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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
Written by Alice Findlay
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I was sent the album to review and felt a bit diddled because there’s only the title track on the C.D. If the marketing ploy is anything to go by, it seems like Island Records have something big here that they want to keep under wraps until it’s release date July 4th.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
Written by Lee Johnston
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Wonderland are the creation of Irish music mogul Louis Walsh and his one time protégé Kian Egan, the band were formed for reality TV program ‘The Next Big Thing’ which followed the band for two years as they prepared to launch their debut single. Wonderland are a group made up of five singers picked from thousands of hopefuls - even though Kian is married to one of them (Jodi)!
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
Written by Alice Findlay
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Forthcoming album from New York solo artist Pursuit Grooves 'Frantically Hopeful' is due for release on July 4th. Undoubtedly effortful production, Pursuit Grooves performs in all constructive elements; singing, M.C.ing song-writing and production. Pursuit Grooves fuses together house, hip hop, trip hop, and electronica. It’s a good ambient album that’s for sure. If your in need of an hours peace and a contemplation time then this would be a good sound track for that indeed. She’s been credited for “a creative delivery of abstract electronic soul”. Abstract definitely.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
Written by Lee Johnston
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Grey Reverend is the solo project of singer, songwriter and composer L.D. Brown, who has enjoyed considerable success touring with British Jazz/Electronic outfit The Cinematic Orchestra (TCO) after befriending TCO’s founding member Jason Swincoe. ‘Of the Days’ is the first solo album of Brown’s to be released on Swincoe’s new label Motion Audio.
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Interviews
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
Written by Matthew Williamson
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For the sake of our readers can you please say who you are and what you do in the band?
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Amy Winehouse was forced on stage by her British bodyguards for her much-criticised performance in Belgrade on Saturday (June 18th), according to reports. Ana Zoe Kida, a member of Winehouse’s support band Zemlja Gruva, claims that the intoxicated singer was struggling to avoid the performance, but was eventually pushed onto the stage area by her bodyguards.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Previously, Berkshire three-piece The Good Natured have drawn comparisons to the likes of La Roux and Ladytron, thanks to their winning combination of infectious electro-pop with frontwoman Sarah McIntosh’s enchanting vocals. On this occasion however, for the title and lead track on their new EP ‘Skeleton’ – incidentally, their first release on a major label – The Good Natured have chosen what feels like a post-punk quality, more akin to the likes of indie-rockers Maximo Park. However, the haunting guitar intro and thundering drums soon give way to a rather more effervescent and catchy pop chorus, which bears similarity to a host of ‘80s dance tracks and hears McIntosh at her most melodic.
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Tour News
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Canadian punk band Fucked Up have released a bizarre new video to their track ‘Queen of Hearts’, which also happens to be their first-ever music video. See below to watch the re-imagining of the song, which was filmed in a remote schoolhouse in northern Ontario. ‘Queen of Hearts’ is taken from Fucked Up’s new album ‘David Comes to Life’, which recently charted in the UK upon its release.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Metronomy’s Joseph Mount has discussed his role as producer on Nicola Robert’s upcoming solo album, claiming that the tracks he worked on with the Girls Aloud singer are “wild cards”.
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Live Reviews
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Katie Territt
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I'll be honest, I don't often listen to Dermot O'Leary's Radio 2 show, but something tells me that fate bought me & Dermot together last week when he had new boy Marcus Foster (pictured, below) on his show performing a couple of tracks. Randomly tuning into Radio 2 and being instantly drawn to the voice, I did a bit of investigating to find out who he was, and exactly a week later I was sat in the most intimate gig I've ever been to, discovering two amazing talents that I'm so glad didn't pass me by.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Dave Ball
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There has never been much doubting the importance of ‘Screamadelica’ in the British music scene. After all, it won the first ever Mercury Music Award, is widely regarded as one of the greatest British albums of all time, it’s art work is so iconic it was one of 10 album covers selected for a run of commemorative stamps in 2010 and the majority of people reading this probably own a copy. Twenty years on, Primal Scream have joined in the new phenomenon of touring your best album.
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Features
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Rhys Morgan
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The 2010 ‘Best Medium Sized Festival’ winner returns with another outstanding line-up, boutique stores, taste bud adulterating food outlets, incredible cinema and plenty of hidden gems to be sought out
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New Videos
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Laura Marling has confirmed that she will be releasing her third studio album 'A Creature I Don't Know' on September 12th. The young singer accompanied the announcement with a video of her performing a track from the LP, which you can watch below.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was one of the key reasons that Beyonce agreed to her headline performance at this year’s festival, according to reports. The ‘Lost’ singer is said to have talked with Beyonce when she was initially approached by Michael and Emily Eavis about the event, calming her apprehensions about the festival.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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The Strokes have discussed the first writing and recording sessions for the follow-up to their hit album ‘Angles’. The New York rockers are already working on the follow-up to their release from March this year, and have claimed that the new material is going well.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Plan B has confessed to smoking heroin during a visit to Glastonbury festival. The ‘Prayin’’ singer admitted that he tried the drug when he visited the Worthy Farm festival as a teenager, but claimed that he would “never go near it again”.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Evanescence have discussed their upcoming studio effort, claiming that the follow-up to their 2006 LP ‘The Open Door’ is more of a “collaborative” process than their previous records. The band are currently finishing the recording in Nashville, and have given the untitled LP a predicted release date of October 4th.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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50 Cent has revealed that he is writing a novel to warn children about the dangers of school bullying. The American rapper is planning to release the book, which has been tentatively titled ‘Playground’, next year.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Cee-Lo Green has been criticised by fans after making a controversial remark on his Twitter account. The Gnarls Barkley singer made an ‘anti-gay’ comment during an exchange with music editor Andrea Svensson, reacting after Svensson gave a negative review of his concert performance.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Example and ‘X Factor’ winner Alexandra Burke have been engaged in a war of words over Twitter after the British rapper joked about Burke’s age, claiming that she was ‘actually 41’.
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