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Tour News
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The X Factor Live tour is to return to UK arenas next year with 8 shows already announced for February and March 2012.
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Live Reviews
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by V O'Hagan
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“I was trying to shift a load of Moby tickets last night. They wouldn’t budge.” The ticket-tout sucks furiously on his half-spent Lambert and holds up a fistful of Kills tickets. “But these are a different story…they’re ripping me bleeding hands off for ‘em!”
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Music News
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Lupe Fiasco has branded US president Barack Obama “a terrorist” during an interview with an American news channel. Speaking with CBS News, the Chicago-born rapper criticised Obama, claiming that the country’s stance towards terrorism is in fact “the root cause of terrorism” itself.
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Music News
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Florence & The Machine producer Paul Epworth has announced that the band should have their much-anticipated second studio album finished by “late July”. In an interview with BBC 6 Music the producer, who boasts Bloc Party’s ‘Silent Alarm’ and Adele’s ‘21’ among his production credits, claimed that the album will be “a little less indie and a little bit more soulful”.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Lebanese officials have chosen to reverse their decision to ban Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ from release in the country. Lebanese authorities originally made the decision to impound thousands of copies of the album due to the fact that the material on the LP was considered “offensive to Christianity”.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Example has discussed his recent rise to the top of the billing at a number of festivals, claiming that his live act is “unbeatable”. The British rapper, who is set to release his third studio LP ‘Playing In The Shadows’ later this summer, also described his experiences supporting Faithless on tour, claiming that he would love to emulate the dance icons.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Justin Timberlake has claimed that he is more likely to plan another World tour than record a new album in the near future. Speaking to Vanity Fair, the singer and ‘Bad Teacher’ actor stated that his return to music would be more likely to occur as a live musician than as a recording artist.
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Tour News
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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If, in the Autumn of 1982, you were a pair of budding young songwriters and performers about to unleash a series of wounding pop songs about sexual attraction and solitude upon an unsuspecting Britain and were surrounded by bands with names like Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds and Slaughter and the Dogs, is it a surprise that your retort would be a name such as The Smiths?
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Live Reviews
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by V O'Hagan
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Stagecoach, currently touring the UK to launch their new AA side single ‘Jonah Lomu’/Tony Hawk’, played an incredible gig at the Camden Barfly last Thursday June 2nd.
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Live Reviews
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Matthew Williamson
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Slam Dunk South was back this year, consuming the last bank holiday of May. This year celebrates 10 years of Slam Dunk, after starting as a club night in Leeds (where Slam Dunk North is held). It’s constantly expanding with smaller versions of the festival being brought to Bournemouth, Glasgow and Birmingham. After South’s inaugural year last year the layout problems have been ironed out and everything seems to run infinitely smoother. Not to say that there aren’t problems, Mayday Parade being the notable casualty as their set starts 15 minutes late due to problems with the guitarist’s never ending pedal board.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Indie-rock luminaries Superchunk have announced a UK show for December.
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New Videos
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Florida rockers, There For Tomorrow, are gearing up for a summer on the entire Vans Warped Tour 2011 stateside, and for the release of their new album, 'The Verge', on June 27th through Hopeless Records.
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Music News
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Shania Twain has announced that she will embark on a two-year performance residency in Las Vegas. Starting from December 1st 2012, the country icon will begin her residency at The Colosseum in the city’s famous Caesar's Palace hotel and casino.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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This spring, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music gave everyone around the world the opportunity to be a part of Michael Jackson’s video legacy with The Behind the Mask Project.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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R&B star Beyoncé has discussed the online leak of her upcoming album ‘4’, claiming that although the leak is “not what [she] wanted” she is still pleased to see fans responding positively to the new material.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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The director of Rihanna’s latest music video ‘Man Down’ has defended his work against critics who claim that the promo depicts unacceptable material for general viewing. Director Anthony Mandler, who has previously worked on videos including Usher’s ‘OMG’, Jay-Z’s ‘Run This Town’ and Rihanna’s ‘California King Bed’, claims that he created the video with the intention of casting “a light on the very dark subject matter”.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Miranda Lambert all managed to collect prizes at last night’s CMT Music Awards.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Last night, Wednesday 8th June, Bryan Adams opened Hampton Court Palace Festival to a packed audience for his only UK performance. With an acoustic guitar and accompanied by a grand piano, he performed songs from his critically acclaimed album Bare Bones, and treated the audience to old favourites in the historic setting of Base Court.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Paramore singer Hayley Williams has announced that the band will be releasing their next album in early 2012. The band are currently working on their fourth studio album, the first since brothers Josh and Zac Farro departed late last year, and have claimed that it will be ready for release by the start of 2012.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Charlie Simpson will release his debut solo album ‘Young Pilgrim’, on August 15th.
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