Archive for June, 2008
By bandweblogs on Jun 30, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Free Mp3s, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Jex Thoth, Music | 0 Comments

Jex Thoth, a psychedelic hard rock band named after its enigmatic singer, has announced the release of its self-titled debut album …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 30, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Music, Tour Dates, UK Singles Releases, Will Young | 0 Comments
Will Young hits the road again this winter with a major UK tour - ‘Let It Go 2008′ - and revitalised by a busy summer of festivals, Will is certain to be in fine form.
Opening at Newcastle’s City Hall on November 16th, 2008, he plays a total 17 dates over the following month, culminating in [...]
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By Jenny May on Jun 30, 2008 in Bands, Music, New Releases, Reviews | Tags: Live Reviews, Music, Oxford, The Fullertons, The Jericho Tavern, UK Singles Releases | 0 Comments

Last week I had the pleasure of watching up and coming band The Fullertons play at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 30, 2008 in Albums, Featured, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Brian Eno, Grace Jones, Ivor Guest, Music, Royal Festival Hall, Secret Garden Party Festival, Sly and Robbie | 1 Comment

Prepare for the storm; the Hurricane is coming…Pop sorceress, iconic diva and multimedia fashionista Grace Jones returns this year …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 30, 2008 in Music, Press Releases | Tags: Boy George, Music | 0 Comments

The US State Department, which handles all US foreign affairs, had an unusual topic to address at their press briefing last week. Inbetween discussion of Iran, Afghanistan and Albania, the conversation turned to Boy George …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 27, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Festivals, Glastonbury Festival, Music, Seth Lakeman, Tour Dates, UK Singles Releases | 0 Comments

“New Folk Hero” - The Times. Seth Lakeman, the West Country born singer and songwriter credited with bringing folk music to a whole new audience since his 2005 Mercury nominated debut, ‘Kitty Jay’ …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 27, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Backyard Tire Fire, Music, My Old Kentucky Blog, Tour Dates | 0 Comments

“Equate the sound to how you feel when go to your nearest smokey bar, light a cigarette, order a bucket, kick back and kinda feel like you don’t give a f**k. In other words, it’s a real good feeling you get listening to these guys.” — My Old Kentucky Blog …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 27, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Featured, Free Mp3s, Music, New Releases, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Music, My Education, NPR, Rolling Stone, Tour Dates, youtube | 0 Comments

Now that Rolling Stone “surprise find” and recently NPR-approved instrumental quintet My Education has released ‘Bad Vibrations’, its fourth and finest record in a soon-to-be 10-year career …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 26, 2008 in Albums, Featured, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Barefoot Wine, G. Love, John Butler Trio, Music, Tour Dates, Tristan Prettyman | 0 Comments

Virgin Records singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman has announced seven weeks of summertime live dates, sharing the bill with G. Love and the John Butler Trio …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 26, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Music, The Verve, Track Listings | 0 Comments

The Verve have not only leaked the first single from their forthcoming album this week, “Love Is Noise” …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 26, 2008 in Bands, Music, Press Releases | Tags: Festivals, Food and Drink Festival, I am Kloot, Josephine Oniyama, Liam Frost, Manchester, Mr Scruff, Music, Stephen Fretwell, Summer In The Park, The Earlies | 0 Comments

Pictured: I Am Kloot. Summer in the Park, an exciting new festival taking place in Manchester on 12-13 July, 2008, has announced its latest music line-up. Manchester favourites, I am Kloot …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 25, 2008 in Bands, Free Mp3s, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: DVDs, Music, Phish, Shows, Track Listings | 0 Comments

On July 22, 1997, Phish performed the second show of their U.S. summer tour at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC through a torrent of rain, thunder and lightning …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 25, 2008 in Albums, Music, Press Releases | Tags: Charts, Katy Perry, Music | 0 Comments

Capitol Records singer-songwriter Katy Perry conquers a career milestone this week as her debut album, ‘One Of The Boys’, enters Billboard’s national Top 200 album chart at #9 …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 25, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Music, Myspace, The Bronx, Vans Warped Tour | 1 Comment

Acclaimed LA based hard rock band The Bronx have been selected by the Warped Tour and Myspace to be the first featured artist for their ‘Download of the Week’ promotion on Myspace’s main music page …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 25, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Cage The Elephant, Glastonbury Festival, Maida Vale, Music, Radio 1, Zane Lowe | 0 Comments

Cage The Elephant just released their self titled debut album on Monday (Relentless Records / DSP) and now they’re set to appear on Zane Lowe, Radio 1 in session at Maida Vale tonight (June 25) …
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