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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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Music Reviews
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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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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Katy Perry, Jason Mraz and James Blunt were among a host of names criticised by former Bikini Kill star Kathleen Hanna on CNN. The former punk rocker, who is currently touring the US with a spoken word / solo music show, criticised Perry and other female pop stars for using their bodies to sell their musical products.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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SWN Festival returns for its fifth year as Wales’ premier new music festival.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Rise Against have announced a November 2011 UK headline tour, with Tom Morello The Nightwatchman and Polar Bear Club in support.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The heavily anticipated album ‘Dead Ends’ from hardcore quintet, Heights is out now! The album showcases the bands brand of modern hardcore to full effect; pummeling percussion and epically constructed riffs collide with Thom Debaere’s excruciated vocal attack and hits the listener from nowhere with full force.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Jazz superstar Jamie Cullum marks a year of his hugely popular BBC Radio 2 show this week while taking over the coveted Chris Evans breakfast show slot for one hour, and for one morning only. The station will be switching the DJs around for just 12 hours this Wednesday, June 22nd, for ‘2DAY’ and Jamie will leave his Tuesday evening slot behind to wake up the nation on the breakfast show and kicks-off 2DAY at 7am with Sony Award winning Simon Mayo for one hour with guests, chat and personally selected music choices as well as a look ahead to the day’s programmes. Jamie Cullum and Simon Mayo are part of three pairings of DJs that will host Chris Evans’ Breakfast show an hour each from 7am through until 10am.
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