Gojira announced for main stage at Hellfest

French metal goliaths, GOJIRA have just confirmed that they will appear at this years Hellfest in Clisson, France.
They will take to the Mainstage 1 on Sunday, the final day of the festival (23rd June) to bring their pummeling brand of heavy metal to the masses.

Following the release of their fifth studio album ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’ in 2012, GOJIRA show they still have what it takes after 16 years in the game and are one of the tightest live acts around.

With 160 acts playing across 6 stages over 3 days, Hellfest promises to be a highlight in mainland Europe’s metal calendar. We invite you to join us and discover all the details of Hellfest 2013 on the website www.hellfest.fr

Weekend and day tickets are now available at www.hellfest.fr

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Vans warped tour returns to the UK in 2013

Following a 13-year absence and a highly successful return to the UK in November last year, VANS WARPED TOUR will return this winter for two days, delivering a double dose of what the sold out 2012 event hosted, plus more!

Set to take place on the 16th and 17th November, VANS WARPED TOUR revisits the prestigious ALEXANDRA PALACE venue that last year saw 10,000 fans flock to see the hottest acts on the scene, recreating the true VANS WARPED spirit with dozens of bands, stalls and skate displays.

A limited number of two-day early bird tickets will be available from 10am Wednesday 13th March at a discounted price of just £70 (+ booking fee) from www.vanswarpedtouruk.com

The VANS WARPED TOUR is well established as America’s longest-running touring festival, breaking up-and-coming talent as we...

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The Treatment Announce Their Biggest UK Headline Show To Date…

THE TREATMENT ANNOUNCE THEIR BIGGEST UK HEADLINE SHOW TO DATE AT ROCK CITY, NOTTINGHAM, ON MARCH 31ST 2013

UK rockers, The Treatment, will headline Nottingham’s multi award-winning indie venue, Rock City, on March 31st 2013; this will be the Cambridge band’s biggest headline show yet, with support from a whole host of hard rockin’ acts, the likes of Trucker Diablo, Afterlife, Black Wolf, Massive Wagons, Sinners Highway & Wraith!

Meanwhile, The Treatment will join Status Quo on a full UK tour that sees the most celebrated Quo line-up back together again!

Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster & John Coghlan, the original line-up of the mighty Quo, have invited The Treatment to play as sole Special Guests on a nine-date tour of major UK venues, starting at the Manchester Apollo ...

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Universal Music Catalogue launches Boss Shots

BOSS SHOTS – THE HOME OF CLASSIC SKA, REGGAE, ROOTS & DUB, Launches 2013

Boss Shots is the home of classic Ska, Reggae, Roots and Dub. Created by Universal Music Catalogue UK, Boss Shots is the new umbrella covering classic Reggae repertoire from labels including Top Deck, Island Records and Front Line.

The website and store, www.bossshots.com, plus social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud, Instagram) will be launched on Monday 25th February.

From that date, Reggae fans everywhere will have access to all the latest news and information about their favourite artists, plus gig updates, images, video content and Merchandise, as well as news of the latest CD’s, vinyl and digital releases...

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Turbogeist stream new EP – Ancient secrets

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LONDON-BASED rockers, Turbogeist, release their brand new 5-track EP, ‘Ancient Secrets’, today (March 11th 2013) via Spinefarm Records.

In celebration, ‘Ancient Secrets’ will be available to stream via SoundCloud for a limited time.

Says vocalist / guitarist Jimmy…

“‘Ancient Secrets’ pertains to our obsession with all things fantastical and cryptic. It’s an abstract title, but these are abstract times. We didn’t wanna make an oi oi punk angst record, although that’s how we started out. We wanted to make something more tongue-in-cheek, more weird. We were always turned on by a splatter-gun of influences...

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Saxon news

One of Britain’s best live bands, The Quireboys, have been added as special guests for Saxon on the UK leg of their Sacrifice World Tour. Saxon release their new album Sacrifice on 4th March.

The Rock’n’Roll legends will tour nine dates in April 2013. ”The Quireboys and Saxon’s paths have crossed so many times at European festivals, and we are thrilled to be sharing the stage every night with them on the UK tour. It’s gonna be a tour to remember!” says frontman, Spike.

Saxon’s Biff Byford says – ”it’s good to play with our mates The Quireboys……should be a great package with their unique style of rock’n’roll. Get ready to party into the early hours!”

National treasures, The Quireboys are back, and louder than ever before! Don’t miss them live at the following venues: 

Dat...

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Counting Crowes – Live album and UK tour

UK fans have had to wait four years to see Counting Crows on stage again, but they’ll hardly be complaining in 2013: to coincide with the much awaited tour, the San Francisco rockers are about to release their newest collection of live songs Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow on 8th April through Cooking Vinyl which will compliment other official live recordings the band has released.

Counting Crows followers are in for a real treat with this collection of audio footage which was recorded on several dates of their North American tour in 2012. The band’s performances have been renown since the early 90s for their energy and uniqueness: no two shows are the same, with Adam Duritz constantly rewriting songs and mixing them up live for an evening always full of surprises.

”After having one of ...

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Christopher Cross releases Live 2CD and DVD on 8th April

Christopher Cross returns with his first live release “A Night In Paris” on 2CD+DVD to be released on April 8th, 2013 via earMUSIC

After the release of the studio album “Doctor Faith“, Christopher Cross started one of his biggest tours in Europe in the last 15 years. “A Night In Paris” is the first live 2CD/DVD by Christopher Cross, which was filmed at the notorious Theatre Le Trianon in Paris, France in April 2012. It will be released on April 8th, 2013 via earMUSIC.
While the previous tours showed a more acoustic (at times even jazzy) approach, Cross decided that for the ‘Doctor Faith’ tour he would go back to his musical roots and expanded his band to include a more classical “rock line-up“: Andy Suzuki (keyboards, sax), Dave Beyer (drums), Chazz Frichtel (bass, vocals), Ki...

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The Popdogs stream Honest Guy

Power-Pop 5 piece The Popdogs have announced a free stream of their track Honest Guy. Taken from the forthcoming debut album, Cool Cats For Pop Dogs (May 13th) the track showcases their signature sound; all chugging guitars and bittersweet vocal melodies.

Vocalist James String comments;

“Honest Guy was the first song written for what was to become our debut album. The song came together very quickly, almost writing itself, Tim (McKeating – lead guitar) nailing the guitar solo first take. A rolling hook, simple but effective lyrics and a big chorus, it became the blue-print for the rest of the album and for The Popdogs’ sound. It’s classic Power Pop with a nod to bands like, The Undertones and Buzzcocks.”

The Popdogs play The Cavern Club, Liverpool on Friday 17th May as part...

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Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt collaborate on: NIGHT

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and singer-songwriter Tift Merritt join forces for the first time on NIGHT, a unique collaboration uniting folk, rock and classical worlds, exploring common terrain and uncovering new musical landscapes. Available on March 18th 2013, NIGHT was recorded at the Academy of Arts and Letters in New York by Grammy-winning producers Adam Abeshouse and Ryan Freeland. Dinnerstein and Merritt will launch the new recording by performing NIGHT live in cities including Munich, New York, Durham, Tampa, and Saratoga in Spring 2013.

Though Simone Dinnerstein (a Juilliard-trained classical pianist from Brooklyn) and Tift Merritt (a singer-songwriter from North Carolina whose father taught her to play by ear) could not come from more different musical backgrounds, when the two me...

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