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Last Minute F***ed Up Gig

Our favorite Canadians F***ed Up will play Camden’s Barfly tomorrow (that’s Thursday folks) as part of a special XFM show alongside Rolo Tomassi.

They will also headline PUSH at London’s Mean Fiddler this Saturday night at the ungodly hour of 2am, hot-stepping it from that same night’s gig in Brighton gig in order to scare the London indie kids.

Their UK tour now looks like this:

06 Nov – Barfly, London (XFM show w/ Rolo Tomassi)

07 Nov – 93 Feet East, London

08 Nov – Freebutt, Brighton

08 Nov – PUSH @ Mean Fiddler, London (2am onstage)

09 Nov – Barfly, Birmingham

10 Nov – The Zodiac, Oxford

11 Nov – Cavern, Exeter

12 Nov – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

13 Nov – Sugarmill, Stoke

14 Nov – Bodega, Nottingham

15 Nov – Kasbah, Coventry

16 Nov – King Tuts, Glasgow

17 Nov – Corporation, Sheffield

18 Nov – Cockpit, Leeds19 Nov – Roadhouse, Manchester

20 Nov – GYC, Guildford

17 Dec – Underworld, London

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Fight Like Apes Tour the UK

Fight Like Apes headline the November tour, fresh from touring with The Tings Tings and the release of their new single ‘Jake Summers’.

Full November Tour Details:

Mon 10th Nov– Shoreditch Old Blue Last

Weds 19th Nov– Brighton Audio

Thurs 20th Nov– Camden Barfly

Fri 21st Nov– Birmingham Barfly

Sun 23rd Nov– Liverpool Barfly

Mon 24th Nov – Glasgow Barfly

Weds 26th Nov– Soho, The Fly

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New ManMakeMusic Clubnight

ManMakeMusic have finally found a place to call home this winter. A hand picked selection of international headliners will play extended two and a half hour sets in the unusually intimate setting of The Last Days of Decadence a brand spanking new venue on Shoreditch High Street in East London. Expect quality peak time selections from some of dance music’s greatest DJs and innovators, old and new.

This club night will premere on November 8th, then continue on the Second Saturday of every month. You’ll pay £6 on concession lists/adv tickets before 10pm and then £8 after, it will be free before 9pm.

The list of headliners include (all play from 12:00am -2:30am):

8th of November – Petter (Border Community) – Man Make Music
13th of Decemeber – Kode9 (Hyperdub) – Man Make Bass
10th January – Soul Jazz Soundsystem (100% Dynamite) – Man Make Soul
14th of February – Alexander Robotnick – Man Make Disco

Residents: Sketchy, Another Amit, Noel Mas

Promo mixes for each night mixed by Noel Mas can be downloaded from here.

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Deftones bassist in car accident

Chi Cheng, bassist for Sacramento-based rock band, Deftones, has been hospitalized for injuries resulting from a serious car accident which occurred on Monday November 3rd. Cheng is currently under doctors supervision in an Intensive Care unit. He is in a serious but stable condition. Cheng’s mother urges everyone to say a prayer for his recovery.

No further details about Chi’s condition are available at press time. Members of his band, Deftones, along with family and friends request privacy at this time.

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The Prodigy Tour UK and new album

The Prodigy have announce their fifth studio album will be out in March titled Invaders Must Die. Whilst the Brixton Academy tickets have sold out (in 2 hours I might add!), there is still an opportunity to catch them at their other UK dates listed below.

Arena tour details:

5th April – Cardiff International Arena
6th April – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
7th April- Glasgow SECC
9th April – Birmingham NIA
10th April – Manchester MEN Arena
11th April – Nottingham Trent FM Arena
13th April – Sheffield Arena
14th April – Brighton Centre
17th April – London Wembley Arena

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New Rolo Tomassi video and tour

Rolo Tomassi have released a new video online. Having released their debut album ‘Hysterics’, the band are now set to release the first single ‘I Love Turbulence’ on December 15th.

UK Tour dates with The Ghost of a Thousand:

13 Dec – Westend Centre, Aldershot
14 Dec – The Cavern, Exeter
15 Dec – Satans Hollow, Manchester
16 Dec – King Tuts, Glasgow
17 Dec – Barfly, Birmingham
18 Dec – Borderline, London
19 Dec – Freebutt, Brighton

Other shows coming up include:

6 Nov – Camden, Barfly w/F****d up (XFM Xposure)
7 Nov – Derby, Snug Social
8 Nov – The Engine Rooms, Brighton w/Don Caballero
9 Nov – 93 Feet East, London Hokaben festival
14 Nov – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff SWN festival
21 Nov – Forum, Tunbridge Wells
22 Nov – Underworld, London w/Genghis Tron, The Network and Behold the Arctopus

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You Me At Six – Live

London Astoria
27th October 2008

Over the past year or so I have seen You Me At Six play numerous venues in London. They supported Elliot Minor at Astoria 2, filled Kings College’s Student Union, they had fans storming the stage at the Monto Water Rats, as well as impressing thousands when they supported Fall Out Boy at Wembley recently. From small stage to large stage, these five lads from Surrey have always put on a first class performance. Their recent SELL OUT gig at London’s Astoria however seemed even more exceptional than the previous shows.

Performing nearly all the tracks off their recently released debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’, the guys powerful and energetic performances were received with open arms from a very rowdy crowd. The better-known numbers such as ‘Gossip’, ‘Jealous Minds Think Alike’ and ‘You’ve Made Your Bed’ received great responses, but it was the albums acoustic number and concluding track that received the greatest of applause. This was the first time I had seen the lads perform ‘Always Attract’. It is a song where lead singer Josh is accompanied on vocals, and stage tonight, by his sister. From the acoustic beginning to the roughed up anthem ending this song had the crowd hypnotized. Likewise, ‘The Rumour’ gave the crowd the vigorous finale they needed to end the night. With the support acts Farewell and Houston Calls returning to the stage for the anthem verse, a warm, or rather HOT and static electricity ran across the crowd.

The stage presence these guys have is phenomenal. Josh running and bounding from one end of the stage to the other is predictable. But the energy he has while doing it and the way he gets the crowd involved is amazing. Likewise, Max jumping off the drum kit with guitar in hand and Dan pounding away in the background on drums shows just how much enthusiasm and liveliness is stored in these five young musicians; especially considering You Me At Six has been touring throughout October, playing a different venue nearly every night.

Recently it seems to me as though the crowd have been getting more and more boisterous. Crowd surfing is to be expected, but the circles the fans have been fighting open are astonishing. How anyone hasn’t got seriously hurt is beyond me. The band seem to enjoy encouraging this, but if this is the new way to show support, count me out. I think I will be sticking to hand claps and cheering, not black eyes and scratches.

Michelle Ann Moore

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TIP: Haunts new remix and free download

Haunts are set to release a remix of ‘News‘ and release the single ‘London’s Burning‘ as an exclusive FREE download this week including a cover of White Wedding by Billy Idol.

We had the pleasure of watching this band rehearse a little while ago and they are one of the tightest bands around. Look out for them.

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Gaslight Anthem single and tour incoming

The Gaslight Anthem have been causing waves with their supreme sound.

They will release their second single from ‘The ’59 Sound’ called ‘Old White Lincoln’ on December 1st and also sign some stuff at the Vans store in Carnaby Street on the same day. Whatever you do, don’t miss this tour as this could be the last you will see them in smallish venue.

December Tour Dates:

1st London, Vans Store (signing session)
3rd: Glasgow, Garage
4th Manchester, Academy 3
5th London, LA2

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Kenan Bell hits the UK

American rapper Kenan Bell is heading to the UK on tour.

The hip hop star will be showcasing material from his upcoming Good Day EP which is out on November 17th.The tour dates are:

13 Nov Thekla Bristol
14 Nov Club NME at KOKO (18+) London
17 Nov MTV Event at Cargo (18+) London,
19 Nov Hoxton Bar and Kitchen London
15 Nov Stealth vs. Rescue at The Rescue Rooms (18+) Nottingham
16 Nov The Cockpit – Room3 (16+) Leeds
20 Nov Barfly Cardiff
22 Nov The Plug w/ Simian Mobile Disco Sheffield
23 Nov The Loft Castleford

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