Umbrella;.Brits version of Umbrella to get released?21 Feb 08 - Rhianna tells 6 Music she would like to give the Klaxons reworking of her song Umbrella a full release.The new rave outfit and the singer performed the track during the Brit Award ceremony on Wednesday night (20 Feb) and speaking exclusively to 6 Music the 20-year-old singer explained the new version of the song, created especially...
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40 artists have recorded 40 cover versions specially for Radio 1 as part of Radio 1 Established 1967. Over the next 2 weeks you can hear some of the biggest names in music exclusively covering a song from the past 40 years that Radio 1 has been on air.Some of the artists involved include Hard-Fi, Girls Aloud, Razorlight, The Streets, Kasabian, Mika, Kylie, Foo Fighters, Amy Winehouse, and Robbi...
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Klaxons won the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize tonight (September 4).The band recieved the accolaide for their debut album ??Myths Of the Near Future?? and admitted they were surprised to win."I've never felt this way in my life. This is shock beyond any kind of shock I've ever experienced," James Righton told NME.COM. "We hoped we'd win it but we really thought Amy Winehouse or Bat For Lashes ...
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"As previously reported":PR, London based rockers Klaxons took the the Mercury Prize - awarded the best British or Irish album of the preceding year- and the results are a boost in sales of some 486% the day after the ceremony, the BBC reports.??Myths of the Near Future??, the now award winning album had been out of the top 60 before Tuesday's ceremony, but could now re-enter the Top 20.The 486...
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If you have been following Klaxons from their beggining, you are dying to hear some new material. I mean I will never get over their fantastic futuristic Mercury Prize winning debut album. However, I want to see what else they got in store. We were supposed to get a new one this year, but things [...]
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The Klaxons are having a great year and to celebrate they're going to tour North America. The tour kicks off in Boston, but finds the day-glo happy band opening for Bjork their second night of the tour! September 24th, Klaxons open for Bjork at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Klaxons recently won this year's Mercury Prize, and their front man, Simon Reynolds has announced his engagement to CSS...
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UK's rockin ravers will perform with Rihanna at the Brit Awards Wednesday 20 February. The Klaxons will perform their own unique version of Rihanna's most well-known hit "Umbrella." The band told BBC Radio 1:"We’ve made our own slant on a contemporary version of it. It’s an electronic version with guitars on it, with a twist of ‘Golden Skans’."Read more at NME.com
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Klaxons are preparing to drop a whole lotta music on international audiences! First, the "It's Not Over Yet" single drops June 25th in the UK. Next, it's a trio of limited edition vinyl 12 inches starting on July 10th with "Gravity's Rainbow" which features a remix by Soulwax. After that, it's "Magick" with a remix by Simian Mobile Disco, then "Golden Skans" as remixed by Erol Alkan. All ...
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Oxjam, the Oxfam music festival, announced its preliminary lineup today. But Oxjam is not just one show, it is the umbrella for 3,000 music events that take place in the UK in October. Oxjam is considered a movement - different musicians, artists, promoters and party people come together each year to try to raise money and awareness for Oxfam. Oxfam is a UK charity whose mission is to end po...
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Click the image to go to the website where you can get all the details, plus enter to win a pair of free tix....
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UK dance-punk sensations the Klaxons will be touring US clubs this September and October. They will also open for Bjork when the Icelandic songstress plays Madison Square Garden in New York on September 24th. The Mystery Jets and Sh*t Disco will open for the Klaxons on the tour.Klaxons Tour Dates:9/23 Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club*9/24 New York NY - Madison Square Garden (with Bjork)9/26 Los A...
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Klaxons announced details for their long awaited cover of Justin Timberlake's 'My Love'. The track will be featured as a B-side on the next single, ??It's Not Over Yet?? (Rinse), which is scheduled for release on June 25.The band are currently on a sold out UK tour, then heading out to Australia and Japan. Check out their MySpace page to see the details.http://www.myspace.com/klaxons
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Jamie Reynolds of the Klaxons has told The Sun that the band has been asked to re-record parts of the their second album. Seems like their current label found the album too experimental for a pop band. Jamie Reynold said to The Sun:We’ve been asked to re-record part of the...Click the link to read more
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Klaxons , Cut Copy , the Preset and Hercules and Love Affair , are a few of the artists set to take part the Neverland tour. The four date tour will see all the bands perform in select venues throughout Australia.This is all in celebration of Modular Records ' 10th anniversary.Ladyhawke , the Whitest Boy Alive and Temper Trap are also among the line-upTo learn more about the line-up and to get...
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Now in its fifth year, the island most known for the debauchery and recklessness of the rave era, Ibiza, is strapping its guitar on again this June for Ibiza Rocks, a slew of dates featuring the likes of Pendulum, MGMT,...
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