Just a reminder that Baxter Dury will be playing Primavera Sound Barcelona on May 31st.
Some of the other acts set to appear at the festival include Bjork, The Cure, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, The xx, SBTRKT and The Drums.
Click on the link for full details.
http://www.primaverasound.com/ps/?page=home&lang=en
Band Of Skulls have created a challenge for all you fans! Enter their Sweet Sour photo competition for the chance to win an exclusive signed print of your entry framed alongside an image created by the band.
Click on the link for full details - http://www.facebook.com/bandofskulls?sk=app_302450713140445
Good luck!!
Kwes will be on the front cover of Loud And Quiet this week.
Grab your copy of the magazine out this Saturday.
The Boxer Rebellion have recently announced that they will embark on their long-awaited Spring tour of the U.S, Canada and Mexico.
You can purchase tickets from from the band's official website - http://theboxerrebellion.com/
For those of you that haven't seen the guys perform live here is a little taster of what you can expect.
We Were Evergreen will be the main support to Baxter Dury for his gig at XOYO on Feb 23rd.
For tickets click on the link below
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=...
In the meantime here is a reminder of what to expect from both acts.
Fearne Cotton named the track 'Bruises' her 'Big Thing' this week, you can now check out the video for the track on youtube.
As some of you are aware Fink have recently returned from a massive European tour. Tim, who plays drums in the band, has written a small tour diary for Drowned In Sound about the bands experiences on the road. A thoroughly entertaining read...
http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144188-dying-now-would-be-bad-fink---a-to...
We Are Augustines have been named in XFM's 12 for 2012! Click on the link below for more info.
http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/12-for-2012-we-are-augustines
Also check out this review of the lads album Rise Ye Sunken Ships -
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/music-news/review/album/we-are-augustines-rise...
And finally the guys have just announced that they will be playing on day 2 of Coachella Festival in California.
A great start to 2012 for the band.
ITunes have picked the 12 artists they are especially excited about for 2012 and both Keaton Henson and The Staves have been named in the list. ITunes state that 'All the artists on the list will make great music and help define 2012's musical landscape'.
Check out the iTunes store for the full list and see the two previous posts below for the latest activity from both Keaton and The Staves.
Here is another hauntingly beautiful performance by Keaton filmed in a secret location here in London.
The Guardian have tipped The Staves for big things in 2012. Click on the link below for a short interview with the girls.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2012/jan/03/staves-critics-pop-picks-20...
The Rifles paid tribute to a certain UK hip-hop star when they popped in for a Biz Session at The Sun at the end of 2011. Click on the link below to find out who it was and see the lads perform some stripped back tracks.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/bizsessions/4026882/The-...
Check out yet another great piece of press about Baxter, this time from the Jerusalem Post in Israel.
http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?id=251783
And for anyone in or around Israel Baxter is playing the Zappa Club in Tel-Aviv tomorrow night. Click on the link below for tickets.
http://www.songkick.com/concerts/10883048-baxter-dury-at-zappa-club?utm_sourc...
Kwes has been named in The Telegraph's 'Ones To Watch' List for 2012. Click on the link below to check it out.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/lucyjones/100058899/forget-the-bbcs-soun...
Ali Love's collaboration with Justice on the track Civilization has been named number 40 on NME's 50 Tracks Of The Year.
Click on the link below for the full countdown.
http://www.nme.com/photos/50-best-tracks-of-2011/253553/1/1#11
Yesterdays Q Track of the Day was Life In Film's Carla. Click on the link below to read a bit about the track and to listen.
http://news.qthemusic.com/2011/12/life_in_film_-_carla.html
As all you Chew Lips fans know the band have been busy touring the world after the release of their debut album Unicorn. Here is a little teaser video from when the band traveled to Beijing to play their last show before heading back into the studio. Enjoy.
The Staves Mahogany Blog sessions (‘Mexico’ & ‘The Motherlode’) went up at the end of last week alongside a glowing write-up.
Click on the link to see what they had to say about the band.
http://www.themahoganyblog.com/2011/12/the-staves-mahogany-session/
Master Shortie will be performing a few songs at iLuvLive on the 5th of this month at XOYO in London.
Check out the flyer below for info.
142 New Cavendish Street
London, England
W1W 6YF
info@atcmanagement.com
