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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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American alternative rockers Foo Fighters have announced that they will start work on recording a new album in September.
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has once again created a stir amongst the music world, this time launching a stinging attack on indie music, as well as his brother Noel.
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Now over 30 years old, Thin Lizzy’s seminal live album ‘Live And Dangerous’ has been voted the top live album of all time.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
Written by TJ Ireland
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Three Californian men have pleaded not guilty to ticketing fraud involving up to 1.5 million tickets and worth an estimated $29 million.
According to US local rag North Jersey.com, the men were arrested by the FBI on charges of fraud and computer hacking after purchasing huge numbers of tickets illegally for music concerts and sporting events.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Ohio rockers The Black Keys are working on the release of their sixth studio album, entitled ‘Brothers’, on May 17th.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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John Lennon’s son Sean has spoken out in defence of his mother Yoko Ono’s decision to allow video footage of the Beatles legend in Citroen’s latest ad campaign for the DS3.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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James Murphy has announced that LCD Soundsytem’s latest album will be their last, spelling an end to the band after almost nine years.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
Written by Matt Hamm
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Oxford quintet Foals' much anticipated second album Total Life Forever will be released on May 10th, preceded on May 3rd by debut single ‘This Orient’.
Spanish Sahara’ aired on radio for the first time on Monday evening, (March 1st). It's six minutes of strained beauty, with understated guitar melody. Yannis' voice haunts, in a haze of Radiohead and Massive Attack. The days of Cassius are very much over...
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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One of Ireland’s most successful musical exports, Duke Special, has announced details of a new UK tour, which gets underway in Leeds on May 1st.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Leeds based singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae will play a trio of intimate venues later this month.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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King monkey and icon of cool for over 20 years, Ian Brown, is set to return to Manchester for a homecoming show in the city this summer.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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'You Overdid It Doll' is the first single to be taken from The Courteeners second album.
The Manchester quartet released 'Falcon', the follow-up to 2008's polished debut offering Jude', on February 22nd.
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Features
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Written by Stereoboard.com
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Stereoboard.com's features writer, David Evans, came to me recently and told me he was writing a book. It sounded intriguing. "In a world where rock stars want to be chefs, and chefs want to be rock stars". If you haven't read David's features yet, they're always a great read, go to the features section and check them out.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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After tickets for live dates in March sold out within days, Diana Vickers is set to play more gigs around the country in May to support the release of her debut album ‘Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree’.
The 2008 X-Factor semi finalist will be hitting the road this May for a series of gigs across the nation, starting in Liverpool on May 8th.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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New Zealand folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords will kick off a 15-stop European tour with dates in the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Ireland, and the UK on May 3rd, 2010 at Amsterdam’s Melkweg Max.
The tour follows the second season and series finale of HBO/BBC’s hit show Flight of the Conchords as well as the release of the duo’s second full-length album, I Told You I Was Freaky. Comedians and fellow Flight of the Conchords actors Kristen Schall and Arj Barker are set to open each night.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Oxford quintet, Foals, have announced a new UK and Ireland tour for April and May, plus details of their much-anticipated second album ‘Total Life Forever’.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Courtney Love’s Hole are to return to the UK later this year in May for three live shows.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney, has confirmed details of four huge live shows for the UK this summer. Headlining two festivals and performing at two massive stadiums, Macca will play the Isle Of Wight Festival, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium and Hyde Park Calling, all later this year in June.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
Written by Nigel Sachdev
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Teenage Cancer Trust today announced the full support line-up for its tenth anniversary concerts at the Royal Albert Hall later this month.
Little Fish will join Them Crooked Vultures on Monday 22 March to kick off the spectacular nine-night line up. The full line up for Tuesday’s comedy night has been confirmed with host James Corden, Kevin Bridges, Jason Mansford and Tommy Tiernan joining comedy heroes Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding and Rhod Gilbert.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Stone Temple Pilots, one of the most talented yet troubled groups to emerge from the 1990’s, have announced – in addition to their Download Festival performance - two UK shows for June.
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