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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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MEN have confirmed a host of summer shows in support of their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Talk About Body’ which was released on IAMSOUND earlier this year.
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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To celebrate the release of their second album ‘Pala’, St Albans trio Friendly Fires are delighted to announce three intimate UK shows.
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Swedish new-wave band The Sounds have been away writing and recording their new album 'Something to Die For' (out June 6th). To coincide with this album release, they have announced a live show at Club NME, KOKO (London) on Friday May 13th. The last time The Sounds played on British turf was 2 years ago, when they played to a sold out Islington Academy.
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Tinie Tempah has confessed that he recently spent some ‘quality time’ with a lady friend while listening to his own music. The chart-topping rapper confessed to The Sun recently that the incident was unintentional, putting it down to his iPod’s shuffle feature and a bad sense of timing.
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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U2 are currently working on a “futuristic” sounding follow-up to their 2009 effort ‘No Line On The Horizon’. According to RedOne, the producer of the as-of-yet untitled LP, the album will see U2 moving in a new direction and "going Sci-fi".
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Noel Gallagher has rejected a substantial offer to replace Simon Cowell on the Judge’s panel in the next UK series of hit singing competition ‘The X Factor’. According to reports, the ex-Oasis singer was approached by Cowell with a ‘blank cheque’ offer, and was asked to ‘name his price’ to appear on the show.
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Lady Gaga has unveiled behind-the-scenes video footage of herself preparing for a performance and confronting a homophobic religious protester. The video, which is part of the singer’s ‘Gagavision’ series sees Gaga (real name Stefani Germanotta) confront a protester after being handed a derisive “Get Out Of Hell Free” card.
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Friday, 08 April 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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The Recording Academy, the body responsible for the annual Grammy Awards ceremony, has announced that they have made a number of major changes to the formatting of the Awards. The Academy have announced that they will be reducing the number of categories and also attempting to make gender less of a factor in future ceremonies.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Hercules and Love Affair, Atari Teenage Riot and Patrick Wolf have all been announced as the latest additions to the line-up of this year’s Springfestival in Graz, Austria. They will join the previously-confirmed acts including The Jungle Brothers, Crystal Fighters, Caribou and London Elektricity. Springfestival is an urban music event that mixes electronic music, workshops, showcases and culture. This year’s festival takes place 1st – 5th June.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Six-time Grammy ® Award-wining rockers Foo Fighters have joined CBS Interactive Music Group’s ‘Live on Letterman’ webcast mini-series.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Psychedelic indie rockers The Bees have been confirmed for this year’s Eden Sessions in Cornwall. The Isle of Wight-based group, who released their fourth album ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ in 2010, will join previously-announced headliner Fleet Foxes and Irish folk band Villagers for their date on 1st July.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Urban artist Talay Riley returns following his 1Xtra favourite Sergeant Smash with new track ’Good as Gold’, featuring grime legend Scorcher, on 30th May.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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London based Surf Trash band Crows have annouced that their debut double A-side single ‘King’/‘Korea’ will be released digitally on May 9th via Howl Club Records.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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It has been a long time coming, but Saves the Day are back.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Veteran pop trio The Hit Parade are set to release their eleventh single since their 1984 debut.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Folk rockers Jerzey Street Band have arrived fresh on the scene with their debut album set to be released on the 15th of May.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The Main Square Festival in Arras, France on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, is located at the intersection of the influence of three major European capitals: London, Brussels and Paris. We are pleased to announce its line up for the 2011 edition. Once again, the magnificent Citadel of Arras, a UNESCO classified monument, should be this year the scene of the best live performances of the summer!
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Jazz superstar Jamie Cullum has been raising money in aid of the Japanese earthquake victims this week by auctioning off trainers he wore in his album cover shoots online.
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The Answer, the award-winning Irish rockers whose emotive music and fearsome live reputation have won them a dedicated international following, will release their first DVD/CD package on May 23rd 2011, with whom the band have now signed a worldwide deal.
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Music Reviews
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Written by Dave Ball
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Despite the lukewarm response to ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’ in 2007 Foo Fighters have spent the ensuing years establishing themselves as a Worldwide stadium rock band and ‘Wasting Light’, which will be released on April 11th, has had a bigger sense of anticipation than anything they’ve done previously.
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