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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record shops is due to take place tomorrow, April 16th this year and Scottish indie rockers The View have been selected to create an official anthem for the day, a re-recording of 80s powerpop classic ‘I Need That Record’ by The Tweeds.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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PledgeMusic, the groundbreaking direct to fan platform, which launched in November 2009, has partnered with US band Fun Lovin’ Criminals, to release a comprehensive live album box set entitled 'Fun, Live, And Criminal'.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Monday May 23rd sees the release of ‘Nobody’s Perfect’, the new single from Jessie J. With her debut album ‘Who You Are’ and #1 single ‘Price Tag’ still soaring at the top of the UK charts, Jessie J has cemented herself as the UK’s hottest new chart-topping diva.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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In the summer of this year, a collection of the Hottest names in British rock and indie music today, will join forces with one of the most electric party destinations in the Meditteranean to create NAPA LIVE 2011 – one of the fastest growing emerging events on the musical calendar and one of the summer’s standout highlights for a certain demographic.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Glasvegas singer James Allan has heaped praise on current UK Number One Adele for redeeming the reputation of London performing arts college, the BRIT School. The frontman showed his appreciation for the ‘21’ star, claiming that she has an “amazing soul”.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Justin Bieber has become involved in two separate rows during his short trip to Israel this week, hitting out at the notoriously intrusive Israeli paparazzi and giving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the cold shoulder.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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‘X Factor’ winner Joe McElderry has been dropped by Simon Cowell’s record label after just over a year with the company, according to reports. The Daily Mail has stated that McElderry is being dropped after his latest single, ‘Someone Wake Me Up’ sold only 7,000 copies.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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After a two year break, the San Francisco guitar-drum duo Two Gallants will begin touring again this summer across the North America and Europe.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Fans of The Libertines have started a backlash against ‘X Factor’ contestant Katie Waissel this week, accusing the singer of copying the band’s cult classic 2004 track, ‘What Katie Did’.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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US folk band Vetiver have confirmed details of their forthcoming fifth album ‘The Errant Charm’, which is due for release on 13th June. ‘Can’t Tell You’ is the first track to be taken from the record and can be heard here. Vetiver have also revealed a number of UK tour dates in June and July to coincide with the album’s release. See below for dates and venues.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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After selling out over 10 shows during his regular residency at London’s Koko, Mr Scruff will be back on Saturday 21st May.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Chase & Status return with the release of their new single ‘Time’ featuring rising star Delilah on the 2nd May, out through Mercury Records. Check out the video for 'Time' below.
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Features
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Three years ago, Glastonbury Festival’s organisers announced New York rapper Jay-Z as one of the three Pyramid Stage headliners for their 2008 event. Despite Glastonbury’s long reputation for having one of the most musically diverse line-ups on the UK festival circuit, which has often seen them include hip-hop artists on the bill, the announcement proved somewhat controversial and a large number of people – most famously Noel Gallagher – slated the decision.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Public Enemy, the legendary and most controversial hip-hop outfit, have announced a trio of UK shows for the autumn. The special shows will see the group perform their 1990 album, ‘Fear Of A Black Planet’, in full.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Ben Bland
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“He wrapped them up in white skin, and said it was for their benefit”
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Patrick Gormley
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Christopher Tignor, one imagines, is quite the clever fellow. Not only does he design his own signature music software (which is free on the groups website), play a series of spellbinding shows with The American Dollar and Caspian but now his Slow Six ensemble have put together the enchanting classical/ rock hybrid 'Tomorrow Becomes You'.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Dark, enigmatic, beautiful and unique - Australian native Belle Phoenix is a singer, songwriter and aspiring poet and she arrives kicking and screaming onto the UK music scene like a desperately needed shot in the arm - an anti-dote to the current epidemic of bland & sterile female pop stars infecting our airwaves, TV screens, magazines and daily lives with safe, middle of the road personality free drivel.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Arctic Monkeys have unveiled the official video for their new single 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair'. The track is the first single to be released from their upcoming fourth studio LP, ‘Suck It And See’.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has announced a series of UK summer shows for June.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Dominican singer, songwriter Juan Luis Guerra has announced a London show at Hammersmith's HMV Apollo for Wednesday 22nd June 2011.
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