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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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R&B superstar Trey Songz is coming to the UK for his first headline dates in June, bringing his exciting and soulful brand of R&B swagger to London and Birmingham.
He will be performing material from his two previous albums, 'I Gotta Make It', 'Trey Day' and the latest smash set 'Ready'.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Following last year’s phenomenal UK tour, 90's indie icons Shed Seven have revealed details of two special festival warm-up shows in Liverpool and London in July and August respectively!
The five piece band, who enjoyed a run of fifteen consecutive Top 40 hits including 'Chasing Rainbows', 'Going For Gold' and 'Disco Down' from 1994 to 2003 and have an enviable reputation as a live act, are hitting the road in preparation for their appearances at T in The Park and V Festival.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have announced that they will be returning to the UK for a December tour.
The LA indie-rock band are currently on tour in the UK, as part of their world tour. Unfortunately due to illness the band were forced to postpone their Nottingham Rock City show on Saturday 24th April. The new date is December 3rd. and all existing tickets will be valid. The current UK tour continues in Liverpool tonight.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Hungry Kids Of Hungary have confirmed they will be appearing at Brighton's The Great Escape, London City Showcase and Musexpo Europe
The Australian band will arrive in May kicking off their UK tour at London City Showcase, playing the XFM (John Kennedy night) at The Borderline followed by The Great Escape May 13th Jam Brighton, Musexpo Europe in June as well as other UK shows.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Denmark's The Kissaway Trail are really quite brilliant. Imagine Beach House, The Ravonettes and Arcade Fire in a lovely cascading group hug of sound and you have this five-piece in a nutshell.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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After a triumphant 19 date UK tour in 2009; The Saw Doctors have announced a 7 date jaunt in November & December including two shows at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
In the last two years, Ireland's Saw Doctors have blazed back phoenix-like from almost two decades of unsung glory. Out of the blue, their rambunctious cover of The Sugababes' About You Now rocketed to No 1 in Ireland, restoring them to their rightful place as that nation's best-loved good-time band.
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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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The Great Escape has established itself as the leading event in Europe for showcasing new talent from around the world, aimed at 'export ready' bands and Industry Professionals. The Great Escape takes place in Brighton, UK over three days and nights every May with a total attendance of over 15,000 people, and Stereoboard.com has two pairs of weekend pass tickets to giveaway to readers.
Featuring more than 350 of the most important and influential bands playing in 30+ venues across Brighton from May 13th - 15th.
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Sunday, 25 April 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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Tickets for Capital FM's Summertime Ball 2010 are onsale NOW with a stellar lineup announced for this mammoth outdoor show. The Capital FM Summertime Ball 2010 features performances from Rihanna, Usher, Justin Bieber, Cheryl Cole, Dizzee Rascal, Pixie Lott, JLS and more.
The one-day pop-a-thon party of the summer will take place at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday June 6th.
The biggest draw on the bill is Internet sensation Justin Bieber. Beliebers will get a chance to witness the teenagers first UK performance to over 55,000 pop fans at the Summertime Ball!
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Music Reviews
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Sunday, 25 April 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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“Better than the real thing” was one comment among the many overheard during the interval at Cardiff’s CIA on Thursday night. Quite an over-statement maybe but considering these guys are described as one of the best tribute acts on the planet, it could be forgiven this one time, because seriously, close your eyes and you’re there at a genuine Floyd gig.
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Features
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Saturday, 24 April 2010 |
Written by David Evans
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Thank goodness I never found a bookmaker willing to take my bets on pop music’s next big thing. The fact that bands like the Howling Bells and The Concretes aren’t topping the bill at Glastonbury, conjures up a picture of a bookie’s outstretched podgy hand and a glum-faced me.
Of course I’ve backed the occasional winner in the last few years: I was one of the first to be raving about Franz Ferdinand and long before the Arctic Monkeys made the charts, I had them marked down as the bizz. But what’s there to shout about? As my granny used to say: ‘Stand a blind cat in a fish tank and sooner or later he’ll be munching on a guppy’.
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Saturday, 24 April 2010 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Over the last couple of weeks, it has been difficult to miss news of this year’s Record Store Day. Reports of limited-edition releases from bands, such as the Rolling Stones, filled the music press prior to the event on the 17th of April. The biggest story of all was probably that of the new Blur single, ‘Fool’s Day’. It was their first release in seven years and has led to calls for a full return from the band. However, Blur were not the only people involved. A number of artists, including the Flaming Lips, Lily Allen and Hot Chip, were also busy getting records out in support of the day. Since last Saturday, Record Store Day 2010 has been hailed as the most successful yet. Many of the independent record shops that took part around the country have reported seeing queues that extended out onto the street.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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The Modfather Paul Weller is all set for Number 1 on Sunday in the UK albums charts with his new album 'Wake Up The Nation'.
Weller's new LP goes head to head with AC/DC with their Iron Man 2 soundtrack competing for the top spot. Like a real life 'Mods Vs Rockers' battle - 50 years after the original battles on Brighton Beach!
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Marina And The Diamonds will release the follow up to her Top 20 single 'Hollywood' next week with 'I Am Not A Robot', taken from her debut album 'The Family Jewels'.
To time with the release of the new single, there has been a competition launched for the best video interpretation of the song. The brilliant official video by Rankin and Chris was very much a creative experiment and so it's now the turn of budding music video directors to have a go! It can be as high-tech or as web-cam sing-a-long as you like.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Riding high on the wave of star producers that carry both musical weight and media interest, comes the debut album for US singer/songwriter Holly Miranda. Teaming up with TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek, the Detroit based musician and guitarist of The Jealous Girlfriends, is fresh off the solo boat with a suitcase full of otherworldly intrigue and familiarity.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Blood Red Shoes feel like they’ve been around forever don’t they?! Well a bit like Wayne Rooney in that sense, they haven’t actually. Hitting the scene back in 2006/7, they made musical waves with singles Stitch Me Back and A.D.H.D, promising lovely big things to the NME’s New Music Tour crowd. Rather thankfully for the band, comparisons with the Shrek-headed footballer end there, as second album Fire Like This is at least a bit more alluring and a less sweaty joining of souls than an evening with Mr Colleen.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Stop what you’re doing and listen up - we’ve got a very important and saddening announcement to make...The Fratellis have split up.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Sir Paul McCartney has reported to be transferring his solo back catalogue from struggling EMI to independent label Concord Music Group.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Indie pop act Mystery Jets have announced that their third album will be released on July 5th. Released with Rough Trade, the follow up to 2008’s ‘Twenty One’ will be called Serotonin.
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Due to the travel disruptions brought on by the volcano in Iceland La Roux has been forced to reschedule the first two shows of their eagerly anticipated GOLD TOUR.
This affects Southampton Guildhall on the 25th April and Reading Hexagon on the 26th April – both shows are sold out.
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Fresh from their sell out tour across the UK James will be hitting the road once again this December for a 7 date mini-tour with indie rockers The Pigeon Detectives.
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