shrine to the album that you cannot compress, send or turn off. We have to understand that these pop up 'rooms' and 'spaces' should and will become as commonplace as music videos, bridging the gap until we have the technology to 'stream' a 3D experience through our home computer as if it was a Youtube clip. The xx are the perfect ambassadors for the medium. Their music is mesmerising, and deeply physically affecting.” To coincide with the event The xx are set to issue a special edition vinyl version of their debut album. The gallery runs between January 8th - 12th.
Oklahoma oddballs The Flaming Lips has spoken about their recent attempts to cover 'Dark Side Of The Moon' in its entirety. Released in 1973, Pink Floyd's classic album 'Dark Side Of The Moon' went on to become one of the decade's defining acts. Selling in huge quantities the album spawned prog as a commercial art form, helping to push Pink Floyd into the upper echelons of rock. However once the punk explosion happened it suddenly became uncool to state any liking for the prog behemoths. Now Flaming Lips have attempted to rescue 'Dark Side Of The Moon' with a special cover version. The band have re-recorded the album, and intend to play it live during a special homecoming concert over the festive period. Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne revealed to Pitchfork he believes Pink Floyd are close in spirit to punk rock. "Dark Side of the Moon gets slagged a lot because it's so popular, but I never felt that way. And even though John Lydon had that "I hate Pink Floyd" t-shirt, he would probably be the first person to say that the early days of Pink Floyd were very much punk rock" he explained. "They were just some guys who couldn't play that well who decided, "Fuck it, we're going to make some weird noises and call ourselves Pink Floyd." Punk quickly became a knee-jerk clich, but when it started it did seem like anything was possible. If you look closely, Pink Floyd is probably a lot more punk rock than a lot of punk rock groups were." The singer recalled a moment in the early career of Flaming Lips when they covered Pink Floyd to the chagrin of the punk audience. "We cared so little about these strict rules of what was cool and what wasn't. And if we're thinking of punk rock as pissing in the face of whatever the established cool is supposed to be, playing that Pink Floyd song on that night was the most punk rock thing we could have done." Flaming Lips are set to release a download only version of 'Dark Side Of The Moon' on December 22nd.
A forthcoming tribute show to Michael Jackson in Wembley stadium has been cancelled. The death of Michael Jackson was one of 2009's most iconic events. With news breaking across the internet fans went into shock as one of pop's greatest performers passed away on the brink of a comeback. Since then fans have mourned the passing of the one time King Of Pop with a series of impromptu events. In Mexico city fans danced and sing his greatest hits while a flash mob event in New York saw hundreds dance the 'Thriller' routine. Michael Jackson's family held their own tributes. The singer's funeral was a lavish event, with many star guests and performers. Motown greats mourned the one time child prodigy, amid emotional scenes outside the ceremony. Broadcast to millions around the world the Los Angeles ceremony is already part of pop folklore. Since then the singer's brother Jermaine Jackson has made repeated attempts to organise a European tribute concert. Due to take place in September a proposed concert in Austria was cancelled after a number of high profile acts pulled out. Citing lack of time as a factor, Jermaine Jackson then attempted to organise a concert for Wembley Stadium next summer. Working with promoters World Awards Media the show has now been shelved after the company was put into liquidation. It is not yet known if the Jackson family will seek to re-schedule the show with a different promoter.
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