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Broken Social Scene & Tortoise co-headline London dates

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Well, this sounds like a perfect evening’s entertainment. Broken Social Scene and Tortoise have been invited by those cheeky scamps at ATP to co-headline two dates at London’s Koko this November. They’re playing Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th November. Tickets go on sale this Friday. More information here.

10 Years Of ATP – Butlins, Minehead 11-13 December ’09

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Perhaps the finest distillation of “essence of ATP” to date, that magical alchemy that manages to draw together a wide and varied mix of bands, musicians and artists and create something wonderfully special.

TLOBF Interview :: Tortoise

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Matt Poacher fights his way across the Capital to interview Doug McCombs, the bassist for the legendary band Tortoise, to talk new albums, tombstones and photos.

Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship

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Here we are, six records in and with Beacons of Ancestorship Tortoise have made, by their own esoteric standards, their most straight ahead ‘rock’ record to date. Are Tortoise still relevant? Oh yes. Matt Poacher writes.