WHAT: LouFest Music Festival
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: St. Louis, MO
WHO: Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Jeff Tweedy, Built to Spill, Titus Andronicus, Alejandro Escovedo, Airborne Toxic Event, Lucero, Fruit Bats, So Many Dynamos

WHAT: Shambala Festival
WHEN: August 26-30
WHERE: Northamptonshire, England
WHO: Omar Souleyman, Kath Bloom, Sunburned Hand of the Man, MV & EE With the Golden Road, Andy Votel, Zun Zun Egui

WHAT: South West Four Weekender
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, A-Trak, Skream & Benga, Vitalic, M.A.N.D.Y., Ms. Dynamite, Switch, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Salt-N-Pepa, Paul Oakenfold, Uffie, Armand Van Helden, Herve, Plastician

WHAT: Stop Making Sense Festival
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: The Very Best, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Optimo, Matias Aguayo, Radioclit, Friendly Fires, Nathan Fake, Theo Parrish, Toy Selectah, Allez Allez

Listen up, fans of bangers, slammers and stinkers. The mix CD that we’re producing with our pals at Bugged Out! is seeing the light of day on 27th September It was a huge honour to be asked to contribute to such an auspicious mix series (the Ivan Smagghe and Erol Alkan editions have long been faves around these parts) and an opportunity we fairly jumped at. The CD is a seamless autumn party-smashing mix of electro, disco, house and techno slammers both young and old. I’m talking ‘Freakaholic’, I’m talking ‘Be Strong’, I’m talking freaking ‘New Day’; I’m talking some of the straight up nangest tracks of all time. Oh shiiiit!

The mix features ‘Stay Here’ an exclusive stinker composed by our good selves along with Toronto’s finest Azari & III. It’s in a Wild Pitch house style, so set the controls for NY circa Paris Is Burning and vogue your hearts out. We first met them in Toronto after hearing diamond-‘ard bangers ‘Hungry For The Power’ and ‘Reckless With Your Love’. Cedric, their inimitable vocalist, turned up to the afterparty for one of our shows where your humble correspondant was spinning, and, once a microphone was sourced, belted out ‘Paris’ over whatever tough techno slammers I was playing. A big moment, and the genesis of this collaboration.

You can get your mits on the mix here:
http://www.tinyurls.co.uk/J8878

Annie Mac has the exclusive first play of ‘Stay Here’ on her show on BBC Radio 1 tomorrow (Friday) night between 7-9pm

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-- Canadian indie band and Broken Social Scene satellite Land of Talk will release their sophomore album Cloak and Cipher August 24 via Saddle Creek. The Besnard Lakes' Jace Lasek produces, and members of Arcade Fire and Stars contribute. Download the track "Quarry Hymns" here.

-- On August 24, Suicide Squeeze will release Tall Hours in the Glowstream, the new album from Athens-via-Maryland psych-poppers Cotton Jones, which feature former members of Page France. Download "Glorylight and Christie" here.

-- Yet another album out August 24: Bloody War: Songs 1924-1939, a collection of songs that originated in the Spanish-American War, the American Civil War, and World War I. Tompkins Square will release it, and some of the proceeds will go to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

-- August 27-28, the London Electronic Dance Festival brings artists of guess which genre to guess which city's Victoria Park. The bill includes Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Soulwax, Die Antwoord, Friendly Fires, Leftfield, Calvin Harris, Tiga, Shy FX, and Azari & III.

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Formerly comprised of Belgian duo Stephen and Vito, the latter has recently been left to carry on the good ship, er, Aeroplane alone. Mixing up pop melodies, relaxed disco beats and Italo whatnot, Aeroplane have made a name for themselves for bringing summery vibes via remixes for the likes of Sebastien Tellier, Breakbot to Friendly Fires' epic 'Paris' track featuring Au Revoir Simone vocals. Before the release of the new single 'We Can't Fly', Dazed have words with Vito De Luca to find out where he'll be flying next...

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Dazed speak to The Invisible about playing the next War Child event in London...



Next Thursday 1st July, The Invisible are set to play alongside live acts such as the likes of O.Children, Becoming Real, and DJ sets from Friendly Fires, Disco 3000 (Erol Alkan), Casper C, Oneman, Solo & Mumdance. Supported by DJ Hero and in aid of War Child, Cargo will see the return of War Child's annual Army of You London showcase in Shoreditch.
 
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