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CLOUD 9 FESTIVAL MAIN LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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Sunderland’s finest rock band The Futureheads will be headlining this year’s Cloud 9. From Leeds is The Sunshine Underground, Manchester’s hi-energy indie pop stars The Answering Machine, and all the way from Italy are Too Young To Love offering a psychedelic dream pop extravaganza. Added to the main stage Huw Stephens favourite - Rotating Leslie.

Founded by local resident Martin Wheelton and his team two years ago, it’s a homegrown event built on live music, dance DJ’s with good old-fashioned guitar-strumming and drum-bashing. Now in [...]

HOP FARM CONFIRMS MANU CHAO, GRAHAM COXON & CHRISSIE HYNDE

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Featured, Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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MANU CHAO LA VENTURA, GRAHAM COXON and CHRISSIE HYNDE WITH JP JONES have been announced to play the 4th annual Hop Farm Music Festival.

Other acts just announced by Vince’s Powers, No Branding and No Sponsorship festival include: GUILLEMOTS, TIM BOOTH, FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS, DAMIEN DEMPSEY, THE DUKE SPIRIT, KITTY DAISY & LEWIS, CLOUD CONTROL,GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY, THE SECRET SISTERS and LIZ AND THE LIGERS have also been added to the bill.

The line-up is as follows:

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EAGLES
BRYAN FERRY
BRANDON FLOWERS
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
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JIMMY [...]

ATP announce Fleet Foxes, Yann Tiersen, Gary Numan, Scratch Acid, Holy F**k for December Festivals

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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As recently announced ATP Concerts are very excited to present the return of Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum to headline and curate our first of two festival weekends this December at Butlins Minehead. Today we can confirm the second stunning group of artists picked by Jeff:

FLEET FOXES
MIKE WATT & GEORGE HURLEY perform the songs of the MINUTEMEN
ROBYN HITCHCOCK performs I Often Dream Of Trains
GROUP INERANE
SCRATCH ACID (first UK show since split in 1987)
YANN TIERSEN
ELEPHANT 6 HOLIDAY SURPRISE
HALF JAPANESE

After releasing one of [...]

Latitude festival – Arts Additions – Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Alan Carr, The Gate, John Burnside

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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- COMEDY AT LATITUDE -

Over the past five years, Latitude’s Comedy Arena has become a comedy festival in its own right. Bursting at the seams with the best comic talent in the land, crowds gather all weekend to witness a variety of hilarious turns from an unrivalled line-up.

Alan Carr has become a British institution. Like few that have come before him, his work as a presenter hasn’t overshadowed his stand-up. He is known, and equally applauded, for both. From ‘The [...]

Flashguns @ The Lexington

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Live
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London, 23rd March

The Brighton based three piece Flashguns burst onto stage at Lexington with Come And See The Lights and, despite their young looks, any doubt about their ability as musician is quickly dispelled as they tear up the stage, with a great energy which matches their impressive musicianship.

Lead singer Sam Johnston knows how to get the crowd entertainment: he has a wonderful command of the stage and, despite his small frame, he doesn’t lack of swagger and moves.

The setlist [...]

DID Unveil New Single Stop Giving Up & Free Download!

By on Mar 31, 2011 in News
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New Single ‘Stop Giving Up’

Released 02/05/2011

FREE DOWNLOAD

Tue 3rd London White Heat @ Madame Jo Jo’s – Single Launch

‘Floating somewhere between indie rock and electronics, these guys from Turin are gaining a lot of exposure.’ PIG MAGAZINE

‘It sounds raw and chaotic like the early work of The Rapture and the Klaxons.’
ROUGH TRADE SHOP

DID release a new single, ‘Stop Giving Up’ on the 2nd May produced with Hatcham [...]

The Blackout @ O2 Academy

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Live
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Oxford, 29th March

Hyro Da Hero: not many support bands can get the crowd going, but this one can. This rapper appears on the blackout’s new single but he is not only good for that he blast into a crowd pleasing ‘Rage against the Machine’ style of rap metal that if it had been released in the 90′s would have been a huge hit but being released in 2011 will probably be over looked but is in a high standard and [...]

Hurts @ Berlin Columbiahalle

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Live
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Berlin, 12th March

Clare Maguire is a hot property in the English market, but not heard of in Germany.  Despite this Clare Maguire shows the headliners that you can’t always rely on the same show: always changing her style and costumes to make a show that great  female singers before her would be proud of, she already has a huge back catalogue of songs. She is so confident she can afford to leave out her massive hit You’re Electric – but [...]

Introducing Pose Victorious

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Featured, MixTape, News

Hailing from Scotland, Pose Victorious were formed in 2009 and are comprised of former roommates Ross Millar (vocals), Jack Rowberry (lead guitar), Gordon Barclay (rhythm guitar), Gavin White (drums) and Jordan Laird (bass). They were taken under the wing of veteran producer Owen Morris (Oasis, The View), culminating in the release of their self-titled debut EP in late February 2010. Since then, the boys have been touring the UK, setting a fire under the press [...]

Kaiser Chiefs added to Isle of Wight Festival line-up

By on Mar 31, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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The Isle of Wight Festival is proud to welcome the return of one of Leeds finest bands; Kaiser Chiefs, to the Main Stage at this year’s sold out Festival. Five individuals with three hugely successful albums under their belts; Kaiser Chiefs are back! Performing ahead of Kings of Leon on Friday 10th June, the band is the perfect addition to one of the hottest weekends of the summer.

Taking place from Friday 10th – Sunday 12th June, the Isle of Wight [...]

Kasabian Frontman Tom Meighan to DJ @ Proud2

By on Mar 31, 2011 in News
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Known for his energy fuelled live performances and outspoken attitude, Kasabian front man Tom Meighan’s forthright role takes a similar direction behind the decks. Now alongside close friend and Kasabian tour DJ Dan Ralph Martin, Meighan is set to bring his unstoppable swagger to Proud2 for the first exclusive DJ set since playing for the official launch of rock ’n’ roll comrade Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green clothing line.

Tom Meighan has never been one to shy away from the media, and [...]

Wild Moccasins – Skin Collision Past – New West Records – Released June 6th – UK LIVE DATES ANNOUNCED

By on Mar 31, 2011 in News

With a collection of songs that web male-female vocals of couple Zahira Gutierrez and Cody Swann, as well as pop-infused percussion and string work, Wild Moccasins, a quintet of 20-somethings from Houston, TX, offer a sound that balances a musical guile beyond the band’s years. Winners of “Best EP” in this year’s Houston Press Music Awards, the two-year-old band has now finished recording its first full length, Skin Collision Past, and will be touring the United States this spring, summer, [...]

Geffen’s Swedish space-pop duo The Sound of Arrows: celestial new video & II Figures remix

By on Mar 31, 2011 in News

New Single “Nova” out April 25th – Video & II Figures remix online

Label: Geffen

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This spring, The Sound of Arrows return to the pop fray with a brand new single, the first to be taken from their hotly anticipated debut album, to be released on Geffen later this year. Single ‘Nova’ is released on 12” vinyl and digital download on April 25th and is accompanied by an incredible other-worldly DIY video, even surpassing the celestial beauty of their last.

See the video for ‘Nova’ here:

When we [...]

Gagarin (Pere Ubu / Sons Of Arqa / Low Bias feat Mark Beazley) unleashes the new album, Biophilia, out Monday 20th June.

By on Mar 31, 2011 in News

Gagarin is the solo incarnation of Graham “ Dids “ Dowdall – percussionist, composer and sound designer. He makes atmospheric and moody electronica inspired by landscape, environment, urban noisescapes, grooves and a wide range of musical influences. Dids has had a long career at the cutting edge of the musical galaxy – involved in a myriad of projects ranging from avant rock to pop to drum and bass. He started out as drummer in cult Manchester band Ludus, recorded and toured extensively [...]

Kitty Daisy & Lewis headline The Bull & Gate, London 13th April

By on Mar 31, 2011 in News

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis are excited to announce to their ever growing legion of fans that they will be headlining a show on 13th April at The Bull & Gate in Kentish Town.

Since the release of their debut self titled album, the brother-and-two-sister band from North London have rightfully earned themselves a reputation for being talented and highly original, contemporary purveyors of a sound that challenges the senses and defies gravity to send spirits soaring. It is therefore not [...]

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