‘Choice of Weapon’ is the follow up to the critically-acclaimed 2007 release ‘Born Into This’ that the UK’s Mojo magazine called “a wholehearted, utopian and irrefutably exciting record."  Long-time Cult collaborator and producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Bush) - who produced one of The Cult’s most successful albums, the platinum-certified ‘Sonic Temple’ - put the finishing touches on the foundations that were laid by co-producer Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, U.N.K.L.E., Masters of Reality).

The record was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band’s Witch Mountain studios in the Hollywood Hills between July and December 2011.  The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.  "We have had the opportunity to work with two of the most influential and talented producers in the world today,” said Astbury.  “They pushed us beyond our comfort zone, and helped us craft ‘Choice of Weapon.’”

The album is aimed at the heart of The Cult's loyal following.  It reflects the current discontent and destruction of our eco systems, the search for individual meaning against a tide of rampant materialism, narcissism and disconnected lives.  “We went deeper . . . we worked a bit harder on this record.  We have great fans and they deserve our best,” added Duffy, “and I feel this is one of our best records, maybe the best.”

The album is released as a special edition fan pack on May 14th, followed by digital and double vinyl on May 21st (May 18th in Ireland) and the CD and deluxe CD’s on June 4th (June 1st in Ireland) . 

The tracklisting is as follows:

 Honey from a Knife / Elemental Light / The Wolf / Life > Death / For The Animals

Amnesia / Wilderness Now / Lucifer / A Pale Horse / This Night In The City Forever

Bonus CD tracks:

 Every Man And Woman Is A Star / Embers / Until The Light Takes Us / Siberia

Follow The Cult:             

 Official Web Site - http://www.thecult.us/

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/officialcult 

Twitter – @THE_CULT_ NYC 

Shakira was in Cannes to open the NRJ Music Awards with her number 1 hit ‘Je L’Aime A Mourir’.

She was honoured by the French Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand who presented her with the ‘Chevalier De L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ medal. This honour was established by the French Ministry of Culture in 1957, with the objective of recognising individuals who have promoted or contributed significantly to the world of fine arts.

Other recipients of the distinction in the past include the poet TS Eliot, director Clint Eastwood, and actor George Clooney. Shakira is the first Colombian ever to receive this award.

Shakira commented: “I am so humbled to receive this honour in a country like France that has shared an important cultural legacy with the rest of the world.”

Shakira wore Azzedine Alaia for the medal ceremony and Fure One for the red carpet at the NRJ Awards.

Following their homemade video for the track 'Drum in Your Chest', which is sending waves of excitement across the blogosphere (http://www.youtube.com/BIGkidsmusic), DIY Camden duo BIGkids are set to release the song as their debut single - out digitally on 4th March.
 

‘Bigkids?’ you say. Bigwho? BIGkids are big singalong duets to grin your face off to, DIY beats with lots of saxophones and clumsy samples, homemade flashmob dance videos, underground basement parties, mini cheddars, sinister crownings - but more importantly a refreshing change from the norm!

A heart pounding mix of wonky synths, driving rhythms and drunken Oompah brass-band, 'Drum In Your Chest' overflows with jubilance and dirty funk. With it’s unique mash-up of styles and sounds and weaving, upbeat boy-girl vocals - this is music to trash your bedroom to!

BIGkids are set to support Panic! At The Disco at Brixton Academy on February 2nd, followed by shows at The Bull & Gate on the February 13th, the Water Rats on February 15th and Club NME at London’s KOKO on March 9th.

Having already been tipped by the likes of Dazed Digital, i-D Magazine and The Independent as well as being heavily supported by key tastemaker blogs such as ArjanWrites, Disco Pop and WotYouGot, the sky is the limit for these kids, and they can only get bigger. 

'Drum in Your Chest' Tracklisting:

1) Drum In Your Chest
2) Drum In Your Chest (EC Twins & Remy Le Duc Remix)

FEBRUARY 02 - Brixton Academy - London SUPPORTING Panic! At The Disco
13 - The Bull & Gate - London
15 - Water Rats - London
MARCH 09 - Club NME @ KOKO - London

http://bigkidsmusic.tumblr.com 
http://soundcloud.com/bigkidsmusic
http://twitter.com/bigkidsmusic 
http://www.facebook.com/BIGkidsmusic

The Definitive Original Line Up

Irish and UK Tour 2012

Plus Special Guests Inspiral Carpets

Bez, Gary Whelan, Mark Day, Paul Davies, Paul Ryder, Rowetta and Shaun Ryder – the original line up of Happy Mondays are back together for the first time in over 19 years and will embark on an 11 date Irish and UK tour in May including a date in the intimate surroundings of Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on May 15th.

Tickets are priced €49.65 incl. booking fee and on sale this Friday, February 3rd at 10am from Ticketmaster outlets and online atwww.ticketmaster.ie.

Shaun Ryder says; ‘We all met up last week and some of the lads haven’t seen each other in over 10, 15 years. It’s as if we’ve never been apart – so good to all be in the same room again. We can’t wait now to get on tour and play the songs that made us famous.'

Happy Mondays were first discovered by the legend Tony Wilson in the Hacienda and have become synonymous with the Manchester music scene. 

Since their first album Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) which debuted in 1987 Happy Mondays followed up with two classic albums; Bummed in 1988, then Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches which went on to achieve platinum status in the UK alone. 

Expect to hear songs Step On, Kinky Afro, Hallelujah, 24 Hour Party People and many, many more. 

Happy Mondays will be joined by special guests – the newly reformed Inspiral Carpets.

May 2012

Thursday 3rd - Newcastle O2 Academy
Friday 4th - Glasgow O2 Academy
Saturday 5th - Manchester Arena
Sunday 6th - Sheffield O2 Academy
Wednesday 9th - Bournemouth O2 Academy
Thursday 10th - London O2 Academy Brixton
Friday 11th - London O2 Academy Brixton
Saturday 12th - Birmingham O2 Academy 
Tuesday 15th - Dublin Olympia Theatre (00353) 1 6793323
Thursday 17th - Leeds O2 Academy
Friday 18th - Nottingham Rock City

Tickets for The Happy Mondays are on sale this Friday 3rd February at 10am. 

For more see: www.happymondays.com / www.mcd.ie / www.ticketmaster.ie 

For further media information please contact Colm Hanley, MCD Productions

T: 01 284 1747 / M: 086 040 3256 / E: colm@mcd.ie

Cormac O Caoimh is a singer-songwriter and classical guitarist from Cork, Ireland. He is also a former member of ‘The Citadels’, who received critical acclaim on various releases over the last 10 years. His debut solo cd "Stark a spark" was released in 2007 and received glowing reviews. For his new album "A New Season For Love" he re-united with ex-bandmates Art O Laoire and Eoghan Regan, who also were in The Citadels.

O Caoimh has picked up some well-known admirers along the way including Ron Sexsmith and Tom Robinson (BBC) and has supported fellow luminaries; Damien Rice (in the Paradiso, Amsterdam), Declan O Rourke, Josh Rouse, Mark Geary, Nick Kelly, Miles Hunt and Damien Dempsey to name but a few. He also ventured further afield playing headlining gigs and slots in Edinburgh, London, Amsterdam and New York. His solo live performances vary between fast and frenetic indie-pop acoustic guitar playing, slower tunes heavily influenced by his classical guitar playing background and jazz influenced folk music tunes.

An admirable songsmith, each track from his forthcoming album “A New Season For Love” contains a catchiness and accessibility at their core that outweigh any stylistic definition. Though he may be likened to the hypnotic Nick Drake, or the inverse Elliot Smith; it is his slow and gradual soft low-key vocal delivery that inspires repeat listens. A New Season For Love is the new single and it is released March 16th.

Tour dates to be announced soon.

Vocals and Acoustic Guitar: Cormac O Caoimh

Keyboards: Art O'Laoire

Electric Guitar: Eoghan Regan

This album has been funded by various contributors over on Fundit.ie- of which Cormac expresses his utter thanks: http://www.fundit.ie/project/cormac-o-caoimh---a-new-season-for-love

Online links:

http://www.facebook.com/cormacmusic  

http://www.cormac.net 

http://www.youtube.com/citadels

Check out 'A New Season For Love' here:

Announce Noel Gallagher arena supports, free download and new label.

Reverend & The Makers have announced a string of support shows with Noel Gallagher in February and March which will be preceded by a free download taken from the band’s as yet untitled new album, scheduled for release in April /May 2012. The download will available from RATM facebook and will go live on Friday 10th February.

The album, which is currently being mixed in London, was recorded in Sheffield and London produced by Youth (The Verve/U2), Jason Cox/James Dring (Gorillaz, Professor Green) and RATM.

The band has also signed a new worldwide record deal with Cooking Vinyl, home of The Prodigy and Marilyn Manson.

Noel Gallagher Support Dates: 

13-Feb                                    Manchester MEN arena

14-Feb                                    Aberdeen PJ Arena

19-Feb                                    Sheffield Motorpoint Arena

24-Feb                                    Glasgow SECC Hall 4

26-Feb                                    London The O2 Arena

01-Mar                                    Birmingham NIA

All Tickets Available From www.seetickets.com

 A Message from The Rev…

So we’ve been away for a minute. Well more than a minute. Truth be said I fancied a bit of time out the bear-pit for half an hour to get myself a bit of a holiday, and well, calm the fuck down n enjoy myself a bit. Not that I sat completely on my arse for the best part of two years. Errrr…. (I’ve kind of forgot what you’re supposed to talk about in a post even though I decided to write one!!!)

I’ve been a few mad places in Asia, Africa and South America, which was unbelievable. I bought some daft instruments while I was away too, none of which I can play but they look right good in my house. I did a bit more with Afrika Express. If you don’t know what it is then check it out at www.africaexpress.co.uk. It’s a thing Damon Albarn set up and it’s fuckin’ amazing. I did a little gig with Mick Jones from The Clash at The Leadmill and I got up and sang ‘Bankrobber’ with him, which was a proper buzz. Mostly though, I had a sound system with my mates Jimmy Welsh and Matic Mouth which was mega. We threw house parties and warehouse parties, and generally got daft doing parties for nish, until we got a bit too daft and the police started turning up to every do we had, so we knocked that on the head and I decided I might fancy getting back to the day job…

I just kind of fell into writing this album by accident and the next thing was it was nearly finished. I’m bang into it, which you’ll all expect me to say. But I enjoyed making it more than any album I’ve made so far. It’s all up and mainly bangers, so we had a right old laugh in the process. Special thanks go to Ed the Pilot and Jimmy and his Onkens. The album is being produced by a combination of Jason Cox and James Dring (Gorrrilaz, Good the Bad & the Queen) and Youth (The Verve, U2), and for what it’s worth there’s no politics on the album. Why not? Well as much as I’m into all that and I still believe much the same, I’ve said it now and it quickly becomes boring if you labor the point too much. In truth I sort of bored myself with it. I’ve taken down the Che Guevara poster for this album; you may or may not be glad to know. So we have some new band members who have joined as well. Ryan Jenkinson on drums who used to play with a band I used to be into called This Girl. On bass we have borrowed Joe Carnall from the Book Club. Check them out they are ace (www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-Carnall-The-Book-Club). Joe was the singer in Milburn, who were the band that kinda kicked off the Sheffield thing a few years ago, so I’m made up to have them both play with us.

The album’s out before the summer and will be preceded by a tour supporting Noel Gallagher on his arena dates around the UK. We are well looking forward to it, and hope we’ll see you there. If not I hope you might catch us on our own headline tour later in the year…

Nice one, ta for reading and good to be back. The Rev x

Social Networks:

http://www.facebook.com/ReverendAndTheMakers 

http://twitter.com/jonmcclure

www.iamreverend.com  / www.cookingvinyl.com

NEW ALBUM: ‘HOW ABOUT I BE ME (AND YOU BE YOU)?’RELEASED MARCH 5TH 2012 ON ONE LITTLE INDIAN 

‘On form, focussed and fervent again’

The Guardian 28th November 2011

Unique Irish singer-songwriter and performer Sinéad  O’Connor releases her brand new studio album ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?’ through One Little Indian on March 5th 2012. The album is preceded by the single ‘The Wolf Is Getting Married’ on February 27th.

Her ninth studio album, and the latest release in a career spanning 25 years and millions of record sales worldwide, ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?’ is as showstopping a performance as her silver jubilee deserves, and ranks as one of her best and most confident pieces of work so far.

Produced by long-term collaborator John Reynolds, its ten tracks play like an encyclopaedic definition of O’Connor’s oeuvre: songs about love and loss, hope and regret, pain and redemption, anger and justice. This is an album of consistently moving, exciting, brilliant and beautiful songs built around Sinéad’s voice at its very best – raw and passionate. 

The album contains original tracks all self/co-written bar one cover of John Grant’s ‘Queen of Denmark’.

Sinéad has been playing new songs from the album at a series of critically acclaimed live shows this year at the Manchester International Festival, Iceland Airwaves and, most recently, at Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions - a performance that the Evening Standard called ‘extraordinary’ and awarded a five stars review.

Sinéad  will be touring her new album internationally in 2012, UK dates as follows: 

UK TOUR: MARCH 2012

9th March - Brighton, St Georges Church http://bit.ly/SineadBrighton-Tix
10th March - London, Queen Elizabeth Hall http://bit.ly/SineadLondon-Tix
12th March - Bristol, St.Georges Hall http://bit.ly/SineadBristol-Tix
14th March - Glasgow, Oran Mor http://bit.ly/SineadGlasgow-Tix
15th March - Manchester, Manchester Cathedral http://bit.ly/SineadManchester-Tix

To hear two new tracks – 4th & Vine and Take Off Your Shoes visit:

http://bit.ly/Sinead-2Songs

How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? tracklisting:

4th And Vine
Reason With Me
Old Lady
Take Off Your Shoes
Back Where You Belong
The Wolf Is Getting Married
Queen Of Denmark
Very Far From Home
I Had A Baby
V.I.P.

- The first of 3 new acts to be announced this week 

DIZZEE RASCAL joins EXAMPLE, DJ SHADOW, GROOVE ARMADA PRESENTS REDLIGHT, THE VACCINES, FATBOY SLIM’S STREET PARTY, JUNGLE BROTHERS, CHASE & STATUS, ZANE LOWE, SKREAM and many more.  

SNOWBOMBING 2012

9-14 APRIL 2012

MAYRHOFEN, AUSTRIA

www.snowbombing.com 

Toot Toot! Blow your whistles! Snowbombing HQ is chuffed to pieces to announce a huge marqué signing to add to the burgeoning bill: The Worlds Greatest Show on Snow is proud to welcome the Mercury prize winning DIZZEE RASCAL! We are reaching the Dizzee-ing heights with this first fantastic fire-cracker as this rapper is the first of 3 new fantastic acts to be announced this week! Hold tight. 

DIZZEE RASCAL will headline the The party in the Eristoff Forest on Friday night. Dizzee is no stranger to the mountains, having blown us away at Snowbombing 09 when he played ‘Bonkers!’ for the first time live and proceeded to shake the snow off the trees!

With Snoop Dog having canceled his European tour and missing out on the greatest snowy show of his life, we at Snowbombing HQ were faced with the task of finding a new headline act for the festival this year. We thought long and hard and searched high and low for the perfect replacement. An act that is worthy of on the legendary Forest stage; someone with massive tunes, able to get everyone bouncing up and down in a forest surrounded by the alps, and an act that will melt glaciers – And the rest! We are super-excited to let you all know we’ve found just the right man for the job!

Dizzee says ‘I can't wait to get back to Snowbombing the last time was wicked but this time will be even better headlining the Forest stage. I've got a few new ones to try out on ya and this time I'm actually going to learn to snowboard!' 

Dizzee Rascal fuses the underground urban scene with arena-filling spectacular showmanship and an explosive approach to performance…a nu-rave recipe which has seen his gregarious UK grime flava being ecstatically exported to all corners of the globe. Now the Mercury award-winner will play the headline set at Snowbombing 2012 in Mayrhofen, Austria and bring his unique brand of grime, old skool hip hop, jungle, rave and heavy metal to surely the most scenic festival main stage anywhere in Europe: a wooden stage in a forest clearing surrounded by snowy peaks…’Bonkers!’ 

DIZZEE will be showing his finesse on Forest stage at the amazing Eristoff Party where The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, De la Soul, Madness and many more iconic acts have played. Where better to party than in the middle of the woods in an Alpine mountain town? The whole population of Mayrhofen will be donning their scarves and winter warmers for this breathtaking experience. Watch out for the ERISTOFF wolves who will be out on the prowl; expect the unexpected. 

DIZZEE RASCAL will be sitting atop a mountain of talent which will shine in surely some of the most unique and unusual venues this side of Neptune; – sky high igloo villages, forest clearings, mountain stages, traditional wooden barns and open-air street parties provide a perfect festival frame for a fantastic frenzy of faces! WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS AS THE SNOW-BALL JUST GETS BIGGER.

As one of the largest and most highly regarded resorts in the world Mayrhofen is completely taken over for a week long party of hedonistic adventure and extreme sport. The resort also boasts some of Europe’s most lavish spas so you can relax and enjoy the amazing spring sunshine and snowy mountains of one of Europe’s most snow-sure, late season winter resorts. The nearby Tux glacier (Austria’s highest lifted point) is also only a short (free) bus ride away, and although open all-year round, it’s at its best in spring.

Snowbombing is an entertainment and accommodation package, where you can choose a variety of accommodation options to suit your preferences and budget; from 5 star luxury Spa hotels, to pocket friendly pensions. You can add a variety of extras to build a package to suit you including a variety of lift passes, bespoke parties, including the infamous Arctic Disco and the bonkers Back Country Party plus ski & snowboard lessons, equipment hire and airport transfers. 

Prices start from £289 for accommodation and all the entertainment. So don’t be shy, secure your place at the World’s greatest and wackiest show on snow.

1 WEEK / 14 UNIQUE VENUES / 5 MOUNTAIN STAGES / 4 IGLOO RAVES / 5,000 STRONG STREET PARTY / 1 AWARD WINNING BOARD PARK / 18 SPAS AND POOLS / 639KM OF PISTE / COUNTLESS LAUGHS / MILLIONS OF MEMORIES / 1 SNOWBOMBING

Get on board the Snow train early to avoid disappointment!

____________________________________________________________________

FULL SNOWBOMBING LINEUP

DIZZEE RASCAL

EXAMPLE – DJ SHADOW - GROOVE ARMADA present REDLIGHT - THE VACCINES

 Featuring The -  FATBOY SLIM - Street Party

CHASE & STATUS (DJ Set ) - WRETCH 32 – LABRINTH

ZANE LOWE - SKREAM - SUBFOCUS (DJ Set) - KNIFE PARTY (DJ SET) – CROOKERS – THE JUNGLE BROTHERS

TENSNAKE - DJ YODA (AV Show) – MR SCRUFF: KEEP IT UNREAL - JAMES ZABIELA

HEIDI – AEROPLANE - JACK BEATS – MISTAJAM - SOULCLAP

HOSPITALITY FEAT: HIGH CONTRAST – LONDON ELEKTRICITY – NETSKY – CAMO & KROOKED – NU:TONE

SHY FX – MISTAJAM - SETH TROXLER – DAMIAN LAZARUS – JAMIE JONES  -DOCTOR P - RUSTIE –FRICTION

NORMAN JAY – BREAKAGE - REDLIGHT & DREAD MC - TODDLA T - THE CUBAN BROTHERS – RITON

PEARSON SOUND - THE WHIP (Live) - LINDSTROM - LEE CURTISS – PAUL WOOLFORD – JACKMASTER

ALEX METRIC - BEN WESTBEECH – ARTWORK – P MONEY (Live PA) – SCRATCH PERVERTS - DILLON FRANCIS

ROSKA - METRO AREA (DARSHAN JESRANI) – KRAFTY KUTS - STANTON WARRIORS – PLUMP DJS

STYLE OF EYE – DOORLY – TALE OF US -  THE GLIMMERS - JULIO BASHMORE – JUSTIN ROBERTSON

KRIS MENACE – DUB PISTOLS SOUND SYSTEM Ft RODNEY P -  MIDLAND - LOADSTAR - RALPH LAWSON – A1 BASSLINE

BLAWAN – ONEMAN – MARCUS NASTY – SPENCER PARKER  - GEDDES  - BODDIKA  - JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE

HOT LUNCH (EWAN PEARSON & SASSE) – S.O.S. - – LIL SILVA  - REDINHO – SPENCER - MARTELO – TAYO

GEORGE FITZGERALD – SCARLETTE ETIENNE - RATTUS RATTUS & KLOSE ONE FT ILLAMAN - LADYWAKS – MICHELLE OWEN

GARETH COOPER - MARC ROBERTS - CAZE NOVE - SOPHIE LLOYD – PROPHECY - DANNY RAPER - FUZZBOX INC - RAFFLE MAFIA

JON KAHUNA - SCOTT BLEEPZ – ELLIOT CROFT – BUNNY & ERNEST – DUTCH SETTLERS – SEEDY SONICS DJ’S – F.O.H. DJ’S – MATIK DJ’S

MC’S SGT POKES - YOUNGMAN, WREC, DYNAMITE MC, DREAD MC 

www.snowbombing.com/en

"We're busy rehearsing new songs," Momsen says. "I'm excited to play them for our fans and give them a taste of what's to come from The Pretty Reckless."

2011 was a busy year for The Pretty Reckless. The group spent over nine months on the road in support of  their headline tour as well as opening slots on the Guns N' Roses and Evanescence tours. The Pretty Reckless released Light Me Up, which The New York Times called "terrific fun: salacious, convincingly muscular, and unnervingly rowdy."

For more about The Pretty Reckless, please visit:

www.theprettyreckless.com 
www.myspace.com/theprettyreckless 
www.facebook.com/theprettyreckless 
www.twitter.com/taylormomsen

March 9 - Tucson, AZ, Club Congress
March 10 - Scottsdale, AZ, Martini Ranch
March 14 - W Hollywood, CA, House Of Blues
March 15 - San Francisco, CA, Bottom Of The Hill
March 16 - Portland, OR, Hawthorne Theatre
March 17 - Seattle, WA, El Corazon (Formerly Graceland)
March 18 - Vancouver, BC, Rickshaw Theatre
March 20 - Calgary, AB, The Den
March 22 - Edmonton, AB, Starlite
March 23 - Saskatoon, SK, Louis
March 24 - Regina, SK, The Exchange
March 29 - Chicago, IL, Bottom Lounge
March 30 - Cleveland, OH, House Of Blues
March 31 - Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall
April 3 - Pontiac, MI, The Crofoot Ballroom
April 4 - Toronto, ON, Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 6 - Quebec City, QC, Le Cercle
April 7 - Montreal, QC, Montreal Metropolis
April 8 - Burlington, VT, Higher Gound
April 10 - Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club
April 12 - Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of Living Arts
April 13 - New York, NY, Irving Plaza
April 17 - Richmond, VA, The Canal Club
April 18 - Chapel Hill, NC, Local 506
April 19 - Charlotte, NC, Visulite Theatre
April 20 - Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade
April 21 - Jacksonville, FL, Jack Rabbits
April 22 - St. Petersburg, FL, The State Theatre
April 25 - Orlando, FL, The Social

Source: Interscope Records

The new ad titled "King's Court" features Melanie Amaro, THE X FACTOR 2011 winner, singing for multi Grammy-winning music legend Sir Elton John who plays a "king of rock" in the commercial. The ad was produced by TBWA/Chiat Day and directed by Noam Murro. During the commercial, Amaro performs a song she recorded exclusively for the ad, a contemporized version of RESPECT, by Otis Redding, and made popular by the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin. Pepsi fans who "Shazam" the spot during the big game will be able to view Amaro's music video for RESPECT.

Set in a rock-fantasy version of medieval times, the 60 second commercial features Melanie Amaro performing in front of a "royal court of rock," including Elton John's character, the King. The ad establishes Pepsi as the brand for people who are not afraid to take a chance, raise their voice and give it their all. It also highlights the fact that Pepsi has an irresistible taste worth challenging a king for. With epic Pepsi scale and a big dose of humor, the commercial ends with a twist and the tagline, "Where there's Pepsi, There's Music."

SOURCE PepsiCo

Tribes once consisted of two opposed bands, or as one could say, Tribes. Johnny Lloyd and Dan White on one side of the naval-gasing Radiohead-obsessed track, and Miguel Demelo and Jim Cratchley on the other. Although they’re quick to sniff off any lazy suggestion that the name was birthed there.

“When we arrived in Camden, we think for some reason we were expecting some vague fragments of a indie band culture or something,” the frontman says, shaking his head. “But I actually remember looking around us and realising we were in the supposedly indiest place on planet earth and there were literally no bands. Jim mentioned the name Tribes as it part of the name of a book he was reading, and it just seemed very apt for our setting and state of mind.”

The boys set about they work with the same scurrilous drive and rambunctious soul that’s defined their rise to become Britain’s most talked about scene savers. After it took Frank Black but a single gig and a single demo to invite them out to support, it took only few more pub efforts for the Mystery Jets to invite them undo their wing and onto a road-testing psychedelic voyage of the nation several times over, including climactic slots at the Somerset House and resulting in literal riot scenes when the band’s own tour wound up at London’s XOYO.

The single ‘Sapho’ is showcases Tribes’ emphatic musical blueprint: thundering rhythm section and brimstone guitars, giving way to sweet woozy melodies and tales of loverlorn abandon. ‘We Were Children’ is the kind of unflinching anthem that any generation would be proud to take as an ode: all rasping chants, and raging power chords, truly the stuff the teenage dreams are made of. Since its release the airwaves have been alive with its romantic riot, a more befitting entrance soundtrack it’d be hard to find.

Tickets for Tribes live at The Academy 2 are on sale this Friday 3 February from Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie

For more see: www.tribesband.com / www.mcd.ie

Discovering music through a Don McLean song he heard whilst watching the Simpsons, his is a very modern folk tale.

With a musical diet consisting of Dylan, Glen Campbell, Wiz Khalifa and more, its eclectic as it is unique. 

Newly signed to Mercury, his tales of growing up and friendship, sharply observed, are set to make him the troubadour to watch in 2012.

You can get a free download of Trouble Town on his FB page: http://www.facebook.com/jakebugguk

WHAT: Pressparty Facebook iTunes Competition. 

WHEN: Starts Monday, January 30 at 10:00am - Ends Friday, February 3 at 5:00pm (UK Time).

HOW: Simply share any Pressparty post or news story on your Facebook page, adding 'iTunes comp'.

You MUST 'LIKE' us on Facebook to enter but you can enter as often as you like. The WINNER will be chosen at random and announced on Facebook and Twitter on Monday, February 6.

PRIZE: £25 iTunes Gift Card (UK residents) or $50 iTunes Gift Card (US residents)

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With a new single in the works and a handful of stellar upcoming remixes The Dø would like to share these two lovely tracks with you:

Sream The Dø's Cover of Janelle Monae's 'Tight Rope' here -
http://soundcloud.com/thedo/tightrope-janelle-monae-cover/

Download Mylo's Remix of 'Gonna Be Sick' here -
http://soundcloud.com/bangonpr/the-do-gonna-be-sick-mylo

Technically accomplished and full of rich orchestration and electronic flourishes, The Dø manage to keep a lightness of touch and an instant pop appeal, no doubt thanks to Olivia’s bewitching vocals and song-writing skills. 

Oliveia veers from the primal, invoking the spectres of Fever Ray and Bjork with the percussion led ‘Slippery Slope’, replete with tribal chanting, and lead single ‘Too Insistent’ with its tirelessly catchy propulsive melody, to the childlike; her sweet vocals offsetting the unsettling imagery on opener ‘Dust It Off’, and the nursery rhyme rhythm of ‘Bohemian Dances’ a little reminiscent of Joanna Newsom and CocoRosie.

Expect to be hearing a lot more of the pair as the year goes on.