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Pinkunoizu live in London this coming Monday

By on Nov 25, 2011 in News

Debut EP released 7th November 2011 on Full Time Hobby

Available on super ltd. edition heavyweight 12″ vinyl + digital download

Following a triumphant performance at the latest Full Time Hobby night in London, the label’s latest signing, Pinkunoizu, released their debut EP PEEP. Named after the Japanese word for “pink noise”, the amorphous, Copenhagen-based band play an exotic mixture of lo-fi, high-life, shoegaze, Krautrock, nu-folklore, ’60s Asian pop and post-apocalyptic future rock. Their mission? “To never come full circle. To move [...]

Jack Cooper (Mazes) releases side project album

By on Nov 25, 2011 in News

Art Is Cheap represents the third release of 2011 from the Mazes camp. First of all we had their proper debut album A Thousand Heys released in April on Fat Cat. Then there was the IBB Tape, a 12″ collection of demos, live jams from the band’s early days, covers and musings and now we have this….. Jack Cooper (songwriter/vocals) is releasing a collection of 15 songs from his Art Is Cheap project called hmmm Art Is Cheap.

At the tail [...]

Smokey Bastard announce December gigs

By on Nov 25, 2011 in News

If you ask your average man on the street what his favourite 7 piece folk-punk band from Reading with a drummer named “Buttons” is, he would almost certainly say Smokey Bastard.

Their irreverent, raucous live shows have earned them a cult following in the UK and Europe since the release of their first album Propping Up The Floor last year.

The new album Tales From The Wasteland was released on November 7th on Bomber Music with the single “Yuppie Dracula” out since [...]

Amplifier unveil new video and UK tour

By on Nov 07, 2011 in News

‘The Octopus’ is the grand benchmark against which all British prog rock albums will be judged this year - Classic Rock Presents Prog
There is something heroic about Amplifier’s embrace – The Times
‘The Octopus’ is a beast of kraken-esque size and magnificence – Kerrang!
A sprawling double album of epic soundscapes. A hugely impressive triumph of self-belief – Metal Hammer
‘The Octopus’ is an album for others’ material to be compared to not only in 2011, but for many more years to come – [...]

San Miguel Primavera Club 2011 first acts

By on Jul 20, 2011 in Featured, Festival Line-Up Announcements, News

San Miguel Primavera Club will hold its sixth edition next November simultaneously in Madrid and Barcelona and, as usual, its extensive programme will take place in numerous venues.

The American folk formation Fleet Foxes, the masters of indie rock Superchunk and the mythical post punk band The Pop Group, who have recently reformed, are the first confirmations for the winter version of San Miguel Primavera Sound.

Joining them in the different venues of both cities will be the electro-indie of [...]

San Miguel Primavera Sound 2011

By on Jun 10, 2011 in Featured, Festivals, Festivals Coverage

Almost two weeks after another successful edition of Primavera Sound festival time was enough to work my mind regarding what were the ups and downs of a hectic weekend. Here we go again then, the usual diary is about to land!

 

Wednesday, 25th May

 

There is no better kick off to a fest than missing it completely. Well I was actually there, I simply couldn’t get in. To cut it short, organisers set up two additional evenings of [...]

ROCKNESS ADDS EVEN MORE NEW NAMES FOR 2011

By on May 05, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB / SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP / AFGHAN RAIDERS / D/R/U/G/S / FUNERAL SUITSADDED TO THE BILL

Boasting a line-up of stellar proportions that includes Kasabian, The Chemical Brothers, Paolo Nutini, The Wombats, Example, Magnetic Man, Glasvegas and many, many more, RockNess is set to announce even more top-notch new acts to this year’s bill. Set on the idyllic banks of Loch Ness from June 10th to 12th, RockNess is upping the ante for the multi-award winning festival in [...]

Wireless with Barclaycard – additional acts announced

By on May 05, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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FRI 1 JULY:

MIKE POSNER, NATALIA KILLS, STOOSHE

SAT 2 JULY:

ALEX METRIC, ALPINES, LUKE BINGHAM

SUN 3 JULY:

THE HIVES, YUCK, VINTAGE TROUBLE

Wireless with Barclaycard today announced a string of new acts set to join the enviable weekend line-up.  Mike Posner, Natalia Kills, StooShe, Alex Metric, Alpines, Luke Bingham, The Hives, Yuck and Vintage Trouble are confirmed to join headliners The Black Eyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers and Pulp on the hottest weekend line-up of the summer!

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Berlin Festival 2011

By on May 03, 2011 in Festivals, News
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BERLIN FESTIVAL 2011

TAKING OFF FOR 2011 WITH FIRST ARTIST ANNOUCEMENTS AND A BRAND NEW CONCEPT

September 9th – 10th 2011

http://www.berlinfestival.de/

Berlin Festival 2011 is ready for take off! We’re all geared up to start this year’s festival at Flughafen Tempelhof and launch a brand new concept at various other Berlin venues. The festival will take place on September 9th and 10th in the buzzing metropolis that is Berlin.

Starting off with our first 2011 headliner, we’re thrilled to confirm Suede [...]

Reading & Leeds 2011: Dance Stage additions and more

By on Apr 19, 2011 in Featured, Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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Having already revealed some of the biggest bands on the planet for this year’s Reading & Leeds Festivals, more acts have been confirmed to play at Europe’s biggest dual site, Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds. Held Friday 26th August – Sunday 28th August 2011, this is the most exciting weekend of music and fun held anywhere in the world.

On The Dance Stage we are very proud to announce the legendary UNKLE bringing a [...]

More acts for Wireless with Barclaycard – Chipmunk, Alexis Jordan, J. Cole, The Pretty Reckless and more

By on Apr 13, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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Wireless with Barclaycard have announced a host of fantastic new acts set to join the weekend line-up. Chipmunk, Alexis Jordan, J. Cole and The Pretty Reckless are amongst those confirmed to join headliners The Black Eyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers and Pulp as this year’s bill gets even hotter!

Chipmunk, Alexis Jordan, Jodie Connor and Dot Rotten join an already sensational line up on Friday 1 July, with Black Eyed Peas headlining and other acts so far confirmed including Plan B, Tine Tempah and David Guetta. Widely considered [...]

Adam Ant for Hard Rock Calling 2011 plus many more

By on Apr 11, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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Hard Rock International and Live Nation confirmed today that Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad And The Lovely Posse, Rumer, Mike + The Mechanics, The Lighthouse Family and Barenaked Ladies will play Hard Rock Calling in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday 26 June, along with a host of exciting new additions to an already fantastic lineup. They are set to join Sunday headliner Rod Stewart and queen of rock ‘n’ roll Stevie Nicks.
Adam Ant is one of the most [...]

Marcus Foster – Tumble Down

By on Mar 24, 2011 in Albums
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Once in a while an EP lands in your inbox which takes your breath away and all you want to do is write about it; ‘Tumble Down’ the debut from Marcus Foster is one of those rare gems that did just that. It takes a lot to enthuse a writer; we receive so much dross that sometimes the good stuff just gets lost in with the bubble-gum that’s only interested in a perfect rhyme scheme. However, ‘Tumble Down’ just leaps [...]

Gaymers Camden Crawl – Full line-up announced

By on Mar 24, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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Scheduled to take place in just six weeks time, the 10th edition of the annual Gaymers Camden Crawl is set to launch the 2011 festival season with an eclectic line up studded with the forthcoming year’s best new artists and a huge stable of special guests.

Joining the bill which already includes such names as British Sea Power, Saint Etienne, Simian Mobile Disco, Villagers and Toddla T are The Lemonheads, Razorlight, Guillemots, Miles Kane, Wolf Gang [...]

Reading And Leeds Festivals 2011 tickets on sale tonight (Mar 21)

By on Mar 21, 2011 in Festival Line-Up Announcements, Festivals, News
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Tickets for the Reading And Leeds Festivals 2011 go on sale tonight (March 21) at 7:15pm (GMT).

The first line-up announcement, including details of the three headliners for the August events, will come as tickets go on sale. Check back at AAAMusic.co.uk then for information.

The events take place on August 26-28. Although no acts are announced for the bashes until tonight, festival chief Melvin Benn has ruled out big names including Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Kings Of Leon, System Of A Down, [...]

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