Run Toto Run announce new single

RUN TOTO RUN

The New Single: Hater

Released: 31 May 2010

A: Hater B1: Hater (Dance Toto Dace Remix) B2: Hater (Midi Midis Remix) B3: Hater (Tall Zombie Remix)

"Brilliant electro from Manchester's best-kept secret"

XFM top 20 artists to watch in 2010

"RTR's big break may not be far off"

"A curious mix of anti-folk and airy, Postal Service-indebted electronica"

NME

"Stylish yet warm"

The Independent

"Run Toto Run are absolutely wonderful "

The Fly

"A great little record"

Steve Lamacq

"Reminiscent of an electronic Belle & Sebastian or a modern-day St Etienne"

The News of the World

Billed as one of XFM's top 20 artists to watch in 2010, Manchester's Run Toto Run self release their new single 'Hater' via download this April. It comes backed by remixes from Midi Midis and the bands explicit alter-egos Dance Toto Dance.

'Hater' follows on from February's 'Catch My Breath' which was the second release from the band to have XFM's playlist backing, also collecting plays at Radio 1 and 2 as well as 6 Music, Galaxy and Absolute, making Run Toto Run one of the most exciting leftfield acts to make the pop crossover this year.

Run Toto Run begin a UK tour on May 14th at the Future Everything Festival, winding up at the Secret Garden Party in July. Having already played with the likes of Ellie Goulding, The Noisettes and Miike Snow, their live set is celebrated as an elegant, tight electo performance drawing comparisons with Passion Pit. Run Toto Run parade what are, at their heart, very charming and warm pop songs built around vivid melodies.

The UK tour unfolds like this…

9 May - The Big Noise (Big Issue Show) - SoundControl - Manchester

14 May - Future Everything Fest - Manchester

15 May - The Golden Lion - Ripon

18 May - Madame Jojos - London

21 May - Liverpool Sound City - Liverpool

23 May - Actress and Bishop - Birmingham

28 May - Port Mahon - Oxford

29 May - Lennon's - Southampton

11 Jun - Nation of Shopkeepers - Leeds

23 Jul - Secret Garden Party - Cambridge

18 Sep - Southsea Fest - Portsmouth

+ more dates TBA across the UK

www.myspace.com/runtotomusic

You Me at Six / We The Kings: Band on Band interview

Amadou & Mariam - Away From The Light of Day - Book Launch

WATERSTONE'S PICCADILLY

Monday, 17 May 2010, 7:00PM

An evening with Amadou and Mariam to launch their book Away From the Light of Day.

The event will include readings by Ian Clayton, a Q&A with Andy Morgan, and a special

performance by Amadou and Mariam.

Tickets £3, redeemable against purchase of the book on the evening

Further details: 0207 851 2400

http://www.facebook.com/events/edit/index.php?eid=123010977709071#!/event.php?eid=123010977709071

Introducing: Violent Soho

'Bombs Over Broadway/ Son of Sam'

Monday 10th May 2010

ECSTATIC PEACE!/DEFACTO

UK SHOWS IN MAY AND FREE DOWNLOAD

"Violent Soho live = a make out session with the devil's daughter. In other words: good times!"

Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth

Luke Boerdam - Vocals Guitar

James Tidswell - Vocals Guitar

Luke Henery - Bass

Michael Richards - Drums

Violent Soho have gone from self-releasing their debut in their native Australia to signing to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label, home to Be Your Own Pet, Free Kitten, Awesome Color and other freak-rockers. Ecstatic Peace! step out of their usual modus operandi with Violent Soho to release it on new UK imprint Defacto through Island/Universal.

They are the most visceral, mushroom-munchin', bong-tokin' slacker guitar foursome to be punishing their amps in a long time and have impressed rawk royalty wherever they park their van.

They played for Rick Rubin at his Malibu Condo. Thurston Moore was at the front at their first NY show at Lower East Side hang out Pianos. And passing the grunge baton on a generation their album was produced by ThePixies/Foo Fighters/Distillers producer Gil Norton at his Rockfields studio in the Welsh countryside (in between playing darts on Black Sabbath's favourite dartboard).

This limited edition 7" with the buzz-saw energy of 'Bombs Over Broadway' and 'Son Of Sam' is a noisy introduction to their long-haired punk.

Bombs Over Broadway can be downloaded for free by signing up to the band's mailing list here:

http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/reg/reg.pl?id=4973-128009

Having toured the US with two of their favourite bands ever in October and November 2009 - Dinosaur Jnr and Built to Spill - 2010 has seen them play an Ecstatic Peace! showcase at SXSW as well as supporting Alice in Chains

WATCH THEM ON TOUR IN THE US HERE:

Violent Soho are coming to the UK for a couple of shows in May:

10th May - LONDON - The Monarch

13th May - BRIGHTON - The Great Escape Festival

http://www.myspace.com/violentsoho

You Me At Six Announce UK December Tour

You Me At Six have confirmed another UK Tour by the end of the year. Full dates:

December

5th EDINBURGH, Corn Exchange

6th WOLVERHMAPTON, Civic Hall

9th BOURNEMOUTH, BIC

10th DONCASTER, Dome

12th MANCHESTER, Apollo

16th LONDON, Hammersmith Apollo

You Me at Six are also confirmed to be playing Radio 1's Big Weekend and Reading and Leeds Festival.

Curry & Coco release their first EP "Sex Is Fashion"

"Sex Is Fashion" is taken from the debut album "We Are Beauty" and is set to be released on 10th May 2010 through Peermusic/Zebralution.

Following on from appearances at The Great Escape in 2008 and Jersey Live in 2009, Curry & Coco will be returning to the UK for a string of dates in May...

May 14th: London, French Revolution at The Macbeth
May 15th: Brighton, The Great Escape
May 17th: Glasgow, O2 ABC2
May 18th: Dundee, Duke's Corner
May 19th: Blackburn, 41
May 20th: York, The Duchess
May 21st: Liverpool, Sound City Festival

Watch the new video for their track "Who's Next?":

Video for Lethal Bizzle's new single 'Go Go Go'...

Check out Lethal Bizzle's new video for his latest single 'Go Go Go', set to be released on 17th May through Search and Destroy Records...