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Best Covers: Dum Dum Girls ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’

Dum Dum Girls’ cover appeared as the final track on their 2011 EP “He gets me high”, which was produced by Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner and by. Their version is bigger, brasher, and faster. The arrangements are the same but the sound is completely different. There are noisy guitars and heavy-footed bass drumming, and Dee Dee’s vocals are exuberant and thrilling in the pure emotion created by fresh love.

Hit of The Week: Johnny Marr “Spirit, Power And Soul”

Former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is back with a new single, “Spirit, Power And Soul,” which will appear on the upcoming Fever Dreams Pt 1. It’s the first portion of a longer double album with the same name, whose details will be announced at a later date.

4Ever Songs: The Smiths “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”

The track can be considered as an important milestone in the early history of The Smiths. “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” was the band’s first single to reach the 10th position in the UK Singles Chart. It also marked the beginning of Stephen Street’s work with the band as producer and engineer. The title, lyrics and morose atmosphere of the song helped to seal The Smiths‘ image as that of a camp, lugubrious band. “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” was first composed by Johnny Marr in the Iroquois Hotel in New York,

Favourite Gig: Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr had the good fortune (or misfortune, depending on your point of view) of starting The Smiths along with Morrissey, whom he later fell out with seemingly forever. Since The Smiths broke up in 1987, Marr has been a member of groups such as The Pretenders, The The, Electronic, Modest Mouse and The Cribs. Now he comes to Barcelona on his own to perform his third solo album, ‘Call the Comet’ (2018). Today in concert at sala Bikini.

Ville à Dômat # 237: ‘Music for the people’

Cada dilluns us punxem el més nou de la música indie. Nous artistes, noves bandes, les novetats més recents i la millor música. Divus Julius Bonasera ens porta el més nou de The Vaccines, The Chemical Brothers, The Smashing Pumpkins, ASAP. Rocky,.Leon Bridges o Black Honey. A més us descobrim a Sunni Colón, Lucia, Miya Folick o Crewel Intentions. També repassarem l’extensa agenda de concerts d’aquesta setmana: Johnny Marr, Still Corners, John Parish, U.S. Girls, Mavi Phoenix o The KVB entre d’altres. Us informarem sobre les noves condirmacions del Festival Cruïlla i del cartell del Festival Cara•B
Dilluns 19h 100.5FM Ràdio Ciutat Vella
Ville à Dômat: Music for the people

Ville à Dômat #219: ‘Aromes Sonors’

És primavera, temps de flors, de brises i d’aromes sonors. Repassarem els més interessant del Primavera Sound que comença aquesta setmana. Punxarem alguns dels aristes que hi seran: Knox Fortune, Lykke Li o Jon Hopkins entre d’altres. També estrenarem el més nou de veterans com The Kooks, Nine Inch Nails, Calexici o Johnny Marr i de joves promeses com Snail.Mail,  Boy Azooga, Sorry, Pale Waves, Patawawa i dels catalans Tversky i Ljubliana & the Seawolf
Dilluns de 19 a 21h 100.5FM Radio Ciutat Vella
Ville à Dômat: Aromes Sonors

Ville à Dômat #216: ‘Air de Printemps’

És primavera i celebrem Sant Jordi amb la millor música indie del moment. Divus Julius es vesteix de groc i ens perfuma amb el més nou de Little Boot,s Lykke Li Teleman, Melody’s Echo Chamber o Lord Huron entre d’altres. A més, estrenem els nous temes d’artistes veterans com Morcheeba, Eels, Johnny Marr o Miles Kane i ens presenta a joves promeses com el francès Flavien Berger, Biig Piig, Isaac Gracie, APRE o The Vryll Society. Presentemla novel·la gràfica ‘Nick Cave: Mercy on me’. Tota la informació sobre el Vida Festival
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Ville à Dômat: Air de Printemps