M.I.A. News:
Billboard Bits: Amy Winehouse Contributing to Quincy Jones Album, M.I.A. Still Promises Free Show
From www.billboard.com at 08/09/10 10:35 PM. 0 comments.
Amy Winehouse's first new song in years, M.I.A. is sticking to her promise, Natasha Bedingfield returns and more.
M.I.A. News:
Billboard Bits: M.I.A. Still Promises Free Show, Don Imus Preps 'Ranch Record'
From www.billboard.com at 08/09/10 10:35 PM. 0 comments.
Amy Winehouse's first new song in years, M.I.A. is sticking to her promise, Natasha Bedingfield returns and more.
The Cool Kids News:
Video: Freddie Gibbs: "Oil Money"
From pitchfork.com at 08/09/10 09:00 PM. 0 comments.
"Oil Money" is the all-star posse cut that closes out Freddie Gibbs' Str8 Killa EP. Alongside Gibbs, it features Bun B, Chip Tha Ripper, the Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish, and the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Auerbach doesn't show up in the video, directed by Dickford Dollas, but the other four guys are all on hand. The whole thing has an appealingly laid-back sunniness; it works as a fitting farewell to summer.
Watch the video below:
XL Recordings News:
The xx Benefits From Mercury Sales Surge
From www.billboard.com at 08/09/10 08:40 PM. 0 comments.
According to the Official Charts Co (OCC), "xx" (Young Turks/XL Recordings) is already on course to move from No. 16 last week to No. 8 on Sunday.
M.I.A. News:
Controversial Music Video Director Romain Gavras Releases Debut Feature Film <i>Notre Jour Viendra</i>
From pitchfork.com at 08/09/10 05:35 PM. 0 comments.
Romain Gavras directed two of the most violent and polarizing music videos of recent years: M.I.A.'s "Born Free" and Justice's "Stress". Now, Dazed & Confused reports that he has directed his feature debut, Notre Jour Viendra (Our Day Will Come). (Fun fact: Romain is the son of political French filmmaker Costa-Gavras.)
M.I.A. News:
M.I.A. Announces Fall Tour
From pitchfork.com at 08/09/10 05:10 PM. 0 comments.
M.I.A. has been having a rough year. Between newspaper controversies, a questionable album, and flubbed gigs, it seemed like the luck she had with "Paper Planes" surprisingly rising to cultural omnipotence somehow backfired. But the singer/rapper/firebrand will try to end things on an uptick with a tour of North America and Europe in the coming months. All dates are below:
Giggs News:
Giggs Live in London - Thursday 9th September
From sn1giggs.com at 08/09/10 02:21 PM. 0 comments.
Giggs will be playing live at Kings College Student Union tomorrow night (Thursday 9th September)
Get your tickets Here
Sigur Rós News:
performance of ‘credo’ in new york city
From www.sigur-ros.co.uk at 08/09/10 01:36 PM. 0 comments.
on the 15th of november in new york city, a special concert will take place as part of the ‘white light festival’ and involves a performance of ‘credo’ by kjartan as well as some works from ‘riceboy sleeps’:
composer and keyboardist kjartan sveinsson of the icelandic post-rock group sigur ros will join forces with the hilliard ensemble and the latvian national chorus for an evening titled credo. they will perform three of his new works, one of which features texts by canadian poet anne carson. the evening also comprises works from riceboy sleeps, the celebrated ambient creation of jon por "jonsi" birgisson, the incandescent voice of sigur ros, and his partner alex somers. credo takes place at the church of st. paul the apostle, 60th and columbus avenue, manhattan.
for more information on the evening as well as ticket information, please visit the lincoln centre website.
also, for more information on the inception of the piece ‘credo’ read our news story from 2007.
The xx News:
When will classical music get its own Mercury prize? | Tom Service
From www.guardian.co.uk at 08/09/10 11:35 AM. 0 comments.
The Mercury music prize combines star power and industry credibility â€' isn't it time that classical music had something similar?
I return to the blogosphere to find there's another debate on concert etiquette going on, triggered by the nation's favourite grey-haired electronica maestro, Jonathan Harvey â€' I agree with commenter MVMountwood, who said he wished that Harvey's music "routinely attracted as much media attention" as his comments on classical music culture â€' and to see that Mark-Anthony Turnage has ripped off Beyonce at the Proms. And also to find that minimalist indie band the xx have walked away with this year's Mercury music prize.
These events prompted the following thoughts, in no particular order. Firstly, that classical music still lacks any award ceremony to match the combination of media impact and artistic seriousness of the Mercurys or the Turner prize (and no, the Classical Brits and their record-industry back-slapping don't count). The nearest we have are the venerable Royal Philharmonic Society awards and the PRS new music award.
The PRS gong ought to be the real Turner equivalent. The winner, announced on the 16 September, gets £50,000 for a new piece of music â€' more than twice...
The xx News:
XL rewards
From www.bbc.co.uk at 08/09/10 10:35 AM. 0 comments.
The influential label that spawned Mercury winners The xx
Peaches News:
Peaches Laser Show Teaser
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 08/09/10 10:16 AM. 0 comments.
This week Peaches and Sweet Machine are holed up in an industrial hanger out in west Berlin, having regrouped with all the gear they’ll need for this weekend’s LIVE LASER SHOW at the BERLIN FESTIVAL!!
Technically speaking, a midi-Laser Show is no mean feat! So the gang are hard at work right now; programming, choreographing and rehearsing intensely for the show.
Here’s what the Berlin Festival site has to say about it:
“Now she discovered laser for herself, and from now on stage performances will never be the same again. Instruments and tool are totally yesterday's news. By disrupting various laser beams, Peaches creates electronic soundscapes, and adds even a little coreography to her performance that should definitely not be missed. No wonder, she's a special guest on BNR stage at Berlin Festival this year in order to celebrate "1o Years of Teaches of Peaches."
Dont miss the Laser show on the BNR stage at 00:30 on 11th September.
Here’s a little compilation of Laser shots we put together in anticipation of Saturday’s big show. Enjoy!
M.I.A. News:
Romain Gavras Takes A Journey to The End of the Night
From www.dazeddigital.com at 08/09/10 09:18 AM. 0 comments.
Romain Gavras exploded onto the word stage three years ago with his ultra-violent video for the Justice track ‘Stress’, in which a gang of black teens from Paris’s impoverished ban lieu smash the shit out of practically everything and everyone they come into contact with. He followed that up earlier this year with his equally celebrated and vilified video for MIA’s ‘Born Free’, in which he portrayed a private army rounding up redheads and brutally annihilating them with guns, bombs, tanks and bazookas (the seven-year-old who gets his brains casually blown out the side of his cranium is possibly one of the most shocking things ever committed to celluloid). This month, the uber-controversial enfant terrible releases his much-anticipated first feature Notre Jour Viendra (Our Day Will Come) in which two red-headed protagonists (Vincent Cassel and Olivier Barthelemy) try to set up a bizarre utopian community. Boasting a score by Ed Banger's SebastiAn it proves to be one of the unmissable films of the year – we dug around in the fashion cupboard for a stylish bullet-proof vest and went to find out more.
Dazed Digital: Obviously you are very well known for your controversial videos for MIA and Justice Why is that you tend not to explain the motivations behind your work?
Romain Gavras: If I give my opinion it just narrows down the scale of the meanings people can take from it. ‘Stress’ spread very quickly on the net and made the cover of Le...
The xx News:
Mercury prize 2010: The xx were a safe choice, but the right one
From www.guardian.co.uk at 08/09/10 08:59 AM. 0 comments.
With hushed, early-hours dynamics and an undertow of sexual desire, the xx's debut album is a compelling listen. But that probably wasn't the only reason the judges picked it ...
Video: Rosie Swash on the Mercury red carpet
Live blog: Relive the night as it happened
It's always worth remembering that the whole point of the Mercury prize is to sell records. The story of its creation bears repeating, not least because the prize itself â€' always big on high-mindedness of the "all-that-matters-is-the-music" variety â€' seems so keen that it's forgotten. You don't find any mention of John "Webbo" Webster on its website, which seems a bit unfair because, as well as being the man who gave the world Now That's What I Call Music ... compilations, he devised the awards while head of marketing at Virgin Records.
In fact, the Mercury has more in common with Webster's other big idea than it would like to think. Just as Now That's What I Call Music ... was, and is, about squeezing out extra revenue by recycling old hits, so the prize was initiated for purely commercial reasons, with no more high-minded intent than dragging record buyers of a certain age into shops during the traditionally dead summer sales period: the appointment of august rock critic and academic Simon Frith as chair of the judges was suggested by music industry trade association the BPI to emphasise the independence of the awards.
By the...
The xx News:
The xx are Mercury's rising stars
From www.bbc.co.uk at 08/09/10 02:58 AM. 0 comments.
Prize win sees the xx step into the spotlight
XL Recordings News:
The xx Wins 2010 Mercury Prize
From www.billboard.com at 07/09/10 11:03 PM. 0 comments.
The xx has won the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for its debut album, "xx" (Young Turks/XL Recordings).
The xx News:
Mercury Prize goes to trio The xx
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 10:35 PM. 0 comments.
The xx beat late favourite Paul Weller to win this year's Mercury Prize for their debut album xx.
The xx News:
The xx: 'We're going to build our own studio with Barclaycard Mercury Prize winners money'
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 10:13 PM. 0 comments.
Romy Madley Croft reveals the band's plans following win
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The xx News:
The xx win Mercury Prize
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 09:58 PM. 0 comments.
The xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.
The xx News:
The xx Win the Mercury Prize
From pitchfork.com at 07/09/10 09:55 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Tim Kiernan
London goth-pop up-and-comers the xx were already on a hell of a winning streak, but now they've added a very serious notch to their belt. Today, the band took home the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The xx News:
The xx win Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 09:43 PM. 0 comments.
Band beat the likes of Paul Weller, Foals, Mumford & Sons
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