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Choice new music - w/c 1 Nov 10
1 1 MILES KANE Inhaler new single 22 November 2010
2 2 JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS Wake Up from the new album 'Wake Up' 18 October 2010
3 10 THE STAND I'll Be There new single 25 October 2010
4 - GRINDERMAN Worm Tamer new single 22 November 2010
5 3 WILDER Skyful Of Angels new single 22 November 2010
6 - HANS ISLAND You've Been Told new single 8 November 2010
7 4 THE VACCINES Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra) / Blow It Up new single
8 - THE BARBARELLAS Body Rock new single 31 January 2011
9 6 NELLY FURTADO Night Is Young new single 16 November 2010
10 7 INNERCITY PIRATES Seen It All Before new single
10 - AUTOHYPE Makes You Go new single 8 November 2010

This week's post ...

The Barbarellas
Body Rock new single 31 January 2011
Remember B*Witched.... 'Blame It On The Weatherman', 'Rollercoaster'... well they're back... this time as The Barabarellas...(it's kinda B*witched 2).
Here's the PR... Edele and Keavy Lynch unveil their sexy-new band
Bold, charismatic and super sexy - Edele and Keavy Lynch have come of age and leave their former B*witched image in the shade as they shimmer into the limelight as the newly created Barbarellas. Barbarellas’ debut single, ‘Body Rock’, hits the streets on 31 January 2011, with a second single, ‘Night Mode’ released on 11 April and the band’s debut album, ‘Night Mode’ hot on its heels on 25 April.
‘Body Rock’ is the absolute epitome of pop. When its stunning instrumental fusion is intertwined with the distinctive Barbarellas vocals, self-penned lyrics and a jaw-dropping video, it makes the musical future of 2011 very exciting. The video is nothing short of mind blowing. Produced by John Bland, the viewer is transported into an imaginary Barbarellas fantasy world, portraying the Lynch twins as twisted pierrot dolls, mesmerising your gaze from the first frame. Plus, with stonking remixes by Manhattan Clique and Riffs & Rays, ‘Body Rock’, is set to cross-over from club to radio, and positions the track as a red-hot launch pad for the Barbarellas’ debut album, ‘Night Mode’.
Bursting with all the essential ingredients of a classic album, ‘Night Mode’, is an outstanding demonstration of the Lynch sisters’ maturity, produced by Yoad Nevo (Sugababes, Pet Shop Boys, Sophie Ellis Bextor), the album is a bold ‘coming-of-age’ statement from the teenage pop-stars who smashed into the charts over 13 years ago. As Edele and Keavy inject wisdom and experience into their lyrical genius, the album presents 13 original tracks, which traverse a spectrum of issues and musical sounds. From the sassy and dominating, ‘Turn Me On’ and the expression of confidence that comes as night falls in ‘Night Mode’, right through to the serene sensitivity of the delicate ‘Halo’, and the heartbreaking questioning of life in ‘Smokin’ – ‘Night Mode’ is an exhilarating journey of diversity and passion.

Chase & Status with Tempa T
Hypest Hype new single 8 November 2010
Chase are of Status right on the edge with Temp T hammering out a thudding performance... not exactly sure what he's on about but I wouldn't argue with him... I think C&S are on the top their game right now but if I were to be profound I'd have to file this under dispensible... hard to imagine it being played in six months time never mind six years. Why? 'Felt so God damn low'. Having said that I like the use of the guitar... take that JLS!!!
PR.... For the past few months Chase & Status have been meticulously balancing their time between DJ sets, festival shows, and extensive studio sessions whilst working on the much anticipated follow up to their genre bending debut, More Than A Lot. Along with Hypest Hype, the highly anticipated album will feature their street single 'Heavy', the critically acclaimed collaboration where Chase & Status fused Dubstep, Grime, and Dizzee Rascal's classic 'Boy In Da Corner' flow to create the biggest brutal, un-compromising, but highly revered club banger of the year. The album, due for release in January, also features 'End Credits', their top 10 smash with Plan B, and their latest hit single 'Let You' Go ft Mali.
Off the back of a massive festival run this summer (Glastonbury, Wireless, V Festival and Bestival to name just a few), Chase & Status have just announced a number of shows this Autumn. Featuring MC Rage and Andy Gangadeen (Massive Attack, Faithless) on drums, Chase & Status Live, described by Mixmag as rocking the living crap out of dance floors across the globe, is one show not to be missed. The band will be playing Radio 1's Student Tour @ Oxford Academy on 20th October, followed by headlining the Q Awards show @ London Forum on 21st October. In addition, Chase & Status have just announced their November tour. Full details below:
Thursday 21st October � London, Forum (Q Awards Headline Show)
Thursday 11th November - Cardiff Uni Great Hall
Friday 12th November - Newcastle O2 Academy
Saturday 13th November - Liverpool O2 Academy
Sunday 14th November - Preston 53 degrees
Tuesday 16th November - Cambridge Junction
Wednesday 17 November - Birmingham HMV Institute
Thursday 18th November - Leicester O2 Academy
Friday 19th November - Portsmouth Pyramid centre
Saturday 20th November - Edinburgh Picture House
Chase & Status released their debut album 'More Than A Lot' on the independent label RAM in October 2008 and are quickly approaching 100,000 sales. Whether it is Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, or Dubstep, the duo�s versatility has enabled them to become leaders within the most cutting edge genres. In the past 12 months their production work includes some highly-praised remix work for Jay Z and The Prodigy�s recent comeback, collaborations with Snoop Dogg and more recently, Will and Saul produced a bunch of tracks on Rihanna�s current album Rated R.

The Drums
Me & The Moon new single 13 December 2010
KISS... Keep it simple stupid... in comes a trad big drum beat intro, and a trad neuvo indie pop tunette, the best yet from The Drums. As I sit ponderingover why many of these records fall before Top 40 success.. it strikes me me the scene is kinda simiar to early to mid 80s pre-Smiths when many superb records again found Top 40 illusive... it all changed with the massive success of Brit Pop in the 90s so maybe we're not far away from an upturn for that indie guitar sound. I hope so, all these MOBO records are smothering everything. Good tune.
Here's the PR... As The Drums begin their inaugural tour of their homeland in September, they’re delighted to announce they will return to the UK this winter with a headline tour, and release double A-sided single featuring live favourite, ‘Me and the Moon’ and ‘Down By The Water’ on November 7th. The single and nearly sold out UK tour, look set to cap a remarkable 12 months for The Drums. Last week the band was nominated for “Best New Act” at the Q Awards 2010, which followed the news the band were voted NME’s “Best New Festival Band” (polling 25% of their readers’ votes) – the latter coming after a succession of thrilling UK festival shows including Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, T in the Park, Oxegen and their support slot with Kings of Leon at Hyde Park, London[M1] . After selling out their first London Forum show almost immediately, a second show has been announced on Wednesday 24th November.
UK headline tour dates:
Wednesday 24th November - London HMV Forum * SOLD OUT *
Thursday 25th November - London HMV Forum - www.seetickets.com
Thursday 25th November - London HMV Forum - www.seetickets.com
Friday 26th November - Bristol Anson Rooms - www.seetickets.com
Saturday 27th November - Birmingham HMV Institute - www.seetickets.com
Monday 29th November – Glasgow ABC - www.gigsinscotland.com
Tuesday 30th November – Belfast, Mandela Hall - www.ticketmaster.ie
Wednesday 1st December – Dublin, Academy * SOLD OUT *
Friday 3rd December - Newcastle Northumbria Uni - www.seetickets.com
Saturday 4th December – Leeds, Metropolitan University - www.lunatickets.co.uk
Sunday 5th December - Nottingham Rock City - www.seetickets.com
Monday 6th December - Manchester Academy 2 * SOLD OUT *
The Drums:
Jonny Pierce, Vocals
Jacob Graham, Electric Guitar
Connor Hanwick, Drums
Off the back of their critically acclaimed Summertime! EP - released in October 2009 on Moshi Moshi Records - The Drums took the coveted opening slot of the NME tour throughout February before being crowned winners of the “Philip Hall Radar Award” at the NME awards.

Grinderman
Worm Tamer new single 22 November 2010
“My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster: two great big humps and then I’m gone…”
Worm Tamer, the new single from Grinderman, will be released on 22 November. The second single from their critically acclaimed new studio album Grinderman 2, Worm Tamer will be available as a download and 12’’. Along with the album version of Worm Tamer, the 12” format will include remixes from UNKLE and A Place To Bury Strangers. Nick Cave: “Worm Tamer, for me, is one of the most extraordinary songs I’ve ever been involved in, in all the years of making music. I’ve never heard anything like it in my life. It’s got a wry kind of lyric to it, but sonically it’s really extraordinary and I can’t really describe it, you just have to kind of hear it.” Jim Sclavunos: “Worm Tamer is a decidedly freakish number: a catchy paean to the female Other who grows more formidable from verse to verse, set against a whirlwind barrage of outlandish noises, crazed drumming and urgent throbbing bass.”
Warren Ellis: “Worm Tamer is very dense. It’s one that’s going to be interesting to play live.”
Grinderman are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.
UK TOUR DATES
29th September Manchester Academy
1st October London Hammersmith Apollo
2nd October London Coronet
Track listing:
1. 'Hyper Worm Tamer' Remixed By UNKLE
2. Worm Tamer (A Place To Bury Strangers Remix)
3. 'Hyper Worm Tamer' Instrumental

Katy Perry
Firework new single
So annoying Katy's hooked up with love muscle Russel but what the heck... I just picked up the 2005 'Sisterhood Of Travelling Pants' Soundtrack album for 50p in a Cancer Research Shop and our Katy has a track called 'Simple' featured... a quite clear taste of what has followed from the then lowly billed Ms.Perry... five years on and 'Firework' is another top five song!!! Good tune too

new trax
our weekly a to z of new cd review's is listed below

this week
The Barbarellas 31/1/11
Chase & Status 8/11/10
The Drums 13/12/10
Grinderman 22/11/10
Katy Perry

25 Oct
Autohype 8/11/10
Awolnation
The Count & Sinden 8/11/10
Dirty Heads
Hans Island 8/11/10
Kid Adrift 15/11/10
Miles Kane 15/11/10
Papa Roach 29/11/10
The Stand 25/10/10
Twin Sister 22/11/10
The Vaccines
Wolf Gang 22/11/10

18 Oct
Boys Like Girls 22/11/10
Example 14/11/10
I Blame Coco 1/11/10
James Blunt 25/10/10
John Legend LP 18/10/10
Katy Perry 15/11/10
Linkin Park 14/11/10
Mirrors 15/11/10
Nadine Coyle 8/11/10
Nelly Furtado 16/11/10
Tinie Tempah LP

11 Oct
Stereophonics 18/10/10

4 Oct
The Concretes 18/10/10
Fenech Solar 20/9/10
Foals 4/11/10
Huski v Arcade Fire 27/9/10
Klaxons 25/10/10
3OH!3 to be confirmed

27 Sep
Innercity Pirates 4/10/10
Pure Reason Revolution 11/10/10
TingTings 10/10/10
Robbie & Gary 4/10//10

20 Sep
Chapel Club 11/10/10
Devlin vs Kid Adrift
Spokes
Wilder 22/11/10

13 Sep
Carl Barat 4/10/10
Black Soul Strangers LP
Foals 13/9/10
Gyptian 31/10/10
The Lines 23/8/10
Mona 13/9/10
School Of Seven Bells 27/9/10

6 Sep
Chapel Club 11/10/10
Clinic 20/9/10
Dinosaur Pile-Up 27/9/10
Dutch Uncles 11/10/10
Ed Drewitt 25/10/10
Grinderman 6/9/10
Mr Fogg 23/8/10
We Are Scientists 11/10/10
Yeasayer

30 Aug
BoB & Rivers Cuomo 25/10/10
Chiddy Bang 11/10/10
Placebo 27/9/10
Professor Green & Example 3/10/10
Tinie Tempah 27/9/10

23 Aug
Bombay Bicycle Club
Robert Plant