The Ting Tings, Crystal Castles, Santogold and Bloc Party are all on the bill for the forthcoming 2009 Ultra Music Festival.

The two-day fest, which is part of the 24th annual Winter Music Conference, takes place March 27 and 28 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.

The festival, now in its 11th year, will also see performances by Hercules And Love Affair, Roni Size and Reprazent, The Presets, Cut Copy, Carl Cox, Tiesto, and Simian Mobile Disco.



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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Beirut, and Chairlift are set for the forthcoming Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival.

The festival, which celebrates Brooklyn bands, takes place from February 6-7 and 12-14 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and twelve other venues throughout New York.

Kaki King, Bear in Heaven, and Japanther are also on the bill for the event.

To purchase tickets for select shows head over to BAM.org.



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The Walkmen have mapped out a handful of US west coast dates set for early next year.

The forthcoming jaunt kicks off January 19 in San Diego.

Among the cities announced are dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle where the band will wrap things up on January 24.

Supporting the band on all dates will be Beach House.



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Coldplay have found themselves at the center of a lawsuit brought against them by American guitarist Joe Satriani for plagiarism.

Satriani claims the band’s recent hit single, ‘Viva La Vida‘, ripped of his 2004 song ‘If I Could Fly‘.

According to BBC reports, Satriani claims that Coldplay’s song uses “substantial original portions” of his song.

Satriani is seeking a jury trial and wants “any and all profits” Coldplay have made from the track.

Viva La Vida‘ is a track off the band’s 2008 albumĀ  ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends‘.

This isn’t the first time the track is claimed to have been ripped-off. Brooklyn indie band Creaky Board previously accused the band of knowingly copying the melodies of ‘Viva La Vida‘ with one of their songs.



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Lily Allen has premiered the music video for ‘The Fear‘.

The track is off her forthcoming sophomore album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You‘, due out in the UK February 9.

The Fear‘ is the lead single off the forthcoming album and will be released physically and digitally on January 26, 2009.



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Vampire Weekend, The National and Patti Smith are all set to perform at the forthcoming Tibet House Benefit Concert.

The benefit concert, which raises money for Tibet House US to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, is set to take place February 3rd at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Tickets for the event run $30 - $85 and are currently on sale at the Carnegie Hall Box Office.



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The View are set to release their sophomore album early next year.

Which Bitch?‘ is set to hit store shelves February 2nd (UK).

The first single off the new album, ‘Shock Horror‘, is also scheduled for release February 2nd.



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Coldplay have announced the addition of a second show at the Wembley Stadium in London.

Chris Martin and Co. are set to play the new stadium gig on September 18.

The band are now set to play consecutive nights at the Wembley Stadium since they had previously announced a September 19th show.

Supporting the band on the new date will be Girls Aloud.



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The Cribs have announced the forthcoming release of a DVD entitled, ‘Live At The Brudenell Social Club‘.

The three-disc DVD is from the band’s 2007 specialĀ  ‘Cribsmas‘ shows in Leeds and is due out December 15th.

Live At The Brudenell Social Club‘ features live performances of all their albums and B-sides as well as interviews.



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Glasvegas have announced the addition of a New York headlining date set for next year.

The band will headline Webster Hall on March 30, 2009.

The Webster Hall show will be preceded by a seven date North American jaunt kicking off in January that will include stops in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles.



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