To accompany the release of sophomore album Rituals, due for release this September, Fenech-Soler have confirmed a major UK and Ireland tour for November. Following the success of their self-titled debut in 2010, which earned them Q and XFM award nominations for ‘The Next Big Thing’ and ‘Best British Debut …
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Tags: Best British Debut Album, Electro-pop, fenech soler, Glastonbury, Leeds, Magnetic, next big thing, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Q awards, reading, Rituals, UK and Ireland tour, XFM awards
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Matt Tomiak considers the wistful history of The Postal Service as he at long last watches them play live at the Brixton Academy.
If a week is a long time in politics, then The Postal Service would surely agree that a decade is one hell of a long time in …
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Tags: Ben Gibbard, Brixton Academy, Chris Lowe, Death Cab for Cutie, Dntel, Garden State, Give Up, Iron & Wine, Jenny Lewis, Jimmy Tamborello, live, neil tennant, pet shop boys, Rilo Kiley, Sub Pop, The Postal Service, the shins, Zach Braff
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Junip have more than enough credentials to fill the age-old cavernous atria of The Village Underground. The venue itself (once a Victorian warehouse) was filled to the rafters for the Swedish trio’s London gig, each punter eagerly waiting for the Scandinavian adventure to begin.
Elias Araya, Tobias Winterkorn and …
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Tags: Elias Araya, interview, Jose Gonzales, Junip, live review, Mikel Cee Karlsson, Tobias Winterkorn, Village Underground
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LA sister trio HAIM have been making massive waves in the industry this year, winning BBC’s Sound of 2013 and appearing on just about everyone’s ‘ones to watch’ list. It therefore comes as no surprise that all their European headline dates – listed below – are now sold out. However, …
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Tags: bbc sound of 2013, Beyonce, Chime for Change, European Tour, Glastonbury, haim, rihanna, Summer
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I let out a little scream in the office today upon hearing the news that Notion cover starlet Sky Ferreira will be headlining London’s Scala on June 26th. By now you should’ve heard her massive shimmery pop tune “Everything is Embarrassing” with Dev Hynes, as well as her …
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Tags: Everything is Embarrassing, live, Sad Dream, Scala, sky ferreira
Posted in Do Not Miss This, Electro, Gigs, Music, News! | 1 Comment »
You might remember last year’s set of Plugged-In sessions: a series of gigs that championed emerging musical talent (including one Jake Bugg, this summer to be found on the covers of magazines and headlining festival stages), they went down rather well with the assembled crowds. Not one to rest on …
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Tags: competition, gig, Miles Kane, original penguin
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2010 saw the release of Gold Panda‘s lauded debut LP Lucky Shiner. Despite the album’s success–winning the Guardian First Album Award and getting nominated for the Mercury Prize–it’s been three years since he produced any new material. March saw the release of an EP, Trust, and while …
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Tags: brazil, Drift Records, Gold Panda, Half of Where You Live, Lucky Shiner, new track, Record Store Day, single, Soundcloud, tour, Trust
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Nation Citizen Service (NCS) is pleased to announce its upcoming gig, featuring some of the UK’s brightest musical stars. Rudimental, The 1975, Goldierocks, and Clean Bandit are all playing live at the NCS gig at Gorilla in Manchester on 4 May.
Now, as NCS is an organization …
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Tags: Clean Bandit, concert, facebook, gig, give away, goldierocks, gorilla, manchester, National Citizen Service, NCS, rudimental, The 1975, tickets
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If you have seen Patrick Wolf before you probably think you know what to expect, but the chameleon-like performer never delivers the same show twice. Saturday night saw another chapter - probably his most reflective in the colourful tale so far – in a place frequently referenced in this open-ended …
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Tags: Amy Winehouse, folk, gig review, live gig, london, patrick wolf, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Singer/songwriter
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Introducing South London-based rising star FEMME (a.k.a. Laura Bettinson). Though not exactly a newcomer to the music scene, being one third of the band Ultraista, it seems FEMME’s solo career is just about to take off. She’s just signed a deal with Adidas NEO to provide the soundtrack for …
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Tags: Adidas NEO, Daydreamer, enjoyed, FEMME, free download, Gold Dust, Hoxton Bar & Grill, Laura Bettinson, Notion, pop, Something in Construction, tickets, Ultraista
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