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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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The Answering Machine have announced that they will no longer be making music together. After six years performing in venues all over the world with independent label Heist or Hit, the Mancunian four-piece have decided to call it a day
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Saturday, 14 May 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Northern Ireland-based electronic act The Japanese Popstars have revealed details of their new single ‘Joshua’ featuring Tom Smith, which is due to be released on 13th June. The Editors frontman can be heard providing vocals on the new track, which you can listen to below. The Japanese Popstars have coincided the single’s release with a new Facebook app ‘Joshua the Baboon’, in which fans can feed their Facebook friends to the baboon to create their own personal music video and even contribute to the single’s music video. Go to The Japanese Popstars’ Facebook page to find out more.
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Tour News
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Saturday, 14 May 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Cornwall-based rock trio Tall Ships have announced details of their new single ‘Hit the Floor’, which is due for release on 6th June. The band will also be supporting London rockers Three Trapped Tigers on tour this month. Throughout July and August, they will be performing their own headlining dates, as well as a number of festival shows including Bestival and 2000 Trees.
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Saturday, 14 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Pop icon Britney Spears confirms that the summer-friendly, up-tempo 'I Wanna Go' is the official third single from her platinum-certified 'Femme Fatale'. 'I Wanna Go' is produced by Shellback, Savan Kotecha and long-time collaborator Max Martin. Innovative director Chris Marrs Piliero has been tapped to direct the video.
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Music Reviews
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Saturday, 14 May 2011 |
Written by Jonny Rimmer
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If you ignore the needless genre-hopping on 'Bitten By Wolves' (ska, electronica and jangle-pop are all touched upon), there’s a lot to be respected about Welsh trio the Keys. Their pop sensibility and obsession with 60s psychedelia is clearly a positive trait in a world of autotune and overproduction.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Singer-songwriter Jagga has teamed up with West London dubstep trio TMS for new single ‘I Need You’, which is due out on 13th June. Watch the video below. TMS have recently been working with the likes of Professor Green and Tinchy Stryder on forthcoming releases.
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Tour News
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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American electronic rockers Innerpartysystem have confirmed details of their new single ‘Not Getting Any Better’, which is due for release on 4th July. The track is taken from their recent EP ‘Never Be Content’, which came out earlier this year. Following their previous additions to the Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds and Hertfordshire, the band can now confirm that they will also be performing at Sonisphere and Wakestock.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Organisers of Norway’s Øya Festival have revealed the latest additions to the line-up. Following previously-announced headliners Kanye West and Pulp, the festival organisers can now confirm that Noah and the Whale, Aphex Twin and former Tribe Called QUEST rapper Q-Tip are among the latest additions. Others include Hercules and Love Affair and Manchester group Wu Lyf. See below for full list.
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New Videos
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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After the success of his #1 last album ‘Ready for the Weekend’, Calvin Harris is back with a stonker of a new single ‘Bounce’ feat. Kelis released on 13th June through Columbia Records.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has discussed the band’s hiatus and the difficulties that came when they last toured together. Speaking to Straight.com, the drummer claimed that things were great with the group at present because the members are now relaxed together and “don’t take things too seriously”.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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M.I.A has been accused of glamorising terrorism by her producer and former boyfriend Diplo, who claims that the Sri Lankan musician “knows nothing” about the political topics which she comments on in her songs.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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In a specially designed online broadcast, The Making Of Last Night On Earth will be premiered exclusively on www.lastnightonearthcinema.com at 5pm on May 17th and will be followed by a live web chat about the film with Charlie Fink. Subsequent screenings will be scheduled at set times on the site.
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Tour News
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Shed seven have announced a new date at Shepherds Bush Empire following last week's announcement that they are to embark on a UK tour this December. Following the huge success of their last two sell-out tours, the band will return to the road to play a selection of their hit singles whilst also celebrating the 15th anniversary of their platinum selling album 'A Maximum High' by revisiting several of the tracks from that album.
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Competitions
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Treetop Flyers are set to play a headline set at Borderline on May 23rd and Stereoboard are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets for the show along with a signed copy of new single 'Thing Will Change' on 10” vinyl. See below for details on how to enter the competition.
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New Videos
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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'The Psychedelic Sounds Of' is the latest from Brighton quintet The Slytones. The E.P is the follow up to their (2009) self-titled début and is available now!
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Ellie Goulding has claimed that she feels no pressure to find success in her recent campaign to crack the American market. Speaking to US Weekly, the ‘Starry Eyed’ singer stated that she is very pleased with the way that her career is going, but would not be heartbroken if stateside listeners did not take a shine to her.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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One of Australia’s hottest up-and-coming rock bands, Dangerous!, have announced details of their debut album ‘Teenage Rampage’.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Katy Perry has broken chart records this week by making it to an entire year in the American singles chart top ten. Since releasing ‘California Gurls’ last May, The US singer has become the first artist ever to have their music in the top ten for twelve months. All four of Perry’s releases from her 2010 LP ‘Teenage Dream’ (‘California Gurls’, ‘Teenage Dream’, ‘Firework’ and ‘E.T’) have reached the Number One spot in the US chart.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Stevie Nicks has claimed that Fleetwood Mac will be reuniting for a live tour in 2012, with the possibility of a new album also being recorded. The band reformed in 2008 for their ‘Unleashed’ world tour, but fans were keen to speculate when the group would reconvene once again.
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Now then, nothing in music truly ever dies – genres and styles take their twists & turns on the musical merry-go-round, evolve into something new and have a massive resurgence. Britpop has already been through the evolution part of the mill, with the number of bands born out of the ashes of Britpop. Now it’s time for the resurgence, which has been bubbling underneath the floorboards since the turn of the year.
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