Buffalo Sunn, The Sound of Visit Dublin Campaign, Teams with Grammy Winning Producer Joe Chiccarelli for Idle Man Release

Having found an enthusiastic audience for their full-length debut By The Ocean By The Sea on tours of the US, Asia, Germany, and Ireland, and at festivals and conferences such as SXSW, CMJ, and MUSEXPO, the band are hard at work building on their successes and expanding their exposure.

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All Saints, Sister Sledge, and Phil Rudd (AC/DC) to Headline SpringFest, Scotland's Newest Music Festival

Edinburgh is set to welcome one of the most exciting music festivals in Scotland for 2017. SpringFest, an indoor festival with four stages, ten zones, and numerous covered spaces, takes place on the bank holiday weekend of 27th and 28th May at the Corn Exchange. 

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HL London: New Tunes from The Vellas, Three Dimensional Tanx, Partisan, Hands off Gretel, featuring Lauren Tate

From Blue Soap here's a selection of our rock releases covering every genre from psych and indie to grunge. Your support is always hugely appreciated, so as ever please do drop me a line if you'd like to interview or feature any of our artists and I'll make arrangements.

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HL London: New Music from the London Underground

I'm away for a week from tomorrow, still working but from a beach rather than the office. I'm not sure whether I'll have access to a signal reliable enough to send music to you over the next seven days, so I'm sending everything now, please digest it all at your leisure! 

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Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts Plays Host to an Exciting Spring Line-Up

The 2ube is a weekly live music show that takes place on Friday evenings in LIPA Cafe where some of the most exciting bands from Liverpool's diverse music scene have been appearing. Every few weeks these live shows are streamed to an online global audience - the next live stream happens on March 20th when you're invited to embed the YouTube feed on your website.  

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FW London: House of Holland and Metail Partner To Create A Fully Immersive Online Fashion Week Experience

British brand House of Holland is once again working with local fashion technology company, Metail, to create an immersive catwalk experience, and inviting fashionista’s everywhere to participate in London's Autumn Winter 15 Fashion Week collection as it is shown live on the catwalk.

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HL London: February 2UBE Travels Inside Liverpool's Music Scene

For the last few weeks we've devoted Friday to sending you music from artists who'll be playing at Liverpool's new music showcase The 2Ube and this week we're continuing with the current single from Frances.  'A Million Lines' is taken from her latest EP 'Grow'; it's deceptively simple, emotive record from an artist that the industry is keeping a very close eye on.

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HL London: The Extraordinary Faerground Accidents Release New Single “She Makes Me Want to Die”

Signed to John Robb's Louder Than War Records, Faerground Accidents recently swept into my life, a parade of badly applied lipstick, gold cloaks, silver body paint and wine drunk straight from the bottle - and they've brought with them one of the most exciting new singles I've heard in ages!  

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HL London: The New Southern Electrikk, Featured on Five Continents, Drops New Sounds February

Sometimes a record explodes after just one press release, and that seems to be the case with The New Southern Electrikk and their new single 'Brown Eyes'.  The track will be released along with B-side 'Theme to The New Southern Electrikk' an instrumental, as strong as the A release, that motivates with a classic beat and nice acoustics.

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  • A Bruxelles Ou Ça Pique Ou Ça Casse

    La stratégie de vaccination de masse de l'Union européenne expose Bruxelles à des conséquences aussi glorieuses que catastrophiques. Dans un contexte d'excitation économique extrême et de fragilité, la Commission européenne sait que tout échec pourrait poser des questions sur la gouvernance commune.  

  • World News: French Elections - Inertia or a Programmed Implosion

    As the French Presidential elections are on the horizon, the French left is bogged down with infighting, and keenly aware of the challenges the French Socialist Party have launched the idea of a left primary. 

     
  • The Marksman Review – Riveting, Contemporary Race Against Time Crime Thriller

    The Marksman, from OpenRoad films, presents a contemporary thriller as a lone rancher living along the Arizona border wall is caught up a war with the Mexican cartel, who are determined to send a message of authority.

     
  • Celebrity Photos:Kering and the Festival de Cannes Celebrate Women

    The 'Women in Motion' program, designed to highlight and celebrate the contribution of women to cinema, Kering and the Festival de Cannes celebrated the commitment and exceptional career of the American actress Jane Fonda, a two-time Academy Award Winner, producer and philanthropist.

     
  • Academy Awards: More Presenters Added to the 94th OSCARS®

    Show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan announced additional presenters to take the stage at the 94th Oscars® including Stephanie Beatriz, DJ Khaled, Jennifer Garner, H.E.R., Tiffany Haddish, Tony Hawk, Bill Murray, Elliot Page, Kelly Slater, and Shaun White.   

  • Joan Baez's Debut Poetry Collection Out Today

    "When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance," an intimate, autobiographical poetry collection from legendary artist and activist, Joan Baez, is out on Godine. In celebration of the release, Baez will appear at book events nationwide.