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Irish rock pop band KOPEK have just announced that they will be performing live at The Belfast Empire exclusively on GIFTEDLIVE.com on July 5th 9pm sharp! Alongside fellow Irish bands: The Answer, The Riptide Movement and others on the night.

In 2009 Dublin Kopek signed to Religion Music for a large multi-album deal. Their debut album, titled ‘White Collar Lies’, has since been released and has received international acclaim. The Album mixed by one of the most sought after Grammy award winning mix engineers; Tom Lord-Alge (Green Day, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, U2, Blink182, The Rolling Stones…), Mastered by Grammy Winner Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound- Madonna, Creed, Santana etc..) and Produced By Glenn Herlihy & Kopek @ Religion Music Studios.

Various tracks from the album have been synced across TV and Film; such as the new American Pie film “American Reunion”, “Saw 3d” and in Various MTV shows like “Punk’d, The Real World, Jersey Shore and The Challenge” to name a few.

KOPEK have been touring the U.S for the past year in support of ‘White Collar Lies’ US Release. Their US released single “Cocaine Chest Pains” reached #25 in the American Active Rock Charts and went Top 10 in Canada in Active Rock Station for ten weeks. They are now back in Ireland and will be touring Nationally in the coming months along with multiple single releases taken from their album White Collar Lies, which is now available in Ireland. The first single to be released in Ireland will be ‘FLORIDIAN’ on June 22^nd.

Upcoming gigs:

Westport Music Festival SUNDAY 24TH OF JUNE. 

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Belfast Empire exclusively on GIFTEDLIVE.com on July 5th or To attend the gig in person: Doors: 8:30pm / Adm: £10 @ The Belfast Empire

See it for FREE Online Shows starts at 9pm on @ http://www.giftedlive.com/

On the night you can Follow the conversation in real time over at www.facebook/giftedlive  // www.Twitter.com/gifted_live and be sure to hastag #KOPEK !

…A new way to experience live music

Get closer to the bands you love, without leaving your house.

 Acts announced for the upcoming June & July shows!

GiftedLive.com are bringing you closer to the bands you love, without you having to leave the comfort of your home. It is a new ‘online music show’ set in a format similar to a TV show which is broadcasted live and direct from stunning venue: The Belfast Empire Music Hall. 

It’s the first music show of its kind – an online show based around a live gig. GiftedLive.com will feature the best new music around – from the established stars to the undiscovered gems – and gift it live to the world!

All GiftedLive.com shows are streamed for Free – Live & Online.  And if you’re worried that you’re missing out on the adrenaline-fuelled impact of a live gig, think about it for a while.

Where you ever at a gig and yet the sound quality wasn’t quite right for you? Did you ever envy those up at the front of stage? Never got into the VIP area you so desperately wanted to be in? That feeling will vanish once you watch your favourite band live – in real time – on your very own front of house seat, from your own home, lap top or mobile device.  GiftedLive.com offers you the chance to share in that live gig experience …but with all the creature comforts of home!

Then again, can always come down to The Belfast Empire Music Hall and witness the magic in person. It is a live gig after all! For those who do however want to attend the gigs in person, tickets are priced at £10 and are available at the door of The Empire Music Hall Belfast from 8:30pm onwards on the night of each show.

GiftedLive.com is hosted by presenter Kat Kirk. Each performance is filmed on multi-cameras and cut live on location. All performances are archived and available for viewing on www.GiftedLive.com

‘Gifted’ has been running at The Empire Music Hall for over 11 years and has showcased some of the finest talent to ever emerge from these shores.  Everyone from Duke Special to The Answer, Fighting with Wire, General Fiasco, The Riptide Movement, Desert Hearts, Olympic Lifts, Oppenheimer, Two Door Cinema Club; the list reads like a who’s who of Irish music.

Thursday 7th June:
Duke Special
The 1930s
Tieranniesaur
Pugwash
Window Seats
Gavin James

+ Special Performances by

A Plastic Rose (Launch ‘Live’ show at 9pm – exclusive acoustic performance)
More Than Conquerors
Tom McShane
Elspeth

Thursday 5th July:

The Answer (Exclusive performance of ‘Rise’ album)

David Kitt
Kopek
The Riptide Movement
Cosmo Jarvis
BeeMickSee

+ Special Recorded Performances by

General Fiasco
Shake!
Droids

To attend the above gigs in person: Doors: 8:30pm / Adm: £10 @ The Belfast Empire

or

See it for FREE Online

Shows starts at 9pm on @ http://www.giftedlive.com/

www.facebook/giftedlive
www.Twitter.com/gifted_live

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Radio Single ‘The Taster’ + Album ‘Coax’ is out from May 14th

Elspeth are a 5-piece alternative rock band from Northern Ireland made up of: Gerard Sands (vocal, guitar), Leo Sands (guitar), Jonathan Mcateer (guitar), Davy Short (Bass) and Phil Corrigan, (Drums).

Their sound combines offbeat, atmospheric, stilted rhythms that climb and fall over steely guitar thrills and gradual bass lines. Their music in heavily influenced by Pixies & Radiohead.

Elspeth have garnered support from Radio stations across the UK & Ireland including Tom Robinson & Gideon Coe on BBC 6Music, Phantom FM, Cool FM and BBC Radio 1 Introducing who featured a live session with the band earlier this year. The track ‘The Taster’ features on the album Coax which is released week commencing 14th May

Most recently they have played live shows supporting Sea Of Bees, Dog Is Dead and Cashier No.9. And will be announcing a list of tour dates in the coming weeks.

Band Links:

http://www.facebook.com/elspethband

https://twitter.com/#!/Elspethmusic

Tour dates to be announce soon.

Label:No Dancing Records

http://www.nodancing.co.uk/

In 2009 Kopek signed to Religion Music for a large multi-album deal. Their debut album, titled ‘White Collar Lies’, has since been released and has received international acclaim. The Album mixed by one of the most sought after Grammy award winning mix engineers; Tom Lord-Alge (Green Day, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, U2, Blink182, The Rolling Stones…), Mastered by Grammy Winner Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound- Madonna, Creed, Santana etc..) and Produced By Glenn Herlihy & Kopek @ Religion Music Studios.

Various tracks from the album have been synced across TV and Film; such as the new American Pie film “American Reunion”, “Saw 3d” and in Various MTV shows like “Punk’d, The Real World, Jersey Shore and The Challenge” to name a few.

KOPEK have been touring the U.S for the past year in support of ‘White Collar Lies’ US Release. Their US released single “Cocaine Chest Pains” reached #25 in the American Active Rock Charts and went Top 10 in Canada in Active Rock Station for ten weeks. They are now back in Ireland and will be touring Nationally in the coming months along with multiple single releases taken from their album White Collar Lies, which is now available in Ireland.

The first single to be released in Ireland will be ‘FLORIDIAN’ on June 22nd. Upcoming gig: Westport Music Festival SUNDAY 24TH OF JUNE. More tour dates TBA soon!

Album sampler public stream now up: http://soundcloud.com/religionmusic/sets/white-collar-lies-by-kopek 

 Links: https://www.facebook.com/kopek / Twitter – @kopekofficial

Release Single: “Stand Up, Rise Up, Big Up”. Out June 1^st on iTunes

The Barley Mob are a 7 piece group hailing from Ireland. Their collective influences have fused to create a fresh blend of uplifting music, embellished and delivered with equal measures of rock riffs, soulful melodies, folk jigs and infectious beats. Born from days of economic uncertainty and personal obstacles, The Barley Mob have set out to entertain, move and relate to their listeners. Through energetic and electric live shows they leave the crowds feeling as though they were involved in something special.

Anthems such as “Never be lost” and “Everybodys’ Music” tell the story of the importance of music in our lives, while a crowd favourite and upcoming single, “Stand Up, Rise Up, Big Up”, urges us all to stand up and be counted amongst our peers.

Since forming in April 2010, they have played over 300 gigs from the smallest snugs to illustrious festivals such as The Electric Picnic. Including winning international “Rising Stars 2010″ as part of Dublin City Soul Festival where they played to over 6000 people in Merrion Square, Dublin. Every gig is a testament and endorsement to the band and has gained them many fans, and resulted in the band being described by the Irish Daily Star as “One of the tightest live bands on the circuit today” and “A ray of sunshine and an utterly brilliant live act” by Rte Radio 1’s Pat Kenny.

The band recently took time out in the studio to record their first album, due for release in early 2013. This complimented earlier success when the group won the International Dublin City Soul Festival “Rising Stars” competition just 3 months after they were formed. They have just announced over 15 tour dates Nationally throughout the summer months ahead.

The BaRLey MOB are: Adam Daly, Neil Butler, Andy Moore, John Heraghty, Conor Byrne, Sean Behan and Barry Kett.

Links:

http://www.thebarleymob.com/

Tour dates:

MAY
Fri 11th May – The Window Sessions – Kellys Bar, Galway, 23:00
Sat 12th May – The Clock Tavern – Westport, Co. Mayo 22:00
Thurs 17th May – Dolans – Limerick 21:00
Sat 26th May – Life Festival – Belvedere House, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Sun 27th May – Dublin City Soul Festival – Merrion Square, Dublin. Lunchtime
Sun 27th May – Wicklow Arts Festival – Wicklow Town. 16:30
Thurs 31st May – The Twisted Pepper – Dublin. 21:00

June
Sat 2nd June – Strawberry Fest – Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 16:00
Fri 8th June – Shortts Bar – Waterford. 21:00
Sat 9th June – Eigse Festival – Town Hall followed by O’Loughlins Bar, Carlow 20:00
Sat 16th June – NPLD – Temple House Estate, Sligo.
Fri 22nd June – The Corner House – Clane, Co. Kildare. 21:00
Sat 30th June – John Dalys – Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. 21:00

July
Fri 6th July – Junction Fest – Mulcahys, Clonmel
Sat 7th July – Voodoo – Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Sat 14th July – Christys Bar – The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Fri 20th – 21st July – Falcarragh Festival – Falcarragh, Co. Donegal

August
Sat 4th August – Tanglewood Festival NI – Newry, NI.
Fri 10th August – Boomtown Fair – Secret South England location, UK.
17th – 19th August – Sunflower Festival – Tubbys Farm, Hillsborough, NI.
17th – 19th August – Stendhal Festival – Limavady, NI.
Sat 25th August – Prosperous Festival – Prosperous, Co. Kildare
Fri 31st August – Electric Picnic – Stradbally, Co. Laois. (stages & times TBC)

‘BUILDINGS AND TREETOPS’ & ‘IF I FORGET’ (Fri May 25th in ireland) 
Taken from the brand new album: ‘SHAKE THE TREE’ (Fri June 15th) 

“Nell’s extraordinary voice will draw you in and make you an instant fan” –C. Hawkins BBC6

‘WOW’- Not only do I love listening to Nell’s music but I love watching Nell perform’.- Pat Kenny RTE Radio 1

“Nell Bryden is WOW” – Ian Dempsey- TODAY FM

May 25th sees the return of Brooklyn beauty Nell Bryden and the release of her new double A single ‘Buildings And Treetops’/‘If I Forget’ taken from her eagerly awaited second album ‘Shake The Tree’ through a new deal with ADA/Warner Music (June15th).

If I Forget is reminiscent of her Irish hit Second Time Around, with its alluring vocal sassiness (which has become somewhat of a trademark for the New York songstress), it’s catchy chorus and driving rhythmic groove which draws the listener in immediately. Buildings And Treetops is an upbeat and powerful track penned with Nell’s hometown New York in mind. Combining her modern rootsy and acoustic sound, with chocolate box piano keys behind her trademark Gibson guitar, the track features an uplifting and soaring chorus showcasing Nell’s powerful signature vocals at their best.

Nell is currently supporting the legendary Chris Rea on his UK tour, and also has gained the support slot for the forthcoming Duane Eddy tour! Following the release of her debut album ‘What Does It Take’, Nell received National acclaim in Ireland and appeared on Hit TV Show The Late Late Show, not to mention becoming a regular feature on Today FM & Rte Radio1 (+ many other radio stations around the country) for her successful track Second Time Around. Overseas the album remarkably saw six tracks make it on to the Uk’s BBC Radio 2 Playlist!

Constantly going from strength to strength, Nell has performed as special guest on tour with the likes of KT Tunstall, The Counting Crows and with well-known Irish acts-Damien Dempsey, Cathy Davey, MUNDY, Mick Flannery, DUKE SPECIAL & Declan O’Rourke, along with being invited to perform for ESQUIRE MAGAZINE alongside The STEREOPHONICS & STARSAILOR. Nell later secured slots at many high profile events such as BBC Proms In The Park, Guilfest, BBC Maida Vale celebrations and Camp Bestival.

The American songbird has the urban lifestyle in her blood, the country/folk spirit of Americana in her soul, and the great American songbook in her sights.

Links: www.nellbryden.com / www.facebook.com/nellbrydenmusic

PR Contact: linda@goodseedpr.com / +353 851659065

Where you ever at a gig and yet the sound quality wasn’t quite right for you? Did you ever envy those up at the front of stage? Never got into the VIP area you so desperately wanted to be in? Wanna catch Robb Murphy & Wonder Villains live, but yet can’t make it to a gig? Fear not, we have a great alternative. How many of us would prefer to take to the sofa over a crowded mosh pit with a select gathering of friends? And take to the web-based alternative. Don’t answer that. Because at GiftedLive - you can catch these two band plus more live tonight from 9pm.

And, then there’s the drink equation. Which would you prefer: a can of overpriced, under-strength, lukewarm beer or Guinness poured into a plastic beaker or… a chilled-in-your-fridge to perfection beverage of your choice in a fancy glass? I think we can answer that one for you.

Wonder Villains are recording an exclusive ‘acoustic set’ for the GIFTEDLIVE ‘Live’ stream tonight! Robb Murphy will also be there with his trusty guitar in tow playing tracks from his recently release album Take A Stand.

You can see the full show ‘Live’ on www.GiftedLive.com direct from The Empire Music Hall in Belfast.

Here’s the full line-up:

GiftedLive.com – Thurs 3rd May:

Master & Dog
Parachutes Over Paris
Dirty Kansas
Decomposing In Paris
Stephen James

+ Special Guests
Fighting With Wire
Wonder Villains
Robb Murphy
Stillpoint
Levity Breaks

See the Full Show LIVE and Online at 9pm on Thursday 3rd May on www.GiftedLive.com (See it in stunning HD absolutely Free!!  – Make sure to follow on facebook and Twitter @Gifted_Live)

Doors: 8:30pm / Adm: £5 (If you wanna witness the magic in person!!)

MATT LUCAS MAKES HIS DEBUT AS A DIRECTOR WITH THE VIDEO FOR THE NEW SINGLE BY THE PROCLAIMERS ‘SPINNING AROUND IN THE AIR’.

‘Spinning Around In The Air’ is released and available for download from Monday 30th April. Taken from the album ‘Like Comedy’ released by Cooking Vinyl on Monday 7th May. (May 4th in Ireland)

Matt Lucas is a huge fan of The Proclaimers and as well as writing the script for the video he makes his director’s debut behind the camera whilst also popping up in a cameo role as the story unfolds.

The video is a satire on a Golden Wedding party set in a Glaswegian bungalow. Proclaimers fans might be a bit surprised by their look, though, as the Reid brothers have been cast by the director to dress up as old ladies.

Charlie said of the requirement imposed on him: “Matt said it was going to be liberating, and I think liberating is an understatement.” Matt described his directorial debut as: “It’s my first, it might be my last as well. I had this idea to do this 50th anniversary party and shoot it as though it’s shot on home video; and there’s a punch going around this party that gets all these respectful senior citizens disgracefully drunk and uninhibited.”

Of the brothers’ costumes, Matt added: “They could turn a man. They’ve turned me straight. I think it’s the start of something new, a new chapter in the lives of one of Britain’s top female duos!”

The Proclaimers describe ‘Spinning Around In The Air’ as “A song about words and how they can change meaning and how you can exaggerate. It’s kind of a bit of a nonsense lyrics but it is as they used to say it’s a catchy song.”

Craig commented, “ It was a unique experience. Matt has great ideas and I think the video really compliments the song.” Charlie said, “We had a great time doing the video. Matt was a brilliant director and kept everything focussed and hilarious alongside a great cast and crew.”

The Proclaimers make several UK festival appearances over the summer followed by a six week UK tour in October and November.
http://www.proclaimers.co.uk

Back in July 2010, Tom McShane and his assembled band congregated in the Oh Yeah! Centre in Belfast to record his debut album within two live sessions held in front of a small audience.

A thought provoking trip across America with his guitar provided the inspiration for the unique and intimate manner in which this album was created. The melancholic and fragile tone to Tom’s voice is particularly felt and portrayed in ‘The Ural Winter’. One which intertwined with the rich trumpet sounds on ‘My Nadir’ elicits an emotional, almost tear-jerking response.

What Tom himself has described as a terrifying experience has certainly merited his leap of faith and the end result is a raw, beautifully personal record which will be forever imprinted on the minds of the audience and listeners alike.

Quote: “Tom’s album is the most genuine record I’ve heard in a very long time – I
was dragged in and left spellbound. Every lyric, every change in tone,
every subtle detail….it all stands out and shine’s through. An album for
the headphones, an album to really cherish. A remarkable collection of
Songs”. (Rigsy, BBC Across The Line)

For more information contact - davy@thirdbar.co.uk

PR contact Linda@goodseepr.com

Link to Tom McShane The Ural Winter Sessions video
http://vimeo.com/15112697

(Old time blues with Celtic tones) Album ‘Wiley Ways’ out Fri. June 1^st + Nationwide Irish Tour Dates Announced including Electric Picnic, full Uk tour and tour support for Jools Holland.

“With Wiley Ways, Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson have crafted as genuine a blues record as you can hope to find in this day and age – simple, powerful, full of the inherent realism we’ve come to expect from these two, a stellar effort” – Samuel J. Fell (Rolling Stone).

The process of this album has been, up to date, one of the most enjoyable experiences Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson have had in making an album; what with banging bed pans and packing Cigarette box Pedals into old leather glad bags for that sought after sound. It has been a shared passion for their music that has molded this album lovingly track by track.

Now they want to share this personal experience of their scrawls and ramblings they have created late into the many early hours from their shed in the bush and long dark nights on the road with the rest of the world.

This dynamic duo is a unique combination that have skillfully combined their music of hill style country blues with old time folk, which has seen them become firm favorites’ on the international festival circuit. Their material is original yet crosses the boundaries as if written from a time once forgotten. ‘Wiley Ways’ will be released June 1st and will be available in all record stores and on iTunes.

IRISH Tour dates:

Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson will be touring nationally to support Wiley Ways.

JUNE

Fri 22nd – Dicey’s Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

Sat 23rd – Coors light festival, Belfast (N.IRL)

Sun 24th – Coors light festival, Belfast (N.IRL)

JULY

Sun 1st – Crane Lane Theatre, Cork (IRL)

Tue 10th – The Greyhound, Kilkee, Co/Clare (IRL)

Wed 11th – Kennys Venue, Lahinch (IRL)

Thur 12th – Monroes, Galway (IRL)

Fri 13th – Cobblestones, Dublin (IRL)

Sat 14th – Roisin Dubh, Galway (IRL)

Sun 15th – Whelans, Dublin (IRL)

Mon 16th – Mick Murphys, Ballymore Eustace (IRL)

AUG

Thur 2nd – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich (UK)

Fri 10th – Black Box, Belfast (N.IRL)

Thur 30th – Boyles, Slane (IRL)

Fri 31st – Electric Picnic, (IRL)

Links for more information.

www.hatfitzcara.net www.facebook.com/hatfitzcara | www.twitter.com/hatfitzcara

Marilyn Mansons new album Born Villain is out now! BUY HERE: http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/born-villain/id517509336

From Marilyn Manson’s new album Born Villain; bonus track:  ”You’re so vain” ft. Johnny Depp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U552ABc4PQM&feature=player_embedded

A Plastic Rose have just announced their second musical offering of 2012; ‘BOY RACER’ (Release date June 15th in Ireland/ 18th in Uk). Taken from their eagerly awaited debut album titled: ‘Camera.Shutter.Life’. The album was produced at Manor Park by Neal Calderwood (General Fiasco, Fighting With Wire) and will be released in the summer of 2012 on DidiMau Records. (Rel date TBA)

Fresh from Supporting Snow Patrol on a handful of their arena tour dates, the spectacular and ever ‘EPIC’ (Irish Times) band ‘A Plastic Rose’ are the name on a lot of people’s lips at the moment.

Widely seen as one of the most exciting prospects to emerge from the increasingly fertile Northern Irish music scene, the band have been instrumental in uniting artists and gig-goers alike, knowing that there is great strength in a united front.

On ‘BOY RACER’; the band have yet again captured the sound that makes them such a favourite amongst audiences. Defined by their individuality and with talent aplenty, APR are proving that behind the band’s ability to bring people together, there is some serious edgy song writing skills at work.

‘Camera.Shutter.Life’ calls to mind the aggression of Rival Schools, the dark mystery of R.E.M., the emotional intensity of Biffy Clyro, as well as the fist-pumping choruses of the Foo Fighters.

Gig dates just announced including a UK tour + Portugal date:

June:

5 Playing the Kerrang Magazine Award Show in London’s Barfly

7 Sat – Somfest, Peniche, Portugal

June 5th. 22 Fri Castlederg, Tyrone.

July:

13 Fri UK, Leeds, The Cockpit, Middle Room supporting Kasiuss

14 Sat UK, Southampton, Joiners

15 Sun UK, Bristol, Thekla Upstairs

16 Mon UK, Nottingham, Rescue Rooms Red Room supporting Great British Weather

17 Tues UK, Manchester, Dry Bar, supporting The Hyena Kill

19 Thurs UK, Stoke, Sugermill supporting Gravities

20 Fri UK, London, Camden, Barfly, Jubilee Club Night

21 Sat Shire Fest, Oxfordshire

August

4 Sat Ireland, Indiependence Festival, DEER FARM, MITCHELSTOWN, CORK, IRELAND

http://didimau.wordpress.com // http://www.aplasticrose.com 

MARILYN MANSON’s new album ‘BORN VILLAIN’ will be out from April 27th. The official NO REFLECTION music video was premiered this month on VEVO and has already garnered over a Million views. It also trended worldwide on Twitter on the day of it’s unveiling. The unanimous verdict is in: Manson is BACK.

“The new record put simply has the ambition and determination of how I started making music in the first place,” Manson says. “It sounds like the first record in that it’s not afraid to do anything. I had to remove myself from my lifestyle and start fresh.”

You can read an exclusive interview Manson recently did with Loudwire. Read ‘part one’ of Manson’s interview with Loudwire here http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-born-villain-is-my-comeback/

For all updates see www.marilynmanson.com 

*BRENDAN BENSON returns to Ireland to play in the Button Factory on May 24th! He releases new album What Kind Of World on April 27th before then. Musicians such as Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, REM), both of whom Benson met at a concert to honor Alex Chilton, as well as Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adam’s Cardinals), Mark Watrous (Loudermilk, Gosling), and Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet) are members of his newfound musical family who have contributed to the creation of Benson’s album.

Also Out April 27th: two stunning Irish home grown acts release new albums:

Corkonian Cormac O Caoimh announced gig dates Nationwide to accompany the release of his new album ‘A New Season For Love’. With a constant glow of raving online reviews the last two months, the album is sure to impress. Likened to Nick Drake, you can Listen to Cormac O Caoimh’s new album: ‘A New Season For Love’ on Soundcloud now.
http://soundcloud.com/goodseedpr/sets/cormac-o-caoimh/s-sHu6U

Robb Murphy: writes stunning acoustic ballads, if you like Rice/ Baxter, he may just reach out and touch you. His debut album Take A Stand is out April 27th: Murphy has had an award winning film maker complete a short film on his latest single release ‘ON MY SIDE’, you can view it here. For a full list of live shows see http://www.robbmurphy.com/RM/Live.html To listen to the album follow this link:
http://soundcloud.com/goodseedpr/sets/take-a-stand-bu-robb-murphy/

The Saw Doctors returned from a 6 week tour in the States last week only to announce more gigs! this time in the homeland! Details of their Summer single will be announced later this week.

Irish Shows  2012
Fri May 4 Limerick Milk Market/Riverfest
http://www.dolanspub.com
Sat May 5 Waterford Forum
http://www.forumwaterford.ie
Sun May 27  Donegal
The Diamond – Open Air Concert
http://www.donegallive.ie
Sun June 3 Enniscorthy Strawberry Festival
http://www.2012.strawberryfest.ie
Sat Nov 24 Dublin Olympia
http://www.ticketmaster.ie

Marilyn Manson is performing live at the ‘Revolver Golden Gods’ awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday April 11th 2012.

The event is also being streamed on Xbox Live, globally.

The live concert will also include MARILYN MANSON ( who appears on the cover of the latest issue of Revolver, available online here http://bit.ly/HwU8bj ), iconic GRAMMY-winning guitarist SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators; EVANESCENCE; and SIXX:A.M., featuring Nikki Sixx of MÖTLEY CRÜE, acclaimed rock producer and songwriter James Michael, and DJ Ashba of GUNS N’ ROSES, in their first performance in almost four years.

It’s also being streamed live on Revolver Magazine’s Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/revolvermag

ANNOUNCE TWO MAY SHOWS AT COVENTRY CATHEDRAL RUINS

RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘STREETS IN THE SKY’ (COOKCD553) ON MAY 21^{ST (18th in Ireland)}

The Enemy will play two hometown headline shows at Coventry Cathedral Ruins on 21^st and 22^nd May to coincide with the release of their third album ‘Streets in the Sky’ on 21^st May. The band will also be performing an exclusive warm-up show at London’s Borderline on 18^th April before their headline gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 24^th May.

The shows at Coventry Cathedral Ruins will follow the bands homecoming show at S7VEN nightclub in February which sold out in seconds and was packed with fans who featured on the video for the free download song ‘Gimme The Sign’.  The Enemy will celebrate the release of their third album in their hometown of Coventry on the Monday and Tuesday of the week of release and the gig promises a host of new songs along with lots of the bands hit tracks and a few special guests.

The Enemy will also be performing a warm-up gig on 18^th April at London’s Borderline and with a capacity of only 300, the show will be a sell-out. The tiny gig will precede their headline show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 24^th April where they will perform to 2000 people.

‘Streets in the Sky’ is the bands third album and according to the band, their best yet. “Streets In The Sky is the result of more than a years hard work from lots and lots of people. I’m more proud of it than any album we’ve ever made. It sounds massive and the songs are some of the best we’ve written. I can’t wait to see what the public make of it.” says The Enemy’s Tom Clarke.

Recorded in London and LA with Joby J. Ford from seminal US punk band The Bronx, the 12-track album has the signature Enemy anthemic guitar sound yet it is much heavier than the last two albums. It is packed with huge songs from the catchy and forceful free download single ‘Gimme The Sign’ to the instantly catchy anthemic song ‘Bigger Cages (Longer Chains)’ to the melodic and punchy track ‘This Is Real’. New single ‘Saturday’ is a summer anthem in the making with a singalong chorus that is just made to be chanted from the football stadium to the festival fields to the pub on a night out. The Enemy are set to make their mark again in 2012 and ‘Streets in the Sky’ is just the start.

The video for the new single ‘Saturday’ can be seen exclusively on VEVO at

The full album tracklisting is listed below:

Gimme The Sign, Bigger Cages (Longer Chains), Saturday, 1-2-3-4, Like A Dancer, Come Into My World, This Is Real, 2 Kids, Turn It On, It’s A Race, Get Up And Dance, Make A Man

The Enemy formed in hometown Coventry in 2006 by three friends; Andy Hopkins (24, bass), Liam Watts (23, drums) and Tom Clarke (23, vocals/guitar). Their first single ’40 days, 40 nights’ sold out all 1000 copies of its limited edition 7” in less than a day and signaled only the start for The Enemy. Their debut 2007 album ‘We’ll Live and Die in These Towns’ charted at #1 selling over 600,000 copies with big singles ‘Away From Here’ (Top 10) and ‘Had Enough’ (Top 5) gaining the band an army of diehard fans. Their second album ‘Music For The People’ was released in 2009 and charted very strongly at #2 with hit ‘Be Somebody’ continued to be used on ITV’s FA Cup coverage.

To date, the band have sold over half a million tickets for their live gigs and along with their own headline dates and festival appearances, they have performed with the likes of Oasis, Kasabian, Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics. 

http://www.theenemy.com/

http://www.tomclarkeofficial.blogspot.com/

www.cookingvinyl.com

“As you might expect, the accompanying video for the blistering track (we detect a bit of Bowie’s ‘Scary Monsters’ in amongst the industrial gristle) is a pretty creepy affair and a good indication that he’s back to his best”.- Hotpress

Check it out below

LISTEN: NEW COVERS ALBUM FROM COUNTING CROWS

Entitled Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), Counting Crows’ sixth studio album is set to hit stores in exactly one week (April 10), but ahead of the release, Crows mainman Adam Duritz has decided to stream the record online.

Underwater Sunshine is composed entirely of cover versions, including both re-records of tracks the band have tackled before, as well as completely new takes on some of their favourites songs.

Featuring tunes written by the likes of Big Star, Gram Parsons and Fairport Convention, HP’s Edwin McFee praised its “spirit of adventure” which “infuses the opus with a sense of fun and excitement.”

Listen by clicking this link: HOTPRESS EXCLUSIVE STREAM

The View issue their fourth album, entitled “Cheeky For A Reason” on July 2^nd. The album is the band’s fourth after the Mercury-nominated #1 debut ‘Hats Off To The Buskers’, the Top 10 follow-up ‘Which Bitch’ and 2011’s Top 20 ‘Bread & Circuses’, and is currently being recorded at Liverpool’s Motor Museum Studios with producer Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Razorlight, Foals). Early track titles that are vying for inclusion on the album include ’Bunker’, ‘The Clock Has No Sympathy’,’ Anfield Row’ ‘How Long’ and ‘AB’.

When asked to describe the album, lead singer/guitarist Kyle Falconer said “its Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours done by The Clash”.

‘Cheeky For A Reason’ will be released by the bands new label Cooking Vinyl on Monday 2^nd July and pre-ceded by a single on 25^th June. The self-penned album includes three songs written by Kyle & Kieren with writer/producer and unofficial 5^th member of Kings Of Leon – Angelo Petraglia.

The Scottish quartet will preview the album’s release by embarking upon an intimate tour in June & July. The tour is their first full UK trek in over a year, having concluded 2011 with a run of dates across Scotland. The full itinerary runs as below, with a further full UK tour to follow later in the year:

June

9^th – Inverness, Rockness

10^th – Stockton, Ku Bar

12^th – Leeds, Cockpit

13^th – Hull, The Welly

14^th – York, The Duchess

16^th – Sheffield, Leadmill

17^th – Liverpool, O2 Academy

18^th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

19^th – Cardiff, Cardiff University

20^th – Bristol, Fleece

22^nd – Northampton, Roadmender

23^rd – Oxford, O2 Academy 2

 24^th – Brighton, Concorde 2

25^th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

26^th – London, Koko

28^th – Cambridge, Junction

29^th – Wolverhampton, Wulfren Hall

July

7^th – Cleethorpes, Pleasure Island

8^th – Doncaster, The Dome

9^th – Manchester, The Ritz

10^th – Newcastle, O2 Academy 2

12^th – Glasgow, O2 Academy

Tickets go on general sale from Friday 30th March 2012 and are priced at £16.50 in advance for London and Scotland and £14 in advance for all other venues

www.theviewareonfire.com / www.facebook.com/view     twitter.com/viewofficial

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Brendan Benson To release new album: What Kind Of World - Release date Fri April 27th (Ireland)

Album is also available to purchase on record store day.

+ Irish date May 24 – Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory!

As much as the story behind Brendan Benson’s fifth solo album is the story of making a record, it is also a story of finding a family — of love, marriage, the birth of a son, and of another kind of family too: one made up of all of the musicians, music-lovers and friends, who have helped to make these songs and build a label to carry them.

Over the years, Benson grew accustomed to doing things alone, releasing four solo albums to date, starting with 1996’s One Mississippi and followed by 2002’s Lapalco and 2005’s Alternative to Love. After a brief hiatus when he co-founded The Raconteurs and spent a few years touring and releasing two albums with them, he made a return to solo work with 2009’s My Old Familiar Friend. It was around this time that he also decided to relocate from Detroit to Nashville, a move that would set in motion events and relationships that would eventually form the backbone to his latest offering, What Kind of World (Lojinx, 2012). “Marriage and having a kid was the big thing,” Benson says of the years between this record and My Old Familiar Friend. Having welcomed his son, Declan, in the spring of 2010, the effect on his music was apparent: “I think it’s given me a whole new motivation, a new vigor,” he says. “If I was having a doubtful moment, I could think of Declan and think ‘I’m doing this for him.’”

The songs on What Kind of World reflect this new clarity. “I think on this record I’m saying a lot of things I never thought I would say,” says Benson. “Maybe I’m just getting older, but I don’t want to hide now in my songs, I just want to be truthful. And I’m realizing that the truth is really interesting — I’m more attracted to honesty these days than to convolution.” It’s a sentiment that surfaces and rings out on the album’s showstopper, “Bad For Me” — a dazzling, irresistible tale of a destructive kind of love. “Lyrically on this song, I’m going out on a limb,” Benson says. “I’m out of my comfort zone, and speaking really plainly. It’s a song where I realized the truth is far more compelling.” Many of these songs are a testament to the friendships Benson has cultivated in Nashville.

Musicians such as Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, REM), both of whom Benson met at a concert to honor Alex Chilton, as well as Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adam’s Cardinals), Mark Watrous (Loudermilk, Gosling), and Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet) are members of his newfound musical family who have contributed to the creation of Benson’s album.

The spur of inspiration came from elsewhere as well: songwriting collaborations with rising talent Young Hines and country singer Ashley Monroe (Pistol Annies), which eventually led to the creation of “Keep Me” and “Pretty Baby”, respectively. Another track, “Thru the Ceiling,” was written with local writer-producer Jay Joyce, and for “No One Else But You,” Benson tracked down a couple of horn players after a half-remembered conversation at a recent party.

Recorded at Welcome to 1979 in Nashville, engineered by Joe Costa and produced and mixed by Benson himself, What Kind of World will be released on Lojinx in the UK & Europe and on Benson’s own label, Readymade, in the US — a venture that has proved new and exciting while simultaneously restoring a little faith in the power of good people and good music.

The idea for the name of his label dates back to 1995, when Benson was newly signed to Virgin Records and putting out a limited edition EP. “I was doing the artwork, and I just stuck my own imaginary label on there — the name came from Marcel Duchamp, and his readymade objects.”

The creation of his own label not only led to the hand-picked selection of a passionate team for What Kind of World, but it also allows the option for artists Benson produces to have a home at Readymade – Readymade’s partnership with Lojinx also sees the release in Europe of Benson helmed albums by Young Hines and The Lost Brothers. “I’ve never done this before,” he says with evident delight, “but it’s cool to do it totally on my terms.” The multiple outside sources of inspiration and the support from family and friends have left Benson truly excited about What Kind of World. It also helps that it passed the test with his ultimate critic. “When I got my record back from mixing, I knew I had to listen to it,” Benson recalls. “My wife, Declan, and I were all in the room, and we cranked up the volume. Straight away Declan started dancing. He was throwing it down; he just wore himself out by the fourth or fifth song. And then he fell asleep in my arms. I walked around the room with him like that, and it was the coolest, most perfect thing. I knew, then, that I loved my record.” -Laura Barton

TRACK LISTING:

1. What Kind of World

2. Bad for Me

3. Light of Day

4. Happy Most of the Time

5. Keep Me

6. Pretty Baby

7. Here in the Deadlights

8. Met Your Match

9. Thru the Ceiling

10. No One Else but You

11. Come On

12. On the Fence

www.brendanbenson.com

www.lojinx.com/brendan-benson

www.fb.com/brendanbensonmusic

OCHO Announce details of debut album Titled: “YOUNG HUNTING”

Out: May 25th Available on iTunes

OCHO are one of Ireland’s best-kept Electronic secrets. Working hard perfecting their sound for over 2 years, they are finally ready to release their ambitious and infectious debut album YOUNG HUNTING. Combining atmospheric layered trans-cultural electronic music with lush dynamics akin to the likes of Imogen Heap and Mazzy Star.

OCHO are a collaborative collective made up of Stace Gill and DOS, with various guest musicians including Eanna Hickey, Gerry O’Connor, Jill Deering, Suzanne Savage, Lisa Cuthbert and Sarah Gleeson.

Gill has supported and shared the stage with many great musicians over the last few years including James Vincent McMorrow, Declan O’Rourke, The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra, and many more, and was recently asked to perform backing vocals for The Dubliner’s Patsy Watchorn’s latest album. Tony Fenton has described Stace Gill as “One of those rare gems worth highlighting” when he awarded her first collaboration with his highly coveted Daily Download spot on Today FM.

Producer and writer DOS began his career with a scholarship to Paul McCartney’s highly acclaimed Music college LIPA, an award given only to 1 student every year based on outstanding ability and potential.  DOS is a highly sought after producer, but has committed the majority of his time to this record.  He has worked on projects previously with Kool Keith, Guilty Simpson, DJ Tu-Ki and his previous band Exit 15. As Exit 15 DOS was chosen by David Holmes for a Sony PSP soundtrack. DOS has already been signed to labels in the UK and Sweden, but this album is most definitely his work of art.  He prides himself on attention to detail and creating new sounds unique to OCHO.  DOS is a modest genius, and OCHO’s debut album will for the first time reveal this hidden talent.

DOS’ collaboration with Gill has blended two unique talents into one mind-blowing sound. OCHO’s debut album will command your attention and leave you craving more.

Hear ‘YOUNG HUNTING’ track from the album here:

Latest news:

Fashion photographer; Agata Stoinska, was so impressed with their music that she offered to collaborate with them for their first music video. When Stoinska played OCHO for the award winning Polish Director Marcin Koszalko, he insisted on working with the band on this project.  OCHO flew to Poland in March 2012 and filmed their first music video with Marcin, Agata and a whole film crew, including some of Roman Polanski’s cameramen from The Pianist.  The first screening of this masterpiece will be at OCHO’s album Launch on Good Friday 6th April, in association with BLOW Magazine in D Light Studios.  Doors 7pm.

GIGS: 6th APRIL (Launch party) in D-LIGHT Studios, North Great Clarence Street  Dublin, 7pm

Links:

http://ochomusic.ie/

https://www.facebook.com/ochomusic.ie

MARILYN MANSON AND JOHNNY DEPP

CONSPIRE ON UPCOMING SONG

It’s not exactly the Bro-mance of Pitt and Clooney, but there’s been something special between Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp for over a decade now. In fact, Manson was Depp’s date to the premiere of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” at Disneyland, and a remix version Manson’s song “The Nobodies” was featured in the 2001 Johnny Depp film From Hell. Now the two have collaborated in song, covering Carly Simon’s legendary kiss-off track “You’re So Vain.” The song will be included on Manson’s upcoming May album Born Villain. Now who had clouds in their coffee and whose scarf it was apricot?

In other Manson news, the band performed “The Beautiful People” live with German industrial band Rammstein last night for the German music awards show ECHO. Log in here to witness it:

http://mediathek.daserste.de/sendungen_a-z/9803956_echo-2012?buchstabe=E.

Marilyn Manson continues to upend the mainstream with each new release, and his upcoming album Born Villain is about to take that a bit further on May 1, 2012. Evidence#1, the single, “No Reflection”: http://bit.ly/mansonnoreflectionsoundcloud.

The tumultuous relationship Marilyn Manson has cultivated with the public through his genre-defying music and anti-status quo message of thinking for oneself has resulted in sold-out tours, protests, legal battles, adoration, hate, more than 50 million records sales, award-winning distilled spirits, several Grammy nominations and, most importantly, a long list of some of the most enduring and powerful singles ever, such as “Lunchbox,” “Get Your Gunn” “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” “The Beautiful People,” “Antichrist Superstar,” “Tourniquet,” “The Dope Show,” “I Don’t Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me),” “The Fight Song,” “mOBSCENE,” “Heart-Shaped Glasses,” “Coma White” and “If I Was Your Vampire.”

Born Villain will be released on Cooking Vinyl and Manson’s own label Hell, Etc.   Marilyn Manson has had astounding success across the globe including three albums being certified platinum and three more certified gold in the USA, in addition to three top ten albums and two number-one albums (Mechanical Animals and The Golden Age of Grotesque). Leading up to the release of Born Villain, Marilyn Manson will be touring the United States for the first time since 2009. He kicks it off by headlining the Revolver “Golden Gods Awards” on April 11^th at Club Nokia in Los Angeles – his first U.S. performance in nearly three years.

www.marilynmanson.com  / www.cookingvinyl.com

Tracklisting is as follows…..

1. Hey, Cruel World
2 .No Reflection
3. Pistol Whipped
4. Overneath the Path of Misery
5. Slow-Mo-Tion
6. The Gardener
7. The Flowers of Evil
8. Children of Cain
9. Disengaged
10. Lay Down Your Goddamn Arms
11. Murderers Are Getting Prettier Every Day
12. Born Villain
13. Breaking the Same Old Ground

The bonus track will be a cover of Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain which features Johnny Depp on guitars and drums.

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UK CD
UK Vinyl
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US Vinyl

The current single ‘No Reflection’ is below to listen to.

Concert and backstage footage was shot last week at The Cult’s 25,000-capacity SXSW concert at Auditorium Shores for Terrence Malick’s upcoming feature.  Rooney Mara, one of the stars of the film, was at the Auditorium Shores show and shot onstage footage as well as improvised scenes backstage with members of  The Cult.

LEFT TO RIGHT:  Rooney Mara, Matthew McConaughy (who played congas on two of The Cult’s songs), The Cult’s Ian Astbury

The show, which was organised as part of the Northern Ireland trade mission to the festival, saw the Derry four-piece play in front of a capacity crowd on the same bill as established acts Cashier No 9, General Fiasco, Foy Vance and And So I Watch You From Afar. But it was the young group that created arguably the most buzz with passers-by literally dancing in the street during their infectious set.

Wonder Villains drummer, Kieran Coyle, said: “The show was unbelievable! The whole time we were on stage I just kept thinking how crazy it was to be playing in Texas. The venue was a really cool bar, it was packed and the crowd were really nice to us. It felt like something straight out of a movie!”

Rocky O’Reilly from the band’s management team added: “The band have enjoyed every second of travelling, rehearsing and preparing for this week. Watching them lock into their performance last night in a room packed with international Music, Interactive and Film delegates was a very special moment.  Being given the chance to represent Derry, together with the other acts and with the support of Digital Derry has been an inspirational opportunity for the guys. I hope Wonder Villains will have hundreds of career defining moments in the next twenty or thirty years. Last night definitely felt like one.”

Mark Nagurski from Digital Derry, who helped organise the event, said: “The Wonder Villains were absolutely brilliant. This entire trip has been about exposing Derry talent and Derry businesses to the world. The digital guys have spent a week networking hard and showcasing their work, and last night’s performance from The Wonder Villains really capped it off. They were simply brilliant.”

The band will continue to play showcasing events across and around the SxSW festival over the coming week, and, if their debut U.S. performance is anything to go by, this trip is unlikely to be the last.

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Notes:

1. The Wonder Villains are an electro-pop band from Derry, Northern Ireland. You can find out more about them on http://wondervillains.bandcamp.com/
2. SxSW is one of the world’s largest industry festivals, attracting tens of thousands of delegates across film, music and interactive media.

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