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( fr ) Bloc Party are an English art rock/post-punk revival band. The band has been around in various guises since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. There was a theory that the name is a play on block party, a name for an informal neighborhood festival, which might hire a local band as entertainment. The band has said that the name was not intended to be an allusion to the Soviet Bloc or the Canadian political party Bloc Québécois; the absence of a 'k' is purely for aesthetics.

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leafar Hall of fame  I am totally addicted to their music and Uniform on a week end in the city is by far my favourite song. The lyrics are simply great. I have seen seen them live and they are also brilliant on stage. Hope i will be able to see them again very soon.

New Bloc Party - Better Than Heaven (No Age Remix) (Stereogum Premiere)
Two bands with arty punk in the blood going in two different directions, posing for a three-minute snapshot together in 2009. As previously discussed, Bloc Party are once again going full remix with their Intimacy LP, a move that's either a vote of confidence in that last batch of tunes or a grab at some cred-by-association, depending on how you view these sorts of projects and/or BP's recent work [Read more]
some time ago on Stereogum  (Bloc Party) 
Bloc Party Take One Month Off To Letterman
While we in the trenches are talking about their No Age remix, Bloc Party are above ground invading late night TV with straight cuts off Intimacy. Last night at the Ed Sullivan Theatre it was One Month Off (i.e. the most they've sounded like Silent Alarm since Silent Alarm)(i.e. Banquet). Dave goofs cutely on the album art. Someone should send him My Bloody Valentine's Glider EP. Continue reading [Read more]
some time ago on Stereogum  (Bloc Party) 
Bloc Party/Menomena @ Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles 4/15/09
Intimacy Remixed, a track-for-track reinterpretation of Bloc Party's last LP, includes contributions from Armand Van Helden and No Age. While Brits can buy it 5/11, but no worldwide release date has been set, so you might as well remix the songs yourself. Alternatively, you can see Bloc Party in the flesh since they're on the road pretty much all year. Photographer Andrew Youssef took in last nigh [Read more]
some time ago on Stereogum  (Bloc Party) 
New Bloc Party - One More Chance
Apropos of nothing beyond a compulsive need to be releasing material all the time, Bloc Party follow up last year's rush-release of Intimacy and this year's Intimacy Remixed with this stand-alone nugget, recorded in April with longtime BP associate Jacknife Lee and mixed by Phillipe Zdar. It's more house influenced than anything the band's done yet (check the piano's bounce, the four-to-the-floor kick), Kele still sounding like Kele, and Russell dialing down his art guitars to fit the backdrop's shift, before he dials back in to close it out like some sort of new wave/house blend. Continue reading New Bloc Party - One More Chance... [Read more]
some time ago on Stereogum  (Bloc Party) 
New Bloc Party Video - One More Chance
Following last week's surprise single -- like, surprise it's out, and surprise it's a house jam -- Kele and the gang deliver this video as a top-off to the one-off. It's both goofy and emotional, between Matt Tong stonefacing the corny keyboard bro, and all the lost souls hoping for one more chance, and that this time things will be different, only to retreat into a a well of tears at the realization that no, nothing will be different, there will be no more one more chances, and sometimes the best you can do is accept your solitude and take up exuberantly entertaining Bloc Party drummers with your house piano chops. Because sometimes that is life, and sometimes that's the best it's going to get. If you're lucky, maybe you'll even get the drummer to smile for a second before it's all over. [Read more]
some time ago on Stereogum  (Bloc Party) 
With Bears in hibernation, Craig Ramsey goes solo
That last show for the quartet, which is influenced by Bloc Party, Radiohead and U2, is booked for 9 tonight at the Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., [Read more]
2 days ago on The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com  (Bloc Party) 
Xfm Presents An Evening With The Twang
Latest Xfm SessionsXfm Live Session - All American RejectsTyson Ritter and his crew return with a brand new session for Xfm, featuring the hit 'Gives You Hell'...Xfm Live Session - GallowsThe Watford punks came in to tear Xfm a new blow-hole recently. They did a good job of it, too. Six tracks of punk fury await your perusal?An Evening With White LiesThe dark rock London trio played an exclusive show at Xfm Towers... Listen to the session again here. [Read more]
3 days ago on Xfm Online  (Bloc Party) 
Frankmusik: Confessions of a 'pop act'
Earning his break by remixing the likes of Mika, Bloc Party, Keane and Pet Shop Boys [the latter two having invited him on their recent arena tours] Frankmusik will now release his debut album Complete Me in August. [Read more]
3 days ago on Radio 1  (Bloc Party) 
The Winter Sounds at Mohawk
Bookmark Sun. July 12, 10 p.m. The Winter Sounds at Mohawk With its soaring multi-tracked harmonies, guitars that swing between constricted jangle and broad-as-a-barn-door hooks, and the smattering of twinkling synthesizers and occasional violin providing the “pensive” moments, Chicago-by-way-of-Athens group The Winter Sounds shoots for all anthems, all the time on its new Church Of The Haunted South—which, quite frankly, proves exhausting over a single sitting. But eve [Read more]
4 days ago on Decider Austin  (Bloc Party) 
Head to Paris to rock out on the Seine
NewsHead to Paris to rock out on the Seine01 July 2009Flights to Paris will prove popular with music fans in August as the city hosts one of France's biggest festivals.Rock en Seine will attract some of the biggest names in modern music to the Saint Cloud park just outside the French capital from 28 to 30 August.British rock legends Oasis will be one of the main attractions at the festival, performing the headline show on the first day, which will also feature performances by Bloc Party, Madness [Read more]
4 days ago on Opodo  (Bloc Party) 
The Answering Machine - Another City, Another Sorry
This and tracks such as the Bloc Party-flavoured 'Lightbulbs' provide just enough variety in temper and restraint while keeping the sound consistent. [Read more]
5 days ago on Clickmusic  (Bloc Party) 
New Kings on the
Looked like fun Nice to see Pookey made the trip down for this event. Pretty sure that was him at around the 1:55 mark. :p Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott [Read more]
7 days ago on Sactown Royalty  (Bloc Party) 
Bloc Party, Lady GaGa, Lily Allen, Ting Tings - Day One At The
by Gigwise Saturday, June 27, 2009 Bloc Party, Lady GaGa, Lily Allen and The Ting Tings were among the stars of the opening day of the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset.Other performances yesterday came from The Specials, Neil Young and Fleet Foxes.Gigwise will be bringing you the best news, set reviews, interviews and photos from the festival over the course of the weekend.You can follow Gigwise’s coverage of the whole event here – bookmark the page to keep track of the festival.M [Read more]
8 days ago on Festivalwise  (Bloc Party) 
Evans was open with everyone
Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the report abuse button below it. We will delete comments containing inappropriate links, obscenities, hate speech, and personal attacks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. See more about comments here. [Read more]
9 days ago on Sacramento Bee  (Bloc Party) 
Glastonbury hit by storms
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9 days ago on Ipswich Evening Star  (Bloc Party) 
Florence & The Machine
Produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons), Paul Epworth (Kate Nash, Bloc Party) and Steve Mackey (Pulp, MIA), and recorded in a disused synagogue, [Read more]
11 days ago on hotpress.com (subscription)  (Bloc Party) 
ITunes Festival Taking Over July
This year's iTunes music festival is set to dominate the summer with a series of big name shows scheduled for July.Oasis, Kasabian, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Bat for Lashes, Placebo and Simple Minds are among the acts who will all play shows at the Camden Roundhouse.And for those who can't attend, each performance will be recorded and made available through iTunes.Tickets cannot be purchased, but can be be won for free. Find out more, including how to get hold of tickets and the complete line [Read more]
12 days ago on The Quietus  (Bloc Party) 
That '80s sound
songs by some of his favorites, including Bloc Party's Pioneers, Placebo's Protège-Moi, Goldfrapp's Black Cherry and Depeche Mode's Suffer Well. [Read more]
12 days ago on Jerusalem Post  (Bloc Party) 
Your chance to take centre Festival stage
This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then contact the Editor by clicking here. [Read more]
13 days ago on Yorkshire Evening Post  (Bloc Party) 
One More Chance (Stream)
Bloc Party have flirted, since their sophomore album, A Weekend in the City, with becoming a full out dance band instead of an angular post-punk with dance-music influences, and it seems like with new single, One More Chance, they've finished the switch. The song is fueled by a house beat and keys, and the guitars are mostly there to lend muscle to the beat instead of the thrust. This isn't as bad as some of the bad songs on Intimacy, but it's not Banquet, that's for sure.  The One More Ch [Read more]
13 days ago on Prefixmag  (Bloc Party) 
EDIT/SELECT: Your Fire
EDIT/SELECT: Your Fire Comments (0)   Have your say » Listen to Podcast NAME: EDIT/SELECT TYPE OF MUSIC: Indie LINE UP: Matt Stolworthy - Vocals & Guitar, Joe Bumstead ? Bass, Craig Catling ? Guitar, Chris Ballard - Drums WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: Eltham WHEN AND HOW DID YOU GET TOGETHER?: We got together just under a year ago. Matt and Joe went to St Thomas Mores in Eltham together and then onto Coopers Technology college and played in bands from 15 onwards. Matt met Craig when they [Read more]
17 days ago on Croydon Guardian  (Bloc Party) 
Transgressive Anniversary Shows
Transgressive began in 2004 after Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke introduced label heads Tim Dellow and Toby L. Working together the pair have turned the label into one of the most prominent in the country, releasing albums last year by the likes of Young Knives and Foals. [Read more]
17 days ago on ClashMusic.com  (Bloc Party) 
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