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...

Charlotte Gainsbourg: New single and First Ever UK shows

CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG

Single 'Time of the Assassins' 10th May



Shepherd's Bush Empire 22nd June

Latitude Festival 18th July


Charlotte Gainsbourg will release her new single 'Time of the Assassins' through Because Music on 10th May. Taken from her critically acclaimed new album 'IRM', the single will be available on 12" and as a download. Charlotte, who embarks on a world tour next month, will perform her first ever UK show at Shepherd's Bush Empire on 22nd June. She will also appear at this year's Lattitude Festival on 18th July.

Tues 22nd June - London - Shepherd's Bush Empire

Tickets available from : www.artistticket.com/link/?s=charlotte+gainsbourg

Sun 18th July - Southwold - Latitude Festival

12" tracklisting:

A: 'Time of the Assassin (Matthew Dear remix)'/'Time of the Assassin (XXXChange Remix)'

B: 'Time of the Assassin (Outlines remix)'/ 'Time of the Assassin (GD's remix)'

Download tracklisting:

1. Time of the Assassins (Album Version) 4. Outlines Remix

2. Matthew Dear Remix 5. Gentlemen Drivers

3. XXX Change Remix

When Charlotte Gainsbourg began planning her forthcoming album, she thought Beck might be a perfect producer for the adventurous and diverse approach she had in mind. From their first casual hours together in the studio, she recognized a shared sensibility and the potential for a collaboration that would prove both natural and seamless.

Gainsbourg explains; "We started with 'Master's Hands', which has a sort of African beat and then we did 'In The End', which is very melodic and much quieter. 'Heaven Can Wait' followed, which is a much more classic pop song. So in that same [first] session we went in three different directions". Beck 's interpretation of the early session echoes Gainsbourg's: "I pulled a bunch of songs out. And then I wrote a few, with her in mind, but when we spent time together they changed because I got more of a feeling of where she wanted to go. We got in the studio and I could see all the possibilities."

Beck brought in many of his regular collaborators including, Joey Waronker and James Gadson on drums, Brian LeBarton on keyboards, David Ralicke on trumpet and Beck's father, David Campbell, for string arrangements. Though Gainsbourg's unique voice is instantly recognizable throughout, her vocal performances here are as varied as the material.

Gainsbourg's previous record '5:55', which Because released in 2006, garnered worldwide critical acclaim and went on to sell over half a million copies. Featuring collaborations with Nigel Godrich, Jarvis Cocker and Air, the album established her as a unique recording artist.

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