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Depeche Mode to set off on a massive tour (includes universe)

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2008-10-07 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
Depeche Mode ... who I kinda like sometimes, but have fans that are, shall we say, erring on the side of obsessive, a lot of the time, are to set off on a huge world tour. They're calling it the 'Tour of the Universe'. European in your Pants starts next May The dates will be in support of their next LP (their 12th one if you're wondering) which...
 
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Nico Tribute Concert

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2008-10-07 00:00:00 by Simon Hill in Electric Roulette
Musician, and all round greatest living Welshman - sorry Tom Jones - John Cale is curating and headlining a tribute to Bavarian ice maiden Nico at the Royal Festival Hall. Described as "an iconoclastic tribute" to his Velvet Underground colleague and alleged sometime lover Cale - who also produced Nico during her solo career - has arranged the...
 
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Wanda Jackson to play London

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2008-10-07 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' roll ruby Wanda Jackson , and fireball Jerry Lee Lewis is coming to London to bring the roof down Okay, they ain't in their prime, but hell, it should still be a hoot! They're to appear in October and November at two unique concerts at the 2,300 capacity Forum in Kentish Town, c/o The London Rock 'n' Roll Festival Full line...
 
Tags: london, jerry lee lewis, london rock, wanda jackson, linda gail lewis, rock, darrel highham, rhythm rockers, roll festival
 
 
 
 
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Monks movie!

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2008-10-06 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
...band ever Well, the flick is to be released in the US on October 31st. The film was only screened in Germany initially, but after a successful theatrical run there, the film is set to screen across the USA. Hopefully, it'll be making its way over to Blightly soon after Head to the films website for full details . Click here to read our...
 
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Book: Lights, Camera, Soundtracks by Martin C. Strong

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2008-10-06 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
...music and you think ' Jeez! That's a lifetime's worth of work! ' and Martin C. Strong's 'Lights, Camera, Soundtracks' is one of those impressive tomes. Basically, what you got here is the most comprehensive collection of soundtracks ever written as it hosts over 50 years of rock 'n' roll flicks, musicals and more. It's incredibly impressive...
 
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds curates ATP (starring The Saints!)

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2008-10-03 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are to curate and headline All Tomorrows Parties ... sadly for Limey, it's in Australia next January The weekend events are set to take place over two nights at three different venues: January 9/10 at Mount Buller Ski Resort, in Brisbane on the 15/16 and in Sydney over 17/18. 'Kay? Billing overleaf... and a nice video...
 
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Gratuitous nudey shot of Nina Simone (in tandem with box set news)

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2008-10-03 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
Okay. Take yer gaze away from the snap and read. There's a new Nina Simone boxset coming out, which'll please fans no end. I realise that the further down your eyes get with the words, the more inclined you be to snatch some snatch, eye-wise. Gwan. Getyerkicks you muck peddler Done? Good. Eight previously unreleased Nina Simone tracks have been...
 
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Review: The Rapture 'Tapes' (It's a mix album folks)

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2008-10-02 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
...music that probably makes pill-poppin' students go crazy. Why students? Well, there's huge dollops of '80s synth over the chosen tracks, makin' 'em an ironists soup of the day (or maybe that should be a Prawn Cocktail or something equally ironic). There's a track by onehalfofDaftPunk, Thomas Bangaltier, which will give cool points to someone...
 
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New Artist: Robert Holmes

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2008-10-02 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
...music. enjoy, Dom Get that! No fawning! No arse-kiss! Just a simple 'you're gonna dig this'. Guess what? Digging is afoot! Man, this Robert Holmes guy (who I wish called himself Bob Holmes , so he'd sound like a Brooklyn producer, keen on Rhodes and breaks sat under strings) makes some serious tunes Imagine a midnight drive and all you can...
 
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Interview with Tony McPhee of The Groundhogs

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2008-10-01 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
...music saying that The Groundhogs were a big influence on them... from the punks loving 'Cherry Red' to Underworld's Karl Hyde saying the 'Split' is his favourite LP ever made. What do you think The Groundhogs' lasting appeal is I really believe that it's possible to write songs that are are SOO far away from the normal 'accepted' and...