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Envy & Other Sins: 'It's All About The Music, Man' They tell Gigwise they're not contrived...
By Natalie Shaw on 14 February 2008
Gigwise caught up with the winners of T4’s MobileAct Unsigned, Envy & Other Sins, for a chat ahead of the release of their debut album next month, and the band told us that their main concern is making great music, rather than the stigmas people will inevitably attach to them.
Explaining his point, Jarvey spouted: “There’s two types of band: there’s the one that looks at who’s been successful in the past and goes ‘right, that’s what I’m gonna do’, and there’s the band that looks at who’s just been signed and goes ‘that’s what we need to do because we need to get signed and that’s the whole point of being in a band’. It’s not.
Later, Jarvey made it further explicit that they’re much more than simply a lucky band who won a competition: “We want to make it clear that we’ve been a band for a lot longer that we’ve been on TV, and that the songs weren’t written on the TV show.
He continued: “There’s this mentality that the industry’s evil anyway, and if you’re struggling and working away as an unsigned band, all you want is just to not have to do that day job stuff. And that’s what the record label’s doing for us.
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Blood Red Shoes Ready Massive Tour Brighton band will play 19 dates...
By Greg Rose on 12 February 2008
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Blood Red Shoes are heading out on a huge UK tour during March and April.
The Brighton duo will be showcasing tracks from their debut album ‘Box of Secrets’ which is hitting the shops on April 14th.
The lengthy jaunt takes in 19 shows and begins at The Sugarmill in Stoke on March 26th, and includes a homecoming show at Komedia on April 7th. The tour ends with dates in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
The tour will be in support of the two pieces next single 'Say Something, Say Anything' which is out on April 7.
Tickets are already on sale for many of the gigs and are available through Gigwise by calling 0871 230 1098 or by clicking the link below.
The tour dates are:
Nottingham, Rescue Rooms – 27
Leeds, Cockpit – 29
Norwich, Waterfront – April 1
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The Courteeners Announce April UK Tour Tickets on sale this Friday...
By Daniel Melia on 12 February 2008
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The Courteeners are set to tour the UK in April to promote the release of their debut album.
The Manchester quartet will play twelve dates in total finishing up with a show at the Astoria in London.
The tour follows the release of said album ‘St Jude’ on April 7, which doesn’t feature the band’s single and fans favourite ‘Acrylic’.
Tickets for all the shows go on sale at 9am on Friday (February 15) and will be available through Gigwise.
The dates are:
Nottingham Trent University – April 9
Sheffield, The Leadmill – 11
Newcastle University – 15
Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall – 20
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Los Campesinos! To Release A Magazine During their UK tour...
By Daniel Melia on 8 February 2008
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Los Campesinos! have announced plans to release their own magazine during their upcoming UK tour.
The Cardiff based collective have drafted in some of their favourite bands to produced the 24 page zine.
They include Times New Viking, Deerhoof, Final Fantasy, Parenthetical Girls, Gary Jarman, Gruff Rhys, Kieron Gillen, You Say Party! We Say Die! and Josie Long.
Speaking about the magazine the band said: “As I type I am sat next to a photocopier printing as many copies as time allows. I just had to change the toner and got soot all over my hands. Yuck. PRINT JAM OMG!
“I say 'give away' but we will actually be asking for small donations towards a Rheumatoid Arthritis charity to discourage people from taking loads of copies and putting them on the floor and pouring beer on them and stuff.”
Los Campesinos! begin their UK tour tonight, the dates are:
Bath, Moles – February 8
Dublin, Village – 11
Birmingham, Academy 2 – 13
Northumbria University – 16
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Cut Off Your Hands Announce New Single Details As they ready debut album...
By Daniel Melia on 6 February 2008
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Much talked about Kiwis Cut Off Your Hands have announced details of their next single which is out later this month.
They will release ‘Oh Girl’ via 679 Recordings on February 18 as a 7” vinyl and digital download.
The single is a precursor to the bands debut album which will be released this summer and is set to be produced by Bernard Butler.
The release will be backed by a plethora of lives shows including a number of support slots with Does It Offend You, Yeah.
The dates are:
York, Barfly – February 16
London, Barfly – 19
Glasgow, Barfly – 22
Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire – 17
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Meet Me In St Louis Announce Split After a difficult year...
By Daniel Melia on 6 February 2008
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Guildford quartet Meet Me St Louis have officially announced they are to split after several days of speculation amongst their fan base.
Despite that they managed to carry on touring playing instrumental shows but following the depature of another member they have now decided to call it quits.
“This is due to a loss of another member (Paul) and the agreement that the band would not be the same if that member were replaced.
The band say they have no plans as yet to play a farewell show.
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Babyshambles Man To Support Kid Harpoon On his UK tour...
By Daniel Melia on 4 February 2008
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Helsinki, the band that features Drew McConnell of Babyshambles fame, are to tour in support of Kid Harpoon later this month.
They will also be joined by Peggy Sue & The Pirates on the twenty two night jaunt which kicks off on February 16.
Speaking about the tour McConnell said: "Helsinki's honoured to be invited to tag along with the Kid's mob for this tour...Manhattan and Berlin will have to wait - Harps is taking Blighty first!"
Tickets for the shows are still available and on sale through Gigwise, to purchase one simply follow the link at the bottom of the page.
The dates are:
Chatham, Tap ‘n Tin – February 16
Galway, Roisin Dubh - 21
Dublin, Crawdaddy – 23
Glasgow, Barfly – 26
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Operator Please Announce New UK Tour Ahead of album release...
By Jason Gregory on 30 January 2008
Operator please have unveiled their first set of UK tour dates for 2008.
The band, who release their next single ‘Get What You Want’ On March 3rd, will begin in Kingston on February 14th.
The short tour will also see them perform special 'money-can't-buy' showcases in Nottingham (February 18th), Brighton (February 25th) and Glasgow (February 28th).
The Australian band will release their debut album, ‘Yes Yes Vindictive’, on March 17th.
Tickets for select tour dates are on sale now and are available through Gigwise by clicking the Buy Tickets link.
Alternatively, you can call our ticket hotline on 0871 230 1098.
Operator Please’s tour dates are:
Kingston, The Works – February 14
Wimbledon, The Watershed – 17
Brighton, Pressure Point – 25
Glasgow, Barfly – 28
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Tokyo Police Club Announce Album Tracklisting Out this Spring...
By Jason Gregory on 23 January 2008
Tokyo Police Club have confirmed the tracklisting for their forthcoming album, ‘Elephant Shell’.
A message on their website said the recording process had been long but that the band “couldn’t be happier with the outcome”.
The album, which is expected this Spring, is a follow-up to ‘A Lesson In Crime’, which was released in 2006.
The band are currently touring in Canada and America and are expected to announce more dates shortly.
The tracklisting for ‘Elephant Shell’ is as follows:
‘Centennial’
‘Graves’
‘Tessellate’
‘The Harrowing Adventures Of...’
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Bloc Party Star Confirms First 'Solo' Release With Pin Me Down...
By Jason Gregory on 22 January 2008
Pin Me Down, the transatlantic alliance between Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack and New Yorker Milena Mepris, have confirmed details of their first release.
Meanwhile, in a blog post, Mepris also said that they have been in the studio rehearsing together and writing new material.
“Also Russell and I are writing some new UK garage-tinged jams. I kid you not.”
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