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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
Written by Adam Simpson
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Paul Weller, the Modfather, the ex front man of The Jam and The Style Council and an accomplished solo artist, who has been producing brilliant, inspired music for over 3 decades, since The Jam were formed in 1976, releases his new album, Wake Up The Nation.
This is his 10th solo record, in his 50’s now, Paul still introduces us to another side of himself, he experiments with his music, takes us back to familiar styles used when with The Jam and The Style Council and shows us that he’s still got it.
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 |
Written by Adam Simpson
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The 5 University drop outs from Oxford, release there much awaited 2nd album, Total Life Forever, to their expecting audience.
After a much praised debut album, there were high expectations for this record from the art house punks and it duly delivers with its blend of soulful, upbeat bass, electro drum beats, abstract lyrics, uncategorised guitar and electro keyboards.
This is a much more mature album, showing how there they have come since they formed in 2006, there style is different from any guitar band of the moment, they are fresh, experimental and manage to include influences from artists of the past without sounding anything other than unique.
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Due to phenomenal public demand, chart topper Plan B has announced an additional set of tour dates for his upcoming UK tour this October.
His show stopping soul album 'Defamation Of Strickland Banks' has hit the number 1 twice since it's release and has sold in excess of 250,000 in 4 weeks.
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Manchester's I Am Kloot have announced their return with a small UK tour next month, to promote their upcoming album, including a show at the Bush Hall in London.
The band will release their fifth studio album 'Sky at Night' on July 5th, and will delight fans with three exclusive intimate shows in Leeds, London and Manchester.
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Multi-million selling Norwegian trio A-Ha have announced that they will mark the 25th Anniversary of their groundbreaking and breakthrough, debut album 'Hunting High And Low' when they perform the album in full for the very first time at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 8 October 2010.
This newly announced Royal Albert Hall Show precedes A-ha's 'Ending On A High Note' final farewell tour, announced in February this year and coming to the UK in November.
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Living legend Joe Satriani, one of rock music's most renowned electric guitarists, will undertake a six date UK tour this Autumn.
Starting on Sunday 17th October at the Manchester Apollo, Satriani will play shows in Bristol, London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Birmingham. His special guest on tour is blues guitarist Simon McBride.
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
Written by Ross Gilchrist & Louise Henderson
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You could be forgiven for thinking it was the set of a remake of 'Evil Dead' set on the streets of Vegas and directed by Michael Bay. With more makeup than a Californian teen beauty pageant and more fireworks than a Chinese New Year, there's no doubt which band is owning this town tonight. New Yorkers Kiss have been around for almost 4 decades and with one of the most heralded back catalogues in the history of "All American Rock 'n' Roll", this show is destined to be a melt-your-face-off display of 'total awesomeness' (dude).
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist turned solo star Slash has announced four initial UK and Ireland shows. More dates are expected to be added to the tour list shortly!
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Cartoon band Gorillaz have announced their biggest challenge yet. It’s going to be a case of monkey see, monkey do, monkey tour with a full-on UK and Ireland arena jaunt!
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Scissor Sister have marked their UK comeback with the announcement of a series of UK tour dates in support of their new album.
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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When Silver Columns' white label singles "Brow Beaten" and "Yes, and Dance" mysteriously emerged, glinting and fully-formed, seemingly from nowhere last year, tongues were set wagging.
There hadn't been anything quite like them before - "Brow Beaten" was a skittering, helter-skelter electro pop jolt to the heart, sounding not unlike the spirit of Erasure trapped in an arcade pinball machine, while "Yes, and Dance" - cheekily, their own remix of a yet to be released track - was lush, slowed down, hallucinatory - the drowsy, lysergic morning after the messy night before. It was a brilliantly askew one-two pop punch unlike any other, and as fitting an introduction as any to Silver Columns.
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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80's electronica pioneers Heaven 17 have announced the 'Penthouse And Pavement' 30th Anniversary UK Tour taking place this November.
The critically acclaimed British electronic band will perform their seminal 1981 album 'Penthouse And Pavement' live in its entirety at club venues across the UK.
The band, featuring original founding members Glenn Gregory (lead vocals) and Martyn Ware (synthesizers, vocals), start their UK tour at the Edinburgh HMV Picture House on Monday 22nd November. The special concerts follow the ultimate super-luxury edition of 'Penthouse And Pavement', released by EMI in the autumn.
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Sunday, 09 May 2010 |
Written by Jacob Mier
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Yesterday evening was a night to never be forgotten, for all those present to participate in the sweaty, chaotic and seminal Foals gig at Trent University Student Union, Nottingham.
Free Gatecrasher entry wristbands were handed out to ticket holders as they queued to step down into the uncharted depths of the small, intimate venue, but there was no party taking place anywhere in Britain on May 7th that could touch the one I and a few hundred others were about to let themselves in for.
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The Strokes frontman turned solo star Julian Casablancas has announced that the band’s new album is scheduled for a release sometime in January.
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Brooklyn three-piece School Of Seven Bells have announced three summer shows set to take place in July later this year.
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Is there anything in the world more worth seeing than a 6-foot blood-spitting, platform-booted, winged demon. A bare-chested, scream machine Starchild. A guitar-shredding Spaceman and a levitating drumming Catman?
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Friday, 07 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Marina and the Diamonds, AKA Greek/Welsh 24 year old Marina Diamandis, has announced details of her biggest tour to date - taking place in October/November 2010.
Marina and the Diamonds will be playing a 16-date stint across the UK, including a date at London's Roundhouse this Autumn - kicking off in Norwich on October 20th.
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne has announced two intimate shows at Folkstone’s Leas Cliff Hall and Oxford’s O2 Academy this summer.
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
Written by Ross Gilchrist & Louise Henderson
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I do not hold shares in Fred Perry, Ben Sherman, Adidas or Abercrombie and Fitch. However, something is giving me the distinct impression that I ought to. The homogenous sea of recurring brands swamps the bar on this fairly nice Tuesday night. There are teenagers, fathers and mothers, mid-twenties perennial party goers and middle-aged dancing barflies. The full gamut of ages. Given that this range gets considerably and unsurprisingly smaller the closer to the stage one gets, it's really no surprise that the safest mix tape in the world plays at a considerable volume. Children sing to the strains of 'Livin' On a Prayer', 'American Idiot', and 'Summer Of 69'; butterflies dance in the liquid glow of the house lights...
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Harrys Gym are the latest band to come out of the Scandinavian SXSW Bylam and are currently in the studio with URB next 100 producer James Rutledge.
‘Like leaves on the ground, but rather snow in the air, swirling and massive, weightless and fragile’ … is the most apt metaphor to describe the angelically haunted voice of Harry’s Gym vocalist Anne-Lise Frokedal.
With a liking to Garbage, Mew, Blonde Redhead and The Knife, the Norwegian quartet are “wonderfully soaring, dreamlike prog-pop that's more northern sorrow than Northern Soul – but not too oppressively bleak.” (Guardian, Band Of The Day).
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