Usher performed his latest song ‘Scream’ at the Xbox 360 press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. The star demonstrated the moves that players and his fans will be able to learn and perform in the new forthcoming game, Dance Central 3, exclusively on Kinect for Xbox 360.
Usher has choreographed two of his songs for the best-selling dancing game, out later this year.
The government has proposed new assessment measures to protect people from cowboy builders. Kevin Byrne, Managing Director of Checkatrade, which vets and monitors trades companies and services to help people avoid rogues, comments:
“Unannounced spot checking is essential to any assessment worth its salt, so the government’s measures are a step in the right direction. However, in my experience what really separates the wheat from the chaff is independent feedback from real customers. By monitoring it, people can be sure of appointing a reputable trader and avoid those who perform substandard work.
“Customer protection is the lifeblood of my industry so, frankly, I am at a loss to understand why the government is not talking to us about this. There is much more that could be done to protect the public from cowboys and we stand ready to assist or advise in any capacity.”
For background on this story you can read an article about the government’s proposed measures by visiting the Guardian’s website.
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Kent’s Tom Williams & The Boat have unveiled the animated video for new single ‘Too Young’, which is out now. The video is made up of over 1500 drawings, all hand drawn by chief protagonist, Tom Williams. The single is taken from the band’s album, ‘Teenage Blood’, which is out now.
Catch the band on tour and at various festivals over the summer:
June 16th
Green Man Boat Party!
W/Field Music/Three Trapped Tigers
June 30th
Leefest
July 6th
Lounge On The Farm
July 19th
Secret Garden Party
September 2nd
Smugglers Festival
September 6-9th
Bestival
September 15th
Southsea Fest
Animal Collective have announced a world tour, including 4 UK & Irish shows. Dates are as follows:
Sunday 4th November – London, Roundhouse
Tuesday 6th November – Dublin, Vicar Street
Wednesday 7th November – Glasgow, ABC1
Thursday 8th November – Manchester, The Warehouse Project
Full dates and more info: myanimalhome.net
Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains have announced that ‘Edge Of Town’ will be released as the next single from their debut album ‘E Volo Love’. The single will be released on Monday the 23rd July 2012. It’s a beautiful song that provokes a guaranteed hip-shaking swagger in the body of any listener. The key elements; swirling layers of percussive conga drums, chilled-out vocals, heavenly synth washes and perfectly clean guitar chimes all effortlessly coalesce into a perfect warm-weather listening experience.
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Fránçois and his band will be performing live over the summer as follows:
Multi-award-winning transmedia production company beActive has today announced the launch of Beat Girl, a live action music drama which will shoot in Dublin and London over the next four weeks.
Beat Girl follows 21-year-old Heather’s journey through music. Following the death of her pianist mother, Heather’s only option is to move in with her estranged father and half-brother. She turns to music and DJing to help her make some sense out of life. Heather is determined to continue her mother’s legacy and decides to audition for a place at a prestigious music school. But finding a balance between her music and career as a DJ leaves her divided; struggling to commit to her dreams and friendships against the backdrop of a turbulent home life. Heather soon discovers that music is inseparable from feelings and without the emotions, the dreams and the people we love, life, just like music, would not make sense.
Targeted at 18-35 year old women, Beat Girl will feature on several platforms, including online and social media, TV, books, magazines and iPhone/iPad applications. A Beat Girl novel and interactive eBook will go on sale in June at the same time as the Beat Girl mobile game.
Content Television and Digital holds the international online and broadcast distribution rights to the series, which it will debut at MIPTV as a 12×2’, 6×22’ and 1×90’ feature. Content Television and Digital will be at Stand RB.44 at MIPTV.
beActive’s co-founder and CEO Nuno Bernardo said: “It’s a great time for us to begin shooting Beat Girl. The series follows in the footsteps of the hugely successful Sofia’s Diary and demonstrates our continued commitment to engaging with audiences across multiple platforms, and really showcases us as being one of the leading producers of multiplatform content. We hope fans around the world will love Beat Girl just as much as Sofia”.
Following the release of their acclaimed debut album ‘Ways To Forget’, Clock Opera are re-releasing single ‘Belongings’ on July 30. Watch the video here:
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Following their sold out album release partyat the Scala in April the band have announced their next headline London show and UK tour on the back of a busy summer of festivals including Blissfields, Winterwell, Roskilde, Latitude, Summer Sundae, Beacons, Bestival and Festival Number #06 to name a few.
The full list of Autumn UK dates are as follows:
20/10 – Gathering Festival – Oxford
22/10 – Sugarmill – Stoke
24/10 – Cyprus Avenue – Cork
25/10 – Roisin Dub – Galway
26/10 – Academy 2 – Dublin
27/10 – Limelight – Belfast
29/10 – The Kazimier – Liverpool
30/10 – Bodega – Nottingham
31/10 – Deaf Institute – Manchester
01/11 – Doghouse – Dundee
02/11 – King Tut’s – Glasgow
03/11 – The Harley – Sheffield
05/11 – The Haunt – Brighton
06/11 – Thekla – Bristol
07/11 – Waterfront – Norwich
08/11 – Heaven – London
Tickets on sale at www.clockopera.com/tour-dates/