London’s City Showcase is proud to announce an exclusive performance by platinum selling Australian artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu at the Apple store on London’s Regent Street. This exclusive free performance will be on May 8, 2009 at 7pm.

Blind since birth and blessed with a voice with the power to transfix, Gurrumul has just completed a tour of highly prestigious key concert venues and festivals in Australia and New Zealand. His debut solo album ‘Gurrumul’ was recently released in the UK to positive reviews and is beginning to pick up consistent radio play.

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu on amazon.co.uk

As Andy Fyfe of Q magazine astutely surmised ….”his celestial voice and his swelling acoustic songs full of dignity reduce you to tears, aching with the pain of the past and hope for the future…”

Gurrumul sings in Aboriginal languages Galpu, Gumatj, Djambarrpuynu and English. Said to have the voice of an angel and has the ability to synthesize deeply traditional sounds and stories from East Arnhem Land and bring them alive and reach beyond his own culture.

Also Gurrumul will be playing for the first time on UK TV on Later with Jools Holland on May 5th.

“A man of few words, yet his voice can touch the heart and the soul” – Iain Shedden, The Australian

“Do not underestimate the historic importance of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.” – Bruce Elder, The Sydney Morning Herald

“…the Greatest voice this continent has ever recorded…” – Sydney Morning Herald

“His is a sweeping vision of a truly special world – one defined only by the limits of one’s dreaming.” – Santa Barbara Independent

“This is all about the voice, a high, keening instrument of startling beauty.” – Graeme Thomson Word

Photo Credit: Sam Karanikos

Wristbands that will guarantee free admission to any of the CS events can be picked up by going to the city showcase website here:

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Star of TV and film Miley Cyrus is the latest artist to perform at the Apple Store, Regent Street on Friday April 24, 2009.

The exclusive iTunes Live From London show is free for competition winners. Admission is for ticket holders only and there will be no tickets available on the door.

With sales of her first two albums (’Breakout’ and ‘Hannah Montana/Meet Miley Cyrus’) already in excess of 750,000 in the UK alone, Miley will be performing hits including “See You Again” and “7 Things” and her latest hit “The Climb”.

Miley is in town to promote her forthcoming film Hannah Montana The Movie which opens at UK cinemas nationwide on 1st May.

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Hannah Montana The Movie on amazon.com

The Official Soundtrack is available now on Walt Disney Records and her new single “The Climb” is due for physical release on 27th April through Hollywood Records/Universal Music.

Miley Cyrus will also be in Leicester Square, London on Thursday April 23rd for the anticipated UK premiere of her new film Hannah Montana The Movie.

Disney Channel’s phenomenally successful series ‘Hannah Montana’ jumps to the big screen in a fun filled adventure in which Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) is forced to choose between embracing her small town roots and her secret popstar persona, Hannah Montana.

The exclusive, iTunes Live From London show will be performed and recorded at Apple’s state-of-the-art theatre at the Apple Store on Regent Street. The set will also be available for download on iTunes.

Since its inception in April 2005, iTunes Live From London has featured performances from artists including R.E.M., Stereophonics, James Blunt, Duffy, The Fratellis, Sugababes, Kaiser Chiefs, Richard Ashcroft, David Gray, Keane, Elbow, The Kooks and Bloc Party. All recordings are available to download from the iTunes Store (www.itunes.co.uk).

Watch “7 Things” video:

Miley Cyrus Official Website
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To kick start the build up to this year’s much anticipated City Showcase, Nitin Sawhney will be doing an exclusive show and masterclass at the Apple Store, Regent Street, London as a precursor to this year’s main event.

The evening will be on 28 February 2009 at 7.30 pm and will include a workshop Q & A with attendees.

City Showcase Director Nanette Rigg says “This will be the first in a special series of City Showcase music events hosted at the store and we are honoured to have such an accomplished and innovative artist as Nitin perform at the first one.”

Nitin Sawhney has worked with artists including Sting, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Brian Eno and Sinead O’Connor to name but a few as well as producing the latest Get Cape. Wear Cape.Fly album for Atlantic records.

He has also scored over 40 films and is one of the most prolific artists of recent years having toured the world over with both his band and orchestras.

Nitin will be performing a selection of songs from his new album and people are advised to get there early as space is limited.

Meanwhile, City Showcase will take place in London on May 7-9th, and intends to shine a light on yet more great emerging artistry as well as give creative and career advice to budding musicians.

City Showcase has a great record of spotting tomorrow’s emerging talent today: Keane, Razorlight, Amy Winehouse, Scouting for Girls and Ironik all performed at the festival before they became the household names we know today.

All shows are free and artists wanting to apply should go to: City Showcase Official Website

Nitin Sawhney on amazon.co.uk

Nitin Sawhney Official Website

Just before the release of their new studio LP ‘Accelerate’, REM announced they will play Apple Store on London’s Regent Street for a selection of lucky competition winners on Wednesday March 26th, 2008. This will follow what is sure to be one of the events of the year – REM’s highly anticipated headline performance at The Royal Albert Hall on Monday March 24th.

The ICA have put together a stellar day of REM related events in tribute to the band and their electrifying new album ‘Acclerate’. The day will consist of a pre-release playback of the new material, an exclusive screening of Vincent Moon’s R.E.M film Six Days, plus a Q&A with Vincent and Michael Stipe.

Monday March 24th, 2008
ICA REM DAY – beginning 11AM

Royal Albert Hall with Foals, The Duke Spirit, Robyn Hitchcock and John Paul Jones

Wednesday March 26th
Apple store, Regent Street

This UK visit follows a magnificent show at SXSW in Texas, where the band stole the show playing tracks from the new album ‘Accelerate’, as well as favourites from their back catalogue.

New album ‘Accelerate’ out March 31st, 2008 on Warners; 1st single “Supernatural Superserious” out now!

R.E.M Official Website

Sia celebrated the album’s release with a performance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” on January 8, followed by a tour of New York City in a specially designed bus that escorted her to 3 jam-packed performances at The Apple Store (Soho), Virgin Megastore and Starbucks.

Sia will follow all this with a very special performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on January 25th, 2008 (tune in for a surprise!). Sia will also be featured in an upcoming two-page spread in the February issue of Spin, and a feature in Rolling Stone.

Fans excited for her upcoming North American tour, which kicks off February 15, can also check out exclusive performance videos from her recent show at Hiro Ballroom (NYC) on “AT&T Blue Room.”

Music critics nationwide agree that ’some people have REAL problems’ is one of Sia’s finest:

“…stunning.” – Entertainment Weekly (A-)

“Sia’s Some People Have Real Problems is an exellent soundtrack for a cold January spent bundled up indoors…” – ABC News

“…you’ll want to get caught up in the drama Sia has to offer on her [third] solo cd.” – Associated Press

“From the moment she slips into her [opening track] ‘Little Black Sandals’ she grabs your heart.” – Chicago Tribune

“…a Feist-y, airy crowd-pleaser of jazzy electropop.” – WIRED

’some people have REAL problems’ is a co-release in the U.S. and Canada from Monkey Puzzle Records and Hear Music. The album is available at Starbucks Company-operated locations and traditional music retailers in the U.S. and Canada.

Sia 2008 tour dates:

Dates could change! Go to Sia’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

February 15 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
February 16 – Tempe, AZ – Club Congress
February 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
February 19 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
February 20 – Vancouver, BC – Richard’s on Richards
February 21 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
February 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Avalon Theater
February 24 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater & Cafe
February 26 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
February 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
February 29 – Chicago, IL – Metro
March 1 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
March 3 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
March 4 – Montreal, QC – Les Saints
March 5 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
March 7 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
March 8 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
March 10 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
March 11 – New Orleans, LA – The Parish
March 12 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
March 14 – Austin, TX Stubbs (SXSW)
March 15 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
(April 9 – Koko – London)

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Sia Official Website

“Even though half the tracks are instrumentals, I feel like I’m writing pop songs,” – Kaki King

Kaki King returns with her fourth album, ‘Dreaming Of Revenge’, after her contributions to Foo Fighters and Tegan & Sara’s latest albums, and having been nominated for a Golden Globe award for “Into The Wild” together with Eddie Vedder. The album is set for release March 11, 2008 through Velour Music Group.

‘Dreaming Of Revenge’ showcases Kaki King’s desire to branch out with songs that feature electric and pedal-steel guitar, horns, and, for the first time, vocals. Produced by Malcolm Burn, a Grammy-Award winning musician and producer who is known for his work with Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel, and Emmylou Harris, ‘Dreaming Of Revenge’ allows us to witness her evolution from acoustic instrumentalist to full-fledged, multi-faceted songwriter.

Previously, her whispery, ethereal voice was mainly used as another element in her sonic arsenal. This time around, King put more effort into both her vocals and the lyrics she wrote for such deeply felt tracks as “Life Being What It Is,” and “2 O’Clock,” which she describes as break-up songs. “The words mean something now,” she says. “They’re actually telling stories.” In 2007, Kaki King branched out into film work, composing original music for several scenes in the Sean Penn-directed film Into The Wild, which also features two of her previously released songs.

Kaki King Download – “2 O’Clock” MP3

“We really concentrated on the melodies. Everything I write tends to be dense and chordal, but this time the idea was to layer the challenging guitar work under very simple, beautiful melodies. I really wanted them to be memorable.” – Kaki King

On Sunday January 20th, 2008 Kaki will be giving New Yorkers an exclusive sneak-peek performance at the Apple Store in SoHo (103 Prince Street) from 3:00-4:00pm.

Don’t miss your chance to see Kaki King live at SXSW!

Tour dates coming soon.

Kaki King Official Website
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