Category: Featured

LATITUDE 2013 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT

By aaamusic on Apr 10, 2013 in Featured, Festival News, Festivals, News

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THURSDAY 18TH JULY – SUNDAY 21ST JULY 2013 HENHAM PARK, SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK

BLOC PARTY | KRAFTWERK 3-D | FOALS | THE MACCABEES | HOT CHIP

MODEST MOUSE | ALT-J |BEACH HOUSE

Latitude, the UK’s favourite multi-arts festival, and winner of the 2012 Best Family Festival Award, is proud to reveal the first line-up announcements for the eighth edition. The festival takes place from Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st July 2013 in the idyllic surroundings of Henham Park, Suffolk.

First to headline Latitude’s magnificent [...]

THE ROLLING STONES ADD SECOND HYDE PARK DATE: 13 JULY 2013

By aaamusic on Apr 09, 2013 in Featured, News

AEG and The Royal Parks have today announced that The Rolling Stones will be giving UK fans ‘One More Shot’ to see them live in concert this summer, with the news that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood are to play a second London Hyde Park concert on Saturday 13 July as part of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park.

Jake Bugg will support The Rolling Stones at London’s Hyde Park on July 13th.

The Rolling Stones’ first [...]

SQUAREPUSHER joins THE PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL

By aaamusic on Apr 08, 2013 in Featured, Festival News, Festivals, News

Considered as one of electronic music’s most forward thinking artists, SQUAREPUSHER joins THE PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL this year on the 7th + 8th June @ the incredible 02 Academy Brixton. Expecting in nearly 10 000 people across the weekend and hosting some of the biggest names in electronic music that has ever been the festival has already been touted as an emerging SONAR Festival by the likes of DJ MAG amongst others.

Following the critically acclaimed release of ‘Ufabulum’ on Warp Records last year, SQUAREPUSHER’S AV show is [...]

DOUR FESTIVAL 2013 LOOKS BIG!

By aaamusic on Apr 06, 2013 in Featured, Festival News, Festivals, News

DOUR FESTIVAL ADDS MORE NAMES TO A KILLER ELECTRO, TECHNO, DRUM’N’BASS, HOUSE, DUBSTEP & TRAP LINE-UP FOR ITS 25TH EDITION!

50 Weapons presents Modeselektor live + Phon.o live + Shed live +Otto Von Schirach live + Bambounou dj set /
Dave Clarke / Len Faki / Carl Craig dj set / Compuphonic /
High Contrast & Dynamite / Roni Size & Dynamite / Loadstar /
Rustie / Rockwell feat. MC Mantmast / Cyril Hahn / Surfing Leons /
Loefah (retrospective dubstep set) / Sherwood & Pinch / Kahn /
Bishop Dust / Downlink / SkisM /
Ben UFO / Dusky / Huxley /

The 50 Weapons label will be taking over on the Thursday evening of the Festival!

From the perfect mixture of hip-hop and pumped-up electronica by Modeselektor (live) to the organic digital sounds ofPhon.o (live); from the offbeat techno of Shed (live) to the crazy [...]

SECRET GARDEN PARTY 2013 LINEUP

By aaamusic on Apr 05, 2013 in Featured, Festival News, Festivals, News

25th – 28th July 2013

Nr. Huntingdon, Cambs.

A four-day party like no other…

The Secret Garden Party is YOUR party. It is a moment in the year when you can connect to yourcreative powers, explore your wildest fantasies and meet thousands of people who all want to meet you. It is a magical gathering that exists for only four days – away from cities and schedules, brands and boundaries – founded on participation and with the potential [...]

A CHAT WITH: THE HOSTS

By aaamusic on Apr 04, 2013 in Featured, Interviews

The Hosts, a melodramatic pop group from Sheffield, are soon releasing their debut album. Known for their catchy tunes and clear vocals, the band is facing an exciting year. AAAmusic interviewer Kjersti Westeng spoke to the band before the release of their single “September Song”.

AAAmusic: You are releasing your debut album this year, congratulations! Are you excited? Nervous?

The Hosts: Thank you. Excited – yes, nervous – not so much, we’ve waited a while to put the [...]

THE ROLLING STONES – BACK IN HYDE PARK ON 6TH JULY

By aaamusic on Apr 03, 2013 in Featured, Festival News, News

AEG Live and The Royal Parks today announced that rock icons The Rolling Stones are returning to London’s Hyde Park this summer for a sensational outdoor concert on Saturday 6 July as part of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park.

The concert takes place almost 44 years to the day since the Stones first played Hyde Park, and will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood return to where they truly belong, back on the live stage, following the huge success of their ’50 and [...]

Ghost & Gojira – Live @ Brixton Academy

By aaamusic on Mar 27, 2013 in Featured, Live

London, 24th March

An icy chill enveloped the crowd queueing around the hallowed walls of Brixton Academy on that March evening, and not even the sight of the gruesome twosome down front dressed as Pikachu and Eeyore could lift the unseasonable cold. Given the night’s entertainment, the weather could in fact be excusable, if not the only logical way it could have been. This year’s Jagermeister tour (hooray for corporate sponsorship subsidising tickets) boasted not only French death titans Gojira, but [...]

A CHAT WITH: FRONTIER RUCKUS

By aaamusic on Mar 25, 2013 in Featured, Interviews

American folk-rock band Frontier Ruckus has just released their third album, once again receiving positive reviews. Songwriter Matthew Milia draws his inspiration from his hometown in Michigan, taking the listener on a nostalgic journey through his childhood. AAAmusic interviewer Kjersti Westeng chatted to them halfway through their UK tour in March 2013.

AAAmusic: You’ve got a new album out called Eternity of Dimming, congratulations! How would you describe this album?

Frontier Ruckus: Thank you! It’s a purposefully dense and enormous record [...]

Fat Boy Slim announced for EXIT

By aaamusic on Mar 25, 2013 in Featured, Festival News, Festivals

PUT YOUR HANDS UP IN THE AIR

FATBOY SLIM IS BACK!

Continuing the R:Evolution, EXIT proudly announces one more name who join the list of already announced Atoms for Peace and reincarnated Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion and Bloc Party. Ladies and gentleman, put your hands up in the air and prepare yourself for another crazy Fatboy Slim experience! Dance scene legend returns to EXIT festival, the greatest summer adventure which serves [...]