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Category: NMEBy bandweblogs on Apr 17, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Videos, Bands, Events, Dave Navarro, Albums, Shows, NME, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza, NME Awards, Eric Avery, Spread TV | 0 Comments
After much speculation in the previous week, Eric Avery has agreed to join former band mates Jane’s Addiction for a one-night-only performance at the first ever US NME Awards …
By bandweblogs on Mar 18, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, BBC, Albums, Shows, NME, Elbow, Guy Garvey | 0 Comments
According to BBC 6 Music, Elbow are planning to play their new album ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’, in full, in gigs around the world.
The band’s fourth album, which was released on 17 March, 2008, has received rave reviews and they are the only band in history to get 9/10 four times in the NME.
And the […]
By bandweblogs on Feb 25, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Videos, Festivals, Bands, Glastonbury Festival, NME, Paul Stokes, Friction.tv | 0 Comments
With some acts on the Glastonbury Festival 2008 lineup having just been revealed and ticket registration opening up, Paul Stokes, News Editor at NME Magazine, has started a new online debate on this world famous festival …
By bandweblogs on Feb 1, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, NME, Snoop Dogg, Super Bowl, Snoop Bowl | 0 Comments
This just in from NME.com:
“Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg has announced that he will host the Snoop Bowl, a youth football game to be held in Arizona the day before the Super Bowl.
The sixth annual game will feature the Snoop Dogg All-Stars, a California youth football team coached by Snoop Dogg, pitted against local Arizona youth […]
By bandweblogs on Jan 15, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Wolfmother, Rock, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, London, Shows, NME, Lollapalooza, Camden, Cage The Elephant, Matt Shultz, Brad Shultz, Queens of the Stone Age, Koko, 9 Black Alps | 3 Comments
Cage The Elephant (average age of 20) are a five piece from Bowling Green, Kentucky who are set to win hearts and minds in the UK in 2008 as they bring their incendiary live show back to the UK …
By bandweblogs on Dec 13, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Bands, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, NME, Zane Lowe, Radio One, Bristol, The Ghost Frequency, The Rushes, Island Records, Parka, MTV2, The Courteeners, Liam Fray, Malakai, Geoff Barrow, Portishead | 2 Comments
2007 has been an exciting year for new, up and coming bands, and 2008 looks to be another great year of music (fingers crossed). We have just a handful of bands for you to peruse, here on Band Weblogs …
By bandweblogs on Nov 26, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Bands, Events, Christmas, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, Shows, NME, The Coral, The Twang, XFM, Christmas Parties, The Sunshine Underground, NME Awards, The Happy Mondays, The Stereophonics | 0 Comments
The Twang’s new single, “Push the Ghosts / Drinking in LA”, is available to buy from today, November 26th, 2007. To celebrate, the band have announced a pair of extra special live shows, including a homecoming Christmas party …
By bandweblogs on Nov 9, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Record Companies, Track Listings, Bands, Cds, New Releases, Musicians, DVDs, BBC, Albums, Prince, NME, Rolling Stone, Lollapalooza, Eels, Mark Oliver Everett, Shrek, Dreamworks, Geffen, Universal, Souljacker | 3 Comments
The ever-changing lineup of musicians that play the songs of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E), unveils both its first “best of” compilation, ‘Meet The EELS: Essential EELS Vol. 1, 1996-2006 (CD+DVD)’, and its first collection of rarities, B-sides, film contributions and unreleased tracks, the EELS Useless Trinkets …
By bandweblogs on Oct 17, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Bands, Cds, Indie, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, Shows, NME, Gigs, Birmingham, The Twang, Salt n Pepa | 1 Comment
If 2006 was all about promise for The Twang, 2007 has been all about delivery. Tipped by seemingly everyone at the start of the year, the five lads from Birmingham set about living up to such extravagant praise from the off whilst keeping their feet firmly on the ground […]
By bandweblogs on Aug 31, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Cds, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, NME, Klaxons, Gigs, Singles, The Priscillas, Dirty Water Records, Marc Waterman, Bestival | 0 Comments
The Klaxons single was accidentally hijacked by Holloway’s finest all girl band The Priscillas. This came to light when word spread it was one of their tracks on the Klaxons B side and numerous fans contacted the band saying they recognised the song as “Y.O.Y.”, the B side to the Priscillas new single “Superhero” […]
By Jenny May on Jun 19, 2007 in Music, Festivals, Track Listings, Bands, Razorlight, Muse, Cds, Promotion, The Killers, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, The View, Albums, UK, NME, Downloads, Klaxons, 1990s, Kasabian, Noisettes, Cold War Kids, The Cribs, Compilation CDs, Gossip, CSS, Conor McNicholas, Amazon, Kaiser Chiefs | 0 Comments
Listening to compilation CDs can be a great way to hear and discover new bands. Without having to go in search for something new, someone has already handpicked each artist and song for your listening pleasure …
By Guest on Mar 14, 2007 in Music, Tour Dates, Bands, New Releases, SXSW, Hopewell, Teepee Records, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Jason Russo, NME, Graveface Records | 0 Comments
With a new album ready for release this June, on Teepee Records, Hopewell are once again hitting the road. Catch them as they head to SXSW with Graveface Records’ Black Moth Super Rainbow. Since the release of Hopewell and The Birds of Appetite, Hopewell have logged over 200 shows, crisscrossed the US, and received rave […]
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