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  DJ Marky talks Brazil, BPM and Mint Festival 12th Sep 2012 5:13pm

  Brazilian DnB legend DJ Marky hits Leeds on September 29th for Mint Festival. Here he talks about the evolving DnB scene, and why he can't dance to dubstep.

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  Festival season 2012: still to come! 4th Sep 2012 4:16pm

  Don't give up on Summer just yet. Squeeze one more knees-up out of festival season at one of these late summer events.

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  Interview: Ben Klock 31st Aug 2012 2:08pm

  Ahead of Leeds' Mint Festival on September 29th, Ben Klock talks about why the term 'Berghain sound' is limiting, dating Nina Kraviz, and why he doesn't plan his sets.

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  "Techno heroes seem to outlive the rockstars": Tobi Neumann talks to Skiddle 29th Aug 2012 8:25pm

  Ahead of his appearance at Zoo Project Festival in September, Munich's Tobi Neumann talks to Skiddle about his transition from rock to rave, the evolution of the music industry and how to be a good DJ.

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  Zulu Winter talk summer festivals ahead of their Reading and Leeds debut 22nd Aug 2012 1:09pm

  In the second of our pre Reading and Leeds Festival interviews we catch up with Zulu Winter, another of 2012’s success stories making their Leeds/Reading debut this weekend.

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  Dog is Dead chat to Skiddle ahead of Reading and Leeds this weekend 21st Aug 2012 11:01am

  With many acts making their Reading and Leeds debuts this weekend, we thought we’d have a little chat with a couple of them to see how preparations have been going. Up first are Nottingham boys Dog is Dead.

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  Preview: Reading and Leeds Festival 2012 20th Aug 2012 9:57am

  Michelle Lloyd looks forward to this undisputed heavyweight of the UK festival calendar, and picks her top tips from the overwhelming line-up.

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  Pryda protégé Jeremy Olander talks to Skiddle 12th Aug 2012 10:24pm

  Ahead of his appearance at SW4, Jeremy Olander talks to Skiddle about the pressure of working with Eric Prydz, his techno moniker Dhillon, and on-stage nerves.

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  Interview: Andy C Talks Ram, Raves and Radiohead 9th Aug 2012 3:30pm

  Ahead of his return to Creamfields later this month, The Executioner looks back over 20 years of Ram Records.

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  Five reasons to go to Rammy 6th Aug 2012 9:52pm

  There's just one month to go before the second annual Ramsbottom Festival takes place. Here are five reasons to go!

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  Skiddle's Festival Survival Tips 26th Jul 2012 10:03am

  Let's face it, we've all been to a festival or two. But no matter how experienced a festival goer you are, there are always things to learn. So with that in mind, we bring you our best festival tips.

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  From Paris (Hilton) to Ibiza: Interview with Size Records' Tim Mason 23rd Jul 2012 1:01pm

  We caught up with the Size Records newbie for a gossip about THAT Paris Hilton performance, the Swedish House Mafia news, creating tunes while half-cut, and why playing at Cream Ibiza is a dream come true.

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  Yousef's festival top fives 17th Jul 2012 4:35pm

  Ahead of his highly anticipated performance in the Skiddle.com tent at Wickerman Festival this Friday, Yousef takes us through his top five festival moments, and shares some handy advice.

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  Interview: We catch up with D.O.D. ahead of his return to Wickerman 13th Jul 2012 4:31pm

  We caught up with Pioneer wonderkid D.O.D. to talk festivals, deck trickery, and find out what he has in store for the Wickerman crowd next week.

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  Lighting the Beacon: how a small Yorkshire Festival hopes to outshine the rest 12th Jul 2012 1:08pm

  Skiddle sat down with Beacons organiser Ash Kollakowski to talk about curation according to "the mathematics of music", and how to make a festival stand out in an oversaturated market. Get a cuppa - it's a long one.