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Fresh links: MIA in Angola, plus the Stooges cover Madonna
Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk — · Sound of Kuduro by Angola's Buraka Som Sistema feat MIA. Slightly terrifying, isn't it?· Florence and the Machine covers Girls Aloud · The Stooges are set to cover, erm, Madonna at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony· For those of you who didn't catch it during a brief moment on E4, here's Kate Nash and Billy Bragg duet· New Justice single DVNO · Michael Jackson and Akon. Hmmmmm That's it for today. Email your freshest of links to rosie.swash@guardian.co.uk Digg this | Add it to Del.icio.us | Conversations about this post This entry was tagged with the following keywords: ...

Billy Bragg, Kate Nash, videos, new album & MP3, the Pogues
brooklynvegan — DOWNLOAD: Billy Bragg - O Freedom (NEW MP3) Billy Bragg & Kate Nash @ FILTER Courtyard, SXSW 2008 (jinners) "Our friendship is based around an affinity for the Shangri-las," said Bragg as he strapped on Nash's guitar, suggesting that this was more than just a deft move by her people to insulate her from knee-jerk criticism ("Well if Billy Bragg thinks she's a bit of alright then maybe..."), while also placing her within a grand British tradition of songwriters like Ray Davies, Paul Weller and Bragg himself. The two traded lines like old friends, ...

SXSW 2008 - John’s Saturday Afternoon Highlight: Kate Nash and Billy Bragg
Twangville — Saturday afternoon began for me with a touch of déjà vu, as I once again started my day at Cedar Street Courtyard for the kickoff of day three of the Filter throwdown there. I didn’t know it at the time, but I’d be bookending my day parties with Filter on this day. Kicking things off in a manner most righteous was Longwave, who I’ve got to say, are quietly becoming one of my favorite live bands out there. They’ve just finished their fourth album, and based on the new material they’ve been playing out, it promises to be an absolute monster of a rock record. I party-hopped from Filter to the Utne Reader shindig at the Thirsty Nickel for a ...