Linkin Park announce new single 'Burning In The Skies'

Linkin Park will release their new single 'Burning in the Skies' on March 21st on Warner Bros. Records.

The single is produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda and is taken from their critically acclaimed/multi-selling album 'A Thousands Suns', which was released in the UK on September 13th giving the band their fourth top five album.

Having closed 2010 with a sell-out UK arena tour and being crowned the biggest selling rock/alternative act (with over 50 million sales) by Billboard, Linkin Park have confirmed they will return to the UK in June to headline Europe's biggest rock festival Download.

The band will play a mixture of back catalogue tracks as well as a selection of new songs from their fourth studio album 'A Thousand Suns.' As well as headlining Download, Linkin Park have announced they will be headlining the 5th Annual iTunes Festival with a special intimate show at Camden's Roundhouse on 4th July 2011.

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Katy Perry announces North American tour dates

Pop superstar Katy Perry announced today via a live appearance on Facebook that her California Dreams 2011 world tour is coming to North America this summer. The North American leg of the tour sponsored by Schick® Quattro for Women® will start on June 7th in Atlanta, GA and will run through August 14th with two hometown shows in Katy's hometown Santa Barbara, CA. (full schedule below). To support her platinum-selling sophomore album Teenage Dream (EMI's Capitol Records), Katy will kick off the California Dreams tour on February 20th in Lisbon, Portugal, traveling throughout Europe, the UK, Australia and Japan before hitting stateside in June.

Katy is planning on interacting with fans through social media networks throughout the California Dreams tour. Using Facebook Places/Deals, fans will be able to check into the venues each night to receive special treats. Fans will also be able to submit their own photos of the show via Twitter which will be incorporated into the live show and also live on www.katyperry.com. In addition, Katy has also partnered with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages, including premium seats, meet and greets, photo ops, pre-show parties and more. More information can be found at www.katyperry.com.

As announced last week, Katy will perform at this year's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 13th. Six-time nominee, Katy is up for four awards this year including the coveted Album of the Year, along with Best Pop Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for 'Teenage Dream' and 'Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for 'California Gurls' featuring Snoop Dogg. Katy has also been nominated for two BRIT awards for International Album and International Female Solo Artist. The BRIT awards will be handed out live on February 15th at the O2 Arena in London.

Katy is gearing up to launch the album's 4th single 'E.T.' which will impact radio next month. She will soon shoot the video with director Floria Sigismondi (Marilyn Manson, Bjork, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Muse, The White Stripes).

Earlier this month, Katy won two People's Choice Awards for 'Favorite Female Artist' and 'Favorite Online Sensation' - awards voted on by fans. Katy won a People's Choice Award in 2009 for 'Best Pop Song' with her debut anthem ' Kissed A Girl.' Over the course of her career, she has also won a BRIT Award, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an NRJ Music Award, and two Teen Choice Awards, among other international honors.

Over the past year, Katy has graced the cover of Rolling Stone, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Harpers' Bazaar, Seventeen, Nylon and Lucky and currently appears on the cover of Maxim's January issue.

California Dreams tour dates

June 7 Atlanta, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center

June 9 Orlando, FL UCF Arena

June 10 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

June 11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center

June 14 Raleigh, NC RBC Center

June 15 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

June 17 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

June 18 Boston, MA TD Garden

June 19 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

June 22 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

June 23 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center

June 24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

June 28 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

June 30 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre

July 2 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

July 3 Ottawa, ONT ScotiaBank Place

July 5 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

July 7 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater ' Milwaukee Summerfest

July 8 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena

July 9 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

July 13 Regina, SK Brandt Centre

July 14 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

July 16 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome ' Calgary Stampede

July 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

July 19 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

July 20 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center

July 22 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena

July 23 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena

July 25 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena

July 26 Denver, CO 1stBank Center

July 28 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

July 29 Houston, TX Toyota Center

July 30 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center

August 3 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre

August 5 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live

August 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

August 13 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl

August 14 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl

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Pete Wentz plans to take his family on tour

The 31-year-old rocker ' who has a two-year-old son Bronx Mowgli with wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz ' has been in 'dad-land' over the last year and is looking forward to returning to work with new band Black Cards, particularly as his child is now old enough to 'see the world'.

Pete said:"The great thing right now is that my family is very mobile and are able to tour with me. And I think that's the only thing that would've been a hurdle. But the fact they're kind of able to go, I want to be back out there.

"And it's really cool to be able to see the world and to do it on a record company's dime, so I'd like to kind of do that and I'd like to show my son the world as well."

Pete is also taking part in a charity competition, where he leads one of four teams ' with the others fronted by Run-DMC's Reverend Run Simmons, New York Yankees star Nick Swisher and tennis ace Serena Williams ' who are trying to get to Dallas for the Super Bowl in a race fuelled by tweets and the musician is happy to be raising money for a children's charity.

He explained in an interview with website PopEater:"My charity is St. Jude's Children Hospital. It's really an important charity to me, especially since becoming a dad the past two years of my life now and god forbid my son ever got sick.

"It's good people who are doing good things for children."

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Amplifier release animation to go with new album release

In advance of their new double album release 'The Octopus' Amplifier have released an animated video

'The Octopus' is a major work that has stylistic echoes of Led Zeppelin and Rush and a vision that invites comparisons to Pink Floyd's The Wall or Queensrÿche's 'Operation: Mindcrime'

Speaking for themselves, drummer Matt Brobin, bassist Neil Mahony and the band's vocalist and guitarist Sel Balamir says: 'The one element of our music that most people perceive is its panoramic quality.'

www.amplifiertheband.com / http://www.myspace.com/amplifiertheband

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Beyonce in talks with Clint Eastwood on film remake

Beyonce and Clint Eastwood are in talks to produce a remake of A Star Is Born.

Associated Press reports that Warner Bros has confirmed that the two are negotiating to film a version of the oft-remade 1937 film.

The film centres around an aspiring Hollywood actress and her relationship with an actor on the wane.

It was remade in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason and again in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

The producers of the 1976 version, Billy Gerber, Basil Iwanyk and Jon Peters, are slated to produce Clint Eastwood's new version.

Beyonce has long been attached as the lead but there is no word so far on the male co-star.

A Warner Bros spokeswoman said that deals have not been finalised but that negotiations are taking place.

In a cute little coincidence, Beyonce's husband Jay-Z had a Kanye West-produced song called 'A Star Is Born' on his 2009 album The Blueprint 3.

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Funeral Party label The Drums as 'Primadonas'

Funeral Party have been laying into fellow Americans The Drums on Xfm.

Speaking to Steve Harris on the 02 Evening Show last night (January 19) it would appear the two bands didn't get on very well on a recent tour.

When questioned about their message to Jonathan Pierce and co the response was:

"You suck! No, just kidding, we love you guys really, lets do another tour together we'll steal more of your alcohol. They're just primadonnas and we're just cool guys. We didn't have a tour bus, they did - that just sums it up right there."

The LA rockers - who's debut album 'Golden Age of Nowhere' is out a week on Monday - also had a go at some Xfm royalty even if some of their comments were lost in translation:

"I like The Smiths but Morrissey's just, I don't know - what's the English term - a Twot?"

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Joe Bonamassa

Provogue Records has announced that world renowned guitarist Joe Bonamassa will release his 12th full-length solo album, DUST BOWL in the UK on Monday March 21st 2011 (US release is March 22nd).

The album will coincide with Bonamassa's forthcoming 'Dust Bowl 2011 World Tour' that will take in cities across America, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.

' think Dust Bowl is the best album we've ever done,' says Bonamassa. ''m finding more inspiration in storytelling in my 30s, in writing songs that are about something more profound than 'my baby left me.' I like albums that are made with the right intentions and sound organic and a little rough around the edges, like a great band playing live in the room.'

Dust Bowl is Joe Bonamassa's sixth collaboration with producer Kevin 'The Caveman' Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, Black Country Communion) and features collaborations with Nashville legends Vince Gill and John Hiatt, female vocalist Beth Hart, and Joe's Black Country Communion band-mate, Glenn Hughes.

DUST BOWL is the follow-up to 2010's Black Rock, which entered the Official UK Album Chart at #14, and the self-titled debut album from Black Country Communion, the Bonamassa-helmed, British-American rock supergroup featuring Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian. BCC debuted at #1 on the UK Rock Album Chart and at #13 on the official UK Album Chart.

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P.Diddy makes rare London apearance at HMV

Trevor Nelson introduced P.Diddy to a huge crowd at HMV's flagship Oxford Street store yesterday evening.

Fans of the megastar saw him perform 'Coming Home' with his new band Dirty Money and introduce his Diddybeats headphones before signing copies of the single.

Almost giving a nod to illegal downloads he said of the album"I just want to make sure that people are listening to the album, I don't care how they get it". With an estimated fortune of $346 million its a luxury he can afford.

Founded by Sean"Diddy"Combs, Diddy-Dirty Money also features the artists Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper. The new single 'Coming Home' is the second single to be taken from the group's highly anticipated debut album, 'Last Train To Paris', which is set for UK release on Monday 24th January 2011.

Music-News.com were on hand to hear what Diddy had to say, check out the interview and appearance below:

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Scottish Alternative Music Awards site launches with exclusive live stream

Last year the first ever S.A.M.A ceremony saw bands such as a pimped out La Fontaines pick up an award and hosts included Jim Gellatly and Billy Kirkwood as a packed out Classic Grand witnessed a night of award winning live music with a celebratory atmosphere.

Http://www.sama11.co.uk/ launched this week in a rather unique and interesting fashion as special, surprise guests The Winter Tradition played a live, acoustic performance that was streamed online to hundreds of music fans in Scotland and round the world.

I caught up with Richey Muirhead (Father of the SAMA's brainchild) and asked him about it all."Last year I was blown away by he response so obviously it made a lot of sense to do it again this year bigger and better than last time"He obviously has more expectation on his shoulders this year so it was a shrewd move to launch the official site with a set from a popular band from our nation's capital.

Speaking on The Winter Traditions online set"I loved their acoustic performance, the sound quality was great and everyone in the stream stuck around until the end. Good atmosphere! It was a slight risk, but if you don't try these things - you'll never know the outcome. It was certainly a nice way to welcome the official website! Big thanks to the band."

He was slightly more coy about who will be playing the SAMAs this year (Classic Grand, Glasgow on Feb 25th) and who is nominated"Nominees and further surprises will be announced over the next few weeks. Keep your eyes on the website and twitter!"he said. Not even so much as a hint but surely The Winter Tradition must be in with a shout for a nomination (or Two?)

For more details and updates check the link below

Http://www.sama11.co.uk/

http://www.twitter.com/SAMAs11

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Scottish-Alternative-Music-Awards-2011/181442515219407

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Bootleg Beatles seek new John Lennon

The country's first and foremost tribute band the Bootleg Beatles, are on the look-out for a new Lennon to replace Neil Harrison who is retiring from the band after 31 years.

The bands flawless and authentic performances have wowed audiences and media alike. Even former Beatle, George Harrison, was impressed enough to quip 'You probably know the chords better than I do!' after seeing their performance. So outstanding musicianship and vocals are a must - a physical resemblance to the great man wouldn't go amiss either!

The Bootleg Beatles perform over 30 UK theatre&arena shows a year, including their annual sell-out date at the Royal Albert Hall. Last year also saw them tour South America&Europe as well as performing a headline set on the Acoustic Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.

To be considered for audition, aspiring Lennons should submit an mp3 and/or mp4, photo&CV to auditions@bootlegbeatles.com.

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Gwyneth Paltrow lets her daughter take sick days to visit the beauty salon

Gwyneth Paltrow lets her daughter take sick days from school so they can visit the beauty salon together.

The 'Country Strong' actress - who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin ' admitted she recently allowed six-year-old Apple to stay at home during term time because she just 'needed' some bonding time with the youngster.

She said: ''ll probably get kicked out of our school for admitting this, but I let Apple stay home yesterday. I just needed to be with her.

'We went out to lunch, we went to the beauty salon, we were together.'

However, 38-year-old Gwyneth admitted Apple's day off caused problems at home when her daughter told her four-year-old brother Moses he would be allowed to skip lessons too.

Apple told him:"Tomorrow is your day to stay home from school."

Although with juggling her responsibilities as a mother, Gwyneth admitted her marriage is not always perfect but said she and 33-year-old Chris try to communicate as much as possible.

She explained to America's Good Housekeeping magazine:"Marriage is hard. Chris and I have had our ups and downs, big-time. Marriage is way more complicated than just, 'Who gets to control the remote?' But hopefully we keep heading in the same direction and getting through the obstacles.

"I'm a good talker. I definitely have to coax things out of him when we talk. You know, he's British, so it's a different lexicon totally. But you have to communicate. Otherwise there's no relationship

"I can depend on him. He makes me laugh. He's really appreciative of me. You know, he makes me feel special."

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Jane Lynch's 'Glee' character is inspired by Simon Cowell

The 50-year-old actress ' who plays scathing cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the US TV show ' believes there are many similarities between the teacher and the straight-talking talent show judge.

She said:"If ever there was a guy who tells it like it is, then it's Simon Cowell. You could definitely look at Sue and say there's a lot of Simon in her.

"He's a great inspiration for the character of Sue - there is a lot that I can take from him and put into her."

Jane also admitted she is 'amazed' by the public's reaction to Sue and believes people admire her in the same way they respect music mogul Simon.

She explained in an interview with The Sun newspaper:"Simon and Sue say the things people wish they could in their jobs or at their school, but can't because it's not the done thing.

"Just like him, she says what she wants because she can - there is nobody there to tell either of them to stop."

The similarity is so great 'Glee' fans have even set up a Facebook group pleading for Sue to join the 'X Factor' panel ' and Jane agrees her character would make a"fantastic"judge, though she would probably clash with Simon.

She said:"People have asked me, 'What about having Sue on 'The X Factor'? How would she do?' I think she'd be fantastic - and there would be a few contestants reduced to tears.

"It can never happen, though. Simon and Sue on the same judging panel will never work in a million years - there's only room for one ego on the show!"

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The Icicle Works 30th anniversary tour dates announced

Liverpudlian neo-psychedelia pioneers will reform for their '30th Anniversary Tour' (1981-2011) in spring 2011 visiting Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and London.

'The Icicle Works' rose to fame in 1983 when they scored two major hit singles"Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)"(Top forty US) and"Love is a Wonderful Colour"(Top twenty UK). Their eponymously self titled debut album was also a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, achieving gold record status in Canada. 'The Icicle Works' released four albums between 1983 - 1988, all achieving top forty placing, until they broke up immediately after their swansong Blind.

The other two members of the band were Chris Layhe (bass&vocals) and Chris Sharrock (drums), the latter enjoyed great success playing in Oasis. Ian went on to record one more album under the name 'The Icicle Works,' signing to Epic in 1989 and using session musicians in place of the now departed Chris's. Permanent Damage was released in March 1990. More recently in autumn 2006 Ian McNabb resurrected The Icicle Works for a sold-out 25th Anniversary tour.

Solo, Ian has had released numerous critically acclaimed albums and released autobiography 'Merseybeast' in October 2008 and was greeted with great acclaim from both critics and fans. Ian spent January through June of 2009 recording his new album 'Great Things' which is out now.

Ian and The Icicle Works will be touring the UK extensively in 2011 for their 30th Anniversary and will be coming to the following cities:

Friday 29th April Manchester Club Academy 0161 832 1111

Saturday 30th Liverpool O2 Academy 0844 477 2000

Friday 6th May London O2 Academy Islington 0844 477 2000

Saturday 7th May Birmingham O2 Academy 2 0844 477 2000

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Kelly Osbourne loves Cheryl Cole's style

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The Aussie Floyd show announces 2011 UK Greatest Hits Tour

Live Nation and SJM are proud to announce that The Australian Pink Floyd Show is set to return with a series of headline shows across the UK in March 2011.

Tickets are now on sale below. The Australian Pink Floyd Show is a live touring sensation which has sold over three million tickets worldwide, and they have created their most ambitious and spectacular show ever for the 2011 European Tour. This theatre tour will see the debut of the new quadraphonic sound system and represents the first time ever that a live music production has used 3D stereographic technology.

Emerging back in 1988, the original and credible Floyd act TAPFS has been getting bigger and better ever since. The band were described by Floyd drummer Nick Mason on BBC 5 Live as 'Very good, probably better than we are,' and even engaged by David Gilmour to perform at his 50th birthday celebration!

MARCH 2011

10 Glasgow Royal Concert House ' SOLD OUT

12 Blackpool Opera House

13 Manchester O2 Apollo

14 Newcastle City Hall

15 Liverpool Echo Arena

17 Southampton Guildhall

18 Basingstoke Anvil ' SOLD OUT

20 London Hammersmith HMV Apollo

21 Birmingham Symphony Hall

23 Brighton Dome

24 Cardiff St David's Hall

Tickets are priced at£27.50 regional and London£29.50 and can be booked through www.livenation.co.uk or 0844 576 5483 (24 hours). Tickets subject to a booking fee.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show has already been described by Sunday Times as 'The best tribute band in the world', but the 2011 show is simply on a different level and must be seen to be believed. Come along and enjoy the greatest show that The Australian Pink Floyd has ever staged - prepare to be amazed.

For further information please see the bands website at www.aussiefloyd.com

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Shakira scoops most downloaded song of the year on Ovi Music

Shakira¡¯s Waka Waka was the most downloaded track of 2010 according to Nokia Ovi Music download figures*. The Latina songstress beat competition from pop icons Lady Gaga, Ke$ha and Black Eyed Peas to take the top spot, with download figures reflecting her popularity in countries such as India, China andGermany.

Ovi Music trends across 38 countries reveal girl power was strong across 2010¡¯s global music charts: Six of the top ten most downloaded solo artists were female, with Rihanna¡¯s Rated R the most downloaded album of the year.

Key Ovi Music trends for 2010:

Shakira had the most downloaded track of the year with the official World Cup song Waka Waka: India was the top downloading country accounting for 25 per cent of all global downloads

Rihanna¡¯s Rated R was the most downloaded album of 2010

Self-styled pop princess, Lady Gaga, featured twice in the top ten chart with Bad Romance and Poker Face

Six out of the top ten most downloaded artists were women

The growing popularity of Chinese stars saw Jay Chou become the most downloaded male artist of 2010

Top Ten Downloaded Songs of 2010

Artist

Song

Shakira featuring Freshlyground

Waka Waka

Jay Chou

Long time no see

Black Eyed Peas

I Gotta Feeling

Lady Gaga

Bad Romance

Lady Gaga

Poker Face

Karen Mok

¶ú¶äÒª½â¿Ê

MC Hotdog

ÍæÀÖÁî

Ke$ha

TiK ToK

Jolin Tsai

Honey Trap

David Guetta

Sexy Bitch

¡°Ovi Music trends show ¡®girl power¡¯ is alive and kicking as female artists dominated the pop charts in 2010. The global interest in this summer¡¯s World Cup catapulted Shakira into the top spot with her popularity spanning non-Latino countries such as China and India¡± said Ovi musicologist Geoff Roberts.

¡°Keep an eye out for Jay Chou in 2011. This Chinese star was the most consistent male performer of 2010 and reached number two in the overall 2010 download charts. He¡¯s definitely one to watch in 2011.¡±

To listen to the most downloaded tracks of 2010 check out Ovi Music. Available in 38 markets and 22 languages, Ovi Music is the place to download the very best tracks from last year¡¯s charts, and with the new Nokia N8 and Nokia C7 smartphones, you can watch your favourite music videos using the advanced media player.

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Funeral For A Friend new album and tour

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND are set to release their fifth studio album 'Welcome Home Armageddon' on 14th March through Distiller Records.

New track 'Front Row Seats To The End of The World' will be released as a free download on 24th January. The visceral explosion of riffs, screams and melody is one that fans of the band already know and love but the constant shifts of gear in rhythm and twists and turns in this track will keep everyone guessing as to what's round each corner.

Drummer / vocalist Ryan Richards takes the lead on 'Front Row.' and he comments ' 't was a lot of fun for me to do a lead vocal again on a track, as it's probably something I've not done since way back on the first record - and even then it was a co-vocal with Matt on tracks like 'Red Is The New Black' and 'This Year's Most Open Heartbreak'. It's also the first track I've ever done finger snaps on too! I remember reading the liner notes to Michael Jackson's 'Bad' and seeing him credited with 'Vocals and Finger Snaps' and it inspired me to one day be credited as such on one of our albums. I've now dreamed the dream - and it's a beautiful thing.'

It's a taster of what's to come on Funeral For A Friend's fifth studio album, produced by Romesh Dodangoda, which will be released through Distiller Records in March. The band will also hit the road in March / April next year with a string of dates at intimate venues, some of which are in towns they've never actually played before. Support on these dates will come from fast rising British band Rise To Remain. The tour has now been expanded due to high demand.

FFAF live dates

Sun 13 Feb London Borderline (w/ The Blackout)

Headline tour (with support from Rise To Remain)

Wed 16 Mar Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Thu 17 Mar Buckley Tivoli

Fri 18 Mar Penrith Leisure Centre

Sat 19 Mar Edinburgh Bongo Club

Sun 20 Mar Glasgow King Tuts

Tue 22 Mar Bury St Edmonds Apex

Wed 23 Mar Birmingham Academy 2

Thu 24 Mar Manchester Academy 3

Fri 25 Mar London Relentless Garage

Sun 27 Mar Liverpool 02 Academy

Mon 28 Mar Stoke Sugarmill

Tue 29 Mar Wakefield Black Flag

Wed 30 Mar Durham Live Lounge

Fri 01 Apr Poole Chords

Sat 02 Apr Saltash Livewire

Sun 03 Apr Wycombe Academy

Mon 05 Apr Brighton Concorde 2

Tues 06 Apr Coventry Kasbah

Thu 07 Apr Gloucester Guildhall

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Kate Nash confirms The After School Club

Kate Nash has just confirmed an up-close and intimate tour of the UK. Kicking off in March 2011, the tour will take in 17 dates across the country with Kate visiting some of the most intimate venues she has played in years, kicking off in Stoke and wrapping up in Edinburgh on April 10.

This extensive UK regional tour will follow on from a big 2010 for Kate which saw her perform a string of festival dates including Glastonbury, V and Lilith Fair as well as a critically acclaimed, 20 date US headline tour, culminating in a sold out show at New York's iconic Terminal 5 venue.

Throughout 2010 Kate was a vocal contributor to the continuing debate on the portrayal and role of women in music. Voicing her strong opinions through her own music, live shows and the media. Her self- penned article in the Independent newspaper titled 'Real Sexiness Is About Art, Mystery And Intelligence' triggered an emotional reaction from the papers readers and her fans upon publication and promoted even further positive discussion of the issue.

To get intimate with Kate on tour check out the dates below -

March

20 Sun STOKE SUGARMILL www.thesugarmill.co.uk/tickets.htm

21 Mon NORTHAMPTON ROADMENDER www.seetickets.com

22 Tue NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS www.alt-tickets.co.uk

24 Thu BOURNEMOUTH OLD FIRE STATION www.ticketweb.co.uk

25 Fri PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD ROOMS www.seetickets.com

26 Sat BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2 www.livenation.co.uk/artist/kate-nash-tickets

28 Mon READING SUB 89 www.seetickets.com

29 Tues BATH KOMEDIA www.komedia.co.uk/bath

30 Wed CARDIFF GLOBE www.seetickets.com

April

1 Fri YEOVIL ORANGE BOX www.seetickets.com

2 Sat LONDON BUSH HALL www.seetickets.com

3 Sun GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

5 Tue LIVERPOOL STANLEY THEATRE www.gigsandtours.com

6 Wed NEWCASTLE CLUNY www.ticketweb.co.uk

7 Thu CARLISLE BRICKYARD www.ticketweb.co.uk

9 Sat DARLINGTON INSIDE OUT www.ticketweb.co.uk

10 Sun EDINBURGH CABARET VOLTAIRE www.gigsinscotland.com

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Blakk Rasta's homophobic comments condemned by Amnesty International

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Matthew Morrison credits reality TV for the success of 'Glee'

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Dave Ghrohl to recieve NME Godlike Genius award 2011

DAVE GROHL TO RECEIVE NME GODLIKE GENIUS AWARD 2011

The Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 is today proud to announce the winner of its prestigious NME Godlike Genius Award: front man of multi-platinum-selling rock band Foo Fighters and US rock legend, Dave Grohl.

Grohl will pick up the NME Godlike Genius Award in person ' and perform with Foo Fighters ' at the exclusive Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 ceremony at the O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday February 23rd.

Grohl says: 't's really flattering and really good company to be in. It's a nice thing to be acknowledge for doing something that you love to do, but in truth I don't consider it a body of work because I don't consider it work, I just consider it this incredible luxury that I get to play music and travel the world and feed my kids. It's pretty great. Awards and lists can get silly sometimes but I'm very appreciative of this. It's really cool to be called a godlike genius!'

NME editor Krissi Murison says: 'An NME Godlike Genius is a very rare thing. To qualify, an artist must not only be a musical visionary, have an unparalleled legacy and a decade-spanning career, but also still be meaningful to young bands and music fans today. Whether it's headlining the world's greatest festivals, staging his own mega-gigs, releasing a series of hugely successful albums, collaborating with everyone from The Prodigy to Paul McCartney or still surprising fans with projects like Them Crooked Vultures, Dave Grohl is at the centre of everything interesting that is happening in music.

'But the Godlike Genius Award is no victory lap. It marks recognition of a stellar career thus far, and signals there's a lot more to come. With a new Foo Fighters album, festival appearances and giant gigs around the globe booked this year, the NME is recognising an artist who is still in his ascendancy and one we confidently predict will dominate music for a long time yet.'

The NME Godlike Genius Award is the highest accolade bestowed at the Shockwaves NME Awards. The culmination of the evening, it recognises truly the best of the best. Previous winners include: Paul Weller, The Cure, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Ian Brown, New Order&Joy Division and The Clash.

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The Roof Gardens welcomes back live music in 2011

Following the success of last year's live music nights, The Roof Gardens in Kensington has introduced a fantastic new programme of live music nights every weekend this autumn/winter.

An amazing line up of new and established talent will perform exclusive sets every Friday evening from 7pm at the award winning venue. However, the music doesn't end there - every Saturday night The Roof Gardens is teaming up with Jazz FM to present 'Live at The Roof Gardens' ' a programme of the hottest new live acts on the 'nu jazz' and 'nu groove' scene.

The music line-up for the New Year so far is as follows:

15th of January: Natalie Williams Soul Family

14th of January: The Pennies and Marilyn David

22nd of January: Leslie Phillips Soul Trip

21st of January: Natalya Roni, Edd Garrett and Love in the Asylum

28th of January: Jasmine Morley, Warwick Lobban and John McIvor

29th of January: JazzProof featuring Amy Winehouse's backing singer

04th of February: Wendy Guevara, Jake Shaw and ENO

11th of February: Shanice Steel, Tom Wardle and Call Me Laura

18th of February: Daina Ashmore, Verushka and Carrie Haber

25th of February: David Bacon and Tiger Lilly

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Chipmunks sue EMI

Well, not really the Chipmunks, but the current controller of everything Alvin, Simon and Theodore, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., the son of the man who created the characters in the fifties.

Bagdasarian has brought suit against EMI in U.S. District Court for breach of contract and copyright infringement, saying that the company infringed on 24 of his songs. He is looking for statutory damages of up to $150,000 for a potential total of $3.6 million. This is based on the stated terms of the license with EMI that requires them to pay nine cents per copy of each composition whether it is sold or not (i.e., if they press it, they will pay).

This isn't the first lawsuit recently brought by Bagdasarian against an entertainment conglomerate. In 2009, he sued 20th Century Fox for half the profits on Alvin&the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, a film that grossed over $200 million.

Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. created the singing rodents in the 50's, by speeding up his own singing voice. He then dubbed himself David Seville and had major hits with The Chipmunk Song (1958/#1), Alvin's Harmonica (1959/#3) and Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1959/#16). The franchise eventually spun off into TV series and the very successful movies.

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