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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There’s been a slew of hype about THE XX’s debut album and deservedly so, but as mentioned in a recent review the live proposition does not automatically get a free pass. Their early afternoon show (and our first of the day) takes place in the Electric Arena, a gargantuan place for any band who have [...]
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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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4th Single from the massive 'Myths Of The Near Future'..are you dancing?
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Still buzzing from seeing them live last weekend. DJ!.(Don't forget your glowsticks....)
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So…3 days at Reading; Although I live in London, it’s a easy commute for me, less than a hour each way. Some of the camping areas where a bit damp, but the main arena was dry and sunny for all three days.Friday;Sparta Who? Can’t remember a single thing about them and I was sober then….Blood Red Shoes Boy plays drums. Girl plays guitar and sings, LOUDLY!The Horrors LOL!..with some surpris
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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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I was introduced to this band a few weeks back when another mogger posted about them but it was all in Spanish or Portuguese, I don't recall which. Fortunately, Klaxons are from England so the vids I could understand. I was particularly enthralled & disturbed by this video "Magick", which wiki sez is about Alistair Crowley, who for the uninitiated was a very well known English Occultist. This v...
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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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