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by Rob Webb
It's not actually a train, but it's just as irregular as National Rail's finest: African Express, the collaborative project that sees musicians from Africa and Europe join forces, will put in an appearance at the Beeb's Electric Proms event next week»
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by Mike Diver
What's that distant rumble... coming nearer? Truck Festival is as good as on our doorstep, and the Oxfordshire two-dayer has just announced details of another headliner»
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by Kev Kharas
“The lovely Antony Elvin (who is playing at WOOD) made an un-commercial advert for our WOOD festival, along with Robin Bennett (who has a cameo), Antony has been in Mighty Boosh etc. it does show.”»
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by Alex Denney
Morrissey has stumped up cash to ensure the smooth running of Love Music Hate Racism this weekend after NME pulled support for the event.»
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by Mike Diver
Oxfordshire indie label Big Scary Monsters has reached its 50th release, and will celebrate by issuing a special 50 Not Out compilation»
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by Dom Gourlay
Irish three-piece Fighting With Wire follow their recent album Man vs Monster (review) with a new single on Monday 5th May.»
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by Kev Kharas
More bands have been confirmed for this year’s Dot to Dot Festival following DrownedinSound’s announcement last week that Spiritualized would be headlining the event in Nottingham and Bristol»
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by Kev Kharas
Sam Duckworth will release his second album as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly next spring.»
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by Mike Diver
DiS has a pair of tickets to give away for tomorrow's special Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly and Nathan Fake show at London's Industry...»
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by Mike Diver
Top ten-coasting singer-songwriter sort Jack Peñate is to play tonight's Truck Festival benefit show, at London's Hoxton Bar & Grill...»
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by Gareth Dobson
n quite a flurry of activity this week, the Big Scary Monsters label is to celebrate its very own existence with a rather enticing show at Rota, London, plus most importantly, a succulent sporting drama in the first ever BSM 5 a Side tournament.»
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by Dom Gourlay
This Saturday (2nd June) sees this year's Summer Party Festival...»
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by Mike Diver
A slew of new names have been confirmed for this summer's Carling Weekend, in Reading and Leeds...»
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by Dom Gourlay
Kubichek!, arguably the best thing to come out of Newcastle since its famous Brown Ale, have announced the tracklisting for their debut album, Not Enough Night, which is due to be released by 30:30 Recordings on Monday 19th March...»
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by Mike Diver
We like Dartz!, true story. And we want you to like them, too. So, we've got a right little treat of five of you reader types...»
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by Kev Kharas
The swooner is to cosy-up to Larrikin Love and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly in the next couple of months, as he supports them on their respective tours...»
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by ben marwood
The Newcastle quintet release collaborations album this November...»
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by Mike Diver
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly's Sam Duckworth isn't going to take too much time off this festive season: once he's finished off the cold yurky in his fridge, he'll be hitting the road for what people in the industry are calling a 'tour'...»
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by Colin Roberts
Hey! The annual Levi's Ones to Watch tour is just around the corner and we're giving you a rather swell opportunity to win a pair of tickets for each of the dates. Tickets that will enable you to access the gig that you win for, by nature of the entry information being printed on some form of paper-based fun...»
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by Mike Diver
On the new entry front, Lil’ Chris makes nineteen with ‘Checkin’ It Out’. Clearly, despite all the time he spent outside of English class making not-so-sweet music with Gene Simmons, the cap-sporting whippersnapper knows his way around an apostrophe or two...»
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by Colin Roberts
Sam Duckworth, aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly had a selection of his equipment stolen on Saturday in Wales.»
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by Mike Diver
Sam Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Duckworth is playing two gigs on the same night at London's Betsey Trotwood venue. Now, if you've been there, you'll understand the fireplace comparison; if not, it's very small...»
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by Mike Diver
We like free stuff. By ‘we’ we mean ‘Brits’, as a recently-published poll revealed. Sadly we’ve no DVDs to give away with our newspaper, nor are we offering any free texts to annoy your friends with, but we do have a few competitions on the burner that you’re welcome to dip a bit of bread on a stick into. Mmmm, taste our deliciously salty melty cheese goodness…»
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by Mike Diver
Mr Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, or Sam to his mum, is embarking on a frankly massive UK tour in support of his debut album, Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager...»
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by Mike Diver
The tracklisting to the forthcoming Cable covers album has been revealed. See, down there? That's it...»
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by Mike Diver
Mercury nominees Guillemots and Southend solo artist Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly are to play a special gig in Colchester in memory of an A-level student who died of bronchio pneumonia earlier this year...»
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by Raziq Rauf
The second annual Ripcurl Boardmasters Unleashed Music Festival is almost upon us. With music from Feeder, Starsailor and Graham Coxon, among others, on 4-5 August to a backdrop of bikini babes and 6ft swells in Watergate Bay in Newquay, it's gonna be totally surf-tastic... dude.»
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by Mike Diver
UK indie label Signature Tune has announced initial details of a forthcoming covers album, focusing on the work of ace-like-your-face Brit rockers Cable...»
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by Colin Roberts
Carling stage announced for this year's Reading & Leeds extravaganzas.»
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by Mike Diver
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly has, as expected, signed to Atlantic Records...»
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by Mike Diver
Three acts appearing on last year's decent Play Dead presents: The Shit Volume 2 are to make a handful of appearances together later this month.»
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by Mike Diver
The Big Scary Monsters Christmas tour kicks off in Manchester tommorow, weaving its way about the land and ending on the 14th in Oxford...»
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by Mike Diver
Remember econoline? London-based purveyors of all things distorted and rocking, compared to Pavement and the like. Pretty dang decent, all told. You'd be forgiven for figuring they were no more, what with the radio silence and the lack of a website. But you'd be wrong...»
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by Mike Diver
Much-rockin' label of choice Big Scary Monsters throws a series of parties this festive season, calls 'em a tour, and makes up a nice CD to boot. What luverly folks...»
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by DiS News
Smalltown America hold a rather stunning all-dayer this Saturday over at 93 Feet East on London's Brick Lane. To be fair: if you're in the capital on Saturday and not at this, then you're a fool...»
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by DiS News
Really quite smashing actually Man With Guitar Sam Duckworth, a.k.a. Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, tours through July and August.»
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by Mike Diver
Big Scary Monsters is to release a second label sampler in March featuring its current line up. A tour will coincide with the release.»