DRUNKSOULS | Music Profile

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ARTIST: DRUNKSOULS

STYLE: Reggae, Indie, Rock
FROM: Marselle, France
WEBSITES: http://www.drunksouls.com, http://facebook.com/pages/Drunk-Souls/17306742565, http://www.reverbnation.com/drunksouls
MEMBERS: Core members/writers – Djamil Ramdane (Vocals), Julien Mur (Guitars)
Additional members – Pierre Pesin (Trumpet), Jean Marc Layani (Keyboards), Fred Albertini (Bass), Julien Heurtel (Drums), Morello(Trombone), Philippe Bonnacier, Kevin Garcia
VIDEOS: (Album promo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFOgHxhC3mE, (Live performance) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNvdqJnZgRg

 

BIO: Punk spirit , Rock culture , Reggae sound.

Founded in 2002, DRUNKSOULS are an indie/reggae French band sonically similar to Manu Chao, Gorillaz, Michael Jackson and Damian Marley. Their music is a patchwork of influences intended to make you dance as well as think. The Daily Consciousness says they’re “creating a unique sound with little to no borders.” Their songs, sometimes playful and sometimes dark, carry a message of reconciliation and tolerance, in which humour and gravity are intelligently cohabiting. Rock Is Rock says of the band “Dead Prez called themselves ‘Revolutionary but Gangster’. If that’s the case then DRUNKSOULS are ‘Revolutionary but Funny’.”

DRUNKSOULS have received a high amount of word-of-mouth from their fanbase, generating over 100,000 downloads of their debut album. Their music has been used in films like the documentary “I Believe I Can Fly”, whose trailer alone has garnered over 5 million views. DRUNKSOULS have played in legendary venues such as the mythical stage of Olympia-Bruno Coquatrix. In 2011, DRUNKSOULS were given the chance to play twice in another legendary venue, the Grand Auditorium du Palais des Festivals de Cannes, one of the events supporting the African Reggae Star TIKEN JAH FAKOLI.

Now, DRUNKSOULS are back with “Revolution”, a 16 track album offering of rock, reggae, electro, funk and pop. Building on the success of their debut, the band continues on the path of poppy hooks and political/emotional lyrics with tracks like “Human Race”, “The Fall” and “Revolution”.

Don’t watch TV – listen to DRUNKSOULS!
http://www.drunksouls.com/

 

Mike Moss | Music Profile

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Artist: Mike Moss
From: UK, North England
CD: Cold World Plastic Dream
Produced by: Christophe Bride, Oxygene Studios, Manchester
Streaming link: http://soundcloud.com/themikemoss/sets/cold-world-plastic-dream/s-STgkH
Secure download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mvbumm8owotjdu6
Websites:www.mikemoss.co.uk, www.reverbnation.com/mikemossofficial, www.facebook.com/TheMikeMoss
Style: Pop, Rock, Alternative, Electronic

Bio: Defying typecasts, Mike Moss is an anomaly in the modern world of manufactured pop. Yet, with his diverse musical roots – from hanging out with his Uncle who toured with Ivor Novello, to the mosh pits of Manchester?s rock clubs, he is also emblematic of a new wave of self-made artists, combining innate musical talent with production and marketing savvy.

Born of his healthy disrespect for musical genres and market-fixations, Cold World Plastic Dream is both multidimensional yet coherent, woven together by Moss?s ear for pop melodies, tight orchestration and heartfelt lyricism.

This first album is the culmination of a year’s work and a steady stream of contributing musicians, including Mikey Wilson (ex-Texas and Dust Junkies drummer). But the voice that emerges is inimitably Moss’s.

From the clarion call of the opening anthem, It’s Time, with its Bowie-esque signature vocal, to the pulsing beats of Emotion Machine, Moss toys with expectations and eschews the mainstream, all the while keeping the album fresh and accessible.

Tracks like Drifter have their genesis in the acoustic sets he played on the NYC club scene. But here, they’re transformed into multi-layered tapestries, their humble folk and blues origins swept up into orchestral layers of strings and vocal harmonies. Similarly, Morning Call is emancipated from its humble country roots with hypnotic military drums, chiming guitars and that soul-searching voice.

Neither is Moss afraid of shifting down a gear, and the album is punctuated with beautifully reflective moments, culminating in Only Lies. a simple piano ballad replete with real world story telling and a swelling vocal finale.

To listen, and find out more, visit:

www.mikemoss.co.uk
www.facebook.com/themikemoss

Francis Bowie | Music Profile

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Artist: Francis Bowie
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
CD: Francis Bowie EP
Release date: Oct 17, 2011
Label: Interscope Digital
Production: Michelle Djarling & Kasper Larsen (Kay & Ndustry)
Websites: http://francisbowie.bandcamp.com/, http://francisbowie.com, http://soundcloud.com/francis-bowie, http://www.facebook.com/FrancisBowie
Style: Intelligent Pop Music
Streaming link: http://francisbowie.bandcamp.com
Secure Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?t3nlbx26o1nlbw9
Music video links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260f6EIaQi4&feature=channel
“Sunny Day” music video: http://youtu.be/260f6EIaQi4

Bio: Francis Bowie is a metrosexual whirlwind of creativity within the Danish music and art scene; aside of his singing and songwriting, he is a painter, sculptor, designer, writer and gallery owner.

Along with a growing band of people worldwide who love pop music but are disenfranchised by the bland ‘Pop Idol style’ music that dominate the charts, Francis Bowie has decided to promote his new concept of Intelligent Pop Music, aka IPM.

The Francis Bowie EP is a beautifully crafted selection of his finest songs in a NuWave vein.  With soaring synthlines and orchestral backing, it’s light yet deep; sincere and thoughtful; catchy yet cool, it’s a superb example of the IPM genre.

In Copenhagen in 2007, he opened his first art gallery GalArtery, while also releasing the debut album “Too Much” with his indie art rock band “A LOVE YOU”. GalArtery soon became a place where young artists could gather and do their shows and performances. After touring constantly in 2010 with A LOVE YOU, Francis decided to leave the band for a while and do solo projects. In the spring of 2011 along with two designers, he opened a second art gallery called MATT 18 which also exhibits fashion, clothing and design.

Francis is frustrated by the scene today: “I’m disappointed by many contemporary pop musicians and producers because it seems like it’s just about going for the cash and a pretty young face. Anything else like the quality and content of the songs themselves rather than just the look often get overlooked in the race for the charts.

Francis Bowie does not think that pop music should deal with all these matters at once or necessarily be too complex. But neither should pop music should be as banal as it can so often be in his opinion. In his own words; “IPM is an attempt to put some quality, dignity and honour back into popular music”

View video ‘Sunny Day’ from the EP here:
http://youtu.be/260f6EIaQi4

Win a Hamper

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Celebrate a British summer in style with a luxury hamper from Warburtons, the nation’s favourite family baker has teamed up with Frost Magazine to give away a hamper.

2012 is the year of Britain and this summer promises to be one full of celebration and cheer starting with the very special Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. All these great events give us the perfect opportunity for a good old British party, and here’s hoping we get to enjoy some lovely sunny weather to go with it.

How better to ‘toast’ 60 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign all summer than by getting together with family and friends and enjoying a true British institution – the time honoured, great-tasting sandwich – which this year celebrated its 250th anniversary!

To mark these historic occasions, we’ve teamed up with the UK’s leading family baker, Warburtons to give one lucky reader a luxury hamper to help you enjoy your British summer celebrations in style.

Beautifully presented in a traditional wicker picnic hamper with stylish packaging, you and your family will receive four dinner plates, four mugs, four wine glasses and a 12 piece cutlery set. You will also receive £50 worth of Warburtons vouchers so that you can stock up on a range of their delicious bakery goodies, as well as British themed bunting to help you and your family celebrate!

For your chance to win a luxury picnic hamper and Warburtons product vouchers worth a total of £90, just answer the following question and comment below or email frostmagazine at gmail.com. Good luck!

How many years are we celebrating the Queen being on the throne?

a) 50

b) 60

c) 70

Oleg Prodeus | Music Profile

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Artist: Oleg Prodeus
From: Vienna, Austria
Album: The 13
Label: self-released, digital distributor: Rebeat
Streaming Link: http://soundcloud.com/oleg-prodeus/sets/album-the-13-1
CD Download w/cover & promo shots: http://www.olegprodeus.com/dl/the13.zip
Music Videos: http://www.olegprodeus.com
Style: Alternative Pop/Rock
Members: Oleg Prodeus
Production: Oleg Prodeus, Niko Stoessl
Tracklisting: 01. Savior 02. Can You Feel the Rain 03. Follow Me 04. You’re Running Away 05. Mother 06. Do You Know the Way 07. Last Hero in This Universe 08. Cross the Line 09. Over You and Me 10. Crash 11. Return to Begin 12. When You Cry 13. I Hear You Calling
Sounds Like: Muse, Ours, Sneaker Pimps, Nine Inch Nails

Bio: Oleg Prodeus is a singer/songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist and a music producer, a multimedia artist and a filmmaker/director. He has been actively making music since he was 14. He has composed and produced 3 solo albums, “To the Sky”(1997), “Collective Farm”(2000), and the newly released “The 13”. Oleg has toured Austria extensively with his music projects. In 2004 he composed and co-produced 5 songs for the film soundtrack of Pepe Danquart’s motion picture “C(r)ook” (Dor Film, Germany/Austria).

“The 13”, a multifaceted, at times dark and heavy alternative pop/rock album, is a collection of intuitive and passionate songs with moving melodies, complex arrangements and hypnotic singing.

The strong visual music language of the 13 songs, their majestic soundscapes
and the irresistible charm of Russian melancholy provide the music with a unique personal signature. The Album “The 13”, which was produced in cooperation with the music producer Niko Stoessl, is a poetical philosophical last word for mankind’s relentless search for his own identity, for the human essence that is within him, and is also a plea for the hope of harmony and love. His music video for “Savior” is a fictitious story about a falling angel and his painful eternal life on this earth, because he has to exist dually.

Celebrities help WWF go ‘under the hammer’ for tigers

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WWF supporters, Kelly Hoppen, Graeme Le Saux and Jo wood will today help launch a special online auction, raising funds for tiger conservation.

Items ranging from tiger print Jimmy Choo shoes to an eco-gold tiger paw bracelet, exclusively co-designed by Sabine Roemer and Jo Wood, will be available to bid for. The auction began at 10am Friday 1 June and will end at 12pm Friday 10 August 2012. To make your bid you can go to: www.wwf.org.uk/auction4tigers

The auction follows on from WWF’s Year of the Tiger campaign which began in 2010 – the Chinese year of the tiger – and aims to double wild tiger numbers by the next year of the tiger, in 2022.

Auctions items:

• Jimmy Choo Bag

• Jimmy Choo Shoes

• Tiger print signed by Ronnie Wood

• Tiger t-shirt and swimming costume designed by Melissa Odabash

• 18ct tiger necklace by Fifi Bijoux

• Signed Andy Murray t-shirt from Australian Open 2012

• 100cm tiger plush toy donated by Keel Toys

• Kelly Hoppen Design School place – Sept 2012

• Handcrafted bracelet by Sabine Roemer co-designed with Jo wood

• Panda print signed by Sir Peter Scott, WWF’s Founding Chairman

• 12 month WWF tiger adoption pack and Panda Made Me Do It t-shirt

• Tiger print by wildlife photographer Roger Hooper

Heather Sohl, senior species policy officer at WWF-UK said:

“There are now thought to be as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild, and their numbers have fallen by about 95 per cent over the last century. Wild tigers desperately need our support if they are to survive. By taking part in WWF’s online auction you can make a bid and help raise crucial funds to protect them from threats such as poaching and habitat loss. Plus, it’s not every day that you can get yourself a pair of tiger print Jimmy Choo’s and do your bit to help save a species! We really appreciate the support we have received from Kelly, Graeme and Jo, and initiatives like this will go a long way to help WWF’s work to double wild tiger numbers by 2022.”

For more information, or to make a bid, please visit: www.wwf.org.uk/auction4tigers

Bowling for Soup announce UK tour | Music News

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Bowling For Soup turn 18 years old this week and to commemorate the band have announced a full UK tour, for what will be their 30th visit to the UK. Having just completed a busy spring of touring the Middle East (entertaining the troops), a successful UK acoustic tour, and a tour of the North Eastern United States, BFS are delighted to announce a 15-date blitz of the UK. Support comes in the form of American counterparts The Dollyrots and Patent Pending.

Sharp-eyed BFS fans will be quick to notice the lack of a London date on ‘The One Big Happy Tour’ and this grey cloud comes with an enormous silver lining as, BFS are beyond excited to be a part of the Warped Tour’s return to the UK at Alexandra Palace, London, November 10th, 2012. So Londoners make a day of it and witness a taste of the legendary tour on home soil.

Full tour dates:

14 Oct – O2 Academy – Newcastle

15 Oct – O2 ABC – Glasgow

16 Oct – O2 Academy Liverpool

17 Oct – Mandella Hall – Belfast

18 Oct – The Academy – Dublin

19 Oct – O2 Academy – Leeds

20 Oct – Manchester Academy – Manchester

21 Oct – Picturedrome – Holmfirth

22 Oct – 53 Degrees – Preston

23 Oct – UEA – Norwich

24 Oct – O2 Academy – Birmingham

25 Oct – Rock City – Nottingham

26 Oct – O2 Academy – Bristol

27 Oct – O2 Academy – Oxford

28 Oct – Corn Exchange – Cambridge

http://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/bowling-for-soup-tickets

WARPED TOUR UK

10 Nov – Alexandra Palace – London

http://vanswarpedtouruk.com/buy-tickets/

 

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Bloc Party announce new album + live dates | Music News

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Bloc Party will release their new record, ‘Four’, on 20th August via Frenchkiss Records. The album was produced by Alex Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In), and was recorded and mixed in New York.

Along with this wonderfully exciting news, the band have announced a string of European, US and festival appearances following a two year absence from playing live. Frontman Kele’s blog gives more on the making of the record and the year ahead.

 

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The band play the following UK, US and festival dates throughout the summer:

June
19 – Garage – Glasgow
20 – The Ritz – Manchester
21 – Koko – London
24 – Ebisu Garden Hall – Tokyo, Japan
29 – Peace and Love – Sweden

July
05 – Super Bock Super Rock – Sesimbra, Portugal
06 – Open’er Festival – Gdynia, Poland
08 – Ruisrock Festival – Turku, Finland
12 – BBK Live – Bilbao, Spain
13 – Melt Festival – Ferropolis, Germany
20– Festival Les Vieilles Charrues, France
21 – Paleo Fest, Switzerland
28 – Splendour  In The Grass, Australia
30 – The Republik – Honolulu, HI USA

August 
03 – Hard Festival – Los Angels, CA USA
04 – Lollapalooza – Atlanta, GA USA
05 – Osheaga Festival – Montreal, CA
07 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY USA
08 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY USA
09 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY USA
11 – The Pool @ The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV USA
12 – Outside Lands – San Francisco, USA
16 – Pukkelpop Festival – Hasselt, Belgium
17 – Lowlands – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
18 – Frequency – St Polten, Austria
24 – Rock en Seine – France
25 – Open Air Festival – Zurich, Switzerland

September
04 – Mallorca Rocks – Mallorca, Spain
05 – Ibiza Rocks – Ibiza, Spain

November
03 – Le Stereolux – Nantes, France
04 – Le Transbordeur – Lyon, France
05 – Le Rocher de Palmer – Bordeaux, France
07 – Le Bikini – Toulouse, France
08 – Alcatrax – Milan, Italy
11 – Docks – Hamburg, Germany
12 – Theatrehaus – Stuttgart, Germany
13 – Eventwerk – Dresden, Germany
14 – Tonhalle – Munich, Germany
18 – Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Munich Brewery – Stockholm, Sweden
20 – Rockafeller – Oslo, Norway