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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by James Ball
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I remember reviewing an album a few weeks ago where I was harping on about how no-one knows how to write an album anymore. There are loads of collections of “songs” but little flow between them. The Sounds ignore this completely and start this one off with a beautiful little slow burner that pricks under your skin just a little bit, wiggling around almost unnoticed as the thumping bass drum gets a little more forceful. You’re locked in now. You can’t escape. The hi-hat trills gently as the trance synth fades in, followed by the repetitive, but needfully so lyrics. “It’s so easy when you know how it’s done. You’ve got to seize the moment before it’s gone” This “moment”, or “album” as most should call it, is 41 minutes long, and it’s not far from being the longest, and greatest moment ever.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Pop sensation Britney Spears kicks off the U.S. leg of her Femme Fatale World tour in California tonight. Spears, who has continually captivated crowds around the world with her live music events, has prepared an extraordinary show that promises to be her greatest ever during which she will be performing 21of her smash hits including 2 surprise songs.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The Joy Formidable have confirmed new UK tour dates for October of this year. The band, who make several high profile appearances over the summer festivals on the Main Stages of Reading and Leeds, Lounge On The Farm, Lovebox and Wakestock in addition to further performances at Glastonbury and across mainland Europe, will play their largest ever venues, including a London show at the Kentish Town HMV Forum.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Tennent’s Vital is excited to announce that two of the hottest rising stars in music - Ellie Goulding and The Wombats – have been added to the line-up for Day 1 of Tennent’s Vital.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Multi-platinum rock band, Incubus, are gearing up to release their sixth studio album ‘If Not Now, When?’ on July 11th. For their latest body of work the band re-engaged renowned producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, Bob Dylan).
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce that they will be joined by special guests The Vaccines support for their forthcoming UK arena tour in October & November 2011.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Take That’s record breaking and acclaimed tour pulls in to Wembley on Thursday 30th June for a record eight nights, the most nights ever played by an act in the stadium’s history.
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Music Reviews
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Coming from Manchester, The Travelling Band have got a lot to live up to and you may be forgiven for anticipating another mouthy bunch of swaggering, parka-wearing gentlemen again on this occasion. However, The Travelling Band are not the usual group of indie-rock upstarts that we’ve come to expect from that particular part of the country. But on the other hand, they may certainly fit in with the standard of music that England’s fountain of “all things pop” has kindly given us over the years. Sidestepping the city’s usual brand of brash guitar rock, The Travelling Band end up in a place much more rewarding in terms of its musical progression. ‘Screaming is Something’ is an album of such awe-inspiring diversity and ability, that it at first seems difficult to imagine them amongst the ranks of other English indie bands at all.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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From Australia's Blue Mountains, the four-piece Cloud Control hug with open-arms the alternative-folk tradition. Their music, inspired by Neil Young and the like, falls somewhere between Fleetwood Mac, The Shins and Fleet Foxes.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Having released their critically acclaimed fifth studio album 'Dancing Backward in High Heels' earlier this year, New York Dolls have announced four UK shows for October, including London Alexandra Palace show on October 29th.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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90s post-grungers Switchfoot have announced five live UK shows for November.
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Features
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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One way ticket to Hell… and back? It certainly seemed that way five years ago, when glam rock revivalists The Darkness decided to call it a day after a mere three years in the limelight. In 2006, just a year after the release of their second album, the Suffolk-based quintet chose not to continue without their frontman Justin Hawkins, who had recently left the band amid well-publicised stories of problems relating to drink and drugs. Following a Number One album, four Top 10 singles, numerous sell-out tours and a handful of festival headline slots, all within just a few short years, it suddenly appeared that things were not all as they had seemed. The rock and roll dream was over for The Darkness, almost as abruptly as it had begun. The future of the band was discussed briefly, but it soon became obvious that The Darkness were little without their flamboyant, cat-suited, glass-cracking singer.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield is to re-release his fourth album ‘Incantations’ on 25th July in a special new Deluxe Edition. The album was originally released in 1978 and was Oldfield’s first and only double album. Mike Oldfield has released well over 20 albums during his 40-year career – the most recent being his 2008 album ‘Music of the Spheres’. However, he is probably best-known for his debut, the prog-rock classic ‘Tubular Bells’, which was released in 1973.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Pioneering hero of electronic music, Gary Numan, is set to perform for The Playground at a one off event at XOYO in the run up to the release of his new album and ‘Dead Son Rising’ tour.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Following a somewhat riotous set at last weekend’s Download Festival, LA post-hardcore band letlive. have announced details of a new UK headlining tour in August to follow their forthcoming appearances at the Reading and Leeds festivals – see below for dates and tickets. The quintet will also be supporting Enter Shikari on tour in October.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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A former member of pop legends Savage Garden, Darren is also a successful solo artist and has collectively amassed an incredible 26 million record sales so far! He’s been away for a while but is about to return to the mainstream in a big way this year with his forthcoming single 'Talk Talk Talk' on June 24th - with a brand new album, and tour dates, to follow later in the year. Details to follow!
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Moby announces the release of his new single 'Lie Down In Darkness', out August 15th. Taken from his most recent studio album 'Destroyed' (and self-released on Moby’s very own label Little Idiot), 'Lie Down In Darkness' is an achingly soulful track of sublime melancholy and symphonic grandeur.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Eden Sessions are to curate an evening of music at tomorrow’s free Station Sessions festival at St Pancras International in London. As previously reported by Stereoboard, Guillemots are to launch the festival - the first of its kind - tonight with a performance at the iconic railway station. Tomorrow’s event will feature the band Crowns from Cornwall and Liverpool’s Thomas J Speight, both of whom will be appearing at the Eden Sessions near St Austell in June and July alongside headliners Brandon Flowers and Flaming Lips.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Justin Timberlake has confessed that he smokes marijuana to help him relax. The ex-Disney star claims that smoking helps him to shut down mentally after a stressful period of work, going on to claim that “some people are just better high”.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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It would be easy to imagine that Mona frontman Nick Brown has no difficulties with the ladies. However, the singer of the up-and-coming Nashville four-piece appealed to a British newspaper today in his quest to find a partner.
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