The Goddamn Electric -7th July at Dry Bar Manchester

 

 Well The Darkness are back, headlining festivals and selling out their forthcoming tour

Want that ROCK sound then Manchester's Goddamn Electric, named after a Pantera song, are going to raise the bar!!

Designer magazine present.....THE GODDAMN ELECTRIC
Founded in January 2010, a group of four guys from Manchester, with a mutual passion for all things music, drink and women, set out together on a journey to restore rock and all its glory back to what it used to be! Named after a well known Pantera song, the combination of catchy riffs, gravel shredding vocals and a solid backbone of chest thumping bass and head splitting snares, leaves no doubt that they are The Goddamn Electric!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Goddamn-Electric/156323771072701


MP3 Of "Morning Injection" attached here 

The Suzukis at the RoadHouse Manchester

The Storms of rock and roll, this is what The Suzukis is all about. The band members are creating the outrageous performances and writing lyrics about the life in today's society. The front man was born to play music, and expressing himself in a way that creeps out the audience that is seemed to have already seen everything.

The Suzukis can be compared to the Suzuki motorbikes that are graceful, high-tech skilled, as well as, have elements of explicit raw power. Their music is full of angst and anger that is blowing away the crowds. It has been awhile since the bands were raising the excitement of rock and roll, and the Suzukis with their power might be just the band to do so.

Their "primal aggression" and "visceral power", and claims that the Suzukis are returning to rock's source to invoke the invigorating energy of the Stooges, Sex Pistols, Nirvana and all those other bands whose purpose it was to get rock back on track: The Guardian

The band is releasing their debut album on the 11th of July, 2011.

The Suzukis Live in Manchester
Saturday, 16 July 2011 Roadhouse, Manchester

Doors: 7:00PM
Starts: 7:30PM
Tickets: www.glasswerk.co.uk

The Suzukis also play The Masque Theatre on the 2nd July

http://www.thesuzukis.com

Barry Southgate releases new song "Summer Night"

 

 

Australian singer/songwriter Barry Southgate, whom we featured in May, (http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.com/2011/05/barry-southgate-announces-release-of.html)has a wonderful new song out called "Summer Night". 

This is a song from his E.P. Epitome, which is due to be release later in the year.

Barry heads out on a nationwide tour of Australia this weekend, with the artist Brian McKnight, as his local support act.

You can have a listen to Summer Night on Youtube 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9y-qG72KRk

And also his previous release Don't You Think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOQOXlzV_lA

Official website: http://www.barrysouthgate.com

 

My Tiger My Timing single release and play Glastonbury

MY TIGER MY TIMING

ENDLESS SUMMER: WATCH THE VIDEO

SINGLE RELEASED AUGUST 1ST 2011 ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

GLASTONBURY - JOHN PEEL STAGE

My Tiger My Timing release new single "Endless Summer" on August 1st.

Inspired by rainy grey holidays spent in the city, wishing back to the never-ending summers of the past, the band’s third single combines irresistible schoolyard singsong with hypnotic drums, shimmering electronics and angular guitars, to create a perfect slice of modern leftfield pop.

WATCH 'ENDLESS SUMMER' VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttfIcU6OnTo

The band are currently finishing their debut album, with Endless Summer released on August 1st.

Listen to Endless Summer here: http://soundcloud.com/mytigermytiming/endless-summer

Live highlights have included tours of Europe in 2010, slots on the BBC Introducing stage at Radio 1′s Big Weekend, at the Isle of Wight and V Festival, and supporting Phoenix and The Ting Tings in Germany.  The band play the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury this summer. They have also confirmed a few more dates:

26 June - Glastonbury Festival, John Peel Stage

7 August - The Finsbury, London

12 August - Beacons Festival, Yorkshire

27 August - Festinho Festival, Bedfordshire

My Tiger My Timing formed in London in 2008.  They were described by The Guardian as “deliciously upbeat and groove-laden post-punk” and by Clash as “alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire”, and were recently named Beck’s European Newcomer 2010, CMJ’s Spotlight Artist and NME’s Breakthrough Artist of the Week.

The band have released two singles - This Is Not The Fire and I Am The Sound - and an EP, with material produced by New Young Pony Club and Hot Chip, released through Kitsuné, Pure Groove and Modular Records.

“Deliciously upbeat and groove-laden post-punk" The Guardian

“Alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire” Clash

“Tribal electro like a south London Gang Gang Dance” NME

“On the verge of blowing up in both the UK and abroad” CMJ

“Tinkering with the trappings of 21st century post-punk” Drowned In Sound

“Classic. Perfect. Pop” Artrocker

My Tiger My Timing are Anna Vincent (vocals), James Vincent (guitar, bass), Jamie Harrison (guitar, bass), Seb Underhill (keys) and Gary Drain (drums).

http://www.mytigermytiming.com/ 

www.facebook.com/mytigermytiming

www.twitter.com/mytigermytiming

www.soundcloud.com/mytigermytiming

Graduale Nobili Live at The Static Gallery 12th July 2011

Graduale Nobili was founded in the autumn of  2000. The choir comprises 24 girls aged 17 to 24, who have been selected from among those who have sung with the Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir. All the members of the choir have pursued musical studies, and many aim for a career in music.

The choir was immediately well received, and after its first independent concert, critics heaped praise upon the new choir.

The choir participated in the European Youth Choirs Competition at Kalundborg, Denmark, in April 2001, where it was placed second.

The choir’s first CD was issued 2001, presenting lesser-known 20^th-century choral works from Iceland and abroad. Second CD was issued 2008 presenting Icelandic choir music, most of it composed for the choir.

In 2003 the choir won two gold medals at the Vocal Festival in Tampere, Finland.

In summer 2009 it took apart in the Llangollen festivali in Wales and received silver in Chamber Choir category and bronze ina Female category. In same competition in year 2010 they received silver in Barbershop/Close Harmony and bronze in Chamber.

From September 2010 to January 2011 the choir has been working with Bjork Gudmundsdottir on her next CD Biophilia and will be singing some concerts with her at the Manchester International Festival in summer 2011.

The choir's conductor from its foundation has been Jón Stefánsson.

 

Jón Stefánsson qualified as a cantor in Iceland, then pursued further studies at the Munich Academy of Music with Professor Karl Richter, and subsequently at the Academy of Music in Vienna with Professor Michael Radulescu. Jón has been organist and choirmaster of the Langholtskirkja Church in Reykjavík almost continuously since 1964.

 

            The Langholtskirkja Choir has developed and flourished under his leadership. The choir has performed all Bach's major works. The choir's staging of Bach's St. John Passion in 1995 was well received. In 1989 the choir performed Messiah in Israel and 1994 the Mass in B-Minor at the Barbican Centre in London, with the English Chamber Orchestra.

 

            Jón is the founder of the Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir, which has established itself under his leadership as one of Iceland's best youth choirs.

            In 2000 he founded Graduale Nobili.

 

            Jón also conducts Langholtskirkja Chamber Choir who has received many awards in choir copetition´s including 1st price in the international competition in Denmark 2002.

 

Is Tropical Release their debut album

IS TROPICAL - Native to - 13 June (UK/Europe) 14 June (US)

FREE THE GREEKS (MOONLIGHT MATTERS REMIX)

THE GREEKS - VIDEO TRAILER by MEGARFORCE


Recent signings to the KITSUNÉ label, IS TROPICAL are set to release their debut album on 13th June 2011 (UK/Europe) and 14th June 2011 (US), preceeded by single "The Greeks", which can be downloaded for free here: http://official.fm/tracks/233676

IS TROPICAL have made available a remix of the track by Moonlight Matters, which can be downloaded here:

http://soundcloud.com/istropical/is-tropical-the-greeks-moonlight-matter-remix

The Greeks video has been filmed by French directors MEGAFORCE. Here's a teaser, full video coming soon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYkgld8AaII


IS TROPICAL have confirmed a string of dates in the UK and Europe for the next couple of months, with more to be announced soon:

May 21 - Laval, France - Les 3 Elephants

May 26 - Sheffield, UK - Bungalows and Bears

May 27 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arts Institute

May 28 -Bristol, UK - Dot To Dot Festival

May 29 -Nottingham, UK - Dot To Dot Festival

May 30 -Manchester, UK - Dot To Dot Festival

June 08 - Paris, France - Point éphémère

June 17 - London, UK - XOYO - Album Launch

June 28 - Ravenna, Italy - Hana Bi

June 29 - Roma, Italy - La Bibliotechina

June 30 - Ancona, Italy - Mole Vanvitelliana

‘Native to’, produced by the band together with Jimmy Robertson and part-Mixed by Lifelike, features twelve new tracks including the recent single ‘South Pacific’ and the forthcoming release ‘The Greeks’. Stylistically ranging from raw dream-pop anthems to late night dance bangers, standout tracks include crowd favourites, ‘Lies’ and ‘Think We’re Alone’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihhpooLpG6k?

www.istropical.tumblr.com

www.facebook.com/ISTROPICAL

www.myspace.com/istropical

www.twitter.com/istropical

www.youtube.com/istropical

MC Lars Competition - Win 2 tickets to The British Invasion Tour Liverpool

'The British Invasion Tour'

Proving that laptop is more than enough for music creation indie
hip-hoppers and laptop rappers MC Lars, MC Chris and Weerd Science are
bringing the fusion of American iGeneration to the UK.MC Lars (Berkley, CA) for more than 10 years has been shaking world  with his own originated genre 'post-punk laptop rap' as MC Lars Horris  and since 2004 simply as MC Lars. His music combines technology,
current affairs, humour and English/American poetry. After two years
in progress this year he is releasing his new, more conceptual album
'Lars Attacks'

Accompanied by
UK's own Akira the Don they will be performing:


25th May - Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
26th May - Ruby Lounge, Manchester


Together with:
Rapper and improvisational comedian MC Chris (Brooklyn, NY) is

frequently described with the term of 'nerdcore', addressing the world
of the web and computer game generation.
Joshua Eppard  aka Weerd Science (Kingston, NY) been rapping for over
15 years  alongside to his other projects. His SiCk KiDs is due to be
released later on this year.

Akira the Don (UK) the master of remixes and mash-ups, and a musician

http://www.mclars.com/

And we at MusicMafiaUK are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets for the Liverpool Gig in the Shipping Forecast on Wednesday the 25th May.

To enter all you have to do is go to our facebook page and like it if you havent already. From there you just need to like the competition post and we will choose a lucky person from there.

Just Follow the link Below

http://www.facebook.com/pages/musicmafiauk/124377034250705

RENOWNED IRISH FOLK SINGER TO PLAY ST HELENS THEATRE ROYAL

World Renowned Irish Folk Singer and Accordion Player Brendan Shine is to make his first appearance at the St Helens Theatre Royal on Thursday 12 May at 7.30pm.

Since starting out in 1973, Brendan Shine has released over 40 albums and had 35 hit singles, 15 of which reaching number 1 t in Ireland. Shine is best known for his songs "Do you Want your Old Lobby Washed Down" and "Spuds" the prior of which sat at number one for twelve weeks in Ireland and crossed into the UK top 75.

You can see a clip of ‘Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down’ by clicking here

Brendan has appeared across the globe in venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, The Royal Albert Hall, London and the Sydney Opera House in addition to presenting several television series in Ireland, including Nice and Easy and Shine On as well as appearing on renowned Irish programme The Late Late Show.

Last summer, Shine rose to the top spot once more with another no 1 single in Ireland called (The  first time that he said} Granddad. The single also got a lot of air play in the U K and was so well received that Brendan released an album of family songs including ‘Thank God for Kids,’ ‘Pal Of My Credle Day’s, ‘A Mothers Love’ and ‘A Blessing,’ all of which will appear in Brendan’s concert when he appears at the St Helens Theatre Royal this May.

Brendan said ‘I’m looking forward to coming to St Helens as part of my UK and Ireland tour. I haven’t been before but I’ve heard great things about the town and the region. It’ll be grand to see all of my fans and to perform for them. When you come to a Brendan Shine Show, you become part of the Shine party, an experience I hope that you’ll enjoy and that you won’t forget’

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:

BRENDAN SHINE IN CONCERT

Thursday 12^th May, 2011 – 7:30pm

St Helens Theatre Royal

Tickets: £12 (£10 Concessions)

How to book – Book in person at the Theatre Royal Box Office Corporation Street, St. Helens, Merseyside WA10 1LQ (Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm) Alternatively call 01744 756 000 or click www.sthelenstheatreroyal.com

Zeus UK Tour in May

Zeus

Say Us out May 16^th

UK tour in May

Jason Collet’s (Broken Social Scene) backing band step into the spotlight

“a superb record which offers a great deal of diversity” (**** Artrocker)

“impressive” (Q)

“Zeus merge the dextrous musicianship of The Band with the broader pop sensibilities of Jellyfish or Matthew Sweet” (Uncut) 

Formed by Mike O'Brien and Carlin Nicholson along with Neil Quin and Rob Drake, Zeus came together much in the same way as The Band, performing primarily as a backing band - in this case, for acclaimed Toronto songwriter Jason Collett both on the road and in studio. Similarly, Zeus features three vocalists/songwriters who swap between guitar, bass and organ, with Drake holding down the rhythm on drums. Zeus released their debut EP, Sounds Like Zeus, in June, to tremendous acclaim from the Canadian media.

Say Us was recorded and produced by O'Brien and Nicholson in their Toronto studio and mixed by Robbie Lackritz (Feist). The album shows a band with an incredible ability to write smart pop hooks with jangling electric guitars, three-part harmonies; classic rock n' roll. Say Us expands upon the ideas put forth with Sounds Like Zeus, though showing even greater range and diversity. Of the new tracks, You Gotta Teller has been a live favourite these past months, while River By The Garden brings elements of gospel to the mix. Say Us is an album for the ages. Zeus will be playing the following UK dates: 

Tue 17 May London Barfly

Wed 18 May Cardiff Loose Club

Thu 19 May Coventry Taylor Johns

Fri 20 May Liverpool Sound City @ Shipping Forecast

Sat 21 May Oxford

Sun 22 May Braziers Park Wood Festival 

Website: http://www.themusicofzeus.com       MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/themusicofzeus

Katy B Announces 2nd UK Headline Tour

13^th April 2011 - Katy B will be setting out on her second solo UK Tour, the 'On A Mission' Tour,  in October and November.

Katy, who released 'On A Mission' last week, stormed straight into the UK album charts at number 2 with her critically acclaimed debut.


Currently gearing up for her debut tour of the UK which starts later this month and is completely sold out, the Autumn tour kicks off in Ipswich on October 8^th and will run across 16 dates including a O2 Shepherds Bush Empire show on October 24^th.

Full dates below;

OCTOBER

  8^th       Ipswich Regent 

 11^th       Leeds Academy 

     12^th      Manchester Apollo 

      13^th     Newcastle Academy 

    14^th     Glasgow Academy 

       16^th       Liverpool Academy 

      17^th       Sheffield Academy 

           18^th       Nottingham Rock City 

           20^th       Birmingham Academy 

   21^st       Cardiff Great Hall 

 22^nd      Bristol Academy 

                    24^th       O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 

                   29^th       Cambridge Corn Exchange 

                      30^th       Bournemouth BIC Solent Hall

31^st       Brighton Dome 

NOVEMBER

        2^nd        Plymouth Pavilions 

Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday April 15 priced at £16.50 London / £14.50 regional (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk

 

Katy B - Katy On A Mission - Official Music Video

Brand New Video from Ruarri Joseph

Following on from our rview and photos of the talented Ruarri Joseph we are posting the new music video from him. the video is for the single "Severed Dreams" which will be released on April 18. It has already been playlisted at Radio 2, as well as Rurri's previous single "An Orchard For An Apple".

The video was directed by Ian Bucknole. Have a look and Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3-Xq--lZR8

Aaron Wright announces busy UK Tour

Debut Album ‘Aaron Wright’ – out 4 April

Single: ‘Trampoline’ out 21 March

Sunday Times Culture, Hottest Download

“Pretty Special” There Goes The Fear

“Musically stands out from the pack...immediately impressive” The Line Of Best Fit

“A grand listening experience...an instant classic” Indie London

Aaron Wright has announced a busy touring schedule for March and April, around the release of his self-titled debut album on 4 April. Having supported The Charlatans on their acoustic tour of the UK through March, he’ll then take to the road for 11 dates with Eliza Doolittle. Wright will also release a single, ‘Trampoline’, on 21 March.

Wright has already carved out a formidable reputation as a live performer: he’s played rousing shows at Manchester’s In The City festival, Oh! Inverted World (Old Queen’s Head) and with The Vaccines in Edinburgh, as well as festival appearances at Glastonbury, Banicassim, T in the Park, Hopp Farm and Electric Picnic.

Aaron Wright sings and writes songs, but he is no run-of-the-mill singer-songwriter. There is an adroitness here, a pop lightness of touch, that elevates him beyond the usual folk troubadour fare. He was born to a Canadian mother and Scottish father, and developed an early love for quintessentially American folk (Neil Young) and classic British pop (John Lennon’s Beatles demos). Aaron moved from Canada to Edinburgh as a child, pausing only to run away to London, aged 15, to see a Simon and Garfunkel concert. He later dropped out of university, intent on throwing himself into music, and seemingly unable to function without it (he still doesn’t have a bank account, for instance).

Thankfully, Aaron was spotted two years ago by a new Glasgow-based label, DSet, who promptly signed him. They helped him record an album that feels inspired by early-70s Paul McCartney, Harry Nilsson or Ronnie Lane, together with the classic British and American greats on which he was raised. It’s all there on ‘I’ll Be Fine’, a harmonious and irresistibly hummable number, musically sweet but lyrically maudlin. ‘Go On Yer Self’, meanwhile, is an exhilarating mix of West-Coast harmonies, dramatic trumpets, and towering choruses. Throughout, a key part of the album’s charm and depth is Aaron’s voice (he started life as a guitarist, but having plucked up the courage to sing, had to learn to reign in his bellow). Now, it is a strange, comforting thing, as at home on the record’s brighter moments as it is the orchestral swell of ‘Middle Ground’ – written when he was just sixteen - or the brooding ‘Say You Love Me Still’.

The record also delights in a love for language, which is something of a passion for this English almost-graduate. Aaron often writes songs by connecting sounds, syllables, and stringing them together with the melodies: words aren’t preconceived, but frequently just tumble out. The results are dark and often tender, nicely contrasting the album’s more upbeat moments: on the otherwise-chipper ‘I’ll Be Fine’, for instance, lines include “my heart’s been shrinking like a violet...see we’ve been drinking, kinda violent.” On the likes of ‘Origami Me’ – in itself an accidental phrasing – things become even more experimental: “pur le de chantalie / pick up love and shoot it like a crossbow...well I can’t tell you from me / fuck them all we’ll taste just like an asbo”. We don’t quite know what it means either, but it’s further proof of an artist whose ‘singer-songwriter’ tag doesn’t really give him enough credit.

‘Aaron Wright’ is fleshed out and coloured in by something of a mini-orchestra, whose respective output neatly compliments Aaron’s sound: see Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake (bass/vocals) and Francis Macdonald (drums, vocals), Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell (vocals) and Nigel Bailie (trumpet), Steve Jackson of Belle & Sebastian on guitar, and Mick Cooke from B&S on horns/strings. But it’s very much Aaron Wright and his musical and lyrical voice that is behind the success of the record. At just twenty-three years old, he has made an album full of charm, ideas, and promise.

With The Charlatans:

9 March BLACKBURN Live Lounge

10 March NEWCASTLE Riverside

11 March LEEDS Brudenell Social Club

12 March STOCKTON Georgian Theatre

13 March MANCHESTER Deaf Institute

14 March STOKE Underground
20 March DUNDEE Doghouse

21 March GLASGOW Oran Mor

With Eliza Doolittle:

28 March GLASGOW ABC1
29 March NEWCASTLE Academy
30 March MANCHESTER Academy 2
1 April LEEDS University
2 April WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall
3 April LEAMINGTON Assembly
5 April PORTSMOUTH Pyramid
6 April NORWICH UEA
8 April BRISTOL Academy
9 April LONDON Shepherds Bush Empire
12 April BOURNEMOUTH Academy

Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad and The Lovely Posse Announce Full UK Tour

Adam Ant has announced that he is hitting the road for his first full UK tour in over 15 years to the delight of his many fans all over the world. Adam announced the new tour and his new band line up ‘ The Good, The Mad and The Lovely Posse ‘ whilst playing a greatest hits set which included – ‘Prince Charming’, ‘Beat my Guest’, ‘Antmusic’, ‘Stand and Deliver’ and ‘Goody Two Shoes’.

Adam Ant was the leader of iconic New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scored ten UK top ten hits, including three No.1 singles. Ant was also a star in America where he not only scored a string of hit singles and albums, but was once voted sexiest man in America by the viewers of MTV. Not just a multi million selling recording artist Adam Ant is also an actor, having appeared in over two dozen films or television episodes.

Adam Ant is one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic artists of the twentieth century. Ant is currently recording new material. This greatest hits tour will be something not to be missed.

Tour Dates May / June 2011

16th May Brighton Concorde2

17th May Cambridge The Junction

18th May Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

23rd May Glasgow O2 ABC

24th May Sheffield O2 Academy

26th May London Indigo O2

28th May Liverpool O2 Academy

29th May Newcastle O2 Academy

June

1st June Birmingham O2 Academy

3rd June Holmfirth Picturedrome

4th June York Duchess

Tickets are on sale Friday 1st April and are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk or www.seetickets.co.uk (subject to booking fee)

A Live Nation arrangement with Academy Events in association with Blue Black Promotions & Tamadan LTD

MC LARS - The British Invasion Tour 2011

'The British Invasion Tour'

Proving that laptop is more than enough for music creation indie
hip-hoppers and laptop rappers MC Lars, MC Chris and Weerd Science are
bringing the fusion of American iGeneration to the UK. Accompanied by
UK's own Akira the Don they will be performing:


25th May - Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
26th May - Ruby Lounge, Manchester

MC Lars (Berkley, CA) for more than 10 years has been shaking world
with his own originated genre 'post-punk laptop rap' as MC Lars Horris
and since 2004 simply as MC Lars. His music combines technology,
current affairs, humour and English/American poetry. After two years
in progress this year he is releasing his new, more conceptual album
'Lars Attacks'


Together with:


Rapper and improvisational comedian MC Chris (Brooklyn, NY) is
frequently described with the term of 'nerdcore', addressing the world
of the web and computer game generation.


Joshua Eppard  aka Weerd Science (Kingston, NY) been rapping for over
15 years  alongside to his other projects. His SiCk KiDs is due to be
released later on this year.


Akira the Don (UK) the master of remixes and mash-ups, and a musician

We at MusicMafiaUK will be running a competition for a couple of tickets so watch this space!!

MC Lars Biography