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Retro Rocks: Vinyl Sales Highest Since 2003 Thanks To Daft Punk & Arctic Monkeys
Annual sales of vinyl LPs has benefitted from a surge in sales in the past year, pushing the sales of records over the half million mark for the first time since 2003, reports The Independent....
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2013
Arctic Monkeys Planning Sequel Album
Arctic Monkeys are planning a ''part two'' to their new album 'AM'.The 'Do I Wanna Know' group say during recording sessions for the album they came up with ideas which could form the basis of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2013
Arctic Monkeys Not Hiding Under Josh Homme's Wing
Arctic Monkeys ''don't want to hide under the wing'' of Josh Homme. The Queens of the Stone Age frontman has helped guide the 'R U Mine' band since he worked as producer on their 2009...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2013
Elbow Explore Turning 40
Elbow's new album is inspired by Guy Garvey's impending 40th birthday.The group will release the follow-up to 2011's 'Build A Rocket Boys!' next March, the same month the frontman reaches the milestone age, and the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2013
Q Awards Odds: Bowie, Arctic Monkeys & Daft Punk Set To Dominate
It's that time of year when music magazine Q's awards are rolling round again and the bookies begin to speculate on which acts have best defined the year in music. With a quick glance at...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2013
Keith Urban Tops Billboard Album Charts With 'Fuse'
Country star Keith Urban reaches top spot in Billboard 200 album chart race as the Australian born singer narrowly beat The Weeknd'S 'Kiss Land' for that No.1 position. Billboard reported that 'Fuse' sold 98,000 copies...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2013
Independent Arctic Monkeys Set Record With Five Straight #1 Albums
The Arctic Monkeys are riding a wave of high praise. Their fifth album, AM, was met with critical acclaim from far and wide, which, judging by their artistic prowess, is all they really wanted from...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2013
Arctic Monkeys Make History With Their Fifth Consecutive Number One
The Arctic Monkeys have done it again! Their fifth album to date has entered the chart at number one after a strong week of sales since last week's release, with AM racking up more than...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2013
Arctic Monkeys Make History With 5th No.1 Album, Am
British band 'Arctic Monkeys' have reached No.1 in the album charts for the 5th time with their new album, AM.The Sheffield boys will be celebrating their latest album success as AM sold 157,000 copies last...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2013
Mercury Prize Shortlist Announced, But Does It Even Matter Anymore?
The Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize this week announce the shortlist for it's 12 favourite albums of the last 12 months, albums that it claims are "urgent" and are "reflective" of the evolving sound of contemporary...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2013
Mercury Music Prize List Has "More Good Albums...Than For A Very Long Time"
This year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize could be one of the greatest lists of nominees in the awards history. 2013's nominees shortlist includes talent old and new, rock, pop, and dance with one thing to unite...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2013
Alex Turner Has The Arctic Mum-keys On Lockdown - 'No Mums At Festivals, Thanks'
Some people actually go to festivals with their parents; the bond is that strong they can either forgo the temptation to get really drunk and act like an idiot in front of those who raised...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2013
Can Those Arctic Monkeys Strip Daft Punk Of Their 'Fastest Selling' Crown?
Seemingly from nowhere, Daft Punk were the biggest band in the world. Stagnant for nearly a decade, they managed to concoct the catchiest song of all time, and suddenly their album was the soundtrack for...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 September 2013
David Bowie Leads The Pack In Mercury Prize Nominations
David Bowie came back from his retirement/hiatus completely unannounced this January, when he released the video for the single 'Where Are We Now,' and managed to catch everyone off guard with his birthday announcement of...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2013
Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2013: This Year’S Nominees For Album Of The Year
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations have come round again, designed to celebrate this year's best British musical offerings. Last year we saw Alt-J with An Awesome Wave take home the coveted music industry prize and...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2013
Get Ready For The Second Half Of London's 2013 Star-filled Itunes Festival
We're almost halfway through an incredible 30-day iTunes Festival with some legendary shows still to come from the likes of Elton John, Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry.One of London's most fabulous concert venues, The Roundhouse,...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2013
The Arctic Monkeys Are Modern Heroes Of Indie Rock With 'Am'
When a band gets to five albums, they’ve usually done something awful along the way. Since 2006, when the Sheffield outfit took the Internet by storm with their album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2013
Arctic Monkey's Set The Stage Ablaze With Itunes Festival Performance
When Arctic Moneky's frontman Alex Turner told the crowd to "wake up" during their performance at the Roundhouse in Camden, London on Monday, 9 September. This wasn't a reflection on the performance of the band...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2013
Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Asks London Crowd To 'Wake Up' At Itunes Gig
London gig crowds are notorious for their, shall we say, subdued reaction to the music being played on-stage, though one plucky northerner tried to change all that at the iTunes Festival at Camden's Roundhouse last...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 September 2013
Music Midtown Festival Continues To Grow After Successful Rebirth
It looks like Atlanta's Music Midtown festival is on its way back up as 2013 brings us the biggest line-up since its return from a six year hiatus.We are back to where we started with...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 05 September 2013
Arctic Monkeys Put New Album Online To Stream For Free [Listen]
The Arctic Monkeys have a new album coming out. What's more, they're making their fifth release, titled AM, available to stream in it's entirety, for free, on the iTunes store almost a full week before...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 05 September 2013
Lady Gaga Debuts Seven New Songs During Itunes Festival Headlining Slot
Lady Gaga made an emotional and surprise-filled return to the stage as she opened the month-long iTunes Festival at London's Roundhouse Theatre. Having been away from a live audience since she was forced to end...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2013
Haim's Arctic Day
Haim had the ''worst day of their lives'' turning down a guest spot on the new Arctic Monkeys album. The 'Don't Save Me' band were rushing to complete their debut album, 'Days Are Gone', when...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2013
Haim Snub Arctic Monkeys Offer
Rock siblings Haim were invited to provide guest vocals on a song by their heroes Arctic Monkeys but were heartbroken when they had to turn down the offer in order to finish recording their debut...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 August 2013
Arctic Monkeys: New Album Is 'Most Original Yet'
The Arctic Monkeys' fifth album is their ''most original yet.''The band have just added the finishing touches to their next studio album, 'AM', and singer Alex Turner believes its R&B inspired tunes and '70s rock...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2013
Big Comeback, Small Venue - Lady Gaga To Perform Her First Gig In Months At Camden's Roundhouse
Little monsters, take note – Lady Gaga is making a comeback and she’s doing it in style. Following a timeout which began after her hip surgery in February, the pop star has chosen London’s Roundhouse...
By Victoria Pavlova on 12 July 2013
Lady Gaga To Return At Itunes Festival
Lady Gaga is to play her first proper gig in seven months at London's iTunes Festival in September.The 'Paparazzi' hitmaker - who has been out of action for the majority of this year after suffering...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 July 2013
Mumford & Sons Are Kings Of The Charts After Glasto Success
It's been a rollercoaster of a few months for West London's folk rockers, Mumford & Sons. They've headlined Glastonbury in June but had to deal with bassist Ted Dwane's terrifying blood clot health scare that...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2013
Daft Punk And Robin Thicke Take Over UK Charts, Mostly Thanks To Digital Sales
Well, it’s the middle of the year and about time to recap the big events in music in 2013 – particularly, the best and worst sales numbers of the year. the It turns out, not...
By Victoria Pavlova on 04 July 2013
Glastonbury Festival 2013 In Pictures: Sun, Cider And The Rolling Stones [Pictures]
And that's it. Another year passes and Worthy Farm closes its gates on the Glastonbury Festival revellers for another 12 months. Though there's always the distant murmur of someone professing it "the best Glastonbury ever,"...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2013
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