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Stage splits announced for Slam Dunk Festival 2014

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Slam Dunk Festival 2014 - Stage Splits

The annual Slam Dunk Festival will take place across the 3 day weekend of May 24th to May 26th, and stage splits have now been confirmed which should give Slam Dunk ticket holders some idea of any potential clashes that may be encountered.

It’s also worth noting that the venue for Slam Dunk Wales has now been changed to its regular home of Cardiff University, with original tickets still remaining valid. Ben Ray had the following to say about the change of venue for Slam Dunk Wales:

Over the last 2 years, Slam Dunk Wales has taken place at Cardiff University. It was due to take place there again this year, but because of building work we were told the venue was unavailable. However, we have now been told it is available again. Due to this, we are moving Slam Dunk Wales back to it’s home at Cardiff University. Better transport links to Cardiff and the rest of Wales will also allow more people to attend the festival.

Catfish & The Bottlemen announced as Radio 1 Big Weekend Headliner

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Catfish and The Bottlemen

Catfish And The Bottlemen have just been confirmed to headline the BBC Introducing Stage at this year’s Radio 1 Big Weekend on May 24th 2014.

The festival headline slot sits amidst Catfish And The Bottlemen’s 17 date UK headlining tour, sandwiched between a slot at Manchester’s Dot To Dot Festival and a show at Newcastle’s Cluny venue.

Catfish And The Bottlemen have huge plans this summer and you can take a look at the full list of UK shows/festivals that the band has planned between now and the end of August below:

9 May LEICESTER The Scholar Bar (Academy)
10 May BIRMINGHAM Institute, Temple
11 May OXFORD Academy 2
18 May GUILDFORD Boileroom
19 May SOUTHAMPTON Joiners
20 May LONDON Dingwalls SOLD OUT
21 May CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
23 May MANCHESTER Dot To Dot Festival
24 May GLASGOW Radio 1 Big Weekend (BBC Introducing Stage Headline)
26 May NEWCASTLE Cluny
27 May MIDDLESBOROUGH Westgarth
28 May WREXHAM Central Station
29 May DERBY The Victoria Inn
30 May YORK Duchess
5 July GLOUCESTERSHIRE Barn on The Farm
11 July LIVERPOOL X&Y Festival
12 July ABERSOCH Wakestock Festival
15 July MAGALUF Mallorca Rocks (supporting Jake Bugg)
16 July SAN ANTONIO Ibiza Rocks (supporting Jake Bugg)
18 July OXFORDSHIRE Truck Festival
19 July SOUTHWOLD Latitude Festival
20 July NORTH DEVON Somersault Festival
25 July SURREY Redfest
26 July NORTH YORKSHIRE Deer Shed Festival
27 July SHEFFIELD Tramlines Festival
1 August KENDAL Kendal Calling
2 August DERBYSHIRE Y Not Festival
9 August LEICESTERSHIRE Strawberry Fields Festival
22 August READING Reading & Leeds Festival
23 August LEEDS Reading & Leeds Festival
30 August BINGLEY Bingley Music Live

American Hi-Fi to release new album ‘Blood & Lemonade’ in September

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American Hi-Fi - Blood & Lemonade

American Hi-Fi will release a brand new studio album later this year in the form of ‘Blood & Lemonade‘, their first since 2010s ‘Fight the Frequency‘.

Despite having formed back in 1998, ‘Blood & Lemonade‘ will be only the band’s fifth full length album to date and will be officially released via Rude Records on September 16th 2014.

As well as being the lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist for American Hi-Fi, Stacy Jones is also the musical director and touring drummer for Miley Cyrus which is actually why he is over in the UK at the moment as Cyrus completes her Bangerz Tour. The 21 year-old star was actually there in the audience on May 7th as American Hi-Fi performed a show at London’s 100 Club.

‘Allison‘ is the first single lifted from the new American Hi-Fi album and you can take a listen to the track below:

Seahaven – Silhouette (Latin Skin) Video

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Official video for Seahaven’s ‘Silhouette (Latin Skin)‘, directed by the band’s own Kyle Soto, following him through a trippy, dreamlike passage. ‘Silhouette (Latin Skin)‘ is taken from the band’s recently released full-length album ‘Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only‘.

Kevin Devine to tour the UK/Ireland

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Kevin Devine

Brooklyn based Kevin Devine will be coming over to these shores this July, performing a number of shows throughout the UK as well as a gig at Whelans in Dublin.

Devine released two albums via Big Scary Monsters last year and is following up the success of the dual release of these two albums ‘Bubblegum‘ and ‘Bulldozer‘ with this run of tour dates throughout the UK/Ireland in July/August.

You can check out a full list of Kevin Devine’s tour plans below:

19.07 – Truck Festival
20.07 – Liverpool, Korova
21.07 – Dublin, Whelans
31.07 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
01.08 – Nottingham, Bodega
02.08 – Manchester, Deaf Institute
03.08 – Glasgow, Audio
04.08 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
05.08 – Kingston, All Saints Church
06.08 – Brighton, Green Door Store
07.08 – Bristol, The Louisiana

Escape The Fate – Picture Perfect Video

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Official video for Escape The Fate’s ‘Picture Perfect‘, taken from the band’s ‘Ungrateful‘ studio album which was released via Eleven Seven Music in 2013. The video was shot in summer 2013, prior to the departure of brothers Monte and Michael Money from the band.

Adrian Mutu films scenes for Snoop Dogg music video

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Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu has posted footage of scenes filmed for a Snoop Dogg music video, showing him in a nightclub in smart attire with an attractive woman by his side.

Mutu was a major signing for Chelsea back in 2003, the former Romanian international received a seven-month ban in September 2004 after failing a drugs test though and his Chelsea career was therefore cut short.

The 35-year-old football star is currently the captain of the Romanian football club Petrolul Ploiești, having gone on to play in Italy and France after leaving English football in 2004.

Orry Jackson also features in this latest music video from Snoop Dogg.

Joey Sturgis’ Drumforge now available for pre-order

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Joey Sturgis Drumforge

Award-winning producer Joey Sturgis has joined up with fellow producers Joel Wanasek and Joe Wohlitz to create Drumforge, a new sample library complete with a selection of snares, toms, cymbals and kick drums, spanning from the 1940s right through to modern day classics.

This new sample library is available to pre-order now at an introductory price of $259, and will be officially released on May 26th with the price then increasing to $299.

Joey Sturgis had the following to say about the collection:

This library has changed the way I look at mixing drums forever. Not only do I have these great sounds to start with, but now there’s a user friendly system for interacting with multiple microphone setups to help me create more than one tone out of each drum. The possibilities are endless, and with our à la carte store setup, you’ll be able to own only the drums you want to have!

You can find a sneak-peek of the product and further explanation about Drumforge from Joey Sturgis, Joel Wanasek and Joe Wohlitz below:

Sivu’s ‘My Oh My’ available for free download

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Sivu

For a limited time only, Sivu’s ‘My Oh My‘ has now been made available for free download.

With Great Escape Festival on May 9th and a headline show at London’s Roundhouse Studios on June 4th, Sivu has a busy time of it ahead, with Dot to Dot and Wilderness among the other festival slots already confirmed for the summer.

This latest single from Sivu follows on from the release of his acclaimed ‘Can’t Stop Now‘ EP, which featured a remix from Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club and even a cover of Nirvana’s ‘Dumb‘.

‘My Oh My‘ was recorded amidst sessions for Sivu’s début album and can be listened to/downloaded below: