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![]() IT'S LIVERPOOL SOUNDCITY 2009! PATRICK WOLF Q2 What inspired your latest album? Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track? Q4 Which artists influence your work? PATRICK WOLF AT LIVERPOOL SOUNDCITY>> 22 May at Stanley Theatre, doors 8pm. |
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LSC-SSQ: What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time? From the SSQ archives, bands playing LSC tell us what they'd say to people hearing their tunes for the very first time. Phantom Band: "Hiya" Korova, 20 May. Red Light Company: "I don't like preconceptions, it's better if people can make their own minds up" Academy 2, 21 May. Post War Years: "Definitely don't judge us on the basis of one song because our music varies in styles and moods more than most bands. This is largely due to having three songwriters. Sometimes we want people to dance and sometimes we want people to contemplate and get soaked up in ambience. Be prepared to do both" Barfly, 22 May. You Me At Six: "See, I told you it wasn't that bad!" Academy 1, 23 May |
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RAPPER SHOT DEAD IN LOS ANGELES He began his music career in an Elektra-signed act called Da Razkalz Cru, but the group was unsuccessful and were dropped soon after the release of their debut single. Dolla subsequently met Diddy, who hired him as a model for his Sean John label of clothes, and Akon, who gave him a record deal. He had released a number of singles, and was set for a promising career, according to his publicist, who added: "He was being hyped as the next Tupac. He chose music to get off the streets". Dolla was shot whilst waiting at the mall's valet service with a friend and fellow rapper DJ Shabbazz following a shopping trip. 23 year old Aubrey Louis Berry, who, like Burton, comes from the Atlanta area, has been arrested and charged with the killing. He was apprehended at Los Angeles International Airport as he was on his way to board a flight, and is being held on a $1million bond. Airport Police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb told reporters: "As the officers approached the suspect, they asked him 'Do you know why we're here?' He put his [hands] up in the air and said, 'Yes, I've got a gun in my waistband. Don't shoot me". According to a police spokeswoman two other individuals, who were attempting to board a flight alongside Berry, have been questioned but not charged with anything. Police believe that the shooting followed a spontaneous altercation between the two men. Sean Combs has paid tribute to the rapper via Twitter, saying: "R I P Dolla! God bless his family! He was a good kid! You will be missed player. Don't take life for granted people!" -------------------------------------------------- YOUTUBE ORDERED TO MAKE INTERIM PAYMENTS TO ASCAP A US judge has reportedly ordered YouTube to pay $1.61 million in back royalties to ASCAP, and a further $70,000 per month moving forward, to pay songwriters allied to the collecting society whose work appears on the video website in the US. It's a temporary settlement because the web firm and collecting society have failed to reach a blanket licensing agreement over the use of ASCAP's members' music on the video site, and the matter is now working its way through the courts, with a full hearing yet to take place. The ruling means ASCAP will receive some monies while legal action is ongoing. $1.61 million for back royalties is a lot more than what YouTube had proposed they pay, though is about 13% of what the collecting society suggested they were due. As much previously reported, YouTube argue that the music publishers and songwriting collecting societies - some of whom are now renegotiating their deals with Google, having given what they considered extra favourable start-up rates first time round - are asking for way too much money from the video service. Google say the proposed rates could never be covered by advertising revenues. But some commentators argue that's because of Google's business model, which is based around providing relatively cheap to run services that generate large amounts of traffic, which can be monetised through the sale of relatively low-cost advertising. Music videos, some say, should be considered premium content and therefore demand premium ad rates, but Google's current set up doesn't really allow for such premium services or advertising. While YouTube are yet to withdraw music videos from their US service because of their ASCAP dispute, some reckon the company has long since abandoned its original idea of being the "world's biggest video jukebox", preferring instead to power other people's services - like Universal Music's in development video service Vevo - and letting other people worry about premium ad sales. -------------------------------------------------- THE KILLS' MOSSHART DENIES JACK WHITE FIST FIGHT Mosshart says: "I don't usually bother responding to ridiculous fabricated tabloid rumours, but this one is particularly grotesque. The stories circulating from a UK tabloid of a 'fist fight', or Jack punching me, or the two of us 'being at each others throats' are untrue. I'm just wrapping up a tour with The Kills and then I'll be back with The Dead Weather for the release of the album and a tour. It's a really great group of people to work with and I can't wait for everyone to hear the album". The Dead Weather, if you're not aware of it, is the 'supergroup' formed of Mosshart, White, Dean Fertita of Queens Of The Stone Age, and Jack Lawrence of The Greenhornes and The Raconteurs. TI WON'T, IN FACT, SPEND A YEAR IN PRISON -------------------------------------------------- KANYE WEST PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ASSAULTING PHOTOGRAPHER
For those that are counting, home grown rapper Dizzee Rascal is most likely to top this weekend's singles chart with his Armand Van Helden collaboration 'Bonkers (Dirtee Stank)'. LIONEL RICHIE TO GET BACK WITH COMMODORES PETER ANDRE HAS NEW RECORD DEAL, APPARENTLY ![]()
'Do You' is the second single from the new Freeland album 'COPE(tm)', which is released on 8 Jun, and which can be previewed and pre-ordered right now at www.freeland.fm. To celebrate the new album Adam Freeland is also giving away a free mixtape, which can be accessed at www.marineparade.net/adamfreelandmixtape/ ABBA PENNED MUSICAL TO GET ENGLISH PREMIERE Talking of the ABBA duo, you know how last week we reported that a brand new song written by them, 'Story Of A Heart', was about to be released? Well, we sort of suggested, as did a number of other news sites, that the song would first appear on the new album from Swedish singer Helen Sjoholm, and then on a new album by the Benny Andersson Band. Well, there's some truth in all of that, but what is actually happening is that Sjoholm is a guest vocalist on the new Benny Andersson Band album, also called 'Story Of A Heart', and she sings on four songs on the long player, including the title track, Ulvaeus and Andersson's first pop collaboration in fifteen years. The album features fourteen tracks in total, some taken from Andersson's band's three previous Swedish albums. It's out on 6 Jul. CARL BARAT ON LIBERTINES REUNION He added that he is currently busy with his solo plans, but apparently hinted that a Libertines reunion wasn't out of the question in 2010, saying "Next year is a new year. We'll see what happens". ![]() STAG AND DAGGER THIS WEEK The London event is the biggest, taking place tomorrow at twenty different venues in the Shoreditch area, and featuring performances from the likes of Danananaykroyd, Evan Dando, Jack Penate, and Dan Black. The Leeds leg takes place on Friday, and will feature acts such as Danananaykroyd, again, Micachu & The Shapes, King Creosote and Cold War Kids, appearing at five of the city's music venues. The Glasgow event will round off the Stag And Dagger week, with Danananaykroyd, yet again, and Cold War Kids, again, amongst the acts lining up to appear at six venues. See www.staganddagger.com for more info. -------------------------------------------------- MANUMISSION TAKES A HOLIDAY, BUT IBIZA ROCKS RETURNS For Andy McKay, those projects are already up and running really - the Minimission club nights that he already has planned for London, Paris, New York and Bali and, back on the White Isle, the continuation of this other summer project there, Ibiza Rocks, the alternative club night noted for bring some indie cool to the clubbing island. The line up for this year's Ibiza Rocks programme, which will run from 16 Jun to 8 Sep, was announced yesterday, and on the bill already are many of the dancey indie crossover types you'd expect like The Ting Tings, Friendly Fires, Soulwax, Frankmusik, MGMT, Pendulum, Klaxons and South Central plus DJs Kissy Sell Out and Zane Lowe. There will also be a weekly aftershow party on a more straight clubbing theme called Reclaim The Dancefloor! -------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL LINE UP UPDATE GLASTONBURY, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, 24-28 Jun: Stereo MCs are to headline the Glade Stage at this year's Glastonbury. As you know, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Blur will headline the Pyramid Stage. www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk HOP FARM, Paddock Wood, Kent, 4-5 Jul: 2 Many DJs, Etienne De Crecy and Scratch Perverts have all been announced to play the Hop Farm Festival dance stage this summer, along with Kissy Sell Out, Dr Lektroluv and Datarock. www.thehopfarm.co.uk OXEGEN, Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, 10-12 Jul: Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Gaslight Anthem are the latest acts confirmed to play Oxegen this year, joining headliners Blur, Snow Patrol, Kings Of Leon and The Killers. www.oxegen.ie T IN THE PARK, Balado, Kinross-shire, 10-12 Jul: Jack Penate and Delphic are amongst the latest acts announced for T In The Park and are both set to play the Futures Stage. That Petrol Emotion and In Case Of Fire have also been added to the bill. www.tinthepark.com STANDON CALLING, Hertfordshire, 31 Jul-2 Aug: Friendly Fires have been confirmed as headliners for Standon Calling this summer. Golden Silvers, Mumford And Sons and The Invisible have also been confirmed, along with The Aliens, Tommy Sparks, N.A.S.A and Freeland. www.standon-calling.com CREAMFIELDS, Daresbury Estate, Cheshire, 29-30 Aug: Detroit DJ Claude Von Stroke has been confirmed to play the Chibuka Arena at this year's Creamfields, joining previously announced Kissy Sell Out, Basement Jaxx, Paul van Dyk, Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris. www.creamfields.com CMU TO PROVIDE AN INSIDE GUIDE AT LIVERPOOL SOUNDCITY We'll be doing two events on Friday, the first being another chance to check out our all new beginners guide to the music business - 'The Music Business in 2009: An Inside Guide' - premiered in Brighton at The Great Escape last week. As previously reported this session, run by CMU Co-Editor Chris Cooke, provides an introduction to how the music business works in 2009, looking at the different ways artists, entrepreneurs and companies can make money from music in the ever diverse digital age, and at the decisions and deals that need to be made to capitalise on the opportunities that exist in the modern music world. The session is in some ways a beginners guide to the modern music industry, specifically aimed at any artist, band, songwriter, producer or entrepreneur wanting to make it big in music, or anyone considering a career in the music industry. Though with the business in a total state of flux, it should also provide food for thought for anyone currently working in the industry wanting a catch up on current issues, or an insight into areas of the business other than their own. Commenting on the session ahead of last week's Great Escape, Chris said this: "We've run beginners guides to the music business for years, though this one is quite different. We'll provide newcomers with all the basics, but we also hope to present a summary of all the ongoing music industry stories we write about every day in the CMU Daily, and look at what those developments mean for people working in music, whether they be embarking on their career as an artist or music industry exec, or even if they've been working in the business for much longer than I have. It should be fun". The Liverpool SoundCity edition of the Inside Guide takes place on Friday, 22 May, at St Georges Hall at midday. Everyone's welcome - see you there! THURSDAY AT THE GREAT ESCAPE Some Great Escape reviews from CMU's sister publication ThreeWeeks... We Are The Ocean Iain Archer Fanzine Maps Emmy The Great -------------------------------------------------- ALBUM REVIEW: Kitsuné Maison 7 - Various Artists (Kitsuné Records) NEW YORK MUSIC FIRM MERGES WITH CMJ Explaining the arguably quite surprising merger, John Scher, one of Metropolitan's co-CEOs, told Billboard: "[CMJ] have a direct relationship with over 600 college radio stations, and in having that relationship they're also an approved vendor at every single campus. We plan on being able to take that relationship further, to be able to put together national college-themed tours and bring them to campuses in association with [local college] radio stations. We believe there are other events, perhaps not quite as big as Marathon, themed with college radio and college kids. We also think that's the one place right now that the discovery of new music is really in an active form". What a great idea. Anyone out there thinking about similar activity in the UK student market, let's not forget who has the closest relationship with the British college music network. CMJ, CMU, yeah, you get it. -------------------------------------------------- IP OFFICE BRING CONSUMERS INTO COPYRIGHT DEBATE Confirming the new website, IP Minister David Lammy told reporters: "Copyright affects everyone. The technological changes we have seen over recent years have fundamentally altered the way we distribute and share works, bringing new opportunities for us all and new challenges as well. We need to work together to identify how the system needs to evolve. Consumers and everyday users are as much a part of that debate as large creative businesses and famous artists". -------------------------------------------------- INGROOVE GO PHYSICAL WITH CRYSTAL METHOD With the new long player, 'Divided By Night', topping dance and electronic charts on both Amazon and iTunes, the release seems to have been a success. Commenting on their decision to utilise the distribution services of INgrooves for the release, the duo, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, told CMU: "We've always done our own thing, making music that we love and we know our fans love. Having INgrooves handle both physical and digital distribution was an extension of our independence as artists and we're really happy with the outcome". INgrooves chief Robb McDaniels added: "The Crystal Method continues to be one of the most influential bands in music today. INgrooves is thrilled to work with the duo to distribute their latest release both digitally and physically in order to maximize all marketing, promotion and sales opportunities". PROJECT PLAYLIST BUY TOTAL MUSIC Total Music was one of Universal's grand plans to gain some control of the digital music market off the then dominant iTunes (iTunes is still dominant of course, but not as much as it was since the launch of Amazon MP3, Spotify etc). The Total Music plan was to get the other three majors on board too (Sony was JV partner), and then to provide some sort of streaming and/or download music service, possibly subscription based and/or ad-funded, via other existing online portals - Facebook being the most likely for a while. But disagreements between Universal and the other majors - Warner in particular - hindered the project, and those interested in carrying a badged version of the Total Music service lost interest. The whole thing was closed down earlier this year. It's not clear what Total Music assets Project Playlist have bought, nor whether the acquisition means the online service has any ongoing partnership with Universal regarding the biggest major helping them legitimise their business copyright wise. Project Playlist already have deals with EMI and Sony's record companies and publishing firms in place. Total Music did acquire the US college-based subscription download service Ruckus before closing down, and that technology may be of some use to Project Playlist, though it's a digital rights management based system and the future of DRMed subscription services, basically a variation on the long-standing Napster subscription model, is still a bit unclear now that DRM-free is the norm in the a-la-carte download space. Though it has to be said that services where access to music is blocked, by DRM, if a subscription lapses, which have never really caught on over here, have had more success in the US, where Real and, more recently, Microsoft are still pushing it. The Ruckus system may help Project Playlist operate in that space. CERYS FILLS IN FOR NEMONE Confirming the appointment, 6Music Controller Bob Shennan told reporters: "Cerys's amazing passion for music delivered in a charmingly engaging way is a welcome addition to 6Music and will provide the perfect lunchtime cover whilst Nemone is away". -------------------------------------------------- BAUER CUTS -------------------------------------------------- ORANGE PULL OUT OF KANGAROO PURCHASE -------------------------------------------------- BOARD REJIGGED AT TLRC FOLLOWING UKRD'S SHARE PURCHASES As a result of the dealings, Hallwood's Tony Gubminer, who had been Chairman of TLRC, will stand down to be replaced by UKRD Chairman Trevor Smallwood. Though, with the investment firm still having a 28% stake in the radio company, Gubminer will stay on the board as a Non-Executive Director. A number of UKRD execs will now take on the same titles at TLRC as they have at their existing company, including CEO William Rogers and Finance Director Roger Humm. MTV2/MYSPACE CHART 1. [NE] The Joy Formidable - Whirring Meanwhile, added to the list for viewer voting this week are... All American Rejects - I Wanna More at www.myspace.com/mtvtwo BABYSHAMBLES STUFF TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO CHARITY Though, just to prove the EMI-signed Babyshambles can be nice in their own right, the group's guitarist Patrick Walden has agreed to hold a workshop for the project, which is aimed at 8-19 year olds. -------------------------------------------------- CILMI DENIES PERRY JIBES Speaking to Take 5 magazine, Cilmi said: "I never actually said that. I can cope with Katy winning an award. I won six ARIA awards in Australia and all these people were saying I didn't deserve it, so I wouldn't do that to anyone else. I hope she doesn't try to get me. I'm not worried though. I wear a lot of rings on my fingers - you don't want to mess with me!" -------------------------------------------------- EUROVISION WINNER BROKE TROPHY The singer, who triumphed at the Contest with his folk-pop track 'Fairytale', apparently set the crystal gong down too firmly on the stage, causing it to fracture. A representative told the tabloid: "Yes it broke but it was a matter of some weak glue to begin with, I think. It's easy to fix". -------------------------------------------------- BEYONCE SURPRISED BY X-FACTOR RESPONSE Speaking to Celebs On Sunday magazine, the singer said: "I watched the show because I knew I was going to sing with one of the contestants, but because I don't live in the UK I didn't know the impact it was going to have. The day after I performed, I've literally never had so many people say they watched me. Every single person I met said, 'I saw you on X Factor', and I was like, 'This is weird!'" Speaking about Burke, she added: "She's so talented and beautiful and her voice is so soulful. Actually, I wanted her to open my tour for me, but she hadn't finished her album so she couldn't do it." |
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