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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Oxford five-piece Foals will take their new second album ‘Total Life Forever’ on the road for a twelve-date tour of the UK in October and November later this year.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Gobby, British rock icon Liam Gallagher has ruled out any appearance in the forthcoming Beatles biopic.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The legendary guitar icon Jimi Hendrix will be the subject of a special exhibition in London later this year.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Hotly-tipped Australian band Blackchords have confirmed details of UK tour dates to support their self-titled debut album.
The critically acclaimed quartet, big down under and destined for greatness, have already performed slots at Brighton's Great Escape Festival last weekend and will play Liverpool Sound City festival this week with a host of other UK shows planned over the next few weeks.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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After two acclaimed sell out tours in 2009, Only Men Aloud are back with a very special Christmas themed tour for December 2010.
The show will be a selection of festive Christmas repertoire, plus a mixture of songs from both of their albums and a few firm favourites.
Classical Brit Winners, Only Men Aloud was formed in 2000 by Tim Rhys-Evans. Tim's primary aim was to encourage younger men to get involved with one of Wales' oldest and best loved traditions, male voice singing. The group are unafraid to tackle music not normally associated with male voice choirs, their repertoire ranges from the 17th Century to the present day, and has included several world premieres in this time.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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American rock music legend Ronnie James Dio has sadly passed away, losing his battle with stomach cancer.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Fifteen years since the release of their first record, which they sold themselves at their own gigs, Feeder have announced plans for a brand new UK tour this October.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has announced details of a huge UK tour for this autumn.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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One of rock music’s most famous names Thin Lizzy have exploded back on the scene with the announcement of a UK tour set to hit the road in January 2011.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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Oregon electronic maestros Baby Monster are back in the UK!
Touring throughout May and into June, Baby Monster will play a total of 14 dates.
This will include two huge shows with Miike Snow and Metric at The Forum and Koko respectively, Stag & Dagger festival, as well as 4 dates supporting Klaxons!
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Classic British rock band The Stranglers have been confirmed as the musical headliners at Triumph LIVE, a day-long festival for Triumph customers and motorcycle enthusiasts taking place on September 18th at Mallory Park in Leicestershire.
Best known for the songs 'Golden Brown', 'Always the Sun' and 'No More Heroes', The Stranglers remain an enduring act on the live music scene, regularly appearing at the country's biggest music festivals and having recently performed a sell out UK tour themselves. Last month the band released their new album 'Decades Apart' featuring tracks from their inception in 1974 through to the present day.
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Music Reviews
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
Written by Ross Gilchrist & Louise Henderson
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Ever since 'Sweet Disposition' has been on every advert and every montage of relationship turmoil to grace our televisions, The Temper Trap have become the music supervisor's band of choice. Seemingly, there are also 2000 music fans that would be inclined to agree. Australia's chosen boys are on the verge of profound success providing they can keep their patented epic soundscapes rolling out of the studio and into this summer's festival scene.
The venue change from the O2 ABC to the O2 Academy is both a blessing and a curse for this -unofficially- 10 legged pathos machine. Blessed in that more 20 somethings will be able to experience this act live and cursed that the ABC has one the worst acoustic problems of any Glaswegian venue.
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Sunday, 16 May 2010 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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It’s been a pretty good twelve months for Florence Welch - aka solo artist Florence and the Machine. Her music has received a warm reception from the Great British public and she has managed to become a household name, thanks to the handful of hit singles taken from her debut album ‘Lungs’.
The album was released last July and went straight to Number Two in the UK Album Chart, following rave reviews for her live performances. The album’s success peaked at the beginning of 2010 when, after six months in the chart, it finally made it to Number One before being awarded Best British Album at the Brits. Now, following months of touring, Florence is giving ‘Lungs’ another quick airing around the UK before work continues on her next album.
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Live Reviews
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
Written by Daniel Clark
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Marina and the Diamonds took to the stage at TOFS in Bournemouth on Thursday night as part of her mammoth UK tour.
Although a relative unknown a year ago, Marina Diamandis, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, has shot to fame on the back of a Critics Choice nomination at this years Brits and the top 5 success of her debut album 'The Family Jewels'.
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Features
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
Written by Daniel Lynch
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Where would we be without fantastic stage shows, pyrotechnics, massive moving figures, flying drum kits, and thousands of people crammed into venues, or up to the eyeballs in mud? Such is the diversity of live performances among modern bands that the show is as important as the music itself. You could be witnessing the spectacular lighting show of a Muse gig one night, the giant walking Eddie at an Iron Maiden gig the next, or be treated to the masters of stage presence such as Eddie Vedder or Steven Tyler on another day.
However, none of these bands woke up one morning with the money and expertise to build such amazing shows. They all cut their teeth in local bars and clubs learning their trade as musicians and performers. They are what many unsigned bands aspire to be.
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Competitions
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Hotly-tipped New York based three-piece fun. are set to release their debut album 'Aim & Ignite' on June 7th. The album will be preceded by the single 'All the Pretty Girls' on May 31st.
To celebrate the release of 'Aim & Ignite' fun. will be kicking off a UK tour in Liverpool next Friday, which includes a London show at O2 Academy2 in Islington on Wednesday 26th May - speaking of which Stereoboard.com has two pairs of tickets to giveaway to our lucky readers! To enter the competition just leave your details below.
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
Written by Nia Evans
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Groove Armada, arguably one of the UK's most talented electro pop acts has today released tickets for their new UK tour that takes place in October. The eight date tour will kick off at Leeds on October 7th and wraps up in the capital city on October 16th.
The UK tour will follow a packed summer festival schedule where the British act will be taking their unique sound to countries across the globe and will undoubtedly leave their mark. Groove Armada travels will take them to the likes of the One Love Festival in Turkey across the border to the Melt Festival in Germany as well as at the Lake of Stars festival which takes place on the stunning shores of Lake Malawi.
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Due to phenomenal demand Echo and the Bunnymen have added a second Liverpool Olympia date to their upcoming Winter UK Tour, on December 12th. Tickets are onsale now.
Following on from the hugely successful and highly acclaimed 'Ocean Rain' shows in 2008, at London's Royal Albert Hall, New York's Radio City Music Hall & Liverpool's waterfront Echo Arena, Echo & The Bunnymen have announced U.K. dates for December 2010.
The English post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978, fronted by Ian McCulloch, will be playing their first two seminal albums "Crocodiles" and "Heaven Up Here" back to back from start to finish.
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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American Supergroup The Dead Weather have announced a UK shows taking place next month. Tickets are onsale now!
Consisting of White Stripes' Jack White and The Kill's Alison Mosshart along with Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes), The Dead Weather will perform at London's Roundhouse on June 28th 2010 and Glasgow O2 ABC a day earlier.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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DEVO are set to release their first new studio album in 20 years. The new album, entitled 'Something For Everybody', is the follow-up to 1990's 'Smooth Noodle Maps'.
The UK release date for the new album is Monday June 14th, followed by it's North American release a day later on Tuesday June 15th.
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