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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 complete, one would hope that ‘I’m Outta Time’ is a track worth waiting for. Judging by the fact that many critics have labelled it the best tune to appear on the current album, it would appear it might just be.
Written as a tribute to an Oasis hero, John Lennon, ‘I’m Outta Time’ even includes a muffled voice clip of the legend towards the end of the song. Even though the track is a blatant rip-off (well, it is Oasis we’re talking about here!) of Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy’, ‘I’m Outta Time’ fails to possess the genuine, heart wrenching emotion of the famous 70s ballad.
Still, everyone knows the Gallagher brothers are not ones to mince their words – so ‘I’m Outta Time’ proves that even Liam has a softer, more sensitive side to show through his music. The tinkling piano and haunting vocals make it the perfect tune to follow up previous rocking single, ‘The Shock of the Lightning’. While ‘I’m Outta Time’ may be a little unmemorable - it’s catchy and it’s cute and will undoubtedly do well this week in the charts following it’s release on Monday.
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 introducing us.
However since then I haven’t looked back. She’s got an amazing voice, and could well be one of the shining talents of 2009 - the songs are quintessentially English but inspired by her musical heroes - from classic French artists such as Serge Gainsbourg and Edith Piaf, to Burt Bacharach and Minnie Ripperton with a nod to contemporary artists like Feist.
She’s not just a one talent flash-in the pan - Amofah’s life story could have resulted with her heading down one of many different routes. She toyed with becoming an author – the first poems she ever wrote as a child were published – and she still writes stories today. Then she did stint as a charity worker raising money for worthy causes before becoming a catwalk model - she was flown first class around Europe but was ultimately turned off by the industry and it’s ways.
Her debut single, ‘What It Takes/Not Your Style’ is released in two weeks time on 8th December, so be sure to at least have a listen on the myspace, and if you like it go and buy it.
She’s off on tour throughout December and early next year, playing the below dates, including a stint supporting Candi Staton - surely a match made in heaven.
Wednesday 3rd December - London Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
Saturday 6th December - Reading, Oakford Social Club
Thursday 11th December - London YoYo @ Notting Hill Arts Club
Friday 19th December - London Portobello WInterfest
Wednesday 21st January 2009 - London Monto Water Rats
Wednesday 18th February 2009 - Bristol Academy (supporting Candu Staton)
Friday 20th February 2009 - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (supporting Candi Staton)
Saturday 21st February 2009 - Birmingham Town Hall (Supporting Candi Staton)
Tuesday 24th February 2009 - London Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting Candi Staton)
Wednesday 25th February 2009 - Hove The Old Market (Supporting Candi Staton)
Thursday 26th February 2009 - London Book Slam @ Neighbourhood
Wednesday 4th March 2009 - Exeter Vibraphonic Festival
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 side of the Atlantic.
The US star (who’s co-headlined tours with the likes of Ben Folds, Conor Oberst, Death Cab For Cutie and other US indie luminaries) is doing a short European jaunt before Christmas to promote his intriguingly named new EP “How Ya Lookin’ Southbound? Comein…”.
Tickets are on sale now (and look like they have been for a while), and are around the £10 mark.
Catch him at:
Thursday 4th December 2008 - Mancheser Ruby Lounge
Friday 5th December 2008 - Glasgow King Tuts
Saturday 6th December 2008 - Dublin Wheelan’s
Monday 8th December 2008 - Birmingham Glee Club
Tuesday 9th December 2008 - London Union Chapel
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 get to see the guys in rooms small enough to kiss the sweat from the ceiling”
Fun.
Catch a free MP3 of their biggest (and probably only) hit below, and then check out the tour dates and decide if they’re really worth going out and getting cold for in December.
Now on their fourth tour this year, The Futureheads have announced yet another tour for the end of the year.
Tickets for some dates are on sale now, others go on sale tomorrow (24th September) at 9am.
Saturday 29th November 2008 - London Astoria
Sunday 30th November 2008 - Whitehaven Civic Hall
Tuesday 2nd December 2008 - Glasgow ABC 2
Wednesday 3rd December 2008 - Glasgow ABC 2
Friday 5th December 2008 - Cardiff Point
Sunday 7th December 2008 - Norwich Waterfront
Friday 13th December 2008 - Sheffield Academy
Wednesday 19th December 2008 - Gateshead Sage
Thursday 20th December 2008 - York Duchess
Portland, Oregon’s craziest kids The Dandy Warhols have announced a string of dates around the UK and Ireland for mid December.
Tickets are on sale now, priced between £20 and £22.50 for each date.
Wednesday 10th December - LiverpoolAcademy
Thursday 11th December - BournemouthFirestation
Saturday 13th December - WolverhamptonWulfrun
Sunday 14th December - LondonAstoria
Monday 15th December - GlasgowABC
Wednesday 17th December - DublinTripod
I’ve really quite fallen in love with Idlewild recently, having seen them twice in the past two months (in Bristol and London). Now they’ve announced a five night retrospective of their career to date, playing five consecutive nights at the legendary Glasgow venue, King Tuts.
250 tickets per night are priced £15 or you can buy one of 50 wristbands/tickets for all 5 nights for £50!
Catch them at the following nights:
Wednesday 17th December - ‘Hope Is Important’ and Others
Thursday 18th December - ‘100 Broken Windows’
Friday 19th December - ‘The Remote Part’
Saturday 20th December - ‘Warnings/Promises’ and Acoustic set
Sunday 21st December - ‘Captain’ and ‘Make Another World’.
Drum and Bass is back in the UK. The Australian dance music cortet Pendulum, are soon to embark on a UK tour that should set the Chav world alight.
After doing the rounds at many of the summer festivals and even supporting Carl Cox out in Ibiza, the boys should be just about warmed up for their winter dates.
Tickets for some events have already gone on sale, so if you are looking to see them in London, be quick!
Catch Pendulum at:
Monday 24th November - Belfast Nugent Hall
Thursday 27th November - South Wales Newport Centre
Friday 28th November - Portsmouth Guildhall
Saturday 29th November - Swindon Oasis
Tuesday 2nd December - Leeds Academy
Wednesday 3rd December - Birmingham Carling Academy
Thursday 4th December - Brixton Carling Academy
Friday 5th December - Brixton Carling Academy
Sunday 7th December - Manchester Apollo
Monday 8th December - Liverpool Su Mountford
Tuesday 9th December - Glasgow Carling Academy
Wednesday 10 December - Sheffield Carling Academy
Friday 12th December - Bournemouth International Centre Saturday 13th December - Llandudno Venue Cymru Sunday 14th December - Newcastle Carling Academy
Glasvegas have announced their biggest UK tour to date to round off their incredibly successful year.
Tickets go on sale on Wednesday (10th September) at 9am, and are sure to go incredibly quickly.
Friday 28th November - Bristol Ansom Rooms
Saturday 29th November - Swansea Sin City
Sunday 30th November - Cambridge Junction
Monday 1st December - London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Wednesday 2nd December - Nottingham Trent University
Thursday 4th December - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Saturday 6th December - Sheffield Plug
Sunday 7th December - Leeds Metropolitan University
Monday 8th December - Manchester Academy
Wednesday 10th December - Preston 53 Degrees
Thursday 11th December - Hull University
Friday 12th December - Newcastle Digital
Sunday 14th December - Dublin Whelans
Monday 15th December - Belfast Spring And Airbrake
Tuesday 16th December - Glasgow Barrowlands
Like your music weak and weedy? Then be happy as The Script have announced their biggest UK headlining tour to date.
Tickets reportedly go on sale this Friday, 29th August, at 9:30am.
Saturday 22nd November - Glasgow Barrowland
Sunday 23rd November - Leeds Academy
Monday 24th November - Newcastle Academy
Wednesday 26th November - Manchester University
Thursday 27th November - Norwich UEA
Friday 28th November - Bristol Academy
Sunday 30th November - Birmingham Academy
Monday 1st December - Oxford Academy
Tuesday 2nd December - London Shepherds Bush Empire
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 complete, one would hope that ‘I’m Outta Time’ is a track worth waiting for. Judging by the fact that many critics have labelled it the best tune to appear on the current album, it would appear it might just be.
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