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Dogs doing lists

Dogs doing lists #32: The Music of a Single Sphere Blasting through the Void As autumn draws ever closer, @dogsdoingthings take a moment to listen to the roar of existence.

Krystal Klear

10 best house tracks, according to Krystal Klear Manchester’s Krystal Klear picks 10 of his favourite house tunes.

You'll Never Walk Alone

Five lump-in-throat renditions of You'll Never Walk Alone Walk on, walk on: as justice for the Hillsborough 96 nears with yesterday’s damning report, here are five damp-eyed versions of the Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone.

Mercury

12 records that, if we ruled the world, would be up for 2012's Mercury Music Prize Our pick of the best 12 British albums from the last year, featuring alternative views and colourful records that should have gone galactic.

Gucci Mane

Just how much is Gucci Mane's $60,000 fine to Gucci Mane? Seven lyrics that tell us exactly how much of a dent in Gucci Mane’s pocket his fine for throwing a woman out of a moving car has put.

Kristina Records

Bestsellers: Kristina Records The Dalston record store counts down the ten records flying out of the doors this month.

Dogs doing things

Dogs doing lists #31: Pop Up Video A stroll down pop culture’s corridors, plus the cul-de-sac of the 90s, with the ever-curious @dogsdoingthings.

The 20 best videos of 2012 so far, part II The 20 best videos of the Spring-Summer season, collected here for you.

Missy Elliott's 10 best productions In anticipation of her return to the studio proper, here’s 10 tracks that remind us why Missy Elliott is so great.

Theo Parrish

The 10 best Theo Parrish-touched tracks, according to Lawrence Peter Kersten, the man behind Hamburg’s Dial Records and Smallville record shop shares his favourite Theo Parrish works.

debussy

Five pop-ish musicians Debussy influenced (and his five greatest hits) On his 150th birthday, we celebrate the best works of one of our favourite composers – and the five musicians that owe him a debt, from Art Of Noise to The xx.

radfest

14 Live Videos from the 14 of Radfest's Acts Reminder of one of the strongest London new music festivals in months, Sexbeat’s Radfest.

The 10 best electronic tracks, according to Bill Kouligas The man behind the phenomenal Berlin based label PAN shares his favourite electronic tracks of all time.

flags

The 10 best lesser-heard national anthems from London 2012 Olympics All the way from potential MIA samples to the sounds reminiscent of minimal techno, here are the national anthems we’ve most enjoyed from this year’s games.

Jessie Ware

The best songs of 2012 part II Second quarter report of the tracks that made the spring-summer season.

Arthur Russell

The 10 best Arthur Russell covers As Laurel Halo, Hot Chip and Robyn announce an Arthur Russell tribute album, we count down the ten best covers of songs by the magnificent 80s cellist and singer.

Dogs doing things

Dogs doing lists #30: Feats of Olympic Adventure On the eve of the final weekend of the 2012 Games, @dogsdoingthings take a moment to reflect on sporting spirit on the global playing field.

james murphy bookshelf

James Murphy or Thomas Pynchon – who wrote what? 20 quotes about love and life – but were they sung by the LCD Soundsystem frontman or written by the post-modern literary recluse?

surgeon article

The 10 best techno tracks of all time, according to Surgeon One of British techno’s all-time-greats picks his favourite techno tracks of all time.

Dr. Dre's 10 Best Productions since his last album With details of his upcoming album ‘Detox’ still pending, look back on Dr. Dre’s finest work over the past decade.

Dogs doing lists

Dogs doing lists #29: The Day the Music Died A little rock’n‘roll remembrance from the quick-quipping @dogsdoingthings.

K-pop 2NE1

Five essential K-pop bands The five best bands from Korea’s hyper pop hyper market.

Yeasayer italo

The 10 best Italo disco tracks, according to Anand Wilder of Yeasayer The guitarist from great Brooklyn band Yeasayer takes us into the compulsive, strange and drily hilarious world of 80s European dance.

Kahn

The 10 best dancehall tracks, according to Kahn Bring the fire with Bristol producer’s ten favourite “wicked and bad” dancehall joints.

steve reich

10 of Steve Reich's finest moments As Steve Reich is playing Bloc this weekend, and has done so much for music over the years, here are ten great reminders of his brilliance.

Dogs doing things

Dogs doing lists #28: Bang the Drum Deadly This week @dogsdoingthings spend a few moments mulling over the meat behind the beat: the drummer.

Boiler Room

Is Boiler Room our MTV? Five recent sets that suggest so My, haven’t you grown! Five just-uploaded sets from the London team’s global takeover and shifting place.

best 20 albums

The best 20 albums of 2012 so far pt.2 Our countdown of this spring’s slew of superb new releases.

Gogo

The 10 best go-go records, according to Joey Negro Check out master UK DJ, producer, remixer and gogo expert Joey Negro the 10 best examples of the frenetic 80s funk of downtown Washington DC.

5 videos you might have missed this week Here’s a list of music videos from the past seven days, including new ones from Sigur Ros and The Shins, just in case they slipped past you.

The 10 best 90s rave videos, according to Soul Clap Soul Clap are joining forces with DJ heavyweights Doc Martin, Robert Owens and The Martinez Brothers to bring the 90s back to east London.

Dogs doing lists

Dogs doing lists #27: Classical Music Riots This week @dogsdoingthings head to the opera house to conduct chaos with their baton of surreality.

5 videos you might have missed this week Catch up on all the note-worthy video releases of the last seven days, including Fiona Apple, AlunaGeorge and Usher.

david byrne

Five past David Byrne collaborations David Byrne & St. Vincent have collaborated on new album ‘Love This Giant’, so here are five of the great David Byrne collaborations from the past.

Dam Funk

The 10 best melodic funk songs, according to Dâm-FunK LA’s prime modern funkateer Dâm-FunK on the 10 songs that inspire him most.

Hyperdub

The 12 best Hyperdub 12"s The best non-album releases from the superlative London label.

The 8 best synth-pop anthems, according to Light Asylum

The 8 best synth-pop anthems, according to Light Asylum Brooklyn’s fiercest synth-pop duo on the songs that made them the band they are today.

5 videos you might have missed this week Catch up on notable video releases of the past seven days, including new visuals from Dirty Projectors, A$AP Rocky and Sigur Rós.

Darq E Freaker

The 10 best new grime producers Ten producers who are a key part of a new wave in the much loved but much maligned genre.

The 10 best fan-shot Field Day 2012 videos Ten great Youtube clips from the big festival on the Jubilee Weekend.