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Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead: what the BBC broadcast

admin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:10:59 +0000

A campaign was started in 2007 to get Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead to No 1 when Margaret Thatcher died. It peaked at No 2. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Features

Presenter Jameela Jamil: “We have got a brand new entry at No 2. To explain more, here is Newsbeat’s music reporter Sinead Garvan.

Garvan: “Tributes poured in across the world for Margaret Thatcherwhen she died on Monday, but there were also people throwing street parties around the UK.

“An online campaign began in 2007 to try to get this song, Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead, to No 1 in the charts the week Lady Thatcher died.”

(A seven-second clip of the song)

Garvan: “Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s first female prime minister and the longest-serving of the 20th century. She strongly divided political and public opinion.

“Critics accused her of putting millions out of work and not caring about the poor during her time in charge.

“There were many that loved her who say she changed the UK for the better by taking Britain’s then-failing economy and making it successful.

“The full track is just 51 seconds long and is taken from the 1930s film the Wizard of Oz. Much like Margaret Thatcher’s political career, this song divided opinion. Some politicians have said it is disrespectful to play it while others say it’s fine to because she stood for freedom and allowing people to have their say.

“Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper made the decision not to play the track in full. Many of you have been telling us what you think.”

Vox pop: “What’s disrespectful maybe is the parties celebrating her death but this is quite funny, I don’t see what the harm is.”

Second vox pop: “I think it’s disgraceful no matter what you think about Margaret Thatcher’s policy. At the end of the day, you have got to show a little bit of respect.”

New Feature Proflie

admin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:59:24 +0000

Hunter and the bear will be performing at floripa on May 8th alongside MITS and GARDA! the night is promising to be a crack check out the event and the bands on our facebook page!

30 Seconds To Mars song premieres in space

admin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:55:04 +0000

30 Seconds To Mars new song made its debut 230 miles above Earth today.

The band partnered with NASA to launch the single into space via the SpaceX cargo mission to the space station. Astronaut Tom Marshburn played the song from the space station back to Earth via Mission Control Houston.

Annise D. Parker, Mayor of the City of Houston, has proclaimed today THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS Day. City Council Member James G. Rodriguez, District I presented the proclamation to THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS prior to the band’s arrival at NASA.

The next 30 Seconds To Mars album will be called ‘Love Lust Faith + Dreams’.

Singer Jared Leto co-produced ‘Love Lust Faith & Dreams’ with Steve Lillywhite (Rolling Stones, U2).

Track Listing ‘ LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS

1. Birth
2. Conquistador
3. Up In The Air
4. City Of Angels
5. The Race
6. End Of All Days
7. Pyres Of Varanasi
8. Bright Lights
9. Do Or Die
10. Convergence
11. Northern Lights
12. Depuis Le Début

CHECK OUT OUR NEW FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH ”THE EMPIRE”

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:18:56 +0000

“Drawing from 90’s indie influences, mixing the epic with the subtle London-based 5 piece the Empire have been patiently building one brick at a time..”

The Empire will performing live at band republic floripa on March 13th From 7.30 alongside other great acts. check them out!

WE CANT WAIT!!!

BIG THANKS TO ALL THE ACTS THAT PLAYED ON WEDS 13TH

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:35:25 +0000

We had a packed night at floripa last wednesday! All the acts were great….. keep a look out for our individual band reviews and pics from the night coming in the next couple of days!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce UK dates

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:23:18 +0000

Hot-on-the-heels of revealing details of their new album Mosquito ‘ set for release on April 15th - Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced they will play three UK shows in May, including a London date at Alexandra Palace headlining I’ll Be Your Mirror.

The dates, their first in the UK in three years, are:
May 1st Manchester O2 Apollo
May 2nd Leeds O2 Academy
May 4th London Alexandra Palace

Tickets will be available on pre-sale on Tuesday 29th Jan at 9am exclusively at www.yeahyeahyeahs.com and on general sale from Thursday 31st at
gigsandtours.com and gigantic.com
Tickets are priced at £26 for Manchester/Leeds and £59 for London.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have just returned from Australia where they performed at Big Day Out and are putting the finishing touches to their fourth studio album Mosquito.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been confirmed to play Coachella in April.

http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
https://www.facebook.com/yeahyeahyeahs
http://www.twitter.com/YYYs

The Who announce ‘Quadrophenia and More’ UK tour

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:37:23 +0000

THE WHO has announced a UK arena tour where they’ll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics.

The critically acclaimed QUADROPHENIA marked the British band’s second rock opera (after Tommy), raised the bar for rock albums as an art form, hit #2 on the UK album chart and massively influenced the future of UK style, fashion and culture ‘ from Paul Weller to Bradley Wiggins, from Paul Smith to Noel Gallagher.

The album’s title is a variation on the popular usage of the medical diagnostic term schizophrenia and exemplifies the four varying personalities of the band members who created the album. It features such classic WHO songs as ‘The Real Me,’ ‘5:15′ and ‘Love Reign o’er Me.’

The film QUADROPHENIA starred a young Sting, Phil Daniels, Ray Winstone, Trevor Laird and Lesley Ash. John Lydon (Rotten) was screen tested for a part, but the idea was dropped when insurance became an issue!

This new concert version of QUADROPHENIA, personally directed by Roger Daltrey, focuses on the original album and replaces the narrative used in previous stage versions with powerful imagery projected on an array of massive screens, designed to support, complement and propel the musical content of the work by setting it in the context of the history of the band.

The Who’s tour features founding members ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND, who will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), John Corey (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals).

THE WHO QUADROPHENIA AND MORE UK TOUR 2013:

June 8th Dublin The O2
June 10th Belfast Odyssey
June 12th Glasgow SECC
June 15rd London The O2
June 18th Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
June 20th Newcastle Metro Arena
June 23rd Manchester Arena
June 25th Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
June 28th Birmingham LG Arena
June 30th Liverpool Echo Arena

Fleetwood Mac Glastonbury rumours extinguished

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:48:45 +0000

Fleetwood Mac Glastonbury have been rumours extinguished

Fleetwood Mac have announced their new US tour dates which coincide with Glastonbury ruling them out from this years festival.

So the ‘Rumours’ which had been doing the rounds have now been silenced and UK Mac fans face a long flight to see their idols this summer.

Still only one act, Malian singer Rokia Traore, has been confirmed so far as part of “an act of solidarity with the musicians from Mali”, where Islamists in the north have banned music.

An artist from the country will open the Pyramid Stage each day.

The Rolling Stones are the other big rumour for this summer’s event which takes place June 26-30.

HMV’s debt bought by ‘restructuring specialist’ Hilco

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:03:54 +0000

The company said they believe there to be a ‘viable underlying HMV business’

Photo: PA

HMV’s debt has been bought by ‘restructuring specialist’ Hilco.

Hilco bought the high street music retailer’s debt from their lenders Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland. The debt has to be purchased in order for any company to take full control of HMV, reports BBC News.

HMV owed £176 million, but because the company is in administration, Hilco would have paid less than this in making the first step to acquiring the business.

Hilco – who bought out HMV Canada in 2011 – confirmed in a statement that they hadn’t yet bought the business: “Hilco UK confirms that it has acquired HMV’s debt from the group’s lenders. It has not bought the business itself.”

They continued: “Hilco believes there to be a viable underlying HMV business and will now be working closely with Deloitte who, as administrators, are reviewing the business to determine future options.”

From today (January 22), HMV will begin accepting gift vouchers again.

Many customers were left angry after the company revealed they would not honour vouchers after it went into administration last week.

However, a new statement from Nick Edwards of administrators Deloitte promised that gift vouchers will be honoured.

The situation over vouchers saw tempers flare in one HMV store. Thames Valley police confirmed that they had been called to an incident at an HMV store in Oxford after a dispute over a gift card between two customers and staff.

NME.com

Paramore unveil new single ‘Now’

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:47:05 +0000

PARAMORE have unveiled their brand new single ‘NOW’.

The track got its first plays in the UK on Radio 1 and Kerrang Radio a few minutes ago and can now be heard below.

The band release their fourth album, Paramore, on 8th April.

This follows their previous LPs; All We Know Is Falling in 2005 (certified Gold), Riot! in 2007 (certified Platinum) and 2009’s brand new eyes which went straight in at no.1 in the UK upon release and is also certified Platinum.

The band then went on to sell out two nights at London’s O2 Arena and returned for a special Reading & Leeds performance last year, second to headline under The Cure.

For more information about their upcoming self-titled new album, keep an eye on www.paramore.net

‘NOW’ ‘ out 24th Feb in the UK