Jack Peñate News

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News by Kev Kharas

Vanloads of new acts have been shipped in to play Reading and Leeds this year»

Jack Penate, minimal tech come to T in the Park 2008

News by Kev Kharas

More names have been added to the roster for this year’s T in the Park»

Chart round-up: outlook 'bleak' for obese livestock

News by Alex Denney

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting so fat both its ankles have broken and all the other fowl have begun to peck at its flesh. This goose is miserable, and it’s got a date with your dinner table.»

The new Peñate: ‘I don’t wanna bore people’

News by Kev Kharas

Happy Londoner Jack Peñate will head back into the studio in January to begin work on his second album.»

Skipping 'cross the kingdom: Jack Peñate tours

News by Kev Kharas

Wanton skiffler Jack Peñate has sorted himself out with an amount of live shows for the new year.»

Peñate likes bashment, big nails, short asses

News by Kev Kharas

His first has only just seen the light of day, but already Jack Peñate is talking up his next longplayer – and he wants things strictly “bashment”.»

Chart round-up: grief-stricken children

News by Alex Denney

If the charts were a noise this week, they would be the squeaky rasp of a slowly-deflating balloon at a child’s birthday party where a gin-reeking dad has just attacked the clown on suspicion of ogling mummy’s breasts.»

Chart round-up: SFG versus PWT's

News by Samuel Strang

One man’s cess pit is another man’s bath, so are we bathing in Evian or shit this week in the charts? Bit of both as usual.»

Q nominations: new blood?

News by Kev Kharas

The nominations for this year's Q awards have been announced.»

Jack Peñate: recording an album when he's not scribbling on venue walls

News by Mike Diver

Him what plays a guitar and sings, Jack Peñate, will release his debut album on October 1. Matinée is its title. What's with all these accents? I can't stretch over from alt to the number keys just like that...»

WIN! Tickets to this weekend's first-ever Underage Festival

News by Mike Diver

DiS - hello, that's us! - has a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for this Friday's Underage Festival in London, held at the city's Victoria Park, E9...»

Jack Peñate to play Truck benefit, tonight...

News 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...»

Jack Peñate fined following graffiti bust

News by Mike Diver

Young man with old guitar* Jack Peñate has been fined £200 after he drew graffiti on the walls of the Sub Club in Glasgow following his performance at last weekend's T in the Park...»

UPDATED: Peñate news: Jack elopes for winter tour; Headlines Truck stage

News by Kev Kharas

West London big man Jack Peñate will tour the pants off his new record as autumn leaves turn to slush.»

Chart round-up: flash floods and mulching

News by Kev Kharas

That was the week that was last week. Guess what? 'Umbrella''s still top.»

Chart round-up: Stripes bag top spot

News by Alex Denney

This week’s charts are a bit like watching Big Brother in the small hours of the morning – extremely dull, but something of a relief from all the idiot mewling that fills it for the remaining 80 per cent of the time.»

Reading and Leeds: Carling Stage line-up confirmed

News by Mike Diver

The line-up for the Carling Stage at this summer's Reading and Leeds festivals has been announced, and some of it has made DiS go all wobbly at the knees. That said, we're thinking that might have more to do with the almost complete lack of sleep we had last night...»