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

 

 

Watch Javeon McCarthy’s new video for ‘Precious’ | Music News

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Soulful singer Javeon McCarthy has unveiled the video for “future-r&b ballad” ‘Precious’, produced by PMR counterpart Two Inch Punch.  The video for ‘Precious’ captures the Bristol native delivering a captivating performance of the track in an intimate setting.

Let’s Claim Back The Union Jack.

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The BNP can be blamed for a lot of things, but the main reason I hate them is what they have done to the Union Jack flag {or the Union Flag). Some people now see the Union Jack as racist, it’s not. It is the most inclusive flag you can think of. It is the flag of the United Kingdom; It has the St Andrews Cross (Scotland), St George Cross (England) and St Patrick’s Cross (Ireland). Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality so it could not be included on the flag. which is made up like this:

  • The red St. George’s Cross width is 1⁄5 of the flag’s height with a 1⁄15 flag height fimbriation
  • The white diagonal St. Andrew’s Cross width is 1⁄15 of the flag’s height and the broader white diagonal’s width is 1⁄10 of the flag’s height
  • The red diagonal St. Patrick’s Cross width is 1⁄15 of the flag’s height and the narrow white diagonal’s width is 1⁄30 of the flag’s height

As all of the bunting went up in London I had an Irish friend ask if I found it offensive. Offensive? Why would I? “It’s racist”, she said, “to us”. By ‘us’ she meant that I am Scottish and she is Irish. To be honest it was her question I found offensive. I may be Scottish, but I am also British and I have lived in London for over five years. My flag is in the Union Jack and no-one, not a racist and certainly no one ignorant will ever take it away from me. I am proud to be British and I love my flag. Both of them.

Medical Training: A Brilliant Career.

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Doctors may be striking all over the country but medicine is still a brilliant, fulfilling and secure profession to go into. You will go to work everyday knowing you are making a difference. Training may be expensive but it is the one profession were you will almost certainly find a job at the end of it. The NHS may be making cutbacks but there are still jobs to be found. From teaching medicine to working in management. People will always need doctors.

Even when you become a doctor your training should not stop. There are a lot of training courses on offer, from the consultant interview course to a medical teaching course the (medical) world is your oyster.

Just have a look at a medical training company and see how you can broaden your horizons. You may also want or need to move into another field. If you would rather move into management then you can do a medical management course or if you want to teach do the teach the teacher course. Knowledge is power and if you want to work in other medical areas all you really need is a training course, hard work and perseverance. Though, if you are already a doctor you will already know that. Let us know how you get on.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy unveils ‘I See A Darkness’ video | Music News

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Will Oldham aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy aka the hardest working man in music has unveiled the new video for his single ‘I See A Darkness’. The track is from his upcoming EP Now Here’s My Plan, a collection consisting of new versions of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy classics recorded by Steve Albini, due for release in accompaniment with the Will Oldham on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy book on June 4th and separately through Domino on July 24th.

Two Inch Punch: ‘Paint It Red’ single due in June | Music News

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West London producer Two Inch Punch has announced the new single ‘Paint It Red’ from his forthcoming EP, ‘Saturn: The Slow Jams’. The track features vocals from Nashville native Mikky Ekko. Have a listen here:

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To celebrate the launch of the EP, PMR Records will be hosting a special EP launch party on Friday, June 22nd at the Notting Hill Arts Club.

Russia’s “most dangerous band” to release single | Music News

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Mumiy Troll, voted “Russia’s most dangerous band” by Russian music fans have unveiled their new single and video, ‘Hey Tovarish’, released on 3rd September. Watch it here:

 

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The band have been described as “the most significant musical entity Russia has produced since Perestroika” and their frontman Ilya Lagutenko is a megastar in his homeland, having been voted “Musician of the Year” numerous times by GQ magazine.

This release will be the band’s first in English, after 10 award winning albums, and will be followed by a full album in English, ‘Vladivostok’, also released in September. The album was made in Hollywood and produced by Lagutenko himself in collaboration with Mike Clink (Guns N’ Roses, Megadeth), Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins) and Brit Greg Brimson (Bush, Eminem). Lagutenko described the album as “a magical trip through the vibes and emotions of my countrymen, a virtual Trans-Siberian trek, like a Russian guide taking a Western backpacker across the vastness of Russia—but in reverse.”

The band expect to announce a full UK tour soon.

External Links:

Official website

Mumiy Troll twitter page 

Mumiy Troll Facebook page

 

 

 

Anna Calvi talks art at the Tate in new video | Music News

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Über cool London-born singer Anna Calvi has unveiled a new video of her playing some songs and talking about her favourite pieces in the Tate Britain gallery. Have a watch of the rather great video here:

 

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As announced in Frost Anna plays the Summer Series at London’s Somerset House on 12th July and is also playing select festivals across Europe this summer including Luzern’s Blue Balls Festival in Switzerland.