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April 28, 2010

Catch a tidal wave of global

Catch a tidal wave of global talent across a host of brilliant venues. Confirmed acts include Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Ellie Goulding, Plan B, The Futureheads, Example, New Young Pony Club, I Blame Coco, Daisy Dares You, Beardyman and many many more! Joining them and ensuring you get a serious groove on are Annie Mac, High Contrast, Sub focus and other DJ favourites. If the stellar line-up isn’t enough to entice you then the 8 miles of sandy beach and a woodland adventure park certainly will!The site is not only breath taking but also bursting with activity. When you’re not going wild to your favourite band, try your hand at surfing, coasteering, wakeboarding, paddle boarding, kite boarding and evening skiing! For the beach bums there is volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee and land sailing and the popular BBL workshops are back and catering for the arty and crafty among you. There really is no excuse not to have the time of your life.12th Having moved firmly into the mainstream limelight with predecessor, 'Absolutely’ and its clutch of massive hit singles, 'Seven’ if often cited as the album on which Madness became the nation’s favourite band.

April 28, 2010

Nozstock invites you

Nozstock invites you on a journey 'Through The Looking Glass’ embracing everything wonderful about English eccentricity and eclecticism whilst encapsulating the true spirit of fun and adventure. Initially started as a 'barbeque on the lawn’, the last few years have seen this festival blossom into an eight-stage three-day extravaganza with a world-class array of bands, DJs, comedians and performance artists. Nominated in five categories at last years UK Festival Awards, 2010 is set to be the year that this burgeoning festival comes of age.Interaction has always been at the very heart of Nozstock and this year for the very first time there is a competition for Nozstockers to design and build the centrepiece of the festival which will be displayed in the middle of the lake. The winner will receive two free festival passes, a feature on the Nozstock website and inclusion in this year’s festival programme and publicity campaign. To enter send all designs and sketches to toki@nozstock.com by midnight May 28th (full details on www.nozstockfestival.co.uk). In addition filmmakers are encouraged to send in their short films with the pick of the crop being shown in the hugely popular cinetent. Last year winning films were screened alongside programming by BBC Film Network, onedotzero and Encounters 2008 award winners so it is a great opportunity to get your films out there.Set within the idyllic grounds of a 17th century farm Nozstock retains a family friendly atmosphere that people return to year on year From the pear tree lined orchard to the converted barns, secret areas, cinetent, coppice and glistening lake guest promoters play host to a rich musical tapestry of punk, dubstep, drum and bass, psy-trance, ska, acoustic, classical, folk and blues In addition there are a whole host of treats for the kids in this year’s all new Little Wonderland kids area Here the little ones can learn how to make carnival costumes, puppets, listen to stories or just kick back for a well deserved nap.

April 28, 2010

Following his 2008 excursion

Following his 2008 excursion into the self-penned tracks of the NKQ’s A Very Nice Album, Kennedy's latest collection reveals an even more eclectic character. It was recorded at one of rock's fabled residential country studios, Rockfield in South Wales with the Polish musicians which make up the NKQ.Collaborating on one of the album's outstanding and most surprising tracks is Boy George, an old mate and near neighbour of Kennedy's in North West London who shares his passion for the songs of the late Nick Drake George's delicate vocal on River Man points to another new direction for Kennedy's music – a gentle chamber pop which brings out the understated lyrical tone in his violin playing The other songs on Shhh! are all Kennedy originals, ranging from the long instrumental opener, Transfiguration - reminiscent of the fusion-ary flights of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra - to the dirty funk rock outro Oy! The moods along the way vary from the sparse and desolate calm of The Empty Bottle to the uplifting Silver Lining.

April 28, 2010

As a result of this eclectic

As a result of this eclectic style Akala’s appeal extends far beyond the narrow hip hop scene into a far wider musical sphere. This is nowhere better evidenced than on stage where Akala and renowned drummer Cassell 'The Beatmaker' have developed a reputation for stellar live performances. Over the last few years they have supported artists such as Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Richard Ashcroft, DJ Shadow and Siouxsie Sue on their U.K. tours, headlined three full U.K. tours, made numerous festival appearances including Glastonbury, O2 Wireless and The V Festival and played at venues throughout Europe and at 2008’s SXSW. They were also invited by the British Council to promote British culture abroad and performed a series of concerts in Nigeria and in Vietnam where they were the first ever hip-hop act to perform live.A new month brings a brand spanking new Controller for Topman CTRL in the shape of dance pop trio, Chew Lips, who take to the throne for the whole of April - nabbing the crown from March’s Bombay Bicycle Club The band are also set to take their electronic casiotone beats to Cardiff Arts Institute on 16th April as a part of Topman CTRL Live, with support from Party Horse, Ten Bears and DJ Dan Strange.

April 28, 2010

The site is not only breath

The site is not only breath taking but also bursting with activity. When you’re not going wild to your favourite band, try your hand at surfing, coasteering, wakeboarding, paddle boarding, kite boarding and evening skiing! For the beach bums there is volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee and land sailing and the popular BBL workshops are back and catering for the arty and crafty among you. There really is no excuse not to have the time of your life.12th. Having moved firmly into the mainstream limelight with predecessor, 'Absolutely’ and its clutch of massive hit singles, 'Seven’ if often cited as the album on which Madness became the nation’s favourite band.Leaving their home town for the first time to record, the sessions for 'Seven’ took place at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas with the exception of 'Grey Day’ and yet this is an album firmly rooted in London and the lives and experiences of the British in the early 80’s.

April 28, 2010

Featuring some of their

Featuring some of their favourite emcees, both from Australia (Tommy Ill, The Archetypes, Pure Product, Adverse, Lazy Grey and Rainman), two international legends in the field – Jehst (UK), Phil The Agony (USA) – and local Brisvocalists Laneous (Mr Laneous) and Kel (The Kelly Gang), The Out Of Money Experience is galvanized by its strength of guest appearances, not stirred into a turbulence by them as can be the case.To enhance The Experience for the listener, The Optimen have continued to show considerable growth from their 2002 EP release Breath Control, their debut album Boomtown (’05) and label-showcase Red Tape Renegades: Vol 1 (’07).

April 28, 2010

Leaving their home town

Leaving their home town for the first time to record, the sessions for 'Seven’ took place at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas with the exception of 'Grey Day’ and yet this is an album firmly rooted in London and the lives and experiences of the British in the early 80’s.Opening with the lyrically bleak but musically uplifting single, 'Cardiac Arrest’ and moving swiftly on to the genius of 'Shut Up’, a Madness single that remains a huge live favourite with all, including those not even born on its release, 'Seven’ also features a third single in the shape of 'Grey Day’, an eerie dub masterpiece that belies the caricature of the band as perpetually nutty dancing through the decade. Of course, this being Madness, the video (also included) features nutty dancing. As with previous album, 'Absolutely’ and those to come after 'Seven’, Madness had now developed a finely honed instinct for blending humour and bathos, seeing the good in the bad and vice versa whilst musically their palette could encompass the starting points of ska but also music hall, dub, rockabilly, latino and pretty much any other style that fitted.This reissue also includes the single version of 'It Must Be Love’, another classic Madness single, for some the classic Madness single and a stand alone release around the time of the album Also included are the videos for all four singles and a host of B sides, sessions and live tracks that give the complete picture of this era of Madness’ amazing musical story The two cd set comes with full original artwork, lyrics for all tracks and a foreword by David Quantick to set the scene for what he regards as 'the album where Madness stopped being Madness, the North London ska ban, and became Madness, the ultimate British pop group of the '80’s’.

April 28, 2010

'One of the most thoughtful

'One of the most thoughtful and entertaining acts of the Scottish hip hop scene." - The List"Live Hip-Hop is a tough nut to crack, but Stanley Odd are doing their best to bust it open Groove-wise, this is an Edinburgh band who bizarrely want to combine the riffs of Rage Against the Machine, the flow of The Roots and the pop suss of N-Dubz They're almost there too With bass, drums, guitar and keys backing up the female vocals of Veronika Electronika, the main focus however is on the rhymes I love to hear rappers using their own accent, diction and turn of phrase Solareye from Stanley Odd does exactly this and so ends up sounding like himself Maybe an Edinburgh accent will filter through into Hip-Hop, maybe not but Stanley Odd will keep on trying!".

April 28, 2010

The band that is Stanley

The band that is Stanley Odd was born somewhere between the summer solstice and the winter equinox of 2008. Seasoned musical combatants their encounter was destined, some even say foretold. This new concord is a force hard to resist and their brand of infectious funky electro hip-hop receives rave reviews and excites audiences wherever they perform. Contagious grooves and the soulful voice of Veronika Electronika provide the backdrop to Solareye’s lyrical genius, biting social commentaries from everyday events. Open your ears and let the sound in and ye shall hear!'Oddio’, the debut album by Stanley Odd, is out on 31st May 2010 'Oddio’ is for those people that get tongue-tied talking to girls; clumsy people that dance awkwardly in their bedrooms; people that are generally uncomfortable in social situations; those for whom fashion-sense is an oxymoron; avid readers of science fiction and comic books; girls who drink tonic wine; anyone who prefers literary figures to viewing figures; disciples and architects of counter-culture Stay Odd.

April 28, 2010

They also fly us to

They also fly us to 'Paris’ with a remix of the Friendly Fires track replacing Ed McFarlane with the obligatory female disco vocal. Tom Middleton presents a flawless disco instrumental, 'Remember the Love’ depicting an upbeat and energised version of this genre; whilst disco devotee, Fred Falke, messes with Mini Vival’s heart on his remix of 'Left my Heart in Tokyo’.NU DISCO is a seamless selection of ultra modern music, inspired by one of the most influential music movements of our time. This is disco evolution at its very best.Ferry Corsten is one of the hottest talents in the dance music scene regularly winning prestigious awards, creating club filling anthems and playing euphoric live shows It’s a huge coup to announce the UK date on the Ferry Corsten World Tour - his first headline show in the UK for over a year - at indigO2 at The O2 on 9th April 2010 Corsten releases his new compilation album that accompanies this show 'Ferry Corsten presents: Once Upon A Night’ at the end of March.