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This coming weekend sees the first London gig by Carole King in almost 30 years taking place, and we know it is going to outstanding. We're expecting mass crowd sing-a-longs, perhaps even a few melancholy tears but all in all, one of those once in a lifetime kinda things.
Set to preform her epic 1971 Tapestry album in full, if you have tickets to this years British Summer Time at Hyde Park festivities, you know you are in for a treat!
Glastonbury has come around once more. Now that Summer has officially started (ignoring the odd rain shower of course), Glastonbury festival marks the highlight of Summer for so many.
As hundreds of thousands of revellers make the pilgrimage to Worthy Farm, will you be joining them?
Without a doubt, with over 100 stages across the site, Glastonbury festival certainly have a huge range of acts, artists and music scheduled. This year, with PJ Harvey, Ronnie Spector, Cyndi Lauper, MØ and ELO on the bill it's looking to be a goodie.
With the run of Summer festivals well underway, this weekend plays host to one of the most iconic music festivals of all time. The decades old Isle of Wight festival kicks off today, and this year's line up is made up of some of our our favourite artists.
If you're disappointed to be missing out on IOW festival this year, with it's line up reading like a who's who of the music industry of the past 30 years. Then take a listen to our favourite three artists who will be rocking the crowd down on the Isle of Wight this weekend.
Coachella is calling. And it signals the start of the festival season. For those who won't be lucky enough to attend Coachella over the next two weekend, Summer may still feel so long away.
Forget about the grey skies, cold weather and rain. Drift off to the warmer desert plains of Coachella and get lost in our latest festival playlist. Selecting our top acts set to play at the festival this weekend, and next. From firm favourites like Grimes and Courtney Barnet, to those who you need to be checking out like Tei Shi and Christine and the Queens.
Did you catch Kate Moss' feature in the latest Massive Attack tune?
Set in a pitch black room, Moss gyrates around in that cool casual way only she can. With the only source of light being the naked light bulb she swings around herself, causing a trace-like and intimate atmosphere. Complementing the very nature of the song itself.
We're getting those weekend vibes here at NAVY HQ, and who better to get us in that Friday spirit? Always looking like a blonde bombshell, Debbie and co delivered so many top tunes that are bound to get you grooving along.
Here at NAVY, picked out the best hits for today's playlist to ease us into Friday and get us ready for the weekend. So enjoy a bit of Blondie to brighten up your day too...
It's time for the weekend and we're welcoming it in with Siouxsie. Our first lady of punk, the toughest babe with the biggest altitude of the 80s. Kick off your weekend with a pinch of punk Siouxsie and the Banshees style.
See you on the otherside.
There is nothing better than a festive playlist to really get you in the spirit of Christmas. But we've over all those typical xmas tunes you hear year in year out. We've put together our favourite alternative Christmas songs to get us feeling festive instead. Mixing in a bit of The Kinks with some Kate Bush, some Joan Jett with The Ramones.
Here's the alternative holiday playlist you need this Christmas. Team with a few mulled wines and you are onto a winner.
At 9pm on Thursday evening, David Bowie unveiled a brand new track, as a teaser for his upcoming album (titled as the symbol ★) to be released around the singers birthday in 2016. Blackstar, with its 10 minute long music video accompanied the release and is a cinematic odyssey, intensely creepy, surreal and depicting a futuristic nightmarish scene.
As avant-garde as you would want from the one and only. We just know that we're going to be spending our weekend re-watching it over and over in an attempt to make sense of the convulsing lace dressed women, withering scarecrows, eerie eyes and melancholic day of reckoning.
With a prominent a jazz influence to this title track, it certainly is a taster of something new from the king of transformation and reinvention. Take 10 minutes out of your day to immerse yourself in Bowie's new release below.
It's time to set the scene for Halloween. Digging out those top hits and lesser know tunes from our favourite bands over the years, we've to put together our kinds Halloween playlist.
Consider this your alternative Halloween playlist to see you through the weekend.
It's an X-Ray Spex kinda Friday. Get in the weekend spirit with the one any only Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex. On repeat in the NAVY studios all day long, total Friday feeling coming right up.
Beth Jeans Houghton is back. But now as Du Blonde, and she isn't pulling any punches. Having released her album earlier this year, we're excited to see where this punkier, more abstract version of Houghton is going to take us. Buckle up.
There is no doubt that the 80s is one of the most important influences upon the fashion industry this Autumn Winter season. Giving us an even greater reason to listen to some of our favourite music from the 1980s, including all things Siouxsie and the Banshees.
So take take a moment (in the name of fashion and research of course..) to immerse yourself in the decade and welcome in the weekend with a pinch of punk in Siouxsie style.
Sparks is the latest offering from Beach House's long anticipated new album. This dream pop tune gives us Twin Peaks kind of vibes, and that is never a bad thing.
Rounding up the week and seeing us through the weekend, it's all we're playing at NAVY studios.
Missing out on Lovebox this weekend? Or are you waiting to head down with your Friday or Saturday tickets? Well, in the meantime why not bring Lovebox to you. Whilst the sun is shining, pump up the volume and check out some of our favourite acts who are gracing the stage at the East London festival over the next two nights.
Not heading down to Worthy Farm this weekend? Get you own slice of Glastonbury 2015 and check out some of our favourite artists who are topping the bill this summer.
This weekend we are wishing we were at the Isle of Wight festival. Kicking back listening to one of the greatest bands ever - Fleetwood Mac. With the group including Stevie Nicks reunited with Christine McVie too, we're looking forward to see this performance from the two Fleetwood Mac ladies for the first time in decades.
So to get us in the spirit for the weekend, we've got some Fleetwood Mac on the playlist in the office.
Add some Stevie vibes to your weekend and take a listen to some of our top Fleetwood Mac songs in the run up to their performance at the Isle of Wight.
With the long weekend wrapping up, we're taking some time to lay back and recoup. Seeing us through are the sweet vocals of Nico. The German songstress / model who caught the eye of Andy Warhol back in the swinging sixties and quickly became one of Warhol's superstar icons of the decade.
Take a run through a little sample of tunes from Nico and the Velvet Underground to help recover from the long weekend and ease you back into the week.
It's Friday. And we're playing some of our favourite tunes in the NAVY office to get us pumped for the long weekend. Including the formidable Sonic Youth, one of the best noisy rock bands to come from NYC in the 80s.
Delivering chaotic guitar riffs and noisy alternative rock, Sonic Youth also delivered us the pinnacle of cool that is Kim Gordon. A woman who has crossed the genres of art, music and fashion. Forever on team Kim.
Take a listen and get rilled up for the long weekend. Thank God it's Friday.
Coachella is upon us. The festival which kicks off the whole of the Summer has finally arrived and we can tell it's going to be a good one. Lazing beneath the clear blue sky, drinking cocktails and rocking out to your favourite tune with friends. What could be better.
If you're not heading to Coachella this weekend, get in the spirit and welcome in the Summer with a playlist of our top picks of the 2015 Coachella line up.
Or if you are busy planning your outfits for the second instalment of Coachella next weekend, get some sweet Coachella style inspiration and getting packing. Stay tuned for latest street style looks from this years festival, so if you're missing out don't worry. We'll get you ready for all the summer festival adventures on your calendar this year.
All about dreamy bohemian dressing mixed with a quintessentially rock & roll attitude. Available from Zalando & Topshop, Oxford Circus.
NAVY London was created in 2006 by stylist Greg Lang.
