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Thomas Dolby to release first new studio album in 20 years

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THOMAS DOLBY RELEASES FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 20 YEARS

‘A MAP OF THE FLOATING CITY’ RELEASED OCTOBER 24th

Release follows conclusion of groundbreaking transmedia game

Thomas Dolby, the ground-breaking ’80s star whose smash hits ‘She Blinded Me With Science’ and ‘Hyperactive!’ helped define the MTV generation/revolution, will break his 20-year silence with a new release later this year titled ‘A Map Of The Floating City’. The album, featuring appearances by special guest [...]

NOVELLA ‘The Things You Do’ video

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WATCH: ‘The Things You Do’ Video

Directed by Conan Roberts

‘The Things You Do’ is the A-side of Novella’s debut single. The two track limited editon 7″ is released on August 15th through Dirty Bingo, ‘Oh Brian’ is on the B-Side.

Novella combine a guitar sound of Pixies-inspired crispness with a wallowing dirge of noise, set off by melodic, interwoven bass lines.

The video for ‘The Things You Do’ was made by Conan Roberts from Mazes

Novella – The Things You Do from Novella Novella [...]

Sarabeth Tucek new single and UK tour

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Sarabeth Tucek releases her new single, ‘Smile For No One’, via Sonic Cathedral Recordings on September 12.

It is the second single to be taken from Sarabeth’s album ‘Get Well Soon’ which, upon its release in April, was acclaimed by everyone from The Times and Q magazine to the Daily Mirror and The Quietus. It was that rare thing, an album that appealed to people of all musical persuasions, its title track becoming something of a panacea for the general malaise [...]

Philip Selway ‘Running Blind’ video & new EP release this week

Philip Selway released his new EP ‘Running Blind’ in to the world this week and to celebrate this we have a new video to present to you which sees Philip take to the studio with the help of Adem, Alex Thomas, Caroline Weeks and Kath Mann to perform the title track ‘Running Blind’… “Running Blind’ is the follow up to 2010′s much acclaimed solo debut ‘Familial’ and contains four delicately crafted songs which were recorded during the album sessions and [...]

Lucy Love – FREE DOWNLOAD plus live video!

Denmark’s Lucy Love unleashes her music on the UK on August 8th with her new single ‘Thunder’ taken from the upcoming album ‘Kilo’ on her own Superbillion Records. The MC is already a superstar in her native country, playing to sold out shows all over Denmark and recently rocking a crowd of 20,000 people at a festival in Tivoli Gardens and is now ready to take over on these shores.

 

Lucy Love – Who You Are (OK Formula [...]

MARK RONSON PERFORMS TRIBUTE TO AMY WINEHOUSE AT GREENWICH SUMMER SESSIONS GIG

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MARK RONSON PERFORMS TRIBUTE TO
AMY WINEHOUSE AT GREENWICH
SUMMER SESSIONS GIG

London, Wednesday 27 July 2011: Tonight Mark Ronson performed a special tribute to Amy Winehouse on the second night of Greenwich Summer Sessions, 24 hours after attending her funeral. He opened his set with a moving rendition of ‘Valerie’, vocals were provided by Dave McCabe of The Zutons who wrote the song.

Mark said “it’s been a shit week and it’s great coming out to play to you guys, that’s the [...]

BEARSUIT – new video for new single “Princess You’re a Test” + Aug 14 at Old Blue Last

Dark, relentless and thickly laden with dirty, heavy bass, “Princess You’re A Test” sees Norwich 5-piece Bearsuit take a turn to the dark side. As the fourth single from their recent album The Phantom Forest (released on Fortuna POP! earlier this year) “Princess You’re A Test” is an altogether darker proposition. Guaranteed to set the indie-disco dancefloors ablaze, the song delves into the mysteries lying await in the phantom forest. Watch the brand new (slightly spooky) video [...]

ICED EARTH – New album ‘Dystopia’

ICED EARTH – New album ‘Dystopia’

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (USA) – Although “Dystopia”, ICED EARTH’s 10th studio offering, is not a concept album, founder Jon Schaffer admits there are unifying themes to several of the songs – and even an appearance by band mascot “Set Abominae.”

“I’ve always been fascinated by the darker side of life,” Schaffer said during a break from master tracking ICED EARTH’s forthcoming album. “Movies like Metropolis, Brazil, and The Matrix resonate with me. The same for [...]

Taking Back Sunday Reschedule Tour

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Taking Back Sunday have been forced to reschedule the majority of their UK tour that was due to commence next week due to unavoidable scheduling conflict which has severely limited the time that they can spend on these shores.

The band’s show at London’s Roundhouse is still set for May 20th as originally planned, while the Nottingham Rock City show moves from May 14th to May 19th. All other shows will be rescheduled for August and early September, listed in [...]

Pete and the Pirates announce new European dates

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Pete and the Pirates

- Announce details of additional European dates for Autumn headline tour

Pete and the Pirates have extended their recently announced UK tour and will now be embarking on a 33-date headline tour of Europe from September through to November. The tour follows the release of their new single, ‘Half Moon Street’ as a digital download single on August 29th.

 

Confirmed Dates:

SEPTEMBER

10 Leeds, Kirkstall Abbey (supporting Kaiser Chiefs)

22 Manchester, Deaf Institute

23 Leeds, Cockpit

24 Liverpool, Mojo

25 Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire

26 [...]

Joan as Police Woman ‘I Was Everyone’

Joan as Police Woman
EPK ‘I Was Everyone’

Joan As Police Woman discusses the reason why she wrote ‘I Was Everyone’- a track from her 2011 LP ‘The Deep Field’. The song is about about Joan of Arc, who she is named after.

There will be a new single to sustain her ever-growing army of fans in the UK. ‘Chemmie’ will be released on August 1st. In Joan’s own words, new single, ‘Chemmie’ describes “the undeniable chemistry that soars past logic” existing [...]

Hyde & Beast review and Behind the Scenes!

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Set up and shot in a mere hour and a half (yes, really!) you can now catch a glimpse of the rather swift video shoot for Hyde & Beast’s first official single ‘Never Come Back’, out August 8thon Tail Feather Records.

You can watch the behind the scenes video here:

Although it tracks the band and crew throughout their day shooting the video in Newcastle, this footage is far from generic. Beautifully put together, it reflects the raw and retro feel of their first video for [...]

Sasha Reveals Winners Of The Burn Studios Next Producer Star Competition

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Winners of the burn studios Next Producer Star competition revealed

Fourteen lucky winners from across the globe will be flown to Ibiza to take part in the 2011 Burn Studios Hacienda Music Program with mentors including Sasha, Richie Hawtin,  Cassius and Gomma Records

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The burn studios Next Producer Star competition has closed and we can at last reveal the fourteen talented music producers, hand-selected by Sasha to take part in an exclusive production bootcamp at the [...]

LADYTRON RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WHITE ELEPHANT”

LADYTRON RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR SINGLE, “WHITE ELEPHANT”
FROM UPCOMING ALBUM, ‘GRAVITY THE SEDUCER’

“awesome” – Pitchfork
“slow-moving lullaby with lots of warm vocal harmony” – Stereogum
“orchestral, electro-pop ballad” – SPIN
“lovely warm-up, rhythmic and slow but pulsing with energy” – Flavorwire

Nettwerk recording artist Ladytron has released their new music video for lead single, “White Elephant,” from forthcoming studio album, Gravity The Seducer (released September 12). Directed by Michele Civetta, the music video was filmed at a chateau in Normandy, France and [...]

Meg Baird announces new album on Wichita Recordings

MEG BAIRD
Seasons on Earth
Wichita Recordings
26 September 2011

Wichita Recordings are pleased to announce the new album from Meg Baird, best known for her stunning songwriting, guitarwork and vocal contributions to the US folk band Espers. Her second solo album Seasons on Earth will be released on 26 September. There are plans for some intimate live dates around the release date.

Tracklisting:
1. Babylon
2. Stars Climb Up the Vine
3. Share
4. Even Rain
5. Friends
6. Beatles and Stones
7. The Finder
8. The Land Turned Over
9. Stream
10. Song [...]