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Ghostface Killah Doll

A doll of Wu Tang member Ghostface Killah has reached the world wide web and can be purchased from the site here: www.theghostfacedoll.com

The doll will include:

Real 14 karat gold chain
Real GFK Robe
Gold Chalice with Swarovski crystals
Each doll will include a Ghostface Killah Doll mixtape dy a world-famous DJ
Real 14 karat gold avenging eagle accessory (extra)
Each collector will have a 1 in 500 chance to spend a day with Ghostface Killah himself
Each Doll will come in a limited edition gold sealed box
Ghostface Killah is fully involved in all aspects of the project from manufacturing to promotion
Each Doll speaks original recordings of Ghostface Killah catch-phrases, which include “In a flashy penthouse that overlooks the vista”, and “Yo bitch, I fucked your friend ya you stank ho.”

There are only 1,000 in the world so if you want one of these charming fellas, get in and order them quick!

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Glue Sign With Fat Beats!

Exciting news for all underground hip hop fans – Glue, the group comprised of Adeem, Maker and DJ DQ, has just signed a multi-album deal with Fat Beats Records which will allow them to gain wider distribution and exposure.

Adeem said of the deal, “Fat Beats started as an outlet for creative music to be sold and heard, and Glue wants to keep that tradition alive so we signed with them.”

The group are currently finishing the new album, Catch As Catch Can with a single A Lot To Say scheduled to drop in June.

Check out www.fatbeats.com for all the label’s business and www.ramonarecords.com for all Glue’s stuff.

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Bullet Union European Tour

Bullet Union have recently announced European dates for their live shows, including a London gig at the Dublin Castle on April 30th, featuring alongsider Creepy Morons, Lt Hunn and An Emergency. There is a paying guestlist [£2.50] and you should email howdy@bulletunion.co.uk to get in on the action.

As it’s a Bank Holiday Monday the next day, Omar and Konrad will hit the decks until 2am. The full dates of the tour are:

April 2006

Monday 10th – Amsterdam
Tuesday 11th – Hamburg
Thursday 13th – Berlin
Saturday 15th – Leipzig
Sunday 16th – Weikersheim
Monday 17th – Prague
Tuesday 18th -Veneto
Wednesday 19th – Lucinico
Thursday 20th – Ljubiljana
Friday 21st – Osijek
Saturday 22nd – Belgrade
Monday 24th – Saarlouis
Tuesday 25th – Magdeburg
Wednesday 26th -Nancy
Saturday 29th – Paris (Festival) Moissy Cramayel
Sunday 30th -London – Dublin Castle

Check out www.bulletunion.co.uk for all the details

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Gorillaz Go Inside Outside

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlitt’s cartoon creations will be involved in this weekend’s Inside Outside festival on London’s Southbank. In honour of Hewlitt’s nomination for this year’s Designer Of The Year, four Gorillaz videos will be beamed onto the side of the National Theatre on March 24th.

The screening takes place between 7.15- 8.15pm and the following tracks will be shown:

‘Feel Good Inc’
‘El Manana’
‘Dare’
‘Dirty Harry’

Check out www.visitlondon.com/insideout for all the details on the event.

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King Biscuit Time UK Dates!

King Biscuit Time aka Steve Mason and his cohorts take to the road in May for 6 dates around the UK. Kicking off in Mason’s home town of Edinburgh on May 17th, the tour takes in a show in at London’s Scala on 18th.

Mason will be joined on stage by Colin Emmanuel aka C-Swing and long time collaborator Pete Rankin, star of Old Jock Radio and a number of Beta Band videos. The dates coincide with the release of KBT’s debut album BLACK GOLD, released on No Style on May 15th. Black Gold sees Mason throws psychedelia, punk, dance hall, hip hop and electronics into the mix creating 10 tracks of around-the-world-in-a-day-dada pop. Prepare to be amazed!

Full list of dates as follows:

MAY

17th, EDINBURGH, Venue 0131 220 3234 / www.tickets-scotland.com / 0131 226 7010 / www.rippingrecords.com

18th, LONDON, Scala 08700 600 100 / 020 7287 0932 / 020 7734 8932 / 0871b 2200 260 / www.gigsandtours.com

19th, BIRMINGHAM, Barfly 0870 907 0999 / www.barflyclub.com / www.ticketweb.com

20th, BRIGHTON, Hanbury Ballroom 0870 907 0999 / www.barflyclub.com / www.ticketweb.com

22nd, MANCHESTER, Academy 3 0161 832 1111 / www.gigsandtours.com

23rd, GLASGOW, Oran Mor 0870 169 0100 / www.ticketmaster.co.uk

www.kingbiscuittime.co.uk for the crumbs.

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Diamond Nights riot in SXSW

The South By South West Festival brings together the best upcoming bands in the world to Texas every March and as you would expect, things get a little out of hand, and rightly so at any party full of booze and people.

New York rockers Diamond Nights seemed to go once step further this week though when they were being recorded for a Minesota radio station. So much so that the station complained to their entourage with this very reply.

We say: LET ROCK AND ROLL DESTROY ALL RANDOMS!

They said:

“Although, they sounded fantastic and were generally great guys…Diamond Nights caused major havoc at our broadcast last night in Austin. Bringing an entourage of about 10 drunken, drugged out people who had to have hotel security called upon them for riding around on hotel luggage carts drinking boxed wine in our broadcast space. Not only were their groupies drunk…so was the band. It was blatantly obvious on the air as they boasted about drinking from a colostomy bag on the stage as they performed.

Now, I know this is rock n’ roll but give me a flippin’ break. Maybe you should consider assigning them a babysitter next time. We had to dump completely out of the broadcast during the second part of the interview because one of the members of their group in the audience screamed and dropped an f-bomb during the live broadcast. Previous to that they swore during the first part of their performance. Our engineer thankfully dumped out during that and was able to continue. But, the second time we just had to cut out completely. It’s a real shame because their performance was fantastic and one that we all looked forward to.

We’ll be editing the audio we do have from the performance and posting it on our website. But, please reconsider letting these fellas fend for themselves with their media related appearances. They obviously need someone to watch over them. Thanks again for helping to set this up but it was quite a disappointing disaster“.

Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Assistant Music Director
Minnesota Public Radio

Rawk and roll!

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Gnarls Barkley UK Dates!

Much hyped Gnarls Barkley have just announced they are going to play two dates in the UK. The duo, DJ Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, will be on the bill of the Wireless festival this coming June, starting with the London date and then following up the next day in Leeds.

Jun 23 2006
London (Wireless Festival)

Jun 24 2006
Leeds (Wireless Festival)

www.gnarlsbarkley.com for fun and frolics.

Check out what Abjekt has to say on the 7 track sampler of the upcoming album over in The Mix

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Gorillaz Live DVD

Following their amazing live shows in Manchester, a DVD of the Gorillaz concerts is set to be released in March according to reports. News is that the DVDs will hit the stores in the UK on March 27th with the US getting their chance for viewing with an April release.

This is sure to be one you can’t miss out on. Especially with Shaun Ryder completely off his face during his performance!

You know the dealio, get on over to www.gorillaz.com for all official doohickeys.

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Massive Attack Play A Forest!

Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire’s Tetbury will host legendary act Massive Attack on July 30th with Terry Callier, who appears as the guest on their last single, as support for the group. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday [24th March] and will set you back £27.50. A bargain for all fans.

Also, their best of album is due for release next Monday.

www.massiveattack.com for the rest.

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Biggie Murder Investigation Re-Opens

A full 9 years after his death, Biggie Small’s shooting is being re-opened for investigation by the LAPD. Recently, the family of BIG had sued the LAPD for allegedly trying to sabotage the investigation to cover up for former policeman on the force who had been linked with the murder. A new piece of evidence was “found” which helped the LAPD officer’s case and when this was brought up, the judge declared it was a mistrial and ordered the force to pay Biggie’s family over $1.5m dollars.

Meanwhile, Biggie’s first album, the classic “Ready To Die” has been pulled from shelves because a group called the Ohio Players have successfully sued for the use of a sample of one of their tracks without permission and have been given $4.2m in damages from P Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment.

www.badboyonline.com has the official word on Biggie.