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Think About Life Trigger Stage Invasion At M For Montreal Day one comes to a hectic conclusion...
By Jason Gregory on 20 November 2009
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Think About Life triggered a stage invasion as they closed the opening day of M for Montreal in Canada last night (November 19).
The local four-piece impressed a capacity crowd at Cabaret/Studio Juste with tracks from their second album ‘Family’.
Singer Martin Cesar was on energetic form throughout the 30-minute set, bounding across the stage with nonstop enthusiasm.
And at one point the frontman even disappeared from view to grab a bag full of balloons, which he then hurled into the audience.
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Codeine Velvet Club For Tuborg Webchat Wednesday Next Week! Chat to Codeine Velvet Club on Wednesay 25th November 2009
By on 20 November 2009
Gigwise is very pleased to announce that Codeine Velvet Club have signed up for Tuborg Webchat Wednesday next week (25th November)
Jon Lawler from The Fratellis' new side project Codeine Velvet Club will be online from 4pm (GMT) Wednesday 25th October when you can quiz them on their new self titled album released this week and just about anything else.
To take part in the webchat all you need to do is join Gigwise by filling in THIS simple form.
Then on Wednesday all you need to do is go to our chatroom HERE and log in.
See you in there!
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Gibson Guitars Raided Over Alleged Use Of Rare Madagascan Timber Their Tennessee HQ is stormed...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
Gibson Guitars is under investigation in the US for allegedly using illegal wood to make their instruments.
Federal agents stormed Gibson's headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee on suspicion of the company using threatened Madagascan rosewood smuggled in via Germany.
The search took place under the Lacey Act which seeks to hinder trafficking of illegal wildlife, plants and fish.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service seized a variety of items including wood, computers, files and guitars from Gibson HQ.
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Daft Punk 'To Play London and Manchester Shows In 2010' It's reported...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
Daft Punk are set to play huge shows in London and Manchester next year, according to a leak.
Undercover.com.au has today published a string of global tour dates leaked to them by a 'source' close to the band.
The French dance titans are rumoured to be playing the City of Manchester Stadium and London's Wembley Arena in September following shows in Holland, Germany, Ireland, France, America and Australia.
The leaked dates are as follows:
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Cradle of Filth: 'The Pope's Classical Album Isn't As Good As Metallica' They hit out at the record...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
Cradle Of Filth have hit out at Pope Benedict XVI's classical album.
Released on November 29, 'Music From The Vatican' features classical arrangements courtesy of The Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Pope reciting prayers on top.
In the latest edition of Metal Hammer magazine, the famous anti-religious rockers cast their critical eye over the religious record.
36-year-old singer Dani Filth said: “It can’t hold a candle to Metallica’s early work.”
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Girls Announce February and March 2010 UK Tour They play six shows...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
Girls have announced details of a brief UK and Ireland tour for 2010.
The San Francisco band come to these shores for seven shows in February and March.
The dates are part of a much larger European tour which sees them bring their imaginatively titled debut 'Album' to the masses.
They play:
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Pulled Apart By Horses Announce String Of December Shows Catch them next month...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
The magnificent Pulled Apart By Horses have unveiled details of a five date UK tour for this December.
The hyperactive rockers' jaunt includes an all-dayer Christmas show at TheCockpit in their native Leeds.
They play:
High Wycombe Bucks New Union – December 3
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Status Quo To Headline GuilFest 2010 Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt close the festival...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
Status Quo have been confirmed as the first headliners of GuilFest 2010.
The rock veterans, who have sold 118million records since they first hit the charts in 1967, will close the Surrey festival on Sunday July 18th.
1,000 early bird tickets are on sale for the event until Christmas Eve via the official GuilFest website.
Guilfest takes place from July 16-18, 2010 at Stoke Park in Guildford. This year's event was headlined by Brian Wilson, The Levellers and Blondie.
Status Quo back in the day:
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The Beatles' Sir Paul McCartney And Ringo Starr Unite On New Album Sir Paul sings two tracks on Ringo's latest effort...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
The Beatles' Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney have joined forces on the drummer's new album 'Y Not'.
Macca sings vocals on two of the album's tracks – 'Peace Dream' and 'Walk With Me' – and Ringo reckons the songs are all the better for it.
Ringo enthused: "Paul was doing the Grammys, so he came over to the house and was playing bass on 'Peace Dream'.
"I played him this other track and Paul said, 'Give me the headphones. Give me a pair of cans'. And he went to the mic and he just invented that part where he follows on my vocal. That was all Paul McCartney, and there could be nothing better."
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Interpol To Release Fourth Album In Early 2010 It harks back to 'Turn On The Bright Lights'...
By Scott Colothan on 20 November 2009
Interpol are hoping to release their fourth studio album early next year, drummer Sam Fogarino has revealed.
The sticks man explained that the band weren't entirely happy with their last record 'Our Love To Admire' so this new album will hark back to their 2002 debut 'Turn On The Bright Lights'.
Speaking to Paste Magazine, Fogarino said: “('Our Love To Admire') was not our most cohesive moment… It was when reality kicked in as to where we were and where we were never going back to.”
He continued: “The new record falls back towards the first. In trying to move forward, there was an unspoken realization that you can’t let go of your sonic-defining tag.
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