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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Simon Ramsay
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Is Joe Bonamassa (pictured, image © 2013 Marcus Sweeney-Bird for CGFilm) trying to bankrupt his fans? This decade alone he's released 3 solo albums, a live package from New York's Beacon Theatre, a trio of studio efforts with Black Country Communion and a live album/DVD of their last tour. As well as collaborative records with Beth Hart and Rock Candy Funk Party. In truth, Joe's Bonaholic followers would be delirious if he released an album a week given the excellence of each offering to bear his increasingly famous name. That winning streak continues on this double live CD/DVD combo, with Smokin' Joe performing acoustic renditions of his tracks at the majestic Vienna Opera House, backed by an exotic cornucopia of instruments from around the world. Another Bonamassa release. Another eclectic left turn. Another home run. You can't put a price on quality.
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Tour News
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Nominee for the 2013 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award and included in the coveted BBC Sound of 2013 longlist, Laura Mvula has announced a new UK and Ireland tour following the release of her highly anticipated debut album, ‘Sing To the Moon'.
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Music Reviews
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by David Ball
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Following on from her full debut release ‘Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names’, which was positively reviewed by everyone including Stereoboard (here), Annie Dressner will launch her follow up EP ‘East Twenties’ in early April. Named after the neighbourhood she called home in New York before moving to the UK, ‘East Twenties’ contains just 4 tracks and barely makes it past 12 minutes but the quality more than makes up for the brevity.
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Music News
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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American rockers Paramore have unveiled the A-side to their brand new self-titled album, which is set to hit shelves on April 8th in the UK.
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Interviews
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Katie Territt
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The Leisure Society have slowly but surely been making a name for themselves since their debut album, 'The‘Sleeper’ in 2009. With celebrity fans, impressive support slots and highly impressive reviews of their live shows, the band is back with their third album, ‘Alone Aboard The Ark’. On the eve of its release, Stereoboard caught up with lead singer Nick Hemming to talk all things music.
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Music News
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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BBC Radio 2 revealed the list of their listener’s Top 100 Favourite Albums yesterday - and some of the results may as well have been April Fool’s jokes!
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Competitions
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Multi-Platinum US rockers Matchbox Twenty are to head out on a new UK and Ireland tour next month. In association with Eventim, Stereoboard are giving away a pair of tickets to see Matchbox Twenty perform live at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Wednesday 17th April - see our new competition below for details.
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Music Reviews
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Anna Ghislena
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In their reasonably short time together, Milton Keynes hard rockers, Frantic Alice, have been accumulating their achievements fast. Though young in years, they nailed their place as one of the five finalists in the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest last November and have now produced 'Frantic Alice' the EP.
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Tour News
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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English rock icons The Rolling Stones will announce a US tour on Wednesday, according to reports in Rolling Stone - sparking hopes that UK dates will be unveiled soon too.
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Miles Kane has revealed details of his upcoming new album, as well as dates for an 11-date UK tour.
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Music Reviews
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Ben Bland
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With their self-titled debut album Kvelertak took the heavy music world completely by surprise. They emerged seemingly fully formed. Their catchy black metal/classic rock/hardcore punk hybrid model worked better than it ever had any right to. Not to mention the fact that their live show wiped most other bands off the face of the planet. So, it is easy to see how ‘Meir’, their slightly amusingly titled sophomore effort (it literally translates as “more”), could buckle under the weight of pressure.
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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American superstar Justin Timberlake has revealed he can ‘understand why people laughed’ at his sophomore album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’, which he claims was given ‘terrible reviews’ when it hit shelves back in 2006.
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Music Reviews
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Alec Chillingworth
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Metalcore. It's become something of a dirty word nowadays, hasn't it? Usually associated with skinny jeans, false angst and uninspired breakdowns, the sub-genre that once threatened to dominate the universe now lays largely abandoned by the media, left alone like the weird kid in the corner of the class. Credited for exposing this behemoth of a musical style to the mainstream, Killswitch Engage have returned with original vocalist Jesse Leach back in the fold. Not to dismiss Howard Jones' efforts on classic tunes from 'The End Of Heartache', but you'd be a fool if you regard their 2002 opus 'Alive Or Just Breathing' as anything other than a modern classic. Obviously, due to the astronomical expectations set by this beast of an LP, the band have never quite managed to equal or surpass it. Now they're all reunited and chummy again, can we hope for something a bit better than their lacklustre self-titled release back in 2009?
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Frank Ocean has announced his long-awaited UK return, confirming a headline show at London's Brixton Academy for July.
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Currently in the studio working on a brand new album, US rockers Alter Bridge have announced dates for an October UK arena tour.
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Features
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Monday, 01 April 2013 |
Written by Heather McDaid
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Crikey - it seems just yesterday we were doing our monthly round up at the end of February, and now it's Christmas already. Oh, wait - that's just the British weather throwing a rather annoying curveball. Luckily March hasn't been all bad, especially for our ears (even more so if you were smart enough to wear a snug hat), as there's been plenty of tracks to revel in, from some metal goodness to Ant and Dec leaping back to their good ol' PJ & Duncan days.
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Friday, 29 March 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Dashboard Confessional star Chris Carrabba and his new band have decided to change their name, following on from the recent news that they’d become embroiled in a war of emails with Luke Stidson, who has been using their previous name Twin Falls for the past for five years.
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Festival News
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Kaiser Chiefs, Bush, and Rival Sons have all been announced for this summer’s British Summer Time Hyde Park event, joining headliners Bon Jovi for what is set to be an epic event.
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Festival News
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Rob da Bank and co. have just announced a whole load of new bands and DJs that’ll be joining the festival’s bill this summer.
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Music News
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Pop and jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum has announced that he’ll be releasing a special one-off 7” single for Record Store Day this year, ahead of the release of his new album ‘Momentum’, out May 20th.
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