Icon Home Entertainment is pleased to announce the May 9th DVD& Blu-ray release of“Chico& Rita”, the passionate and beautifully animated love story from Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque), and Spain’s most celebrated designer Javier Mariscal.
Set in Cuba, 1948, Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love…
With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Bebo Valdés, on whom the character of Chico is loosely based, “Chico& Rita” captures a definitive moment in the evolution of jazz music. The film features music by jazz legends such as Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie& Freddy Cole (brother of Nat King Cole).
суббота, 14 мая 2011 г.
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's 'Chico& Rita' On DVD/Blu-ray
четверг, 12 мая 2011 г.
Villagers Team Up With Charlotte Gainsbourg for Record Store Day Release
Villagers have teamed up with Anglo-French actress and singer-songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg for a split 7” single in support of tomorrow’s Record Store Day (16th April). The record will feature the track ‘Set the Tigers Free’, taken from Villagers’ 2010 debut album ‘Becoming a Jackal’, as well as a new song called ‘Memoirs’. Both tracks can be heardhere.
The idea for the record came about when Charlotte approached Villagers’ Conor O’Brien last year, asking him to compose a song for her. The result was ‘Memoirs’, which the pair recorded together at Studio Ferber in Paris. In addition to its special release for Record Store Day, which features cover art by Conor O’Brien, the track will be included on Charlotte’s forthcoming album ‘Live and Unreleased’.
Villagers will tour the UK in May at the following venues:
9th - Preston 53 Degrees
10th - Newcastle Riverside
17th - Birmingham Glee Club
18th - Bristol Trinity
19th - Colchester Arts Centre
21st - London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
22nd - Oxford O2 Academy 2
23rd - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
24th - Manchester Sound Control
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среда, 11 мая 2011 г.
The Vaccines and Cast Among Newest Additions to Lounge On The Farm
The Vaccines and recently reformed Brit-pop band Cast are among another batch of new additions to this year’s Lounge On The Farm festival in Kent. The Canterbury event, which is due to be headlined by The Streets, Ellie Goulding and Echo& The Bunnymen, will also see performances from Braids, Dry the River, Big Deal and Two Wounded Birds. Other new additions include Visions of Trees, Eagulls and Goodnight Lenin.
Lounge On The Farm, which takes place at Merton Farm in Kent on 8th – 10th July, is now in its sixth year and has become known for its unique location on a real-life, working farm. It prides itself as a family-friendly event with a strong focus on locally-sourced food. Organisers of the festival,which first took place in 2006, have also announced that the event is to have its capacity doubled to 10,000. It is also the first year that the festival will have a huge, outdoor main stage.
Here is the list of acts that have previously been confirmed for the July event:
The Streets
Ellie Goulding
Echo& The Bunnymen
Example
Katy B
Annie Mac
Hospitality presents: Netsky, Danny Byrd, London Elektricity, Nutone& Natalia Williams, Cyantific, Prototypes
Graham Coxon
Devlin
Jamie Woon
Cornershop
Johnny Flynn
Slow Club
The Joy Formidable
Caravan
Bob Log III
Scratch Perverts
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Andy George and Jaymo
C.W. Stoneking
Jess Mills
Liam Bailey
Dananananaykroyd
Summer Camp
Fujiya and Miyagi
Syd Arthur
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Pete and the Pirates
Egyptian Hip Hop
The Milk
Little Comets
Flashguns
Wolf People
Kid Adrift
Trophy Wife
Fixers
Chad Valley
Marcus Foster
Plump DJs
Jagga
Dog is Dead
Doorly
Feed Me
Pete Roe
Spector
Starsmith
Stopmakingme
Ellen& the Escapades
Paper Crows
Alpines
Reset
Barker Band
Beans on Toast
Boot Lagoon
Bucket Boyz
Cocos Lovers
D/R/U/G/S
Daughter
Eliza Newman
Findlay
Haight Ashbury
Handshake
Hannah Peel
Joshua Caole
Kyla La Grange
Rotifer
La Shark
Ladies of the Lake
Laura J. Martin
Leah Mason
Let’s Buy Happiness
Liam Magill
Lulu& the Lampshades
Marques Toliver
Marthas& Arthurs
Melodica, Melody& Me
Philip Roebuck
Rae
Roxanne de Bastion
Slap Alice
Still Corners
The Turncoat
Theo Bard Band
Tom Farrer& The Pharaohs
Tom Williams& The Boat
Toy Hearts
Will Varley
You Save You
Zoo For You
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вторник, 10 мая 2011 г.
‘X Factor’ Winner Joe McElderry Dropped By SyCo
‘X Factor’ winner Joe McElderry has been dropped by Simon Cowell’s record label after just over a year with the company, according to reports. TheDaily Mailhas stated that McElderry is being dropped after his latest single,‘Someone Wake Me Up’ sold only 7,000 copies.
According to the paper, McElderry has now moved back in with his mother after receiving the news. The singer is still technically signed on to SyCo’s books for another month, but the label have made it clear that they will not be renewing the contract.
A source told theDaily Mail:"Joe is devastated. His mum has been comforting him. He believed he could have a great music career. Although he is still on SyCo's books, his deal runs out in about a month and it won't be renewed."
A representative of SyCo also commented:"Joe's a lovely boy and it is a pity it did not work out, but no one can say Simon and his staff did not try to make it work. Simon gave Joe the best chance possible of success by making sure he worked with some of the world's top producers."
понедельник, 9 мая 2011 г.
Two Gallants Announce UK Tour& Tickets
After a two year break, the San Francisco guitar-drum duo Two Gallants will begin touring again this summer across the North America and Europe.
The well needed time off came after 6 years of incessant touring and the release of 3 full length studio albums and an acoustic EP. The band consists of childhood friends Tyson Vogel and Adam Stephens who met on their elementary school playground at the age of 5. Despite an initial disagreement and ensuing scuffle over the supremacy of White Lion vs. White Snake, the two have been best friends ever since. They have been playing music together in some capacity since 1994, when their parents made the mistake of giving them both electric guitars for Christmas.
Around 2002, the two college dropouts found themselves with some time on their hands and silence to kill; and so with an acoustic guitar and a trap set they formed Two Gallants in the basement of the Vogel residence. In an ongoing unspoken competition to out do one another, the intervening years have seen the two-piece increase their volume and gear ten-fold. The bands’ sound is somewhat of a syncretism of American old-timey roots music with the grunge and east bay punk of Tyson and Adam’s formative years.
The last show they played together was headlining The Fillmore in their hometown in December 2008. In the two years since, both have released solo material under The Devotionals and Adam Haworth Stephens, respectively. But now they are looking forward to getting back to the haranging strident noise that fuelled them across the world for 6 years.
Come see Two Gallants perform in a town near you this summer and look forward to a new album in the not too distant future.
July 2011
Monday 18th - London Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
Wednesday 20th - Bristol Thekla
Thursday 21st - Nottingham Bodega
Friday 22nd - Manchester Night& Day
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воскресенье, 8 мая 2011 г.
Kitty Daisy& Lewis, Teddy Thompson and The Young Knives Join Summer Sundae Weekender Line-up
Kitty Daisy& Lewis, Teddy Thompson and The Young Knives are among the latest acts to be confirmed for this year’s Summer Sundae Weekender in Leicester. The new additions will join the likes of The Maccabees, Graham Coxon, Example and McFly. Also newly confirmed are Jamaican reggae legends Toots& The Maytals, London-based garage rockers The Jim Jones Revue and indie quintet Pete& The Pirates.
Summer Sundae Weekender 2011 will take place at De Montfort Hall and Gardens in Leicester on 11th – 14th August. Last year, the festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with performances from Mumford and Sons, Tinchy Stryder and Seasick Steve. The festival has grown to feature over 100 acts across six stages, attracting more than 6000 people.
The Summer Sundae Weekender Daily Line Ups are as follows:
Friday 12th August
2:54
ADMIRAL FALLOW
BETH JEANS HOUGHTON
BORN RUFFIANS
BY THE RIVERS
CARAVAN PALACE
GIVERS
GRAHAM COXON
RAGHU DIXIT
SHONEN KNIFE
THE AGITATOR
THE BEES
THE MACCABEES
THE WHYBIRDS
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS
UNCLE FRANK
VARIOUS CRUELTIES
WOLF PEOPLE
Saturday 13th August
BELLOWHEAD
BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH
CHAPEL CLUB
DIONNE BROMFIELD
DIZRAELI AND THE SMALL GODS
FLASHGUNS
HHYMN
I AM KLOOT
JIM JONES REVUE
KYLA LA GRANGE
LIAM BAILEY
LITTLE COMETS
MAMA ROSIN
NEWTON FAULKNER
PETE AND THE PIRATES
REEF
SHOWADDYWADDY
TEDDY THOMPSON
THE HEARTBREAKS
WILKO JOHNSON
YAAKS
Sunday 14th August
BLOOD RED SHOES
CW STONEKING
DELTA MAID
DRY THE RIVER
DUTCH UNCLES
EXAMPLE
FACTORY FLOOR
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
KITTY DAISY AND LEWIS
MCFLY
SKINNY LISTER
THE ANTLERS
THE BLACK ATLANTIC
THE CUBAN BROTHERS
THE PHANTOM BAND
TOM BAXTER
YOUNG KNIVES
суббота, 7 мая 2011 г.
Munich To Play Great Escape Ahead Of 'All Sussed Out' Debut Single Release
Munich have announced that they are to head out on a UK tour around the release of their debut single 'All Sussed Out' on the 20th June. Having not long completed their first UK tour they are certainly not a band to let the dust settle. The dates are being finalised as we speak but we can tell you thatthey'll be making an appearance at a number of festivals, kicking off with The Great Escape on the 12th May.
The Brighton five piece combine their talents to make music that is rich and cinematic. They fit together like pieces of a puzzle through a mutual respect in one another’s skill along with total dedication. Singer and wordsmith Stuart Slade takes influence from extraordinary songwriters such as Robert Smith and Conor Oberst. He twists his words from the normal to something quite beautiful and delivers them with a rawness and passion that cannot be faked.
In 2010 Munich completed their debut 11 date UK tour, released their debut EP ‘Where Are You Now?’ and sold out launch shows in Brighton and London, and 2011 is set to elevate them even further.
The critically acclaimed EP, released last November, was produced by Paul Corkett (The Cure, Placebo, Nick Cave, Bjork and Biffy Clyro) at Moles Studios, Bath. It received some great support from press and radio including being play listed on XFM and Brighton’s Juice FM, support from BBC Introducing and reviews in Q, The Fly, Source and XYZ.
Stay tuned for more details on their forthcoming tour. In the meantime here's a few festival dates:
12th May - The Great Escape (above Audio)
29th May - Meadowlands, Sussex
9th July - Outside:Inside Festival, Reading
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пятница, 6 мая 2011 г.
Lady Gaga Collaborates With Brian May On 'Born This Way'
Lady Gaga has called in Queen guitarist Brian May to work on her latest album, it has been reported. According toThe Mirror, the eccentric pop star has worked with May on a track called‘You& I’, which is set to appear on her upcoming LP ‘Born This Way’.
A source (supposedly) close to the‘Bad Romance’ singer told the paper:"It's always been Gaga's dream to perform as Queen. If it wasn't for Queen, there would be no Gaga. This collaboration with Brian May means the world to her."
Meanwhile, Gaga posted the official artwork for the album on her Twitter account this week. You can view the eye-catching image, which depicts Gaga wearing the latest design by Honda, on the right-hand side of this article.
This week Gaga also rush-released her new single‘Judas’ a day early after the song leaked online. The track, which is the second single to be taken from ‘Born This Way’, has received mixed reviews, with certain fans calling the song 'lazy'. Despite the generally good response from Gaga’s legion of diehard fans, several others have been quickto note the similarities between ‘Judas’ and Gaga’s earlier hits ‘Bad Romance’ and ‘Poker Face’.
Lazy songwriting or groundbreaking talent? Decide for yourself by listening to‘Judas’ below:
четверг, 5 мая 2011 г.
Beatsteaks Reveal Details Of New Album 'Boom Box' - Out May 16th
Already a huge hit in Germany where it knocked Adele off the top of the album charts, the Beatsteaks’ new album ‘Boom Box’ looks set to make their biggest impact yet on these shores when it’s released on May 16th onWarner Bros. Records. The Gold-certified album will be preceded by the release of the single‘Milk & Honey’on May 9th. Check out the video to Beatsteaks' 'Milk& Honey' below.
‘Boom Box’ sees the Beatsteaks seeking out new borders to their sound with songs such as ‘CheapComments’, ‘Fix It’, ‘Access Adrenalin’ and ‘Automatic’ contributing to a diverse album that offers everything from the reggae-rock of ‘Let's See’ to the 72-second punk rock inferno‘Behavior’. The album was produced byMoses Schneider at the band’s rehearsal studio and was mixed by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire) at the Seedy Underbelly Studio in Los Angeles.
Confirmed to headline this summer’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Am Park festivals, Beatsteaks have previously played with the Sex Pistols and Faith No More, hit the Warped Tour and the Reading, Roskilde and Hurricane festivals, and performed at the opening gala for the 2011 Berlin Film Festival. They’re due in the UK in Mayas part of a huge European tour for three headline dates:
May 2011
19th – London, Koko
20th – Manchester, Academy 3
21st – Glasgow, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
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Formed in Berlin in 1995, Beatsteaks’ first break came when they won a local talent competition – the prize of which was an opening slot to the Sex Pistols. Their 1997 debut album won the attention of the renowned American punk label Epitaph and the Beatsteaks became the first German band to sign to the company when their released their second album in 1999. In 2004, they achieved a major breakthrough when the success of their ‘Smack Smash‘ album hit the German album charts and earned the band their first MTV Europe award. Their prior studio album, 2007’s ‘Limbo Messiah’, became their highest charting album to date when it debuted at #3.
среда, 4 мая 2011 г.
The Aussie BBQ Returns To The Great Escape, London Cargo& Liverpool Sound CIty
The Aussie BBQ is the biggest showcase of Australian talent outside of its homeland and is returning to the UK for its second year.
It started from humble beginnings when a couple of music fans from Melbourne decided to throw a small Australian style BBQ and showcase at the 2003 South By South West (SXSW) music conference in Austin, Texas. Since then the Aussie BBQ has showcased over 200 Australian artists in 4 countries around the world.
This year, it will head to Brighton at The Great Escape (14th May), London Cargo (15th May) and Liverpool Sound City (21st May)
Australia has a thriving music scene and many great talents. The Aussie BBQ introduces many great Australian acts to the world.
Come and experience a plethora of Aussie talent whilst enjoying a traditional Australian BBQ.
THE AUSSIE BBQ (The Great Escape)
DATE: Saturday 14th May
VENUE: Digital 87 - 193 Kings Road Arches, Brighton
BANDS: The Touch, DZ Deathrays (pictured), Our Mountain, Deep Sea Arcade, Little Red, The Jezabels
THE AUSSIE BBQ (London)
DATE: Sunday 15th May
VENUE: CARGO, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, 2pm – 11pm
BANDS The Jezabels, Little Red, Our Mountain, Luluc, Seekae, DZ Deathrays, The Touch, Dan Parsons, Bonfire Nights and more to be announced.
The Aussie BBQ Ticketsare onsale now for £10 or £12 at the door.Click Here to Compare& Buy Aussie BBQ Tickets
THE AUSSIE BBQ (Liverpool Sound City)
DATE: Saturday 21st May
VENUE: Heebie Jeebies (Outdoor Stage) 80-82 Seel Street, Liverpool
BANDS: Dan Parsons, All Mankind, Bleeding Knees Club, DZ Deathrays, Little Red, Seekae, Deep Sea Arcade, The Jezabels
вторник, 3 мая 2011 г.
Fun Lovin Criminals To Release Live Anthology Box Set
PledgeMusic, the groundbreaking direct to fan platform, which launched in November 2009, has partnered with US band Fun Lovin’ Criminals, to release a comprehensive live album box set entitled 'Fun, Live, And Criminal'.
'Fun, Live, And Criminal: Volumes I-III' is a 3 Disc box set featuring 52 live tracks spanning the band’s entire back catalogue featuring their biggest hits ‘Scooby Snacks’, ‘Love Unlimited’ and ‘The Fun Criminal’ as well as three brand new tracks, a special booklet featuring never-seen-before images of the band, a tour laminate and 3 FLC signature guitar picks.
The band will also be personally signing each box set for every fan that pledges. Fans of the band have been waiting a long time for such a release, and with PledgeMusic, are being give the chance to be a part of making this happen.
Alongside the music there are also a whole number of extra items on offer: signed merchandise, handwritten lyric sheets and presentation discs. Not only will Fun Lovin’ Criminals fans get an amazing choice of stuff but those who pledge will also gain access to the 'pledgers only' area of this site where the band will post exclusive video blogs, rare tracks, sneak peeks and more.
In addition, EVERYONE who pledges on any item will get a download of 12 live tracks handpicked by the band from across the 55 included in the box set. More details can be found atwww.pledgemusic.com/projects/funlovincriminals
понедельник, 2 мая 2011 г.
The View Unveil Video To Record Store Day Song 'I Need That Record' - Watch Now
Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record shops is due to take place tomorrow, April 16th this year and Scottish indie rockers The View have been selected to create an official anthem for the day, a re-recording of 80s powerpop classic ‘I Need That Record’ by The Tweeds.
The track can be heard below and will be released as a limited edition one-sided 7” single available only from participating indie record shops. The band will also be playing an instore show at Rock-a-Boom in Leicester on Record Store Day.
Record Store Day UK organiser Spencer Hickman said, “We are delighted that The View are showing their support in this way.”
Kieren Webster, from The View says:“The internet seems to be taking over music and it’s great to support Record Store Day as vinyl sounds so much better and it's so much more of an experience going to a record store to get your music. The people who work in them are avid music fans willing to help you. Even the simple pleasure of going in and flipping through the second hand bargain bucket is something I still do at least twice a week - think how many bands have been started by like minded musicians who first met in their local record shop. Without independent record shops every local music scene would lose a vital hub. Thisis why I am very proud to be doing my bit for Record Store Day!”
More than 150 independent record stores are expected to take part in this year’s Record Store Day, selling around 100 exclusive and collectible items which will only be available on the day. The day will also feature scores of unique events from PAs to exclusive gigs open only to RSD customers.
Spencer Hickman said,"Record Store Day is the perfect antidote to all the doom and gloom we hear about the music business. It's a day of celebration fuelled by the enthusiasm of artists and fans for record stores."
Last year's Record Store Day reached new heights with queues hundreds-strong forming outside some shops.
The View’s new album ‘Bread And Circuses’ is out now.
воскресенье, 1 мая 2011 г.
The Charlatans, The Courteeners& The London Guns Confirmed For Napa Live 2011
In the summer of this year, a collection of the Hottest names in British rock and indie music today, will join forces with one of the most electric party destinations in the Meditteranean to create NAPA LIVE 2011– one of the fastest growing emerging events on the musical calendar and one of the summer’s standout highlights for a certain demographic.
Celebrating now its second year, Napa Live has invited The Charlatans, The Courteeners, The Twang and Twisted Wheel to inject the island with an unparalleled and unrivalled musical experience. Scattered amongst
the non-stop hedonism and musical madness, the '96-hour party people' can enjoy a number of beach parties, boat parties, club nights, beachside comedy acts and much, much more.
The 4-day non-stop party jumpstarts into action on Tuesday, June 14th with an intimate secret gig at the Live Lounge venue, which features very special, as yet, unannounced guests. Adam Ficek (Babyshambles) and Gary Powell (Libertines) get the island pumping and coiled in anticipation on Wednesday June 15th for the arrival of the headline acts, with their visceral new concept of big party indie tunes set alongside live percussion. The Courteeners and Twisted Wheel will have Ayia Napa bouncing on Thursday June 16th with The Charlatans and The Twang bringing the festival to an almighty close on Friday June 17th.
Line-Up and Ticketing Info:
June 14th Secret gig featuring very special guests (To be announced)– Live Lounge
*Free admission for first 100 NAPA LIVE ticket holders*
June 15th - The London Guns (DJ set and live percussion)– Napa Forum
June 16th - The Courteeners and Twisted Wheel– Napa Forum
June 17th - The Charlatans and The Twang– Napa Forum
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3-Day Pass including Aftershow Pool Party:£69.00 - Price includes entrance into all gigs, club nights and the famous NAPA LIVE Aftershow Pool Party event on Saturday, June 18th.
Tickets and can be redeemed in resort for a NAPA LIVE wristband at the Live Lounge Venue.
The wristband will also entitle you to free entrance during your stay to the Castle Club, the biggest club on the island along with several discounts at restaurants, watersports and bike hire.
Tickets will be accepted on the door without wristband but it is highly recommended that you exchange your ticket for a wristband on arrival.
There are a limited amount of tickets for the secret gig featuring very special guests at the Live Lounge Venue.
The first 100 NAPA LIVE ticket holders to redeem their tickets for
event wristbands at the Live Lounge venue will be granted free
admission into our secret gig featuring very special guests.
You can also book additional events and activities on the shop page in
advance to avoid disappointment as demand for boat and beach party
events NAPA LIVE week can be high. More details can be found at the websitewww.napalivefestival.com
суббота, 30 апреля 2011 г.
Glasvegas Frontman James Allan Claims Adele Has“Amazing Soul”
Glasvegas singer James Allan has heaped praise on current UK Number One Adele for redeeming the reputation of London performing arts college, the BRIT School. The frontman showed his appreciation for the‘21’ star, claiming that she has an “amazing soul”.
Speaking to a British newspaper, Allan said:"Growing up, something like the BRIT School was the least cool thing you could admit to. But you meet some people and it makes you more open-minded and helps you understand where they come from.
He continued, confessing that his appreciation for Adele started when he met her randomly in a bar one night:"I can say that I met Adele one night, I didn't know who she was. We were in this bar and when I spoke to her I thought she'd got this amazing soul, a really soulful person."
As well as Adele, the BRIT school has spawned top chart acts including The Kooks, Leona Lewis, Jessie J, Katie Melua and Katy B.
Allan went on in the interview to criticise the current state of the UK singles chart, claiming that success doesn’t mean the same thing that it once did. He said:"I don't think the charts mean what they used to, which is a shame because I love the anticipation. I love it if it's a rock'n'roll band that makes it to the top of the tree, against the odds."
You can watch Glasvegas performing‘Euphoria, Take My Hand’ on this week’s ‘Later...With Jools Holland’ below:
пятница, 29 апреля 2011 г.
Arctic Monkeys Unveil Video For 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' - Watch Now
Arctic Monkeys have unveiled the official video for their new single 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair'. The track is the first single to be released from their upcoming fourth studio LP,‘Suck It And See’.
The promo feels like a psychedelic episode, depicting shots of the band performing in rehearsals alongside clips of seemingly random footage, including parts of a Sheffield Wednesday football match.
The song is currently available for purchase as a download, and will be released as a seven-inch vinyl to celebrate Record Store Day this Saturday (April 16th). Accompanying the track as a b-side will be‘Brick by Brick’, the first song to be unveiled from their new album.
‘Suck It And See’ is scheduled for release on June 6th. The band have been unusually quiet about the release, which was recorded with producer James Ford in Los Angeles. Drummer Matt Helders has, however, described the upcoming LP as “more poppy” than their 2009 release, ‘Humbug’.
You can watch the video for‘Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' below:
четверг, 28 апреля 2011 г.
Glastonbury 2011 Line-Up Intended As 'Big Finale'
Emily Eavis, the daughter of Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis, has described this year’s festival as a “big finale” for the approaching gap year. Eavis stated that the extensive line-up, which was announced earlier this week, is intended to represent the finest music for both this year and next, when the festival will be taking a scheduled year off.
Speaking toBBC 6 Music, Eavis said:"Subconsciously, you think about the fact there isn't going to be a festival next year, so you try to get as much in as possible that will represent both years. It's like a big finale. By the time we come back, there'll be a lot of music around. This is like the big sing-off."
As well as headliners U2, Coldplay and Beyonce, the festival is set to include a host of top acts including Morrissey, Elbow, Pendulum, Biffy Clyro, Paolo Nutini, and Plan B, all of whom will be appearing on the pyramid stage.
Also signed up to perform are Primal Scream, The Chemical Brothers, Queens of the Stone Age, Mumford and Sons, White Lies, Friendly Fires, Kaiser Chiefs, Fleet Foxes and Tinie Tmepah.
Tickets for the festival are sold out, however a small amount of returned tickets will be made available tomorrow (April 17th).
среда, 27 апреля 2011 г.
Fink Announces Release Of New Album 'Perfect Darkness' - Out June 13th
Mention Fink (real name Fin Greenall) and you surprisingly get one of two reactions: head-scratching non-familiarity; or the impassioned response that prompts artists such as John Legend and Professor Green to wax lyrical about him live on air. It is a remarkable void, one which looks set to finally close upon the release of Fink’s latest studio album ‘Perfect Darkness’ on June 13th.
Recorded and mixed by producer Billy Bush ‘Perfect Darkness’ is a smouldering, pulsating, and purposeful book of songs. From its emotion-rousing, self-titled opener, to the darkly cinematic ‘Fear Is Like Fire,’ and the uplifting nostalgia of album closer ‘Berlin Sunrise’, the ‘Perfect Darkness LP’ bristles with tense passion and hypnotic charm. It is in two words, bewitching and addictive.
“Singer-songwriters always get criticised – fairly – for sometimes sounding like a scratched record,” says Greenall. “…moaning about this, moaning about that, girlfriend’s left you, blah blah, blah. With Fink we do sing about relationships and love and emotions – but we also sing about other stuff: embracing fear, Berlin dawns, looking forward. Perfect Darkness was written about a friend of mine who’s just signed a massive record deal and it’s all about to kick off. And I’m saying, ‘just roll with it man. It’s gonna get dark but you’ll survive and you’ll come out the other side.’ “
Following three critically-acclaimed albums,‘Perfect Darkness’ marks the next chapter of an incredible musical journey for the Bristol-born artist. The first and pre-eminent singer-songwriter signed to legendary British label Ninja Tune - after making the transition from world-clas club DJ and electronic producer - Fink is also an in-demand collaborator having written for the likes of John Legend, Ximena Sarinana, Amy Winehouse and Professor Green. He has also graced some of the world’s most prestigious stages, and with bandmates Guy Whittaker on bass and Tim Thornton on drums, has toured the globe several times over.
Up until now Fink has remained in the shadows, working quietly and diligently in the background, but judging by this new record he is set to emerge into the bright lights of long-deserved mass recognition.‘Perfect Darkness’ will be released June 13th on Ninja Tune.
Title track 'Perfect Darkness' available now as a free download at www.finkworld.co.uk
вторник, 26 апреля 2011 г.
Incubus Release Details Of New Album 'If Not Now, When?’
Incubus have confirmed the tracklisting for their upcoming seventh studio album,‘If Not Now, When?’, giving a lengthy statement about the tone and intent of the record. The band have been working on the follow-up to 2006’s acclaimed release, ‘Light Grenade’, and have described the new album as “Something unique, both to the world and to us as a band”
Lead singer Brandon Boyd posted an extended statement about the new release on the band’s website this week, talking about the main themes behind the new LP.
He said:“By about three songs into the writing process, I think we began to understand that we were unearthing something new. And excitedly, we began chasing that new rabbit as far down, around and into the wormhole as it led us. At a certain point amongst all of this creative wandering we began to understand quite clearly that certain creative mantras were reemerging. Both consciously and unconsciously. Words like, 'economy', 'elegance', 'space', and 'restraint' kept creeping back into our many conversations.”
Boyd continued:“Words we had toyed with in the past, but never so deliberately and never so confidently. Sprinkle into this caldron a dash of whimsy and a pinch of psychedelia, let it stew in the recording studio for a couple of months and you get this: 'If Not Now, When?’ Our unabashed, romantic, lush, sonic love letter to the world. It's darker, slower, more rich, more refined, and more involved than anything Incubus has birthed to date. And I am so happy to share it with all of you.”
Although no release date has been confirmed yet, it is believed that the album will be released this summer. Boyd also confirmed that the first track to be released from‘If Not Now, When?’ will be a track entitled ‘Adolescents’. He described the song as “perhaps the most familiar sounding Incubus song on this new album. It begins with Michael's unmistakable and inimitable guitar work and rolls its way into a kind of drunken waltz.”
You can read the full post at enjoyincubus.com
The tracklisting for 'If Not Now, When?’ will be:
'If Not Now, When?'
'Promises, Promises'
'Friends And Lovers'
'Thieves'
'Isadore'
'The Original'
'Defiance'
'In The Company Of Wolves'
'Switchblade'
'Adolescents'
'Tomorrow's Food'
понедельник, 25 апреля 2011 г.
The Strokes Added To 2011's T In The Park Festival Line-Up
The Strokes have been added to this year’s T In The Park line-up, following yesterday's announcement that Blink 182 have postponed their UK visit until 2012.
Following the news that Blink-182 will no longer appear at T In The Park, organisers of the festival, voted Scotland's music event of the year, have now confirmed that Slash, Fun Lovin Criminals, Mona and The Naked and Famous will perform across the weekend, with The Strokes being the latest bandadded to the bill.
T In The Park 2011 will be headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. The festival takes place at Balado Airfield in Kinross from Thursday 7th July to Sunday 10th July.
T In the Park Ticketsare available to buy online, with weekend ticket prices starting at around£225.Click Here to Compare& Buy T In The Park Tickets
This years line up so far includes:
The Strokes
Foo Fighters
Arctic Monkeys
Coldplay
The View
Pendulum
Tom Jones
The Script
Plan B
Imelda May
Pulp
My Chemical Romance
Weezer
Deadmau5
Beady Eye
Ocean Colour Scene
Tinie Tempah
Cast
Hurts
You Me At Six
Brandon Flowers
Blondie
Jessie J
Eels
The Streets
Slash
Pete Doherty
Mona
The Naked And Famous
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Jenny& Johnny
Devlin
Vitalic
Jimmy Eat World
The Saturdays
Bloody Beetroots
Chase and Status
Josh Wink
Noah& The Whale
House Of Pain
Bright Eyes
Diplo
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew
Miles Kane
Crystal Castles
Manic Street Preachers
White Lies
The Vaccines
Slam
воскресенье, 24 апреля 2011 г.
Chase& Status Announce New Single 'Time' Feat Delilah - Out May 2nd
Chase& Status return with the release of their new single‘Time’ featuring rising star Delilah on the 2nd May, out through Mercury Records. Check out the video for 'Time' below.
‘Time’ follows the release of Top 5 single ‘Blind Faith’ feat. Liam Bailey, and their second album 'No More Idols', which hit the shops on Jan 31st and has been storming the charts ever since. It debuted at #2, behind Adele, and is still flying high in the top 15 of the Official UK Charts.
‘No More Idols’ features collaborations with rising stars such as Maverick Sabre, Tempa T and Claire Maguire as well as heavy hitters Cee-Lo, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal and White Lies to name but a few. The single 'Time' follows 3 top 10 singles, as well as the free download Hypest Hype, all ofwhich have been A-List at Radio 1.
Chase& Status Autumn UK tour:
October 6th - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham (£17.50)
October 7th - De Montfort Hall, Leicester (£17.50)
October 8th - Southend Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (£17.50)
October 10th - O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth (£17.50)
October 11th - Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth (£17.50)
October 13th - Liverpool University, Liverpool (£17.50)
October 14th - O2 Academy Brixton, London (£19.50)
October 15th - Oasis Leisure Centre Swindon, Swindon (£17.50)
October 17th - O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds (£17.50)
October 18th - O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle (£17.50)
October 20th - O2 Academy Sheffield, Sheffield (£17.50)
October 21st - O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow (£17.50)
October 22nd - O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester (£17.50)
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суббота, 23 апреля 2011 г.
Liverpool Sound City 2011 Announce Day-by-Day Line-ups, More Acts& Tickets
Liverpool Sound City, Merseyside’s coolest city centre music festival, has revealed the day-by-day programming of this year’s event. The urban festival, which runs between 19th and 21st May, will see performances from the likes of The View, Frank Turner, The Young Knives, Cast, Mona and Fucked Up plus many, many more. Among thenewest additions to the line-up are Frankie and the Heartstrings, The Computers and Our Mountain.
Festival Director David Pichilingi said: “This year we have again produced a world-class festival line-up that is reflected in the scope of artists we are bringing to Liverpool in May. We have continued our diverse programming to include people from all over the world converging on our city for atrue showcase of some of the hottest talent out there and many of the next generation of stars who you will see breaking through the ranks in the coming months.”
Here is a list of some of the acts playing at this year’s Liverpool Sound City:
Thursday 19th May
The View, Frank Turner, The Whip, Yuck, Frankie and the Heartstrings, Wretch 32, Pete& The Pirates, Steve Mason, Dutch Uncles, Chain& The Gang, Dinosaur Pile Up, Handsome Furs, TrophyWife, Wolf Gang, Maverick Sabre, Ed Sheeran, The Sand Band, Flashguns, Veronica Falls, The Publicist, Winter Gloves, Delta Maid
Friday 20th May
The Black Lips, Willy Mason, Miles Kane, Clinic, Young Knives, Cults, Kurt Vile& The Violators, Set Your Goals, Ed Sheeran, Three Trapped Tigers, Forest Swords, Wave Machines, Kid British, Colourmusic, Sound Of Rum, Cloud Control, The Chapman Family, The Lines, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Entrepreneurs, Monument Valley, The Computers
Saturday 21st May
Funeral Party, Cast, Mona, Sound Of Guns, Fucked Up, Spank Rock, Jamie xx, Philip Selway, Yasmin, The Phoenix Foundation, Lower Than Atlantis, Fly With Vampires, The Computers, Young Legionnaire, SBTRKT– LIVE, CREEP, Marques Toliver, Lanterns On The Lake, Alex Mills,
Amanda Blank, Niki& The Dove, The Jezebels, Teeth, Hot Club de Paris, Mugstar, Django Django, The Good Natured, Fixers
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пятница, 22 апреля 2011 г.
Jessie J Announces Release Of New Single 'Nobody's Perfect'& Video - Watch Now
Monday May 23rd sees the release of ‘Nobody’s Perfect’, the new single from Jessie J. With her debut album ‘Who You Are’ and #1 single ‘Price Tag’ still soaring at the top of the UK charts, Jessie J has cemented herself as the UK’s hottest new chart-topping diva.
So far this year Jessie’s sold an astonishing 1 million singles and over 300,000 copies of her debut album ‘Who You Are’ which went platinum in its first week selling over 100,000 copies.
Jessie’s debut single ‘Do It Like a Dude’ smashed straight into the UK charts at #2; Jessie then secured her first UK #1 with single ‘Price Tag’ leading to the album release being pushed forward a whole month due to public demand. To date Jessie’s two videos have received a phenomenal 50 million YouTube views.
‘Nobody’s Perfect’ is a big killer chorus track written and produced by Jessie. Lyrically it shows a more emotional side to Jessie’s songwriting ability while showcasing the diversity of her power-house vocal. Jessie is proving she’s a force to be reckoned with on both sides of the pond after her recent highly applauded performance on award-winning hit US TV show ‘Saturday Night Live’. Check out the video for 'Nobody's Perfect' below.
четверг, 21 апреля 2011 г.
Black Sabbath To Release 2CD Deluxe Album 'Born Again' - Out June 6th
Following the departure of lead singer Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinnie Appice after the studio mixing of the 'Live Evil' album, Black Sabbath were once again on the lookout for yet another lead vocalist to fill the significant void left at stage front. The band turned to ex. Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan.
The resultant album and live touring certainly made for one of the more curious associations in the world of heavy metal. Much of this era of Black Sabbath has passed into rock folklore and was actually the source for much of the material used in the rockumentary movie, This Is Spinal Tap. From the replica stage production of Stonehenge which was too large for some of the venues on the world tour to the employment of a dwarf to dress-up and play the part of the ‘devil-baby’ from the LP front cover, the world of Black Sabbath took-on a distinct air of the surreal.
Whilst the well received 'Born Again' album and live dates succeeded in stoking the embers and kept the Sabbath flames burning, this would ultimately be a marriage built more on friendship and respect as opposed to any long-standing and compatible musical association. After one tour, Ian Gillan would eventually bid farewell and re-join his old sparring partners for the Mk. II reunion of Deep Purple and leave Black Sabbath once more gazing into the crystal ball hoping the face of yet another lead vocalist would reveal itself.
For Iommi, Butler, Ward, Gillan, and keyboardist Geoff Nicholls, work would swiftly commence in May of‘83 at the Manor Studios in the village of Shiptonon-Cherwell, Oxfordshire. Produced by Black Sabbath and co-producer Robin Black, who had also worked on 1975’s 'Sabotage', 1976’s 'Technical Ecstasy', and 1978’s 'Never Say Die', Sabbath’s eleventh studio release would represent a radical departure from the gloomy atmospherics and blackened lyricism that had forged their identity and spawned innumerable descendants.
Gillan’s approach to song-writing bespoke a lighter-hearted approach to what had, until then, been the primary concern of Butler. Album-opener 'Trashed', for instance, was inspired by Gillan’s boozed-up race around the Manor’s grounds in Bill Ward’s car that ended in near-catastrophe and a wrecked vehicle. 'Disturbing The Priest' was the result of a door in the studio having been left open during playback, and a local vicar appearing in the doorway asking for the volume to be turned down as it was disturbing choir practice in the adjacent village.
For all of its off-kilter appearance however, 'Born Again' was still Sabbath through and through. Musically twisted and possessed with more than a whiff of brimstone, the album is a thrilling glimpse into an alternative world.
For this re-mastered Deluxe Expanded Edition, a second disc containing 2 bonus tracks is included, with‘The Fallen’ being a previously unreleased studio outtake recorded during the original album session. Also included are 9 tracks from the BBC Friday Rock Show broadcast of Black Sabbath’s appearance at the Reading Rock Festival in August 1983, which also includes a performance of Deep Purple’s classic ‘Smoke On The Water’.
Tracklist:
Disc One (Original Album):
1. Trashed
2. Stonehenge
3. Disturbing The Priest
4. The Dark
5. Zero The Hero
6. Digital Bitch
7. Born Again
8. Hot Line
9. Keep It Warm
Disc Two Bonus Tracks:
1. The Fallen (previously unreleased album session outtake)
2. Stonehenge (Extended Version)
Live at the Reading Festival, August 1983:
3. Hot Line
4. War Pigs
5. Black Sabbath
6. The Dark
7. Zero The Hero
8. Digital Bitch
9. Iron Man
10. Smoke On The Water
11. Paranoid
среда, 20 апреля 2011 г.
Slash, Pete Doherty, Mona& More Added To T In The Park Festival 2011 Line-Up
With T In The Park, Scotland's music event of the year, now less than 3 months away organisers have kept the buzz alive by announcing a further batch of bands.
After Blink-182 pulled-out of their confirmed T In The Park slot as part of the postponement of their entire Summer 2011 European tour due to delays with the work on their new album, festivals planners have moved quickly to turn a negative into a positive with a new announcement.
Joining the already heavy hitting line up which includes Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay, guitar legend Slash has been announced. After wowing crowds at Download and Glastonbury festivals last year, Slash has continued on his World tour supporting his debut solo album with a visit to T.
Also confirmed are Pete Doherty, Mona, The Naked And Famous, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Jenny and Johnny and Devlin.
T In The Park takes place in Balado, Scotland between July 8-10 2011.
This years line up so far includes:
The Strokes
Foo Fighters
Arctic Monkeys
Coldplay
The View
Pendulum
Tom Jones
The Script
Plan B
Imelda May
Pulp
My Chemical Romance
Weezer
Deadmau5
Beady Eye
Ocean Colour Scene
Tinie Tempah
Cast
Hurts
You Me At Six
Brandon Flowers
Blondie
Jessie J
Eels
The Streets
Slash
Pete Doherty
Mona
The Naked And Famous
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Jenny& Johnny
Devlin
Vitalic
Jimmy Eat World
The Saturdays
Bloody Beetroots
Chase and Status
Josh Wink
Noah& The Whale
House Of Pain
Bright Eyes
Diplo
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew
Miles Kane
Crystal Castles
Manic Street Preachers
White Lies
The Vaccines
Slam
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вторник, 19 апреля 2011 г.
Estelle, David Banner& Daley Unveil Video For Janis Joplin Inspired 'Benz' - Watch Now
Brought together by BLAG - Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Estelle, rapper/ producer/ Grammy winner David Banner and Daley (fresh from featuring on ‘Doncamatic’ alongside Gorillaz) collaborate together for the first time. Inspired by Janis Joplin’s iconic song ‘Mercedes Benz’ the super-group have written and recorded ‘Benz.'
Check out the video below.
‘Benz’ by Grammy award-winning producer, David Banner, was recorded in Los Angeles and inspired by his Mississippi roots. Estelle, David Banner and Daley constructed a brand new melody and lyrics for a modern day reinterpretation of the blues classic. All the artists brought their own style andinfluences to the song creating something truly unique.
“That’s why they call it soul music, you can’t put an equation to what we just did...When we first put it together and listened to it, it was something special.” David Banner.
Daley goes on to describe Banner as a“versatile, musician, producer and writer who can pretty much do anything” While Estelle was clearly impressed with Daley’s contribution commenting, “he was singing like he was James Brown’s son.” Estelle did not escape the compliments with David Banner also adding “You don’t have a lot of people that professional and it was beautiful”.
Beautifully shot, the video is set in three specially created connecting rooms and takes a playful fly-on-the-wall look at the dynamic supergroup creating the song and getting set for a night out together. It was directed by BLAG’s Sally A. Edwards and Sarah J. Edwards.
After hearing about the idea, Mercedes-Benz directly offered support to the project and have given the supergroup a prime slot at their press conference at the Shanghai Auto Show tomorrow, 19th April. This will be their live debut and coinciding with their celebration of 125 years of Mercedes Benz. To watch the first live performance please check Mercedes Benz Facebook on April 19th.
Multi-talented producer, actor and rapper David Banner has previously produced records for Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, and Akon. While also no stranger to super-collaborations fellow Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Estelle has previously topped the UK and US charts with ‘American Boy’ featuring Kanye West. With Daley having previously worked with Gorillaz, and listed in BBC’s Sound of 2011 longlist, completing the star-studded line-up.
понедельник, 18 апреля 2011 г.
Justin Bieber Performs Concert In Israel After Political Row
Justin Bieber has become involved in two separate rows during his short trip to Israel this week, hitting out at the notoriously intrusive Israeli paparazzi and giving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the cold shoulder.
Bieber found himself in the middle of a political dispute after refusing to finalise plans to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a group of young children effected by the struggles in the area.
Speaking on the supposed rejection, an aide of Mr Netanyahu toldThe Independent:"The idea was to do an event, which these kids could enjoy, to do something for the kids in the south who haven't had it easy. Unfortunately, it hasn't worked out. The initiative didn't come from us. It came from people claiming to be representing the Bieber people."
Bieber’s problems were far from over after local paparazzi made it impossible for the ‘Baby’ singer to visit the country’s holy attractions in peace.
Bieber took to Twitter to express his anger at the intrusion, saying:“You would think paparazzi would have some respect in holy places. All I wanted was the chance to walk where jesus did here in isreal. They should be ashamed of themselves. Take pictures of me eating but not in a place of prayer, ridiculous.”
He continued:“People wait their whole lives for opportunities like this, why would they want to take that experience away from someone. Staying in the hotel for the rest of the week u happy?
“I want to see this country and all the places ive dreamed of and whether its the paps or being pulled into politics its been frustrating”
However according to recent reports, Bieber’s fortunes in Israel are looking up after playing a sold out show at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv. The show is said to have been a huge success, and a journalist fromThe Hollywood Reportereven described the gig as a“triumphant occasion, and likely the first concert most of the kids in the crowd had ever experienced”.
воскресенье, 17 апреля 2011 г.
Charlie Simpson Unveils New Solo Track– Listen Now
Fightstar’s Charlie Simpson has unveiled the lead track from his debut solo album. The singer and guitarist has performed as part of the rock band since 2003, however has ventured out as a solo artist since the band announced their hiatus late last year. Fightstar have been reluctant to set a definite timeframe on their hiatus, simply stating that they will reconvene at some point in 2012 to record another LP.
Simpson released his first solo EP, ‘When We Were Lions’ in December last year, however the new track , entitled ‘Down Down Down’ will be the first song to be taken from his debut full-length release, tentatively titled ‘Young Pilgrim’.
The album was recorded at Metropolis Studios in London, with John Davis behind the helm for production.
You can listen to‘Down Down Down’ below:
Down Down Downbycharliesimo
The former Busted member (Apologies - Busted broke up six years ago, we’re over it, promise) has also scheduled an intimate solo show for next month. The singer will be performing at West London’s Tabernacle venue on May 10th. Tickets for the show were released on Friday (April 15th).
суббота, 16 апреля 2011 г.
Katie Waissel Accused Of Stealing Libertines Song
Fans of The Libertines have started a backlash against‘X Factor’ contestant Katie Waissel this week, accusing the singer of copying the band’s cult classic 2004 track, ‘What Katie Did’.
The TV contestant received a torrent of criticism on social networking sites after performing her debut single ‘The Ugly Truth’ on the Alan Tichmarsh Show. Fans have been especially keen to criticise the opening vocal line of “shoop, shoop, shoop de lang de lang"as being taken directly from the band’s song.
Blatant rip-off or a case of accidental similarity? Decide for yourself by listening to Waissel’s ‘The Ugly Truth’ below:
Waissel, who is currently performing on the‘X Factor’ live tour, has recently discussed the difficulties that she faced during her time on the singing competition, claiming that response to her new material has been “heartwarming”.
Speaking to theMetro, she said:“There were moments when it got really difficult, especially the death threats. I’m only human and it was sink or swim for me. I was low at times. But there was a lot of love and support around me and I didn’t want to give up as I didn’t want to let those people down. I was a bit nervous about the reaction but it has been so heart-warming and positive.”
пятница, 15 апреля 2011 г.
Take That Feeling The Effects Of Age?
Take That’s Gary Barlow has suggested that he has finally found his bandmates’ weakness, confessing that the other members of the group are all insecure about their age.
The singer, who celebrated his 40th Birthday with a performance in London earlier this year, has said that the other members of the band are all very conscious of their status as ageing popstars.
Speaking toThe Sun,42-year-old Howard Donald confessed:"I am very sensitive about my age. Gary will make jokes that I'm 46 or 47 and it really pisses me off. I feel like I'm still fit enough to go on, I don't feel my age."
While the band are no doubt fitter than most men their age, they are in no way escaping the inevitable signs of getting older: in 2007 Howard Donald ended up in hospital with a collapsed lung after attempting to perform the splits during a Milan show.
However, it would appear that songwriter Gary Barlow is finding it a bit easier to come to terms with his age. He said:"People still find it hard to believe I'm 40. Actually I'm not bothered about age. I'm really happy and it's lovely to be 40, I'd recommend it to anyone. Music is a young person's industry but you want a few of the older bands like us around. We don't have a plan for how long it is going to last."
Take That are currently working on their upcoming‘Progress’ Tour, which is said to involve a set design worth over £15 million.
четверг, 14 апреля 2011 г.
The Middle East Announce Debut Album 'I Want That You Are Always Happy' - Out June 6th
A bustling port on the north-east coast of Queensland, home to what seems like half the Australian army, Townville hardly seems like the most fertile ground for a slice of luminous musical beauty. But it's where the seven-strong collective known as The Middle East were born, where some of them live to this day and where they recorded some of their gorgeous album 'I Want That You Are Always Happy'.
A bustling port on the north-east coast of Queensland, home to what seems like half the Australian army, Townville hardly seems like the most fertile ground for a slice of luminous musical beauty. But it's where the seven-strong collective known as The Middle East were born, where some of them live to this day and where they recorded some of their gorgeous album 'I Want That You Are Always Happy'.
Back in 2005, singer& guitarist Rohin Jones found a kindred spirit in Jordan Ireland. Together they shared a love of Silver Jews, Bill Callahan and Lambchop,"not that we wanted to regurgitate any of them,"Jones cautions. Writing and arranging together and separately, the pair began The Middle East's adventure."There was,"notes Jones sagely,"nothing else to do".
They took the name The Middle East"for no reason at all, other than that we needed a name. It doesn't have any meaning; nobody has ever thought we were fans of Osama Bin Laden"and set about making what in 2008 would become their debut EP 'The Recordings Of The Middle East'.
"Jordan and I have a problem,"admits Jones."Obviously we're full of good intentions, but we're both hardcore perfectionists and we're both incredibly lazy, which is a genius combination for getting absolutely nothing done."Enter band member Mark Myers, who recorded that first EP."Without Mark, nothing would have happened."Primarily for friends and family, The Recordings Of The Middle East was loved by the few who heard it. There was even a tour of Australia. Better still, 'Blood' had been featured in films and television shows.
There were successful UK live dates including an especially well received outdoor show at Somerset House last year; there was high acclaim from press and praise from radio DJs, and even Ellie Goulding declared she was smitten. As the word spread, there were tours with Beach House, with Doves ("It was horrible: they were great but they had a million things on stage and so did we. You can guess the problem") and with Mumford And Sons ("they're friends and we coped well with them, but because both bands have banjos, that was enough for people to think we were musically similar: we're not"). Soon, it was time to top up the studio tan once more.
The Middle East wouldn't countenance an outside producer - quite right too, nobody could possibly handle these complex, brooding, life-affirming songs with the deft, loving touch of their composers - so they built a studio at the bottom of their house and recorded much of it there, but there were also jaunts to studios in Cairns to the north of Townville and, since The Middle East were beginning to bloom internationally, to Denton, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama.
'Black Death 1349' is as dark as its title, while the unsettling, brooding 'Mount Morgan' concerns the Queensland gold mining town of that name."That's myself and Jordan's most collaborative moment,"explains Jones."I really, really dislike talking about individual songs and what they might mean, but it's loosely based on a tale Jordan's grandfather remembered about how gold was discovered there; how people tried and failed to keep quiet about it and then how the environment around it was destroyed". 'I Want That You Are Always Happy' is an album of twists, turns, beguiling contradictions and not without light and shade. 'My Grandma Was Pearl Hall' is underpinned by its haunted and haunting keyboards; 'Hunger Song' is the album's catchiest moment, but 'Jesus Came To My Birthday Party' is a blast of unadulterated joy destined to seduce the mainstream.
Naturally, even a taskmaster as hard on himself as Jones is glad to have a finished product, but there's always more to come and more to be expected."I don't know whether people will like it. Obviously I hope they do and I hope they can get what they want from it. For us, I see it as an amiable first attempt and I know we can do better. In fact, I would like to try again someday."
And now, with touring plans still to be determined it's time to take stock.
"What I'd really like more than anything is to write songs for the rest of my life and be a nobody,"smiles Jones."That would be fantastic."
The album‘I Want That You Are Always Happy’ is released on June 6th alongside the first single, ‘Hunger Song’. Head to the band's Facebook Page to hear 2 new tracks from the album.
среда, 13 апреля 2011 г.
Joe McElderry Forced To Support Jedward At Irish Festival
It’s said that money can’t buy you talent, but if Jedward’s recent career path is anything to go by, it’s clear that a lack of talent doesn’t necessarily stop you from getting paid. The Irish twins have picked up a number of lucrative sponsorship deals in the past few months (including becoming the new faces of Money Supermarket and Coco Pops) and even earned themselves a Eurovision entry in the process.
Unfortunately the same can’t be said of 2009 ‘X Factor’ winner Joe McElderry, who (despite placing six places above the twins) was forced to perform as a support slot for the Irish duo at an outdoor concert this weekend, if you believe the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun.
According toThe Sun, label executives have restricted McElderry’s tour funding, leaving him with just a single driver while the Grimes twins have an extensive team of make-up artists and stylists to ensure that they achieve their wacky potential.
The Sunquotes a source close to the singer (his driver perhaps?) as saying:"It really has spiralled downhill for Joe. You could blame Simon or his mentor Cheryl Cole, but if the public who voted for you lose interest there's not much anyone can do."
McElderry released his debut album‘Wide Awake’ in October 2010, gaining a Number Three place in the UK albums chart. He also recorded a track entitled ‘There’s A Place For Us’ for the third 'Narnia' film, which went on to earn a Golden Globe nomination for ‘Best Original Song in a Motion Picture’.
вторник, 12 апреля 2011 г.
Nero Reveal Debut Album 'Welcome Reality' Release Date - Out August 1st
Nero, the remixers du jour and now one of the biggest names in both dubstep and drum and bass, are set to release next single ‘Guilt’ on April 24th. Their debut album 'Welcome Reality' will follow on the 1st August and will feature 'Guilt', the global smash ‘Me and You’, underground hit ‘Innocence’ and more to be announced soon.
‘Guilt’ is the third single from Nero’s forthcoming debut album out on Chase and Status’ label MTA and expertly mixes low basslines, catchy synths and euphoric vocals – this is Dubstep set for the big time. Zane Lowe continues his support, hailing ‘Guilt’ his ‘Hottest Record in the World’ and the single has already been added to Radio 1’s A-List. The video – which can be viewed below - is flying and 'Guilt' is now the 2nd highest pre-order on iTunes.
Nero will premiere a live show at Radio 1’s Big Weekend and are booked for an intensive run of all major UK music festivals – Glastonbury and Wireless are already confirmed. Nero have also been invited by the man himself Tinie Tempah to support him on his Autumn arena tour.
‘Me and You’ charted at number 15 and was the most played record on Radio 1 for three weeks in a row. BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe crowned ‘Me and You’ his ‘Hottest Record in the World’ while Fearne Cotton and Greg James had it as their ‘Record Of The Week’ and Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw their ‘Weekend Anthem’. Nero featured on the BBC's Sound of 2011 music poll and various other influential tips for 2011 lists.
понедельник, 11 апреля 2011 г.
Next U2 Album To Be“Futuristic and Sci-Fi”
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".
Speaking toBillboard, RedOne confirmed that he has been working with the hit Irish rock band. He said:“We've put down a few ideas, but we don't know how many will end up on there. They have a very special way of working. A song is never done until the day before it comes out almost, so you never know.”
He continued:“They're always experimenting, so it's not like, 'OK, we're finished.' It's still an ongoing process. Bono described {the album as} 'futuristic'. U2 going sci-fi, or something - That's how he described it, but I don't know.”
RedOne has worked with the likes of Lady Gaga, Usher and Jennifer Lopez in the past. He is also currently working on‘X Factor’ contestant Cher Lloyd’s debut LP.
U2 have given no indication as to when their thirteenth studio album will be released. The band are set to perform a headline set at this year’s Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm.
воскресенье, 10 апреля 2011 г.
Kanye West, Janelle Monae and Kyuss Lives! Added to Norway’s Øya Festival
Rapper Kanye West is the latest headliner to be confirmed for this year’s Øya Festival in Oslo, Norway. He joins Janelle Monae, James Blake, Lykke Li and Kyuss Lives! as the newest additions to the 2011 line-up. Artists previously announced for Øya Festival include Pulp, Fleet Foxes, Wiz Khalifa, Bring Me The Horizon and Warpaint. Also among the newly-confirmed actsare Jamie xx and Crystal Fighters. See below for the full list.
Øya Festival 2011 will take place from the 9th to the 13th of August and follows last year’s event, which saw performances from the likes of Pavement, MIA, Iggy and the Stooges, the Flaming Lips, the xx and the Specials. The first Øya Festival was held in Oslo in 1999, when it attracted a modest crowd of 1000 people. It has since become one of the biggest events on the Norwegian musical calendar and draws around 60,000 festival goers each year.
Full list of new confirmations:
JANELLE MONÁE
LYKKE LI
JAMES BLAKE
KYUSS LIVES!
JAMIE xx
GRANT LEE BUFFALO
EDWARD SHARPE& THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
SHARON JONES& THE DAP-KINGS
KAIZERS ORCHESTRA
CRYSTAL FIGHTERS
OFF!
KHAIRA ARBY
GIVERS
MAYER HAWTHORNE
STEIN TORLEIF BJELLA
REAL ONES
HILDE MARIE KJERSEM
MUNGOLIAN JET SET
WANNSKRæKK
FJORDEN BABY!
ARISTILLUS
JONAS ALASKA
DEATHCRUSH
HÅKAN HELLSTRÖM
TÔG
Previously announced acts:
FLEET FOXES
THE JAYHAWKS
WARPAINT
WIZ KHALIFA
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
MATTHEW DEAR
TWIN SHADOW
KVELERTAK
120 DAYS
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
THE AVETT BROTHERS
LUKESTAR
SANDRA KOLSTAD
BRING ME THE HORIZON
KITCHIE KITCHIE KI ME O
COMEBACK KID
GHOST
HONNINGBARNA
суббота, 9 апреля 2011 г.
Lady Gaga Confronts Religious Protester
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.
In the footage, Gaga drives up to the protester and starts a dialogue though her car window, saying: “We really believe in God at my show.”
The man, who is holding up a sign next to the audience queueing for Gaga’s show, then replies: “Well, your pervert ways don't really equate to what God is all about, darling. Yeah, you know, the homo stuff. It's in a black book, gold edges and a little ribbon.”
Lady Gaga responds:“I went to catholic school for 13 years,” to which the unnamed man states: “Yeah, that's probably most of your problem – you got raised in a screwy religion.”
Gaga contemplates, while driving away:“What I’m trying to understand Is there's 3000 people standing in my line and nobody standing in your line. Who's going to hell?”
The footage also shows the‘Poker Face’ singer discussing her wardrobe and removing make-up backstage. The video goes on to confirm that ‘Judas’, the second single from Gaga’s unreleased LP ‘Born This Way’, will be released on April 19th.
пятница, 8 апреля 2011 г.
Doobie Brothers Reveal Details Of Live CD& DVD
On 27 June 2011, Eagle Rock Entertainment release 'Live At The Greek Theatre 1982' by the Doobie Brothers. 'Live At The Greek Theatre 1982' features all their classics including: 'Listen To The Music', 'Rockin’ Down The Highway', 'Long Train Runnin'', 'Black Water', 'Minute By Minute', 'What A Fool Believes', 'Takin’ It To the Streets', 'China Grove' and many more.
Recorded at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California in 1982, this concert was the last date on 'Farewell Tour'. It was an emotional night and would be the last gig for 5 years. The set contained all their best loved hits and they were joined by founder member Tom Johnston for the last two tracks, with former members John Hartman (also from the original line-up), Tiran Porter and Michael Hossack coming on stage for the celebratory finale of 'Listen To The Music'. The band are in fantastic form and rise to the occasion magnificently, they can rarely have delivered a better performance throughout their distinguished career. An album called 'Farewell Tour' was released by
Warners in 1983 but this featured tracks recorded at several different concerts across the tour. This is the first time the audio of their actual final concert has been available.
On CD format, four additional tracks from the concert have also been reinstated as bonus tracks. On the DVD format, the Bonus Features offer five tracks from the concert that were cut from the original 1982 film: 'Little Darling (I Need You)', 'One Step Closer', 'Dependin’ On You', 'Real Love' and 'No Stoppin’ Us Now' plus interviews with the band members and manager.
TRACKLISTING - DVD
1) Listen To The Music
2) Sweet Maxine
3) Rockin’ Down The Highway
4) You Belong To Me
5) Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
6) Long Train Runnin’
7) Black Water
8) Minute By Minute
9) Slat Key Soquel Rag
10) I Keep Forgettin’
11) Out On The Streets
12) What A Fool Believes
13) Jesus Is Just Alright
14) Takin’ It To The Streets
15) China Grove
16) Listen To The Music
TRACKLISTING - CD
1) Listen To The Music
2) Sweet Maxine
3) Rockin’ Down The Highway
4) You Belong To Me
5) Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
6) Long Train Runnin’
7) Black Water
8) Minute By Minute
9) Slat Key Soquel Rag
10) Out On The Streets
11) What A Fool Believes
12) Jesus Is Just Alright
13) Takin’ It To The Streets
14) China Grove
15) Listen To The Music
BONUS TRACKS:
16) Little Darling (I Need You)
17) One Step Closer
18) Dependin’ On You
19) Real Love
'Live At The Greek Theatre 1982' is, simply, classic Doobie Brothers
at the peak of their powers - with guest appearances by several former
members. Not to be missed!
четверг, 7 апреля 2011 г.
Jennifer Lopez Storms To Number One With New Single 'On The Floor'
Jennifer Lopez has scored the highest-selling UK Number 1 single for a female artist this year with‘On The Floor’ (feat. Pitbull). The single sold over 130k copies in its first week of release.
Additionally, 'On The Floor' has had higher week-one sales than any other Jennifer Lopez single, exceeding the sales of 'I'm Real' a decade ago.
Lopez has had 12 Top Five singles in the UK, including international smashes‘Love Don’t Cost A Thing’, ‘Get Right’ and ‘Jenny From The Block’, amongst many others. To date she has sold in excess of 4 million records in the UK alone. ‘On The Floor’ is the first single from her forthcoming album ‘Love?’ which will be released on 2nd May on Island Def Jam.
среда, 6 апреля 2011 г.
Jessie J“Inspired By Lil Wayne”
Jessie J has paid homage to US rap star Lil Wayne, stating that she would love to work with him if the chance ever came about. The‘Do It Like A Dude’ star, who has seen great success in Europe in recent months with her debut LP ‘Who You Are’, stated that Lil Wayne was even the inspiration behind her album track ‘Rainbow’.
Speaking toRap-Up, the Essex-born singer said:"I was obsessed with Lil Wayne at one point. {‘Rainbow’} is basically about how we're all colours of the rainbow and how we need to share the pot of gold. We all may be different, but we're all the same really.”
She continued:"Everyone bleeds red and we all get blue sometimes. The lyrics are a play on words with colours, but my delivery is very like yup, yup, still very Lil Wayne-y. It's one of my favourites."
When asked if she would ever like to work with the US star, she replied:"That would be like a dream. I think he's incredible and I love his swagger. I feel like he should win an award for how he acts in videos. I think he's one of those one-take people who rolls in, does a sick take, and just rolls out. Lil Wayne and Nicki {Minaj}, those two are killin' it right now."
Jessie J is currently promoting her debut album‘Who You Are’ before it is released in the US. You can watch her performing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ below:
вторник, 5 апреля 2011 г.
For The Fallen Dreams Reveal Details Of New Album 'Back Burner' - Out May 30th
Hailing from the blue-collar town of Saginaw, Michigan, For The Fallen Dreams humble upbringing and old-fashioned work ethic shines through in the music they play. Honest and angry, brutal yet melodic, ‘Back Burner' (out 30th May 2011 on Rise Records) is sure to become For The Fallen Dream's legacy album and an instant classic in the hardcore community.
For The Fallen Dreams have spent the past two years bringing their highly energetic shows, of stage dives and pile ups, to every corner of the country. They've shared the stage with A Day To Remember, Emmure, Acacia Strain, Bury Your Dead and many more. Whether they’re playing a sold out 1,000capacity venue or an oversold VFW hall with 500 kids, FTFD plan to continue their goal of world domination by treating every fan like their first and playing every show like it's their last.
Powerful, melodic, aggressive and full of rage, 'Back Burner' is an album of anthems for the honest, mistreated and broken hearted.
понедельник, 4 апреля 2011 г.
A-ha To Release 'Ending On A High Note' Live DVD Of Final Performance
On 4th December 2010 Norway’s capital city, Oslo, hosted a-ha’s final show. Exactly nine months earlier, on 4th March, a-ha had set out on their Farewell Tour, also billed as 'Ending On A High Note'. Now, this landmark concert is being released on four separate formats: standard CD, limited deluxealbum (2CD + DVD), standard DVD and Blu-Ray.
The band had played South and North America, Europe and Asia and, even though farewells had already been said in their home countries, the audience at Olso’s Spektrum included fans from England, India, Mexico, South Korea, the USA, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy – every place where a-ha had touched people. Oslo’s sub-zero temperatures weren’t going to keep anyone away.
“We want to be part of this farewell”, said a fan from Seattle and some German fans wore special shirts saying, “you made the soundtrack of our lives”.
“It’s always special to play your home town… there seems to be people coming from so many corners of the world”, noted Pål Waaktaar-Savoy.
This was something special. But it was even more than that– the final show from the band that had found worldwide success in 1985. Twenty-five years on, a-ha had decided that it was over. “It was always an adventure”, says Magne Furuholmen. “It could have lasted two years, it lasted more than 25. No one can ask for more.”
“It doesn’t kill the music”, says Morten Harket. “All three of us are still around. This is the end, but it is also a beginning. It opens doors up. But we don’t know what that will be”. Speaking to the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten, Morten added “I do not feel any sadness. We end with victory.”
But not everyone could make it to Oslo. There were only so many tickets. Thankfully, cameras were there to capture a-ha as they bowed out at the end of 2010.
Back in 1982, Magne and Pål came to London to see if their music could make its way abroad. They returned in 1983 – with Morten – and concentrated on honing their music, recording demo after demo in a south London studio. At the end of the year they signed with Warner Brothers. But success wasn’t instant. 'Take On Me',after being re-recorded, hit the world’s charts in 1985. “We assumed we were going to have the summer hit of 1983”, confesses Morten. “We didn’t realise it actually takes time.”
At the Spektrum, a-ha opened their final show with 'The Sun Always Shines On TV', the single which said that they were here for good. On its heels was 1991’s 'Move To Memphis', underpinning that this final show was about the journey. “I have always felt that my commitment was for the long run”, confirms Magne. “We never doubted for a second that we would break through somehow”, says Pål.“We couldn't think of one good reason why that wouldn’t happen”.
воскресенье, 3 апреля 2011 г.
Spring Offensive Announce Details Of New Single‘A Stutter And A Start’
Oxford’s unique and eclectically dynamic indie quintet are releasing their new single ‘A Stutter and a Start’ on April the 11th, and have come up with a novel way to thank fans for their continuing loyal support in the process...
Having gained thousands of new listeners and critical acclaim from those impressed with both the musical structure and lyrical detail contained within their last free ‘mega-single’ (a free 14 minute concept song inspired by Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ theory of the Grief Cycle), Spring Offensiveare now keen to share their latest project with the world.
Their jerky and jingly new single is told from the point of view of someone spending hours freezing in a car on the side of the road, making excuses rather than facing confrontation with a lover waiting alone in a restaurant. The band state“It is about breakdown in every sense of the word: communication, the car and the relationship. But we try and make it sound triumphant, rather than the cowardly act that it actually is.”
Spring Offensive are thanking those who chose to donate a more-than-generous amount for their acoustic EP‘Between Me& You’ (which was strictly only available for just one week in February), by publishing their full names on the physical artwork of the new single- which is also supported by the equally absorbing B-side ‘The Well’ and previously released favourite ‘Abacus Rex’, as remixed by fellow Oxford group Gunning For Tamar.
In addition to their displayed gratitude to their most devoted fans on the single’s artwork, those who buy a physical copy will discover the packaging in the form of a black& white booklet - even complete with colouring-in pencils to customise themselves!
‘A Stutter and A Start’ is being released both digitally and physically on April 11th. Check it out below.
Spring Offensive - A Stutter and a StartbyPopNoodleRadar
Spring Offensive UK Shows:
April 1st - Back To The Future Club @ 93 Feet East (London)
April 7th - 'A Stutter and a Start' single launch @ The Bullingdon (Oxford)
April 11th - Jeniferever album launch show @ The Lexington (London)
May 9th - Club Fandango headline show @ The Bull& Gate (London)
June 2nd - Club The Mammoth @ The Old Queens Head (London)
June 4th - All dayer with Cats&Cats&Cats @ The Windmill (London)
June 18th - Headline show @ O2 Academy 2 (Oxford)
June 29th - Death 2 Disco @ Notting Hill Arts Club (London)
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суббота, 2 апреля 2011 г.
Josh T Pearson Reveals Details Of New Single& Union Chapel Show
Josh T. Pearson’s debut solo album 'Last Of The Country Gentlemen' - a collection of seven songs drawn from the lessons of what he describes as “a rough year”, was released this month to universal acclaim after a self imposed hiatus that stretched out over ten years. The songs themselves are personal, powerful, painful and move with their brutal honesty, offering hope from the trials he’s suffered and survived. The songs were recorded in a Berlin studio in two nights and it is without doubt the bravest album you’ll hear in 2011.
Josh T. Pearson will release the single, ‘Woman When I’ve Raised Hell’ on May 9th as an accompaniment to a special one off show on May 11th at Union Chapel where a string quartet will embellish his normally skeletal arrangements. To say it will be special is a serious understatement, following a recent solo show in London which The Times gave 5/5 and described as follows,"Not since Leonard Cohen has an artist emerged who can evoke such profound extremes of human emotion through the device of a simple musical performance."
Live favourite‘Singer to the Crowd’ is exclusive to this release.
Added to this, there will be a special Limited 250 pressing on 12” of two exclusive piano versions of ‘Sweetheart I Aint Your Christ’&‘Country Dumb' for Record Store Day and Josh will also appear covering a smattering of Mute classics at the Short Circuit festival on May 14th.
The man’s legendary musical output continues to grow in stature. Many will be familiar with the short-lived phenomenon that was 'Lift to Experience', which released one sprawling masterpiece, 2001's 'The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads', before splitting up soon after. So beloved by John Peel were they that hehad LTE record three sessions in five months and were included in the Best 125 Peel Sessions of all time.
Josh T. Pearson UK Tour Dates:
Fri 1st April - London Purcell Rooms
Wed 4th May - Leamington Spa The Assembly (supporting Drive By Truckers)
Fri 6th May - Bristol Anson Rooms (supporting Drive By Truckers)
Tues 10th May - Liverpool Academy (supporting Drive By Truckers)
Wed May 11th - London Union Chapel
Fri 13th May - Brighton The Great Escape Club Uncut
Sat 14th May - London Roundhouse Short Circuit Mute Festival
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