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    Jason Bentley's Metropolis

    James Lavelle

    Jason Bentley
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    James Lavelle of UNKLE will be Jason Bentley's guest on Metropolis at 8:30pm.
    James Lavelle of UNKLE will be Jason Bentley's guest on Metropolis at 8:30pm.
    Oct 26, 2007

    James Lavelle of UNKLE will be Jason's guest on Metropolis. Jason has known James since the first days of his brilliant Mo Wax Records in the early '90s. His metamorphoses from London Record shop clerk, to label chief, artist, and now full blown rock band is complete with this incarnation of UNKLE. War Stories is a blistering record, Produced by Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, The Duke Spirit) and features James stepping to the mic along with 3D of Massive Attack, Ian Astbury of The Cult, Autolux, and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stoneage. James Lavelle catches up with Jason ahead of their LA date at the Echoplex on Friday, October 26th.

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