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The Ting Tings / Behind the scenes of Be The One It seems to be in vogue at the moment to completely slag off The Ting Tings at the moment, and whilst they may not be the next Mercury prize winners, ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/408420349/the-ting-tings-behind-the-scene... 19:04 Wed, Oct 1, 08 |
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Spokes / November 2008 UK Tour We all know that I have a love for a lot of shoegazy stuff at the moment, with stuff like Kyte, Sigur Ros and Trespassers William having all perked up... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/408389975/spokes-november-2008-uk-tour.ph... 18:31 Wed, Oct 1, 08 |
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Simply Red / March and April 2009 UK Tour As much as we all love to hate Mick Hucknall and friends (otherwise known as Simply Red), they have had some excellent tunes over their years (and yes... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/408221930/simply-red-march-and-april-2009... 14:55 Wed, Oct 1, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #32: Viva Stereo Quite honestly, I’m not sure how to categorise Viva Stereo. Their new album, “Roar Lion Roar” manages to mix old and new influences and sounds, and ul... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/407562804/bands-to-watch-32-viva-stereo.p... 21:43 Tue, Sep 30, 08 |
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Swn Festival 2008 / Cardiff - November 2008 The complete lineup for this year’s Swn Festival in Cardiff has been announced. The event, which runs around a number of venues in the Welsh capital b... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/407442438/swn-festival-2008-cardiff-novem... 19:03 Tue, Sep 30, 08 |
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Mencap gigs announced / November 2008 Following on from last year’s amazing lineup, the Mencap Little Noise sessions are back again this November to raise more money for the mental disabil... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/406605854/mencap-gigs-announced-november-... 23:25 Mon, Sep 29, 08 |
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White Lies / November 2008 UK Tour White Lies, the rapidly getting big NME hype band have announced another string of UK tour dates for late November. Two days after their Koko show the... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/406618639/white-lies-november-2008-uk-tou... 23:18 Mon, Sep 29, 08 |
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Basement Jaxx / February 2009 UK Tour Basement Jaxx have announced their first UK tour in two years. Tickets go on sale on Thursday (2nd October) at 9am. Catch them at: Wednesday 11th Febr... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/406605853/basement-jaxx-february-2009-uk-... 23:00 Mon, Sep 29, 08 |
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Kaiser Chiefs / February and March 2009 UK Tour The Kaiser Chiefs have announced a massive string of UK tour dates for next Spring as they gear up to release their third album. Their new album, “Off... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/406564309/kaiser-chiefs-february-and-marc... 22:06 Mon, Sep 29, 08 |
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CSS - Move I was never a huge fan of CSS‘ debut album Cansei de Ser Sexy, though in hindsight I think it might just have been because of Lovefoxx’s disgusting ca... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/405619300/css-move.php 21:14 Sun, Sep 28, 08 |
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Aviv Geffen / October UK Show and competition I’ll be honest… my knowledge of Israeli rock singer-songwriters is lacking at best. However when I got a press release earlier today introducing me to... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/409377224/aviv-geffen-october-uk-show-and... 18:04 Thu, Oct 2, 08 |
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Iglu & Hartly / December 2008 UK Tour Iglu & Hartly have announced a string of new UK Tour dates for early December. The press release says that this is “most likely the last time you’ll g... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/410324133/iglu-hartly-december-2008-uk-to... 17:06 Fri, Oct 3, 08 |
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Single Review: The Faint / The Geeks Were Right Like your music angular and dance punky? Well rejoice, as The Faint have recently bounced back with a fifth album “Fasciination”, this time completely... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/410308639/single-review-the-faint-the-gee... 16:51 Fri, Oct 3, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #33: Nicole Atkins New Jersey has a lot to be grateful for. The Four Seasons, Dionne Warwick and Lauryn Hill are just a couple of its greatest exports. But now we make w... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/410146116/bands-to-watch-33-nicole-atkins... 12:45 Fri, Oct 3, 08 |
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Sharleen Spiteri / January and February 2009 UK To... Sharleen Spiteri hasannounced a sizeable UK tour for early next year, which will see her stop off just about everywhere around the UK. The former Texa... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/410186600/sharleen-spiteri-january-and-fe... 12:36 Fri, Oct 3, 08 |
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Snow Patrol / October 2008 UK Tour The only band to have a frontman who can give Johnny Borrell a run for his money in the irritating self-important front man league, Snow Patrol, have ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/410138130/snow-patrol-october-2008-uk-tou... 12:32 Fri, Oct 3, 08 |
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Das Wanderlust / October 2008 UK Tour The wonderful Das Wanderlust have announced their largest tour to date around the UK starting in just 7 days time. However, if you haven’t heard of Da... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/409513603/das-wanderlust-october-2008-uk-... 20:44 Thu, Oct 2, 08 |
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Live Review: Friendly Fires at Oxford Zodiac Carli... I’ve seen Friendly Fires before, at Hydro Connect just over a month ago, where I fell in love with them… since then I bought the album and last night ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/412574383/live-review-friendly-fires-at-o... 09:44 Mon, Oct 6, 08 |
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Single: The Research / I Think She’s The One I Lov... The Research have bounced back with a new album, tour and a glorious new single. I’d heard of them before this single, but never really taken the time... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/413599245/single-the-research-i-think-she... 10:19 Tue, Oct 7, 08 |
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The Killers / February and March 2009 UK Tour The Killers have gone and announced a sizeable UK Tour for next spring around the UK and Ireland. Tickets for the below dates go on sale on Friday (10... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/413102139/the-killers-february-and-march-... 22:07 Mon, Oct 6, 08 |
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Lykke Li / November 2008 UK Tour dates The gorgeous (and very talented) Lykke Li has announced a string of three dates around the UK for late November to cap off her sensational year. Curre... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/414915734/lykke-li-november-2008-uk-tour-... 17:32 Wed, Oct 8, 08 |
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Single Review: Bloc Party / Talons You don’t need to be a genius to know that I love Bloc Party with a passion. They’re releasing brand new single Talons in about two weeks time, and fr... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/414124493/single-review-bloc-party-talons... 22:10 Tue, Oct 7, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #34: Hoodoo Scoundrels Have a thing for 70’s rock songsmithery and laid back 90’s Britpop? Yeah, so do we. So imagine how excited we were when Hoodoo Scoundrels‘ new EP (”Th... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/416035981/bands-to-watch-34-hoodoo-scound... 20:59 Thu, Oct 9, 08 |
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Keane / 3 FREE UK shows NEXT WEEK Keane have announced that they’ll play three free UK Shows next week ahead of the release of their third album. “We decided last night that we want to... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/415611702/keane-3-free-uk-shows-next-week... 11:14 Thu, Oct 9, 08 |
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Pussycat Dolls / January and February 2009 UK Tour Like your pop perfect and a tiny bit plastic? Well rejoice, as Pussycat Dolls have announced a UK arena jaunt for January next year. Tickets for the b... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/415140183/pussycat-dolls-january-february... 22:59 Wed, Oct 8, 08 |
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Live Review: Bloc Party @ Apple Store, Regents Str... Usually, instore gigs are quite fun, but a bit tame - the crowd are divided by stock and shelves, crammed in, and slightly peeved off by an incredibly... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/417308973/live-review-bloc-party-apple-st... 02:36 Sat, Oct 11, 08 |
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Morgan’s Shortlist 2 Already hotly tipped, Brixton’s finest “The Thirst” are set to win over the mainstream with the release of their album “On The Brink.” The stereotype ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/417254562/morgans-shortlist-2.php 01:14 Sat, Oct 11, 08 |
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Thom Reviews Kaiser Chiefs “We’re better than Oasis” boasted Ricky Wilson earlier this year, words he may have to eat. As critics warm to “Dig Out Your Soul,” some have already ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/418745159/thom-reviews-kaiser-chiefs.php 19:56 Sun, Oct 12, 08 |
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Live Review: Team Waterpolo at Oxford Zodiac Acade... Ever since Academy Music Group have taken over Oxford’s Zodiac venue, I’ve had the chance to catch some amazing bands there - Wombats, Delays, Friendl... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/418937082/live-review-team-waterpolo-at-o... 00:32 Mon, Oct 13, 08 |
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MySpace School Invasions competition… So I know a lot of readers of TGTF are avid MySpace users, and quite a few of you are still at school… so did you know about the MySpace School Invasi... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/420838672/myspace-school-invasions-compet... 21:36 Tue, Oct 14, 08 |
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Ray Lamontagne / February 2009 UK tour dates Ray Lamontagne has announced a string of UK tour dates for February next year. His new album, ‘Gossip In The Grain’ was released yesterday. To coincid... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/420710764/ray-lamontagne-february-2009-uk... 19:07 Tue, Oct 14, 08 |
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Album Review: Farewell / Isn’t this supposed to be... Punchy melodies coupled with infectious lyrics are bound to make Farewell a hit in the UK; especially with fans of Cute Is What We Aim For and Say Any... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/419852078/album-review-farewell-isnt-this... 22:24 Mon, Oct 13, 08 |
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Paul Weller / November 2008 UK Tour Paul Weller has announced a string of UK and Ireland tour dates for November as he hits the road in support of his new album, 22 Dreams. Tickets are o... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/419833344/paul-weller-november-2008-uk-to... 22:08 Mon, Oct 13, 08 |
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Oasis / June and July 2009 Massive shows Oasis have announced a string of massive shows for next Summer. Tickets for the shows go on sale next Friday, October 24th at 10am. Saturday 6th June ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/422818997/oasis-june-and-july-2009-shows.... 18:29 Thu, Oct 16, 08 |
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A slight pause in service… Okay, posting is going to be very slow around here for the next week or so - I’ve picked up some hideous sickness bug over these past few days. Sorry,... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/425359823/a-slight-pause-in-service.php 12:15 Sun, Oct 19, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #35: Team Waterpolo Team Waterpolo are the best thing to come out of Lancashire since the hotpot. And the two are strikingly similar, I’ll have you know. Take the humble ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/426777656/bands-to-watch-35-team-waterpol... 22:35 Mon, Oct 20, 08 |
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Alkaline Trio / February 2009 UK Tour US stars Alkaline Trio have announced a string of UK tour dates next February. Tickets are on sale now, priced around the £16 mark. Catch them at: Wed... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/426762963/alkaline-trio-february-2009-uk-... 22:19 Mon, Oct 20, 08 |
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Metallica / February and March 2009 UK Tour Metallica have announced a string of UK tour dates for early next year, the first in almost 12 years. Support at all shows is from Machine Head and Th... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/426754959/metallica-february-march-2009-u... 22:07 Mon, Oct 20, 08 |
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EP Review: Loyal Trooper / One Day All This Will W... Like your Belle and Sebastian or Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly? Slightly folky, slightly cheeky, but essentially true songs about real people? Then perhaps... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/427836314/ep-review-loyal-trooper-one-day... 22:28 Tue, Oct 21, 08 |
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EP Review: Enjoy Destroy Enjoy Destroy have been getting a hell of a lot of press recently, having won over Offset, Guilfest and been one of the few to have played Zoo Thousan... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/427762781/ep-review-enjoy-destroy.php 21:03 Tue, Oct 21, 08 |
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Live Review: M83 at London Scala (22nd October 200... Normally the words shoegaze, pop, 80s, rave and enjoyable shouldn’t be put next to each other, let alone used to describe the same 90 minutes. However... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/429111196/live-review-m83-at-london-scala... 03:03 Thu, Oct 23, 08 |
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In The City 2008 / Videos Fridays are always a bit of a slow day, news wise. However it gives me a bit of a chance to come home from work and watch some videos and catch up wit... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/431055119/in-the-city-2008-videos.php 21:52 Fri, Oct 24, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #36: Anomie Belle It’s been a while since I proclaimed my love of Trespassers William, the understated Seattle ambient gurus, and of Zero7, the London downtempo kids. ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/429931663/bands-to-watch-36-anomie-belle.... 21:05 Thu, Oct 23, 08 |
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Live Review: Farewell at the Oxford Academy (26th ... “What do you guys call boogers over here?” Marshall Davies, lead singer of Farewell asked the audience at Oxford Academy part way through their set. T... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/433287281/live-review-farewell-at-the-oxf... 07:48 Mon, Oct 27, 08 |
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EP Review: Talk In Code / Friends Close, Enemies C... We first introduced you to Swindon lads Talk In Code just over a year ago when we came across their debut EP. Since then they’ve been busy lads, suppo... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/432576483/ep-review-talk-in-code-friends-... 14:22 Sun, Oct 26, 08 |
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EP Review: Easter / Hob Talk This week I’ve had a bit of a shoegazy week this week, having caught M83 and had them and My Bloody Valentine on pretty much repeat. So imagine my hap... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/432536608/ep-review-easter-hob-talk.php 13:23 Sun, Oct 26, 08 |
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Daily Roundup: Tuesday 28th October Okay, so it’s a while since I’ve done one of these roundup posts (almost a whole month), and I probably should find another name than “daily roundup” ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/435070249/daily-roundup-tuesday-28th-octo... 20:58 Tue, Oct 28, 08 |
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Take That / June and July 2009 UK Stadium Tour Times seem to be hard, as the number of tours and shows being announced at the moment seems to have dwindled rather a lot in the past week or so. Scar... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/435010364/take-that-june-and-july-2009-uk... 19:54 Tue, Oct 28, 08 |
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Katy Perry / February 2009 UK Shows Yes, I know her tunes are cheap, commercially minded and really rather rubbish. And that her first single was possibly the most heavily marketed piece... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/437079141/katy-perry-february-2009-uk-sho... 17:31 Thu, Oct 30, 08 |
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Eric Clapton / May 2009 UK Shows He may be an old legend, but I’ve never been a huge fan of Eric Clapton - sure, he’s a genius, but his musical direction isn’t my cup of tea. Even so,... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/437060735/eric-clapton-may-2009-uk-shows.... 17:08 Thu, Oct 30, 08 |
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Snow Patrol / February and March 2009 UK Arena Tou... With it looking pretty certain that their album will be number one this week, Snow Patrol have announced a sizeable UK and Ireland arena tour which ki... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/436746262/snow-patrol-february-and-march-... 10:42 Thu, Oct 30, 08 |
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Pink / April and May 2009 UK Shows For some strange reason I find Pink attractive… not sure why. After sharing more than you probably need to know, I’m pleased to be able to tell you th... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/436301269/pink-april-and-may-2009-uk-show... 23:15 Wed, Oct 29, 08 |
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Album Review: Annuals / Such Fun This post appeared originally on the brilliant Four Oh Five, and is one in our continuing series of guest blogs from their capable team of authors. It... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/438476531/album-review-annuals-such-fun.p... 22:31 Fri, Oct 31, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #37: The Chapman Family This is one for all you Joy Division fans to check out. Before you’ve even listened to The Chapman Family, it’s clear to all they’re influenced by the... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/440139732/bands-to-watch-37-the-chapman-f... 18:56 Sun, Nov 2, 08 |
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MP3: Friendly Fires cover Lykke Li Just a quick post today, as time’s rapidly running out. I’ve grown to love Friendly Fires after catching them live twice recently, with their crazy en... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/439449830/mp3-friendly-fires-cover-lykke-... 23:25 Sat, Nov 1, 08 |
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Single Review: Conor Oberst - I don’t want to die ... Conor Oberst has always had the knack of causing division amongst his fans. Each one of his albums seems to have a completely different sound showing ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/441305888/single-review-conor-oberst-i-do... 20:33 Mon, Nov 3, 08 |
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Album Review: The Bronx/The Bronx (III) With the release of The Bronx’s third album (thoughtfully entitled “The Bronx III”) the punk scene definitely has a new titan on the block. The hardco... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/441217197/album-review-the-bronxthe-bronx... 19:06 Mon, Nov 3, 08 |
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Mongrel / February 2009 UK Tour Haven’t heard of Mongrel before? No, neither had we until we read the press release. The indie supergroup (if you can call it that…) features Arctic M... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/441030314/mongrel-february-2009-uk-tour.p... 15:51 Mon, Nov 3, 08 |
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Elbow / February and March 2009 UK Tour Elbow have announced a full tour for next year as they ride the wave of their Mercury Prize win in September. Tickets for the below dates go on sale t... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/441009259/elbow-february-and-march-2009-u... 15:25 Mon, Nov 3, 08 |
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Single Review: Mercury Rev – Butterfly’s Wings September saw the release of psychedelic New Yorkers, Mercury Rev’s, new album ‘Snowflake Midnight’. Described by the band as “a set of nine self-lumi... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/440758861/single-review-mercury-rev-%e2%8... 09:37 Mon, Nov 3, 08 |
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Lemar / March and April 2009 UK tour Former Fame Academy winner Lemar has announced a huge UK tour for next spring around the UK, stopping just about everywhere. Tickets go on sale for al... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/441891175/lemar-march-and-april-2009-uk-t... 09:56 Tue, Nov 4, 08 |
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John Legend / March 2009 UK Tour John Legend has announced a string of four UK shows next March. The US crooner, who personally I ain’t a huge fan of, is playing four shows up and dow... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/443605179/john-legend-march-2009-uk-tour.... 21:04 Wed, Nov 5, 08 |
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Counting Crows / May 2009 UK Tour We announced earlier in the year that Counting Crows were doing a massive tour of the UK and Ireland this winter. However they’ve just announced that ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/443583430/counting-crows-may-2009-uk-tour... 20:51 Wed, Nov 5, 08 |
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The Prodigy / April 2009 UK Tour The Prodigy have announced a massive arena tour next April. Support comes from Dizzee Rascal. Tickets go on sale on Friday (7th November) at 9:30am. C... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/443024725/the-prodigy-april-2009-uk-tour.... 09:59 Wed, Nov 5, 08 |
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Bands To Watch#38: Forever The Sickest Kids These lads from Dallas sound like the bee’s knees and that’s obviously what Universal Records thought who signed the band less than a year after the b... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/444490522/bands-to-watch38-forever-the-si... 16:35 Thu, Nov 6, 08 |
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Album Review: Four Year Strong/ Rise Or Die Trying With influeneces that span from hardcore originators Gorilla Biscuits, to Florida’s pop punks New Found Glory, this Massachusetts five-piece have take... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/444453274/album-review-four-year-strong-r... 16:16 Thu, Nov 6, 08 |
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Album Review: Razorlight’s Slipway Fires Deep down, I had secretly hoped that Slipway Fires - Razorlight’s third album, released this week - would prove to be a mighty comeback after the let-... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/445604724/album-review-razorlights-slipwa... 17:00 Fri, Nov 7, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #39: Florence and the Machine I have been a fan of Florence and the Machine for quite a considerable amount of time now. Thing is, I didn’t actually realise it up until a few weeks... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/445472755/bands-to-watch-39-florence-and-... 14:21 Fri, Nov 7, 08 |
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A Very Musical Christmas #1: 2008 Virgin Book of B... Still stuck for a Christmas idea for a loved one? Or need the definitive book to settle those pub quiz arguments? Well, the 2008 version of the Virgin... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/447432226/a-very-musical-christmas-1-2008... 16:41 Sun, Nov 9, 08 |
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Thom Previews The Wireless Hackney five-piece The Wireless are back with a follow up to the sensational “He’s So Proud.” It would be hard, verging impossible to follow up the su... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/447476104/thome-previews-the-wireless.php 16:35 Sun, Nov 9, 08 |
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Morgan’s Shortlist #3: The Wireless “I think the sound is never the same twice really,” says Felix of five-piece garage blues revivalists The Wireless. “We like to theme each song we rig... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/447476105/morgans-shortlist-3.php 16:35 Sun, Nov 9, 08 |
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Robyn Hitchcock / February 2009 UK Tour Robyn Hitchcock has announced a string of UK tour dates for next February. Tickets are on sale now, priced around the £13 mark. Saturday 7th February ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/448654885/robyn-hitchcock-february-2009-u... 19:10 Mon, Nov 10, 08 |
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Single Review: Dan Black - Yours Living in self-imposed exile in Paris, Dan Black meshes sounds and genres with the same fluidity, ease and cultural nous as his heroes David Bowie and... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/448597717/single-review-dan-black-yours.p... 18:10 Mon, Nov 10, 08 |
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Single Review: The Black Keys - Same Old Thing Attack and Release sees The Black Keys produce their fourth studio album and it is full of classic bluesy riffs and inventive rhythms. “Same Old Thing... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/448570736/single-review-the-black-keys-sa... 17:44 Mon, Nov 10, 08 |
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Shockwaves NME Awards Tour with Glasvegas, Friendl... NME have announced their annual NME awards tour next January and February. The frankly amazing lineup sees Glasvegas, Friendly Fires, White Lies and F... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/449350791/shockwaves-nme-awards-tour-with... 10:30 Tue, Nov 11, 08 |
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Kings of Leon / June 2009 UK Tour Kings of Leon have announced two more dates next summer around the UK to continue their status as one of our biggest and most popular bands. I’m guess... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/449359470/kings-of-leon-june-2009-uk-tour... 10:15 Tue, Nov 11, 08 |
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Single Review: Nickelback - Something In Your Mout... With every album release Nickelback manage to produce a host of chart filling singles but the new track from the Canadian rockers seems extra special.... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/450889848/single-review-nickelback-someth... 18:08 Wed, Nov 12, 08 |
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Single Review: The Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistak... And so the honeymoon continues for Alex Turner and Miles Kane’s orchestral side-project, The Last Shadow Puppets. Now blossoming into a fully-fledged ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/450884864/single-review-the-last-shadow-p... 18:01 Wed, Nov 12, 08 |
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Go “Eco-clubbing” this weekend in London We’re always hearing stuff on the news about how we’re meant to be being greener, looking after the planet, recycling and generally reducing our CO2. ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/450713204/go-eco-clubbing-this-weekend-in... 14:59 Wed, Nov 12, 08 |
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Girls Aloud / April and May 2009 UK Tour Girls Aloud have announced another arena jaunt for next spring, playing one of their biggest tours to date. Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sara... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/450640409/girls-aloud-april-and-may-2009-... 13:27 Wed, Nov 12, 08 |
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Single Review: Fat Freddy’s Drop: Pull The Catch Do you like your roots/dub/reggae/jazz/soul with a “down under” tinge? Something a bit different from your Kooks / Automatic / View Radio 1 sanctioned... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/452134116/single-review-fat-freddys-drop-... 22:53 Thu, Nov 13, 08 |
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A Very Musical Christmas #2: More Music Books I don’t know about you, but I’m having a really hard time this Christmas finding books within budget for my friends and family… Following on from our ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/452220306/a-very-musical-christmas-2-more... 22:37 Thu, Nov 13, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #40: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed and The Tr... Jive back in time with Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, a soulful young talent hailing from Massachusetts in the U.S. Alongside his band, The True Loves, Eli’s vi... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/452239084/bands-to-watch-40-eli-%e2%80%98... 12:47 Fri, Nov 14, 08 |
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Single Review: Esser / Satisfied Cool hair, cool clothes, cool tunes. Is it no surprise, then, that Essex-lad Ben Esser and his electro-pop-ska beats have been tipped for big things? ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/454217839/single-review-esser-satisfied.p... 22:03 Sat, Nov 15, 08 |
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Late of the Pier / February 2009 UK Tour Late of the Pier have announced a string of tour dates for next February. Tickets are £9 for most dates except London which is £12.50 a ticket. Catch ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/454277685/late-of-the-pier-february-2009-... 22:02 Sat, Nov 15, 08 |
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Single Review: M83 / We Own The Sky I think you may have worked out by my live review the other week of M83 at London’s Scala, that I love the elfin Frenchman and his unique brand of sho... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/455092575/single-review-m83-we-own-the-sk... 18:44 Sun, Nov 16, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #41: Sweep The Leg Johnny We’ve recently teamed up with those lovely people over at the 405 and today bring you another in our regular series of guest posts from their team of ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/455124869/bands-to-watch-41-sweep-the-leg... 15:14 Sun, Nov 16, 08 |
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Ben Kweller / December 2008 UK Tour The amazingly talented Ben Kweller has announced a string of UK tour dates for early December as an extra special Christmas treat for everyone this si... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/454779697/ben-kweller-december-2008-uk-to... 11:30 Sun, Nov 16, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #42: La Roux As someone at work pointed out at the weekend, I’m a big fan of elfin looking girls. You already know that I love synthy pop. So combine the two passi... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/456137247/bands-to-watch-42-la-roux.php 17:17 Mon, Nov 17, 08 |
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Roses Kings Castles / January 2009 UK tour Adam Ficek’s new project, Roses Kings Castles has announced a string of UK tour dates for next January. The Babyshambles drummer will head out on the ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/457618591/roses-kings-castles-january-200... 22:03 Tue, Nov 18, 08 |
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innerpartysystem / January and February 2009 UK To... Like Shiny Toy Guns, Ladytron, and shouty frat rock? Then maybe check out innerpartysystem when they tour the UK next month. Unsure if you’ll like the... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/457590679/innerpartysystem-january-and-fe... 21:30 Tue, Nov 18, 08 |
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Musical Madness Ever wondered what the weirdest and stupidest things to be done in the name of music have been? Well in this article I will attempt to seek out the od... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/457490306/musical-madness.php 19:58 Tue, Nov 18, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #43: Escape The Fate They look scary and have as many tattoos as a Hells Angels annual gathering but if you have ever wondered what My Chemical Romance and Avenged Sevenfo... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/457450792/bands-to-watch-43-escape-the-fa... 19:15 Tue, Nov 18, 08 |
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Monkeying Around - Monkey: Journey to the West It would be easy to forgive Damon Albarn for resting on his laurels which include the sensational Blur and the one of a kind Gorillaz. However he is f... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/466551036/monkeying-around-monkey-journey... 20:51 Wed, Nov 26, 08 |
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Bands To Watch #47 - The Pipettes If you have not heard of The Pipettes then where have you been? The Pipettes are an all girl pop group with a difference. They are supported by a tale... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/466553580/bands-to-watch-47-the-pipettes.... 18:49 Wed, Nov 26, 08 |
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Dr Pepper Democracy After 15 plus years and $13 million spent, Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy is finally out. No really it is! Music fans have been baffled by countless... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/466565357/dr-pepper-democracy.php 16:10 Wed, Nov 26, 08 |
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Live Review: I’m From Barcelona @ London Scala - 2... Okay, so last night I caught I’m From Barcelona at London’s great Scala. Quite honestly, it blew me away. It was similar to the Polyphonic Spree’s sho... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/465682568/live-review-im-from-barcelona-l... 03:08 Wed, Nov 26, 08 |
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Introducing Musebin… A couple of days ago I was a tad bored at work, surfing around the web waiting for a customer to come in when I started looking at Wired, always provi... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/465422062/introducing-musebin.php 21:30 Tue, Nov 25, 08 |
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Secret Machines / February 2009 UK Tour Secret Machines have announced a string of UK tour dates next February in support of their third album, “Secret Machines” (out on January 19th and ava... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/464813789/secret-machines-february-2009-u... 09:49 Tue, Nov 25, 08 |
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Shockwaves NME Awards Shows / London / January and... The sensational Shockwaves NME Awards shows have been announced for next January and February to start off a 2009 in great style. The likes of Franz F... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/464468167/shockwaves-nme-awards-shows-lon... 01:20 Tue, Nov 25, 08 |
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Win amazing items in musical auction… If the credit crunch is doing you some favours and you’re actually feeling particuarly plush at the moment, maybe you’ll be interested in bidding on s... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/464407607/win-amazing-items-in-musical-au... 00:00 Tue, Nov 25, 08 |
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Interview: Adam Ficek Last week we mentioned a bit about Adam Ficek, the glue of Babyshambles on drums and his new solo project. Over the weekend we had a quick chat with t... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/463651551/interview-adam-ficek.php 16:50 Mon, Nov 24, 08 |
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Coldplay / September 2009 UK Shows Are you a fan of Chris Martin and his band of merrymakers (otherwise known as Coldplay)? Well, rejoice as they’ve announced their three biggest shows ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/463984313/coldplay-september-2009-uk-show... 16:29 Mon, Nov 24, 08 |
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The Gaslight Anthem / February and March 2009 UK T... When I saw The Gaslight Anthem were playing Shepherds Bush Empire for the NME Shockwaves tour next year, I was a bit puzzled. How could a band come un... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/467743516/the-gaslight-anthem-february-an... 22:47 Thu, Nov 27, 08 |
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Bridgette Amofah / New UK Tour shows Now, you may not have heard of Bridgette Amofah before. I’ll even hold up my hands and admit that I hadn’t heard of her before I got the email introdu... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/467683514/bridgette-amofah-new-uk-tour-sh... 21:54 Thu, Nov 27, 08 |
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Vivacious Videos #1 I love Koko in London - some of my favourite gigs of the year have taken place there (Stars, Air Traffic and Death Cab to list three - I also caught T... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/467677418/vivacious-videos-1.php 21:37 Thu, Nov 27, 08 |
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The Rumble Strips / March 2009 UK Tour The Rumble Strips have announced a string of dates around the UK next March in support of their new album, which is produced by Mark Ronson. Tickets a... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/467565625/the-rumble-strips-march-2009-uk... 19:29 Thu, Nov 27, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #48 - Stars and Sons Stars and Sons is the creation of Brighton boy wonder Mike Lord. His commitment to the band cannot be questioned as he has sacrificed previous careers... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/467629720/bands-to-watch-48-stars-and-son... 16:19 Thu, Nov 27, 08 |
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BBC Sound of 2009 Part II Here’s the second part of my votes for BBC Sound of 2009. Part I is here. 2. Golden Silvers Golden Silvers got kidnapped, had their straight up indie-... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/468696686/bbc-sound-of-2009-part-ii.php 21:45 Fri, Nov 28, 08 |
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TGTF Readers Survey 2008 It’s that time of the year again when people start compiling “best of” lists and trying to decide what was their highlight of another year in the musi... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/470454017/tgtf-readers-survey-2008.php 18:54 Sun, Nov 30, 08 |
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Bands To Watch #49 - The Rumble Strips The Rumble Strips were formed by the failure of another band called Vincent Vincent & The Villains who in my opinion lacked one of the few “V” words t... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/471433019/bands-to-watch-49-the-rumble-st... 16:58 Mon, Dec 1, 08 |
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Lily Allen / March 2009 UK Tour Lily Allen is off on tour early next year. She’s just announced a string of UK tour dates for March next year in support of her new album. Tickets go ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/471088843/lily-allen-march-2009-uk-tour.p... 09:52 Mon, Dec 1, 08 |
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Single Review: Oasis - I’m Outta Time Tomorrow (Dec 1st) sees the release of Oasis‘ latest single from current album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’. Considering it took Liam Gallagher 9 years to com... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/470990536/single-review-oasis-im-outta-ti... 07:45 Mon, Dec 1, 08 |
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Noah and the Whale / March 2009 UK Tour After a pretty sensational year, Noah and the Whale have announced another string of tour dates for early next year. The 10 shows all have tickets on ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/472812086/noah-and-the-whale-march-2009-u... 20:49 Tue, Dec 2, 08 |
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Nickelback / May 2009 UK Arena Tour Nickelback have announced details of another sizeable tour, this time playing a range of arenas next May. The Canadian foursome will be playing some m... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/472713078/nickelback-may-2009-uk-arena-to... 19:05 Tue, Dec 2, 08 |
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The Social Preview… “A Call To Arms” EP Before putting on ‘A Call To Arms’ you read about vocal comparisons to Ian Curtis and Morrissey. You hear of the distinct style combining a ‘British ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/472641750/the-social-preview-a-call-to-ar... 17:38 Tue, Dec 2, 08 |
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Fall Out Boy / March 2009 UK Arena Tour Fall Out Boy have announced a string of four arena shows next March around the UK as they progress further and further towards world domination. Their... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/472634170/fall-out-boy-march-2009-uk-aren... 17:35 Tue, Dec 2, 08 |
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Shockwaves NME Awards Shows / London, Manchester a... The sensational Shockwaves NME Awards shows have been announced for next January and February to start off a 2009 in great style. The likes of Franz F... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/472622931/shockwaves-nme-awards-shows-lon... 17:20 Tue, Dec 2, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #50 - Paper Heroes It is my strong opinion that Paper Heroes are in danger of becoming a very successful band. The band’s fantastic indie sound is created by some awesom... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/472307774/bands-to-watch-50-paper-heroes.... 10:58 Tue, Dec 2, 08 |
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The Script / February 2009 UK Tour The Script have announced a string of UK tour dates next February as they embark on their journey to world domination of the dodgy-pop-rock market. Ap... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/473762931/the-script-february-2009-uk-tou... 17:52 Wed, Dec 3, 08 |
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The View / February 2009 UK Tour The View have announced a string of tour dates for early next year as they gear up for the release of their second album, “Which Bitch?” on 2nd Februa... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/473692434/the-view-february-2009-uk-tour.... 16:20 Wed, Dec 3, 08 |
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Starsailor / March and April 2009 UK tour Starsailor are back after a prolonged absence and have announced a fairly sizeable UK Tour for next spring, Tickets go on sale on Friday morning at 9a... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/473680736/starsailor-march-and-april-2009... 16:08 Wed, Dec 3, 08 |
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Live Review: Laura Marling @ London Scala - 12th N... We’ve recently teamed up with those lovely people over at the 405 and today bring you another in our regular series of guest posts from their team of ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/473598352/live-review-laura-marling-londo... 14:30 Wed, Dec 3, 08 |
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Bands to Watch #51: Fox Cubs Formed in July of 2007, Fox Cubs are a five-piece band hailing from Berkshire. Their ambient, and often epic indie is beautifully finished with disco ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/473445405/bands-to-watch-51-fox-cubs.php 10:55 Wed, Dec 3, 08 |
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Bands To Watch #52 - Noisettes Earlier on, I reviewed the Pipettes and I am pretty sure I have found the Thrash Metal version, Noisettes. I love Noisettes and I think it is hard not... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/474989055/bands-to-watch-52-noisettes.php 20:55 Thu, Dec 4, 08 |
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Album Review: Black Tide - Light From Above Ok so the new album from Black Tide has been out for most of the year but the record has come to life for me in the early stages of this Christmas mon... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/474970922/album-review-black-tide-light-f... 20:34 Thu, Dec 4, 08 |
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Single Review: Fol Chen / No Wedding Cake You all know that I have a bit of a thing for electro girl-fronted groups. So imagine how I felt when I heard Fol Chen’s new single, “No Wedding Cake”... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/474077402/single-review-fol-chen-no-weddi... 00:09 Thu, Dec 4, 08 |
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Franz Ferdinand / February and March 2009 UK and I... Franz Ferdinand have announced a string of UK tour dates for early next year ahead of the release of their third album, ‘Tonight: Franz Ferdinand’ on ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/479660512/franz-ferdinand-february-and-ma... 17:18 Tue, Dec 9, 08 |
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Coldplay Vs Joe Satriani If you haven’t heard of the Joe Satriani – Coldplay scandal then you must have been in an isolated jungle. Possibly set to be the biggest music indust... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/479486411/coldplay-vs-joe-satriani.php 13:35 Tue, Dec 9, 08 |
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Bat For Lashes / April 2009 UK tour The gorgeous and very talented Bat For Lashes (otherwise known as Natasha Khan) has announced a string of date for next April around the UK. The forme... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/479395611/bat-for-lashes-april-2009-uk-to... 11:16 Tue, Dec 9, 08 |
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New Year’s Eve at The O2 Arena - “Priority” Campai... Fancy counting down to 2009 in the presence of Sir Elton John, 2manyDJs or Hed Kandi? Well you could be doing just that if you’re a lucky 02 mobile cu... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/478618815/new-years-eve-at-the-o2-arena-p... 17:50 Mon, Dec 8, 08 |
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McFly and Katherine Jenkins / June 2009 UK Forest ... McFly have been confirmed as another band who will be playing the Forestry Commission’s 2009 forest tour. They join the previously announced dates wit... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/478619931/mcfly-and-katherine-jenkins-jun... 17:36 Mon, Dec 8, 08 |
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Morrissey / May 2009 UK Tour Morrissey has announced a full 12 date UK tour next May playing some more interesting locations around the UK. The living legend is including two Lond... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/478577989/morrissey-may-2009-uk-tour.php 16:52 Mon, Dec 8, 08 |
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The Bronx / February and March 2009 UK Tour The Bronx have announced a string of 8 UK shows next February and March to promote their third album (which Steve reviewed here). They’ll be joined by... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tgtf/~3/478550727/the-bronx-february-and-march-20... 16:27 Mon, Dec 8, 08 |