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REWIND SCOTLAND – The 80s Festival, Scone Palace, Perthshire
Friday 20th July – Sunday 22nd July

Tickets on sale at 9am on Friday 20th January
For ticket info and prices, please visit: www.rewindfestival.com

Due to the outstanding success of the first “Rewind Scotland – The 80s Festival” in Perth, Scotland during July 2011, the festival returns for the second year. As with last year’s unforgettable concert performances and festivities, this year’s Rewind Scotland boasts another massive live outdoor line-up of the crème de la crème of 80s recording artists/performers.

Rewind Scotland will take place from Friday 20th July until Sunday 22nd July at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland (www.scone-palace.co.uk). Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday 20th January...

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The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album Valentina on March 19th, released in the UK on their own Scopitones label. It was recorded by the group in France, California and Brighton during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps [whose past credits include Metallica, Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash].

The ten track Valentina comes four years after 2008’s El Rey, the longer than usual delay reflecting The Wedding Present’s commitment to touring and other side projects involving the group’s founding member, David Gedge.

Valentina is performed by:

David Gedge: Singing, guitars and percussion
Graeme Ramsay (co-writer with Gedge of all but one of the songs on the album): guitars, piano, harmonium
Pepe le Moko: bass and backing vocals
Charles Layton: drums and percus...

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Ultimately what’s most impressive about Ringo Starr isn’t what he’s been, but rather who he is,” wrote Rolling Stone rock critic David Wild. ”The man’s great heart and soul, his wit and wisdom.” Ironically, the story of Ringo’s evolution from former Beatle to successful solo artist is still best told from the beginning.
Ringo Starr’s music, as a solo artist and as a Beatle, is permeated with his personality. His warmth and humor, and his exceptional musicianship have given us songs we all know and love, including ”With A Little Help From My Friends,” ”Don’t Pass Me By,” ”Octopus’ Garden,” ”Photograph,” ”It Don’t Come Easy,” ”Back Off Boogaloo,” ”You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful And You’re mine),” ”Don’t Go Where the Road Don’t Go,” ”The No No Song,” and ”Never Without You.”
Since beginning...

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The Music Box bring GENESIS’ THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY to the UK for 4 shows in March.

THE MUSICAL BOX, the only band in the world to obtain the performing rights and access to the full original archives for ”The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” from Peter Gabriel and Genesis, will perform 4 shows in the UK in March.

The critically acclaimed production has been performed with great success in some of the most prestigious venues in the world, such as London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Olympia in Paris. In 2005, Phil Collins joined the band on stage in Geneva, Peter Gabriel takes his children to the shows and Steve Hackett has joined them onstage on more than one occasion. Collins once said ”I watched and listened. They played that stuff better than we ever did.”

One of the very first Rock...

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CRAIG FINN LIVE ROUGH TRADE EAST INSTORE + debut solo LP ’CLEAR HEART FULL EYES’ out 23rd January on Full Time Hobby

CRAIG FINN, will play an intimate instore gig at Rough Trade East, London on Wed 25th January at 7pm in support of his debut solo album.

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=346597

And fans can pre-order the album, with a bevy of extra goodies from Full Time Hobby here:

http://fulltimehobby.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DII-3519-1-craig+finn++clear+heart+full+eyes+preorder.html

Craig Finn, frontman of the critically acclaimed group The Hold Steady, has confirmed the January 23 release of his debut solo album, ’Clear Heart Full Eyes,’ on Full Time Hobby Records.

Earlier this year, Finn challenged himself to write a new song every day in his Brooklyn apa...