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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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As previously announced, the glorious Bizarre Summer Ball – The Greatest Show On Earth – is coming back to London on Saturday 21st May 2011 for another night of prodigious performance, delirious dancing, luscious live music and perverse partying!
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Beth Jeans Houghton has unveiled the video for 'Dodecahedron', her current free download and the first track from her forthcoming as-yet-untitled debut album due in summer 2011.
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Music Reviews
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Ball
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Any song that features the iconic James Alexander Gordon, not just via lyrical mention, but also by featuring a soundbytes of him reading out scores from the nPower League Two during the closing seconds deserves nothing but an excellent review. The man is a king.
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Tour News
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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One of British music's greatest singer-songwriters and most loved artists, George Michael makes his eagerly awaited return to the stage with the announcement of his Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour later this year. With tickets for the tour going on sale this morning at 10am, phenomenal demand to see the star live has seen George Michael add four new dates to his touring schedule with new shows announced for Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester. See a full list of tour dates below.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Ball
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If there ever was a band that sounds exactly like todays indie music scene, then Flashguns are exactly it. 'Passions of a Different Kind' brings to the table a slightly moody, if upbeat twinkle of emotive jangly guitar pop rock. Even the vocals by frontman Sam Felix Johnston have a particular wail about them that doesn’t really set them apart from their peers. So, while this song is about as original and fresh as anything U2 have released in the last ten years, that doesn’t mean to say it’s bad. After all, Radiohead sounded like Pixies when they started out, and Muse sounded like Radiohead. Look what’s happened to the pair of them now.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Two Door Cinema Club have claimed that they are toying with a bigger sound for the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut album. The Northern Irish band played a set at Radio 1’s Big Weekend on Sunday (May 15th), earning massive cheers as they brought out recognisable tracks in their eight-song set.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Friendly Fires have discussed their latest album ‘Pala’, claiming that the record is a "progression, not a departure" from their critically-acclaimed self titled debut.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Ball
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The very first thing I thought when playing the title track of this EP was that I was going to get a boring country tinged piece of American bore. Not that country music is bad in any way, but any country music that isn’t excellent is awful. There seems to be no in-between. Anyway, I’ve digressed. So, when the lo-fi harmonious female vocals popped in for a tea party, flitting between the childish and playful, I was honestly surprised by what I was hearing. It’s certainly not country.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Already championed by the likes of Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson due to their gloriously unpredictable live show, Hoodlums issue a statement of intent with the June 13th release of their debut single ‘Landmarks’ via Blow The Whistle Recordings.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Today Asking Alexandria and The Spartans (live) will be appearing on Red Bull Bedroom Jam at 5pm!
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Features
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Rob Burns
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Pop music television shows come and go. In my time The Tube, The Roxy (remember that one ?), The Word and even the weekly Top of the Pops show have become distant memories. However one show still remains with us, and that show is the Eurovision Song Contest. Terry Wogan’s years of amusing commentary about the show have turned the contest into a bit of a joke for many Brits. Britain hasn’t done too well in the Contest in recent years so there was a lot of interest in British entry Blue’s performance this year. I thought I’d take a look at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Final and cast my critical eye on the acts.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Foreigner who wowed crowds at the High Voltage Festival last year with classic songs including 'I Want to Know What Love Is' and 'Waiting for a Girl Like You' as well As new material from their 'Can't Slow Down' CD bring their excellent live show back to the UK joining Journey and Styx for an Arena tour next month.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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One of British music's greatest singer-songwriters and most loved artists, George Michael makes his eagerly awaited return to the stage with Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour with his first European dates since the widely acclaimed 25Live tour concluded in 2008.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Ben Bland
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One of metal’s most remarkably consistent acts over the years, Swedish titans Katatonia have become the latest act to jump on the ‘it’s an anniversary – let’s tour an album in full’ bandwagon. Whilst I’m certainly partial to bands I like playing albums I really like in their entirety, I must confess that the novelty factor awarded to such events is becoming somewhat lessened by the amount of bands taking to doing so. At least Katatonia have done something a little different, having elected to play the album they want to play rather than the one that is best known.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Let’s be honest, this really is the moment that we have all been waiting for. As we edge ever closer to this year’s monumental Tomorrowland festival, today marks the moment that ID&T announce their all-important, eagerly awaited, Friday headline act.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Celebrated rock band ‘TOTO’ will perform a rare concert at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday 26th June, 2011. This will be TOTO’s only UK concert this year.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Kaiser Chiefs and James have been added to Hyde Park's Hard Rock Calling 2011 bill, joing the Killers on Friday 24th June.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Professor Green has stated that he would love to work with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. Speaking to NME before his performance at Radio 1’s Big Weekend this weekend, the rapper showed his support for Turner, claiming that he’d love to “hook up” musically.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Adele has admitted that it was never her ambition to become a professional recording artist. The London-born singer is currently enjoying unprecedented success with her sophomore album ‘21’, however she has recently revealed that she only ever took up music in order to pass her GCSE’s.
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by Brad Norris
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Superstar George Michael, who has previously made the headlines for his bad behaviour, announced a new tour last week. Tickets for his UK Symphonica Orchestral tour shows went on sale at 10am this morning and fans have flooded websites in the rush to secure a ticket to see the singer live.
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