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Carling Academy & Zodiac shows and gigs
BEN'S
BROTHER, FINE FRENZY & LAURA WELSH
Monday
21st April 2008 - 6.30pm
Classic
songwriting and heart-breaking melodies from London
five-piece Ben's Brother. With a voice like Rod
Stewart and the composition skills of Coldplay or
Keane, frontman Jamie Hartman and co. are this year's
ones to watch.
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Surrealist
Detroit political funk rockers. The tours follows
hot on the heels of BOO!, the band’s first
album in 16 years, released in the UK on Monday
7th April by Rykodisc. The new album features the
original line up and includes the songs “Mr.
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” co-written
by Bob Dylan, David Was and Don Was, and “Green
Pills in the Dresser” featuring Kris Kristofferson
on lead vocals.
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A
post rock band from Leeds writing beautifully arranged
epic songs influenced by Sigur Ros and Mum to XTC
and The Smiths. Their live shows are haunted by
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An
outstanding vocal talent making a big impact on
the Scottish music scene. Melodic and literate songs,
her wealth of experience has given her writing a
satisfying depth and rounded wisdom. Karine Polwart
won the Best Original Song & the Horizon Award
for Best Emerging Artist at the BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards 2005.
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Luke
Concannon on vocals, guitar & percussion and
John Parker on double bass are an original and talented
acoustic duo whose offbeat touching lyrics are paired
with a unique sound inspired by a myriad of disparate
influences such as Celtic, hip-hop, Motown, roots
and soul. They emanate energy, passion and power
in sound that sends your skin tingling and sets
crowds jumping.
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Justin’s
new release, with Gambian Griot, Juldeh Camara,
is already attracting a lot of attention at media,
since they supported Tinariwen at The Barbican earlier
in the year. Soul Science is the result of a meeting
of two worlds , an Afro-Blues shakedown. After a
few years of collaborations with Robert Plant and
Tinariwen, Juldeh's sound seemed like a perfect
match for Justin's guitar and production. An African
Master Musician who played in the fields for farmers
as a child, Juldeh has the drive and effortless
flow of a great Bluesman. And while his instrument
brings to mind Delta players like Big Joe Williams,
as well as Ali Farka, there is a lilt in his playing
that hints at the ancient links between North Africa
and the Celtic World. Soul Science is far from a
purist piece , it has gritty rock and groove throughout.
It uses the ancient Soul Sciences of scale and Rhythm
to create a 21st Century Afro Blues. Justin Adams
co-wrote The Robert Plant album "Mighty Rearranger"
released in 2005 to rave reviews. He has played
guitar with Robert's band the Strange Sensation
around the world, gaining an awesome live reputation.
2007 sees the release of Tinariwen's third album
"Aman Iman" which is already established
as an album of the year, produced by Adams. His
distinctive style came to prominence in 1990 with
Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart. Since then he
has worked with Sinead O'Connor, Tinariwen, Natacha
Atlas, Damien Dempsey,and LO'JO, as well as releasing
his own "Desert Road" album. He has composed
two feature film soundtracks, and was instrumental
in setting up the legendary Festival of the Desert.
He produced Tinariwen's debut "the Radio Tisdas
Sessions", and first collaborated with Robert
Plant on 2002's Grammy nominated "Dreamland
"album.
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This
boy/girl duo have a growing reputation for their
original brand of sleazy blues-rock and their sexually
charged live performances. While comparisons to
the White Stripes are inevitable, this is no copycat
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NME
named the band one of their "NME Breaking Bands"
following a gig at the Baby Grand in Manchester
and they have worked their recent success into a
contract with the British division of Atlantic Records.
The band's name comes from a special move - a throwing
fireball attack called "the Hadouken"
- in the video game Street Fighter. Their music
is a combination of indie rock and grime. They also
incorporate techno into their sound and samples
from Nintendo Game Boy sounds. The band, along with
Klaxons are considered to be a part of NME's New
Rave (or Nu Rave) genre. Thematically, two of Hakouden!'s
songs and lyrics focus on the band's desire to fill
the dance floor with creative and well-mannered
dancers, mocking those who are too concerned with
their image to dance. Other songs deal with subjects
such as binge drinking, the commercial appropriation
of underground music, relationships and debt.
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'Perfectly
formed pop' (Bugbear). A band who manage to do something
new with the rock sound. Their music is unusual
and boundary pushing, but luckily they have the
technical prowess to pull it off, sometimes mastering
kitchen utensils as well as more standard instruments.
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A
unique hip hop mixtape producer (and one of the
UK's biggest hip hop club DJ's) whos tapes are carefully
constructed, often existing as a hilarious mish
mash of all sorts. His surreal, post-modern take
on the genre is original and fresh; expect hip hop
- alongside pop culture and bad taste.
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Crystal
Castles have been announced as the headliners of
the forthcoming Topman NME New
Noise Tour 2008.Friendly Fires, Team Waterpolo and
White Lies complete the bill for the tour, which
begins at Oxford Carling Academy on May 2.
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