Now that the dust has just about settled after last nights Ja Ja Ja it’s a good time to reveal that the line-up for February has been finalized with the curator revealed as Simon Raymonde of Bella Union. Ja Ja Ja caught up with Simon for a quick chat about what Nordic music means to him….
Bella Union Week :: The People vs. Simon Raymonde
Who better to interview the man behind one of the countries most respected labels than you, the general record buying public…

Bella Union Week :: Simon Raymonde vs. Midlake
An EXCLUSIVE interview between Bella Union label boss Simon Raymonde and one of his most successful acts: Midlake.

Ask Bella Union/Simon Raymonde ANYTHING and win a prize!
To crown the Bella Union vs. TLOBF week of 7th-13th September, we’re giving YOU chance to ask the man behind the label – Simon Raymonde – anything you like! There’s a prize for the best question too!

Emmy The Great to play Southbank Show
Emmy The Great plays a one-off show on the Southbank with supprt from Aidan Moffet and Sleeping States. Southbank Centre are also giving away an exclusive remix of one of her songs by Simon Raymonde!
Loney dear / Snowbird / The Leisure Society – Scala, London 14/04/09
After a series of shows at The Old Blue Last, ILL FIT ups sticks and moves to an entirely new venue, the luxurious Scala. A bigger room, a bigger stage – how better to fill it than with some of our favourite, music-making friends of ours?
WIN! Tickets to see Loney dear, Snowbird and The Leisure Society
We have FIVE pairs of tickets to give away to see Loney dear, The Leisure Socety and Snowbird next week at Scala, Kings Cross. Full details inside!

ILL FIT goes large. Exciting news from the TLOBF Club night…
After a string of successful parties in late 2008 at the Old Blue Last, ILL FIT is upscaling and is very proud to offer you a unique and extremely appetising banquet of music at one of Londons larger venues. Read on for the full and exciting details…
Xmas Advent [23rd December] :: Bella Union Records
Friend of TLOBF and all round decent chap Simon Raymonde of Bella Union picks a singer songwriter from Nashville: Heidi Spencer. “Imagine Dolly Parton and Alan Sparhawk writing together. She’s really something else….”
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
- Timber Timbre announced as support for Laura Marling tour
- Clarence Clemons’ nephew Jake Clemons joins the E Street Band
- Barack Obama drops campaign mixtape
- Cate Le Bon announces UK tour
- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
- Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie, Metronomy and more to play Sónar 2012
- Josh T. Pearson, Beth Jeans Houghton and Gilles Peterson added to The Apple Cart line-up
- Sigur Rós, The xx, The Horrors and more added to Bestival line-up
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