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Last night saw the UK cinema premier of the LCD Soundsystem film documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits . A music documentary that foolows front man of the band James Murphy in the lead up to and day after the special last show the band ever played, which took place at their home turf of New York, at Madison Square Gardens. The documentary has stunning footage from their final show from cameras set in places you'd never of thought of before to create a more intimate view of their final show. The interview with James Murphy throughout the film also looks at the personal and professional ramifications of his decision to end the band. A real must see for music film fans and especially for fans of James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem. What was exciting about the premier was that it was shown at 60 locations throughout the UK at the exact same time and followed up by a live Q & A with James Murphy and the directors providing more insight on to the last show and other questions...

As the sun has decided to come out for a bit over here in Scotland it has really started getting us hyped about the up and coming summer festival season. It's only about two weeks till Scotland plays host to it's first festival Rockness! This being the case we thought we would look into a few other festivals held further afield that we are pretty hyped about. 1. Sonar - Barcelona 14th, 15th and 16th June - Since 1994 Sonar has been celebrating advanced music and media throughout various venues in Barcelona. It is a real pioneering festival with an artistic programme that is divided between activities at Sonar by Day which showcases new talent and live shows and Sonar by Night which presents the headline artists. Sonar by Day is held right in the centre of Barcelona while Sonar by Night is held on the outskirts in a massive airport hangover. Having been there myself I can confidently say it was one of the best festival experiences of my life, and its full of Glaswegians. This...