| June 29, 2007 |
Morrissey Cancels Madison Square Garden Concert |
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A few days ago we reported that Morrissey had to cancel his performance at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston on June 30 after playing only seven songs due to a throat infection. Today it has been confirmed that his concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, Scheduled for tomorrow (June 30) has also been cancelled. read more... |
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| June 29, 2007 |
Prince Dropped From Sony BMG UK |
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Prince has pissed of some very important people in the UK after the singer made a deal with a national Sunday newspaper based in the UK to give away his upcoming album for free. The 'Mail on Sunday' confirmed that they have struck a deal with the artist to give away the whole of the new record away as a covermount CD with an unspecified edition of the paper. read more... |
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| June 29, 2007 |
Lily Allen Arrested For Assault |
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Lily Allen is in a bit of trouble, the English singer was questioned by London police yesterday (June 28) for her alleged assault of a photographer in March, according to BBC News. The 22 year-old singer, who is reported to have assaulted the 40 year-old photographer near the Wardour club in the Soho area of London... read more... |
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| June 29, 2007 |
Second Life Goes Indie |
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Virtual world Second Life has announced that they will be hosting the first annual 'Secondfest' which will be a virtual real life festival that will include performances from New Young Pony Club, Hot Chip, Good shoes, and Pet Shop Boys. read more... |
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| June 29, 2007 |
Rod Stewart Injured |
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62 year-old Rod Stewart has been taken to a hospital after slipping on a step and injuring his leg, while performing at his City of Manchester Stadium show last night (June 28). The singer, who despite the slip continued performing, was finally taken to a doctor today (June 29) where he received 10 stitches on his leg. read more... |
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| June 29, 2007 |
Rolling Stones Gig Ends In Horror |
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What was a great Rolling Stones performance on Friday (June 22) in Madrid ended in horror after two workers were killed while dismantling the stage. The accident, which occurred at the Vicente Calderson stadium, also injured two other stage hands that are now being treated at a hospital. read more... |
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| June 28, 2007 |
Air Announce California Tour |
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Air have announced that they will play four shows this fall in California. The French duo will be kicking things off in San Francisco on September 20. read more... |
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| June 28, 2007 |
Paul McCartney Plays To Hundreds Of Fans In LA |
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Paul McCartney played a free show for over 500 fans last night (June 27) at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles. Hundreds of fans lined up for hours some even camped out to receive the coveted wristbands that would grant them entry into the special show. read more... |
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| June 28, 2007 |
Spice Girls Confirm Reunion Tour |
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It's official, The Spice Girls have confirmed plans for a reunion world tour. The band made the announcement at the 02 Arena in London, where they were introduced by actor Richard E. Grant. read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
Sonic Youth To Play Free LA Show |
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Sonic Youth will close out the Free Yr Radio tour, which supports independent radio stations across the US. The show, which will take place on July 21 at the Urban Outfitters in Santa Monica, California, will benefit local radio station KXLU. read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
White Stripes Top The Billboard Charts |
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It’s been a good week for The White Stripes, the Detroit duo's new album 'Icky Thump' has scored the Number Two position on the Billboard chart this week. Selling over 223, 000 copies, the album has received the highest chart position the band has ever achieved. read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
Rage Against The Machine To Headline Vegoose |
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Rage Against The Machine have been confirmed as the headline band for this year's Vegoose Music Festival. The third annual installment of the dynamic festival takes place October 28-29 at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium. read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
Morrissey Quits Boston Show after Seven Songs |
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Ex-Smiths man Morrissey had to call it a night after playing only seven songs last night (June 26) while performing at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston. The singer is suffering a throat infection and after struggling through seven songs, including 'The Last of the Famous International Playboys', he could no longer continue telling...read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
Amy Winehouse Cuts Herself Intentionally |
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Amy Winehouse has caused a storm of controversy after performing a shocking self-harm stunt while being interviewed by Spin Magazine. The English singer allegedly cut herself on purpose during the interview, carving the name of her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, into her stomach with a shard of glass. read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
Live Earth Leg Cancelled |
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The forthcoming Live Earth concert has suffered a blow after the Turkish leg of the world event was cancelled due to lack of financing and time. The world event, which aims to highlight climate changes and promote ways to help the environment, is still expected to go on as planned with the Turkish concert set to be replaced by giant TV screens projecting concerts from the other eight cities participating. read more... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
Ben Kweller Announces US Summer Tour |
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Ben Kweller has announced details for his planned US summer tour. The singer is scheduled to play several major cities including a slot at Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas on September 15. The massive tour will be kicked off in Detroit, Michigan on July 20 and will be wrapped up on August 26 in Charlottesville, Virginia. read more... |
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| June 26, 2007 |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Announce Fall US Tour |
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced that they will once again tour the U.S. this fall. The band, who are currently on a massive European festival tour in support of their album 'Some Loud Thunder', have scheduled US dates which includes three performances at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. read more... |
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| June 26, 2007 |
Sonic Youth Announce Brooklyn Performance |
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Sonic Youth have announced that they will have a special NYC performance for their 'Daydream Nation' Album on July 28 at the McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Supporting the band for their Brooklyn performance will be post-punk band The Slits. read more... |
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| June 25, 2007 |
Paul McCartney Announces Free LA Show |
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Paul McCartney has announced a free "surprise" performance on Wednesday June 27 at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. The former Beatle is supporting his latest solo album, 'Memory Almost Full', which debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts. read more... |
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| June 25, 2007 |
Bloc Party Announce US Tour Dates |
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Bloc Party have announced the first two shows on their upcoming North American tour which will be the bands ninth tour to the US and Canada. The tour will include a first ever performance at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 3 as well as a show at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on September 28. read more... |
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| June 25, 2007 |
Voodoo Music Festival Line-Up Announced |
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Acts for this year's Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans have been announced. Some of the highlights include scheduled performances by Rage Against The Machine, who made their live return at this year’s Coachella Music Festival, as well as the Smashing Pumpkins. read more... |
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| June 25, 2007 |
Shirley Bassey in Near-Fatal Accident |
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Singer Shirley Bassey will certainly not forget this years Glastonbury anytime soon, and it’s not because of her performance on Sunday or because the Arctic Monkey covered her song 'Diamonds are Forever’ on Friday. After the singer performed on Sunday (June 24) she was involved in a near-fatal accident when the helicopter that took her away from the festival developed mechanical issues, forcing the pilot to make a very dangerous emergency landing. read more... |
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| June 23, 2007 |
Arctic Monkeys Put On Amazing Glastonbury Performance |
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Arctic Monkeys closed day 1 (June 22) at Glastonbury 2007 with an amazing set. The Sheffield band but on the show of their life’s, playing their biggest ever British show. Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook and Nick O'Malley began their set at around 11pm with the opener 'When the Sun Goes Down', which turned into a sing-along with thousands of fans... read more... |
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| June 23, 2007 |
Peter Bjorn & John Add US Tour Dates |
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Peter Bjorn & John have announced additional US tour dates which will conclude with a performance at this year's Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas. The band is also scheduled to play at this years Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK in August. read more... |
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| June 22, 2007 |
Pete Doherty Publishes His Personal Diaries |
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Pete Doherty has finally released (only in the UK) the much anticipated 'Books Of Albion' which is a collection of the singer’s personal diaries. The book, which was released yesterday (June 21), gives fans a look into the private life of the former 'Libertines' frontman. read more... |
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| June 22, 2007 |
Editors Announce US and Canadian Tour Dates |
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Editors have announced a US and Canadian tour which will be scheduled for most of September. The band will be touring in support of their upcoming album 'An End Has A Start' which will be released in the US on July 17. read more... |
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| June 22, 2007 |
Taking Back Sunday Added To Live Earth |
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Taking Back Sunday has been added to the line-up for the upcoming Live Earth concert in New York. The concert, which will be held on July 7 at the Giants Stadium, is part of a global event where over the course of 24 hours concerts... read more... |
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| June 22, 2007 |
The Cure Gear Up For US Tour |
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English rock band The Cure have announced a US fall tour. The band will be kicking off their tour on September 13 in Tampa, FL with a performance at St. Pete Times Forum. The band, who is currently putting the final touches on their latest untitled album, will be supported on tour by post-rock band and fellow English rockers 65 Days Of Static. read more... |
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| June 22, 2007 |
Velvet Revolver Gears Up For US Tour |
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Velvet Revolver are getting ready for an upcoming US and Canadian tour in support of their upcoming second album 'Libertad', which is due out July 3. Accompanying the band will be fellow rockers Alice In Chains. read more... |
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| June 21, 2007 |
Cold War Kids Compete to Open Virgin Festival |
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Despite their popularity in Europe, with well-placed appearances for several festivals including T In the Park and Glastonbury, Cold War Kids are competing with five other bands for the opening slot at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Maryland. read more... |
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| June 21, 2007 |
Arctic Monkeys Invite John Clarke To Write |
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The Arctic Monkeys have invited English 'punk poet' John Cooper Clarke to write a lyric for their new upcoming single. Clarke, who met Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner five years ago when the poet performed at the singer's old pub workplace... read more... |
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| June 20, 2007 |
Gallows Gear Up for US Tour |
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Gallows are gearing up to go on tour in support of their debut album 'Orchestra of Wolves', which is set for US release on July 10. The band will kick their US tour off with a slot on the Warped Tour on June 29 in Pomona, CA. read more... |
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| June 20, 2007 |
Amy Winehouse Announces US Tour |
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Amy Winehouse has announced that she has "got together" with singer Paolo Nutini for a September American tour. The tour will kick off in New York's Central Park Summerstage on September 12. read more... |
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| June 19, 2007 |
Arcade Fire Announce North American Shows |
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Arcade Fire have announced that they will play several North American shows in the fall. The band has confirmed shows at Red Rock in Denver, CO on September 17 (on sale June 23) and Sept. 20 at the Hollywood Bowl (on sale June 30). Supporting the band for all shows, more of which will be announced soon, will be LCD Soundsystem. read more... |
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| June 19, 2007 |
Austin City Limits Daily Schedule Revealed |
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The daily schedule for Austin City Limits has been revealed and among the artists kicking things off on Friday are Queens of the Stone Age, Kaiser Chiefs and The Killers. read more... |
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| June 18, 2007 |
Street Scene Line-Up Revealed |
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After a very long wait the artists have been announced for this years Street Scene Festival in Del Mar, CA. With more artists still to be announced, the current line-up is great. read more... |
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| June 18, 2007 |
Arctic Monkeys announce Brazilian dates |
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The Arctic Monkeys have announced that they will be performing in Brazil as part of the TIM Festival in October. The TIM Festival, which has been around since 2003, is a three-day festival which showcases jazz, rock and pop. read more... |
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| June 18, 2007 |
Paul McCartney’s New Album Enters Top 10 Music Charts |
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Paul McCartney is back and his record sales prove it. The former Beatle's latest album 'Memory Almost Full' has shot straight to Number Three in the US music charts selling an incredible 161,000 copies. The album sales, which is the biggest figure for any of his previous solo albums, also comes of great news to Starbuck's new Hear Music Label... read more... |
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| June 15, 2007 |
Several Fans Injured at Venice Festival |
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There was chaos at the Heineken Jammin Festival in Venice, Italy earlier today after a lighting and sound system collapsed onto several audience members. Following heavy rain and strong winds, the ground under the towers supporting the lights and amps became unsteady and collapsed. read more... |
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| June 15, 2007 |
Libertines Pete Doherty and Carl Barât Back In The Studio |
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Former Libertines Pete Doherty and Carl Barât are in a London studio today to record a cover for the Beatles 'A Day In The Life'. The pair will be covering the song from the classic album 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. read more... |
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| June 15, 2007 |
Modest Mouse Announces Several Performances |
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Modest Mouse announced today that they will be playing several Festivals across the US this summer as well as Japan's Summer Sonic on August 11-12. The band will kick things off on August 1 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. read more... |
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| June 15, 2007 |
The Cribs Announce US and Canadian Tour Dates |
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The Cribs announced today a run of new shows in America and Canada around their upcoming appearance at this years Lollapalooza where they will perform on the Main Stage. Supporting the band for their US and Canadian tour will be White Rabbits on the East Coast and Sean Na Na on the west, including Minneapolis. read more... |
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| June 15, 2007 |
Taking Back Sunday To Play Private Shows Around The Country |
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Taking Back Sunday has announced that they will once again be partnering up with Boost Mobile Rock Corps this summer. BMRC is an organization that promotes volunteering to "help improve communities around the country," they set up private shows with some of the biggest artists and in order to receive a free ticket to attend you must put in 4 hours of volunteer work in your community. read more... |
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| June 14, 2007 |
The White Stripes Confirm N.Y. Secret Show |
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The White Stripes have confirmed yet another secret show; this one will take place at the Fillmore @ Irving Plaza in New York on Tuesday, June 19. Yesterday we reported that The White Stripes would be performing a secret show at the newly constructed "Icky Thump Records" in Los Angeles on Wednesday June 20. read more... |
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| June 13, 2007 |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs to release new EP |
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are set to release a new EP. The EP will consist of five tracks which were written in 2004 while the band was touring for their debut LP 'Fever To Tell'. Four of the five tracks appeared on the DVD 'Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow'. read more... |
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| June 13, 2007 |
White Stripes Add US Tour Date |
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The White Stripes have added an extra date to their US tour. A gig at San Diego, CA has been added as part of the duos US tour for their upcoming album 'Icky Thump'. Jack and Meg White will be performing at Bayside Concerts at The Embarcadero on September 18th, 2007. read more... |
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| June 12, 2007 |
Paul McCartney to Perform Intimate Secret Show |
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Paul McCartney has confirmed that he will play an intimate show in New York tomorrow night (June 13). The special performance is to celebrate the release of his new album 'Memory Almost Full' which is the first album to be released on Starbucks' new record label Hear Music. read more... |
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| June 12, 2007 |
Lollapalooza Unveils Daily Schedule |
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The daily schedule for this years Lollapalooza festival has been unveiled. The three-day festival runs August 3-5 at Chicago's Grant Park and will be kicked off Friday (August 3) by LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk, The Fratellis and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell's band, Satellite Party. read more... |
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| June 11, 2007 |
Pete Doherty to Cover Mary Poppins Song |
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Who said Pete Doherty wasn't all about the kids? the Babyshambles frontman is set to perform 'Chim Chiminey' from the musical 'Mary Poppins'. The one-off is part of a tribute to the Disney Songbook, which will be produced by Hal Willner, the producer of 'Saturday Night Live' and will take place at London's South Bank Centre in June. read more... |
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| June 11, 2007 |
Mando Diao Set for Live Earth |
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Mando Diao confirmed today that they will perform at the huge Live Earth concert in Hamburg, Germany. Live Earth is a global event where over the course of 24 hours on July 7, 2007 concerts are held in Hamburg, New York, Johannesburg, London, Rio de Janeiro, Sidney, Shanghai, Tokyo and Istanbul. The purpose of the even is to raise awareness around the global climate crisis and to "empower citizens with solutions they can implement to combat this crisis." read more... |
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| June 10, 2007 |
Kings of Leon Announce "Very Special" Guest |
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The Kings of Leon have announced that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will be a "very special" guest for their US Fall Tour. read more... |
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| June 08, 2007 |
Kings of Leon Added to Bumbershoot |
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Kings of Leon, Gym Class Heroes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and a few more join the already large line-up for this year’s Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle on September 1-3. The new additions will join other previously announced performers such as The Shins, Norma Jean... read more... |
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| June 08, 2007 |
Cold War Kids Join The White Stripes |
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Cold War Kids have announced that they will join The White Stripes on tour this fall. The Californian rockers are slated to open for the Detroit duo on several of their US dates this fall which include several of the White Stripes rescheduled dates. read more... |
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| June 07, 2007 |
Franz Ferdinand confirm 'Secret' Show |
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Franz Ferdinand confirmed on their Myspace bulletin today that they will have a secret performance at the Bowery Ballroom in New York next Wednesday, June 13. The show at the Bowery will be a warm-up to the bands performance at the Bonnaroo Festival... read more... |
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| June 07, 2007 |
'Fluorescent Adolescent' Video Unveiled |
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The Arctic Monkeys have unveiled the new video for their song 'Fluorescent Adolescent' off their new album ' Favourite Worst Nightmare’. The video, which can be seen below, seems to not have anything to do with the actual theme of the song, at least at first glance. Maybe there's a deeper meaning to the video, consisting of a rivalry between man and clown, yes you heard me, clown. read more... |
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| June 07, 2007 |
Muse Adds US and Canadian Show Dates |
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Muse is making it up to fans for having to pull several show dates recently, while touring with My Chemical Romance, after both bands got severe cases of food poisoning. Muse announced that they have added several US and Canadian dates to their "jaunt" which will kick... read more... |
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| June 04, 2007 |
We Are Scientists To Play Three Secret Shows |
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Under the disguise of 'Beat Up Old Men', We Are Scientists are set to play three secret shows in the New York area. The band chose to change their name for the shows to test run their new album live. Bikinis, Beer and Beach BALLZ came in a close second to the bands secret name but they ended up going with Beat Up Old Men. read more... |
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| June 03, 2007 |
Drummer For Ra Ra Riot Found Dead |
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The search for Ra Ra Riot drummer John Pike was called off this afternoon after divers found his body in seven feet of water in Buzzards Bay in Fairhaven, MA. The search for Pike began Saturday afternoon after the drummer left a party in Fairhaven at around 3am and never showed up. The group had played a gig on Friday in Providence, RI and afterwards attended the party. read more... |
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| June 02, 2007 |
Courtney Love Makes Surprise Performance |
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Fans of Linda Perry got a surprise on Friday, June 1 when in the middle of Linda Perry's performance at the House of Blues in Los Angeles they were treated to a special performance by a "special guest." That "special guest" was Courtney Love who performed four songs off her upcoming album 'Nobody's Daughter'. read more... |
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| June 01, 2007 |
Glastonbury Line-up revealed |
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Today the final line-u for the Glastonbury Festival was posted; among some of the highlights are Block Party, Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse, The Who, and the Kaiser Chiefs. The 3 day festival which takes place Friday June 22-24 will include more than 29 stages with hundreds of artists playing. read more... |
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| June 01, 2007 |
White Stripes Push Back Shows |
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The White Stripes announced today, via whitestripes.com, that due to "unforeseen scheduling issues" they have pushed back some of their early September show dates. They went on to say "the only dates effected are those between September 4-13 and all but Albuquerque, New Mexico have already been rescheduled. read more... |
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| June 01, 2007 |
Kings of Leon To Play Free Show In N.Y. |
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Nashville four-piece, The Kings of Leon, have confirmed that on June 8 they will have free in-store performance at the SoHo Apple Store in New York City. The band, which is currently on tour in support of their new and best selling album, 'Because of the Times', are set to perform at the store in the early evening. read more... |
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