Jen Long caught up with Ernest Green over an unreliable phone signal to look back over the last 365 days, including a discussion on the after effects of the dreaded C word.

Dot To Dot Festival – Nottingham 30/5/10
The cross-city indoor festival welcomes the likes of Beach House, Liars and Los Campesinos! Simon Tyers reviews Nottingham.

Robyn, Shout Out Louds and Washed Out for Popaganda 2010
Popaganda – which takes place in the heart of Stockholm between 27 and 28 August have today announced that Washed Out, This Is Head and Hurts have been added to the already strong opening salvo of Robyn, Belle and Sebastian, Hot Chip, Neon Indian and Shout Out Louds.

SOTD #71 // Teen Daze: ‘New Theory (Washed Out cover)’
Having such heady contemporaries doesn’t seem to bother Vancouver’s Teen Daze. Current darling of the blogging world, the quality of work from his peers is something that seems to spur him on, utilising his moment in the spotlight to deconstruct Washed Out’s ‘New Theory’.

Washed Out and Small Black announce debut UK shows
Great news. Two of our favourite new acts are set to make their debut UK performances… together! Yes, Small Black and Washed Out will hit the road as a hulking great mother-fucking lo-fi touring machine this May / June, and I personally can’t wait.
The SXSW Diaries // Day 3
Thurston Moore, J Mascis and a punch in the face. Oh and not to mention meeting dark overlords Gwar in a convention center. All in a days work for our SXSW scribe Jen Long.
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
Videos
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