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Completely Free Coldplay Album Streaming

The new Coldplay album ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’ is now ready to be listened to by all the world. The album is available to listen to completely for free over at a special Coldplay Myspace page so for all those interested in the music of Coldplay then I highly recommend listening to it. Even if you don’t particularly like Coldplay you might as well take advantage of the fact that its free, right?

To listen to the album you must be a member of Myspace.com, so if you’re not already then get signing up and then you shall have full access to the fine new Coldplay album that is ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His’. So it’s not quite a free Coldplay album download but it’s certainly close, expect to see an Alt-UK review of the album appearing very soon.

H2O Is Coming to Town

Having taken a seven year break from touring H2O is now a band that is back and better than ever. In support of the new album ‘Nothing To Prove’ a tour was needed and the band will therefore be hitting the UK for a number of dates. The Carling Weekend dates will be played; the band can also be found in a number of venues however throughout July/August and the following will be the places to catch the band:

07/13/2008 Luton United Kingdom @ University
07/14/2008 Plymouth, United Kingdom @ White Rabbit
07/15/2008 Bristol, United Kingdom @ Croft
07/16/2008 Sheffield, United Kingdom @ Casbah
07/17/2008 London, United Kingdom @ Underworld

08/21/2008 Kingston, United Kingdom @ The Peel (w/tba)

08/22/2008 Reading (Lockup Stage), United Kingdom @ Reading Festival (w/Pennywise, Less Than Jake, Rage Against The Machine)

08/23/2008 Leeds , United Kingdom @ Leeds Festival (Lockup Stage) (w/Pennywise, Less Than Jake, Rage Against The Machine)

Listen to The Levellers For Free

The Levellers ‘Burn America Burn’ single is now available to download completely for free. An animated video has been made for the track; animators Evil Twin have brought the bands bassist Jeremy Cunningham’s artwork to life for the very first time and this makes for an extremely interesting video indeed. The video has been directed by Ben Strebel and can of course be seen on youtube.

If listening to The Levellers completely for free just isn’t enough for you then the band can also be found at the following locations throughout the country for the next few months:

26.06.08 - Glastonbury Festival The Left Field Stage
04.07.08 - Guilfest
12.07.08 - Arley Hall Northwich
17.07.08 - Larmer Tree Festival
01.08.08 - Cambridge Folk Festival
03.08.08 - Stokes Bay Festival
08.08.08 - Cropredy Festival
09.08.08 - Harewood House Yorkshire
15.08.08 - Beautiful Days Festival
22.08.08 - Arundel Castle 30.08.08 - Connect Festival
12.09.08 - Bowood House
17.10.08 - Musicport Festival

New Found Glory Tour Update

In addition to the dates that I previously announced on the website; New Found Glory will also now be playing a gig at Liverpool. The Liverpool show will be on November 19th 2008 and will take place at the Carling Academy. It will of course be a headline date and tickets will be going on sale from June 6th.

If you’re a big New Found Glory fan then I thoroughly suggest acquiring a ticket sooner rather than later; it’s a great opportunity for those in the Liverpool area to catch the band and certainly isn’t a tour date to be missed. Tickets will no doubt well out quickly and further details of how/where to pick up tickets can here be found.

Alexisonfire Solo Project Shoots UK Bound

Black Lungs will soon be coming to the UK, Black Lungs is of course the solo project of Wade Macneil from Alexisonfire and this will be the debut UK tour for the man. The tour will feature Liam from Cancer Bats on drums and the following venues will be taken in around the country:

Tue 26 Aug 2008 UK Glasgow King Tuts
Wed 27 Aug 2008 UK Manchester Roadhouse
Thu 28 Aug 2008 UK London Water Rats
Fri 29 Aug 2008 UK Cardiff Ifor Bach
Sat 30 Aug 2008 UK Brighton Audio

The Black lungs solo project takes influence from such musical genres as folk, punk, classical, country, and soul; it’s an eclectic mix of sounds and all five of the bands shows should be packed full of energy and life. The debut album of Black Lungs will be emerging later this year on the 25th of August, make sure you watch out for that one as it will be released through Hassle Records and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the album will be excellent.

DrummerLive 2008 is Fast Approaching

DrummerLive 2008 will take place this year from the 12th to the 15th of June. The location is set and it will be coming full throttle from the Excel Centre in Royal docks (Docklands). The public days are Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June, be sure to pop along for the biggest drumming extravaganza of the year.

Expect to see such drumming names as Chad Smith, Pete Ray Biggin, and Roy Mayorga also. It’s bound to be an excellent weekend, the whole event will be a supreme showcase of drumming talent and all those that attend should thoroughly enjoy themselves without a shadow of a doubt.

Make sure you get your tickets now and I look forward to seeing some of you there soon.

What�s the Story, New Found Glory?

A few weeks back I reviewed the New Found Glory/ISHC split EP that was released through Bridge Nine Records, the release has had some excellent press on the whole and it must be said that this is for good reason. In support of this EP the band will be heading over to the UK in order to play a number of dates across the country.

From experiencing the band live a couple of years back I must say that this tour is bound to be an excellent one, the band is sure to put on an excellent show and I do not doubt that everyone that attends will leave the shows more than satisfied. New Found Glory will be supported by Set Your Goals and Four Year Strong; be sure to catch them at one of the following dates:

11/20/2008 Norwich , United Kingdom @ UEA (w/ Set Your Goals & Four Year Strong)

11/21/2008 Manchester, United Kingdom @ Manchester Academy (w/ SetYour Goals & Four Year Strong)

11/22/2008 Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Carling Academy (w/ Set YourGoals & Four Year Strong)

11/23/2008 Scotland, United Kingdom @ Barrowlands (w/ Set Your Goals &Four Year Strong)

11/25/2008 Newcastle, United Kingdom @ Carling Academy (w/ Set YourGoals & Four Year Strong)

11/26/2008 Southampton, United Kingdom @ Guidhall (w/ Set Your Goals &Four Year Strong)

11/27/2008 Bristol, United Kingdom @ Carling Academy (w/ Set YourGoals & Four Year Strong)

11/28/2008 London, United Kingdom @ Brixton Carling Academy (w/ SetYour Goals & Four Year Strong)

Pendulum Slamming Their Way into UK Venues

It’s been an excellent year for Pendulum, they rocked out the One Big Weekend in Maidstone the other month and later this summer they shall be strutting their stuff at major music festivals across the country also. The bands ‘In Silico’ album is now out and Pendulum is now an artist taking the rock world by storm.

With first album ‘Hold Your Colour’ Pendulum greatly impressed the Drum and Bass scene in 2005, more and more Drum and Bass heads are now turning their back on the band however as they take on a more hard rocking edge. There are elements of Drum and Bass, and factors of rock also that make up the bands sound; they want to appeal to both sets of fans but at current that just doesn’t seem to be working out for Pendulum. Rock fans are always suspicious of new faces on the scene, particularly when they seemingly appear from nowhere and ‘instantly’ gain a great deal of success. ‘Hold Your Colour’ was a big Drum and Bass hit a few years back, Pendulum may be newcomers to the world of rock but they’re certainly no strangers to the music scene.

Pendulum first formed back in 2002 in Australia, they came from a rock/metal background and it’s only right that they’ve found their way back to this scene with ‘In Silico’. It may seem like an eternity away at current but Pendulum shall be playing the following dates throughout Winter 2008:

November 2008

27th – Newport, Centre 01633 656757
28th – Portsmouth, Guildhall 02392 824355
29th – Swindon, Oasis 01793 445401
30th – Plymouth, Pavilions 0845 146 1460

MC Lars Is More Punk Rock Than You!

It’s true, one thing to remember though people; Hot Topic is NOT Punk Rock. Having finished work on my latest double effort of music related Squidoo lenses I thought it was only right to share them here. The articles I’m speaking of here are about MC Lars and Hearts That Hate respectively.

Personally I’m pleased with the outcome of these two, all thoughts greatly appreciated and any feedback you may possibly have for me would be absolutely brilliant to hear.

No One Will Return From This Tour Alive

The 'No-one gets out alive' tour returns and the Big Cheese sponsored tour will hit the UK throughout the summer months of 2008. The tour will features five of the best breaking bands and will hit all key areas and 250 capacity venues throughout the country. The first 15 people through the doors for each show will receive a free goodie bag featuring various excellent treats so make sure you arrive early and your support for the five excellent bands of LAP, Disarm, The Durango Riot, The Cedar Falls and Father.

Tour dates:

Thu 29th May WIGAN CLUB NIRVANA - LAP
Fri 30th May DERBY FIRST FLOOR CLUB - LAP / Disarm
Mon 2nd June YORK JUNCTION - Cedar Falls / Father
Tue 3rd June YORK MANOR SCHOOL * - Cedar Falls / Father
wed 4th June GLASGOW ROCKERS - Cedar Falls / Father
Thu 5th June DUNDEE CAGE - Cedar Falls / Father
Fri 6th June MEXBOROUGH CIVIC - Cedar Falls / Father
Sat 7th June LIVERPOOL ZANZIBAR CLUB - Disarm / Cedar Falls / Father
Sun 8th June LONDON DUBLIN CASTLE - Cedar Falls / Father
Wed 11th June GLASGOW ROCKERS - Disarm
Thu 12th June DUNDEE CAGE - Disarm
Fri 13th June ABROATH VIEWFIELD - Disarm
Sat 14th June AYR THE ARK - Disarm
Tue 17th June EXETER HUB - Durango Riot
Wed 18th June STOKE GLEBE - Durango Riot
Thu 19th June DONCASTER VINTAGE ROCK BAR - Disarm
Thu 19th June HUDDERSFIELD THE PARISH - LAP / Durango Riot
Fri 20th June LINCOLN BIVOUAC - Disarm
Fri 20th June MEXBOROUGH CIVIC - LAP / Durango Riot
Sat 21st June LINCOLN BIVOUAC - LAP / Durango Riot
Tue 24th June BARNSLEY ARCHERS - Disarm
Thu 26th June WIGAN CLUB NIRVANA - Disarm

* Under 18's show.