Best New Bands » Die Antwoord http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 4 New Bands At Riot Fest – Day 2 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-2/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-2/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2014 19:50:46 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18849 Chicago – For me, day two of Riot Fest got off to a rocky start. Between sleeping through my alarm and getting stuck in traffic, I was starting to wonder if I’d ever find my way to Humboldt Park. I missed The Picturebooks and Wavves, and as I walked towards the gates of Riot Fest,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/treasure-island-music-fest-lineup/feed/ 0 I Can’t Tell if They’re Kidding: A Look at Die Antwoord http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/i-can-t-tell-if-they-re-kidding-a-look-at-die-antwoord/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/i-can-t-tell-if-they-re-kidding-a-look-at-die-antwoord/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:50:04 +0000 Anyone who was lusting over the lineup for the ill-fated Hard LA knows that there would have been a lot of acts to look forward to. What many of you may not have known, myself included, is why the Hard LA poster had “Die Antwoord” affixed on the list third from the top, just below

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/hard-la-canceled/feed/ 0 A Few Reasons to go to Hard LA (None Involving M.I.A.) http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/a-few-reasons-to-go-to-hard-la-none-involving-mia/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/a-few-reasons-to-go-to-hard-la-none-involving-mia/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0000 The hype hangs around M.I.A. so thick that you could cut it with a knife. She would probably prefer that you use a brightly colored piece of cutlery from some far away indigenous tribe, from whom she has likely already sampled some type of sound. After all, she has been a busy girl lately. She’s

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