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The world's biggest festival is taking place in Edinburgh right now. The Edinburgh Festival offers an unrivalled programme of theatre, comedy, dance, musicals, art, debate and music, music, music, all the way through to the 31 Aug. You should come! CMU's sister media ThreeWeeks is the biggest reviewer at it, and you can read some of the reviews from their music team each day for the next fortnight here at the top of the CMU Daily. For ThreeWeeks' full coverage check out www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk.
-- Mazaika In Cabaret at The Bongo Club on 12 Aug -- Soweto Gospel Choir at Assembly @ Assembly Hall - daily until 31 Aug -- Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers at The Jamhouse on 2 Aug
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SINGER WANTED Signed London based rock band looking for talented, charismatic vocalist, aged 20-27. Experience not essential. Contact Jonny at Full Portion Media on 020 7386 1013 for more info or email [email protected] -- LEYLINE PUBLICITY Established in 2001, Leyline lists a catalogue of successful PR and marketing campaigns spanning almost ten years on behalf of record labels (major and independent), festivals, radio stations, major club nights, venues and artists. As a small but highly skilled company, Leyline Publicity deliver challenging and intelligent PR campaigns across a variety of platforms including; Regional and national press, online and viral marketing, blog engagement and online video placement. In addition, drawing upon years of experience working within the live sector as one of the capitals leading independent promoters, Leyline offers much more than other traditional music PR company's can in terms of facilitating live placements for album launches, tours and festivals including an in depth knowledge of live marketing, promotions and production. -- DESK SPACE TO RENT IN SHOREDITCH -- FILM PRODUCTION STUDIO TO RENT IN SHOREDITCH |
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![]() ELLIE GREENWICH DIES Born in Brooklyn in 1940, Greenwich, with her husband Jeff Barry, became known as one of the most successful pop songwriters of the 60s, working out of the Brill Building in Manhattan, which also provided working space for other songwriters, including Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Hal David and Phil Spector. Amongst a string of hits, she and Barry penned songs such as 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'Then He Kissed Me' for The Crystals, 'Chapel Of Love' for The Ronettes (written with Phil Spector), 'Doo Wah Diddy Diddy' for Manfred Mann, and 'River Deep, Mountain High' for Ike & Tina Turner. One of the couple's most famous songs was 'Leader Of The Pack, a collaboration with producer Gordon 'Shadow' Morton, which was a hit for The Shangri-Las in 1965. The couple were inducted into the US Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1991. Greenwich had begun writing songs as a teenager, and her first commercially released work was 'Silly Isn't It' in 1958, which she performed herself under the name Ellie Gaye for RCA. She released her first solo album, 'Ellie Greenwich Composes, Produces And Sings' ten years later, as an early project for Pineywood Music, the writing and production company she set up with Mike Kashkow in 1967, following her divorce from Barry. She also provided backing vocals for artists such as Dusty Springfield, Bobby Darin and Frank Sinatra in the 60s and 70s and continued to produce other artists, including Neil Diamond. In 1984, many of her 60s songs were given a new lease of life by the musical 'Leader Of The Pack', written by Anne Beatts, with a story based on Greenwich's life.It transferred to Broadway's Ambassador Theater in 1985 and ran for 120 performances. Greenwich is survived by a sister. FALL OUT BOY MAN ARRESTED The arrest is not expected to affect that band's appearance at this weekend's Reading and Leeds festivals. -------------------------------------------------- CYRUS STALKER "A DANGER", SAYS JUDGE As previously reported, Mark McLeod, who is 53, was arrested after trying to get onto a film set in Savannah, Georgia, where Cyrus is filming a new movie for Disney, called 'The Last Song'. McLeod was previously arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction after trying to gain access to the same set in June. He told police that he met the singer 18 months ago, and that she then accepted a proposal of marriage from him. He added that her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, approves of the relationship and that she sends him "secret messages" via her TV show. McLeod is currently in prison awaiting trial, as he is unable to pay the $55,200 bail bond set at an earlier hearing. Judge Steven Scheer refused a request to reduce the bond at Tybee Island Municipal Court on Tuesday, saying: "I can't deny him bond, but if I could I would, because I do feel he's a danger". Outside the court, his lawyer James Byrne said: "He's not a danger. He's been painted as this monster, but he's got a family. What he said I understand was unsettling to a lot of folks. But it doesn't make him a stalker". The case will now be heard at the Chatham County State Court in Savannah at a later date. HOWIE GOODMAN DIES Goodman first started dabbling in the music industry while studying at the University Of Memphis in the early seventies, where he worked at two clubs. Using the connections he built there, he set himself up as an independent record promoter, subsequently launching his company Good Choice Promotion. He continued with his promotions work within the record industry at the same time as setting up a restaurant business. Paying tribute to Goodman, Sony Music's Senior VP of A&R told Billboard: "Howie Goodman promoted music with such great energy. When he got hold of a good song he never let go". BEYONCE NAMED WOMAN OF THE YEAR BY BILLBOARD The magazine's editorial director, Bill Werde said: "Beyonce is a multi-platinum artist and a multi-talented woman who clearly embodies the qualities of excellence and achievement the award was created to honour. She has inspired women everywhere with her unique style and business savvy". She will collect the award at a ceremony in New York on 2 Oct. SLIPKNOT NOT SPLITTING, DRUMMER NOT DEAD Although a statement on the website of the band's label, Roadrunner, says that the cancellations are "due to illness", it is not entirely clear if this relates to Jordinson's condition, or if it is in fact the whole story. Nonetheless, the band have assured fans that they will still complete their October tour, with frontman Corey Taylor urging fans to hold onto tickets for the cancelled shows in Seattle and Kennewick "because we are coming back to do this". Of course, there's nothing like a tour cancellation to spark rumours that a band are about to split up (except perhaps a greatest hits package, or an official statement insisting a band isn't splitting). So bassist Paul Gray has taken to his MySpace blog to deny any such rumours, as well as any wilder rumours that Jordinson has died, but he did hint that there might be some other "personal issues" that were to blame for the cancellation. He said: "We are very sorry we had to cancel this leg of the tour. As you know touring is our life. Getting in front of you guys and playing keeps this band alive, so it hurts us and much as you that we had to do this. There are personal issues in the band that need to be taken care of for us to continue touring. Let me emphasize Joey is not dead/dying, he is fine. We have been working hard for the last year and a half on the 'All Hope Is Gone' touring cycle and it catches up to you". He added: "We are not cancelling our October tour, the band is not breaking up, we are all alive. I am setting the record straight, if you don't hear it from one of us in this band then it is bullshit. We are human and shit happens and that's how life goes but we are making the best of it right now as should you". MADONNA ANNOUNCES GREATEST HITS TRACKLIST Here's that tracklist: CD 1: CD 2: -------------------------------------------------- RIVAL SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE SECOND ALBUM The band reformed last year and have recorded a new album, produced by guitarist Ian Love and Grammy-nominated producer Joel Hamilton, the latter of whom is now mixing the tracks for the as-yet-untitled album, which is due for release early next year. You can catch the band live at this weekend's Reading and Leeds festivals, and tonight at The Forum in London, supporting Deftones. SPEECH DEBELLE ANNOUNCES UK TOUR She will also release a new single, 'Spinnin' on 14 Sep, via Ninja Tune. You can watch the video for that here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Bd8d8DSDo Tour dates: 25 Sep: Bristol, Colston Hall (supporting Roni Size) -------------------------------------------------- GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP ANNOUNCE UK TOUR Tour dates: 13 Nov: Plymouth, White Rabbit -------------------------------------------------- PETER BRODERICK LIVE DATES AND ALBUM REISSUE Tour dates: 4 Sep: Electric Picnic GLASTONBURY NOT BANNING FLAGS But anyway, it's good news for lovers of flags today, as it looks like they're there to stay at Glastonbury. Emily Eavis said via Twitter that the festival would not ban flags next year, and a spokesperson confirmed this to the NME. As previously reported, Festivals Republic boss Melvin Benn, who has banned flags at Reading and Leeds, is Operations Director at Glasto and admitted he was trying to persuade the Eavis clan to do the same there. It is fairly difficult to see how they would stop people waving flags around at Glastonbury, not having a Reading and Leeds-style sealed arena. Unless they set fire to them using flame throwers on the front of the main stage, which, if you ask me, would only add to the festival experience. Emily, if you're reading this, that's something I'd seriously consider. -------------------------------------------------- BEACHDOWN CANCELLED ALBUM REVIEW: Squarepusher - Solo Electric Bass 1 (Warp) Buy from iTunes WORLD'S FAIR IS NO MORE The company's demise is seemingly quite sudden, which the World's Fair press team sending out a press release on behalf of rapper Lyrics Born as recently as Tuesday. The firm had 12 full time staff and worked with labels like Daptone, Nat Geo Music, and Quannum, and artists including Dizzee Rascal and British Sea Power. -------------------------------------------------- NEW COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR AT DIGITAL STORES Coates told CMU: "This is a great opportunity for me. The new commercial director role means I can really spread my wings at Digital Stores and fully explore all new revenue streams and e-commerce development areas. I've been working in online retail for over ten years now and it amazes me that there's still so much we can do. What we have now is just the start and I'm going to make sure we're right at the front of all innovation and development". -------------------------------------------------- RECORD COLLECTOR TO PARTNER ON SECRET RE-ISSUES Described in Music Week by Secret Records' Mike Mastrangelo as "a classic old British psychedelic label whose records command vast sums of money", Morgan Blue Town was set up by Monty Babson and Barry Morgan and released a number of singles and albums which, despite having little commercial success at the time, have since developed a cult following. Among the acts released by the label were The Academy, The Smoke, Red Dirt and Cliff Wade, though the first re-issue will be a limited edition release of 'Pussy Plays' by Pussy, released on 180 gram vinyl and available exclusively to Record Collector readers. SONY'S WEBSITES TENTH MUSIC DESTINATION I'm not 100% sure which of Sony's websites this statement includes, they all seem pretty rubbish to me, and I never go to the UK ones because I have a rule of not visiting websites where music plays without user permission. And these stats are for June, so it's possible the major's web traffic received what I believe is known in the trade as a 'Jacko boost', the late king of pop being famously signed to Sony's Epic label. But still, well done Sony for drawing 20 million unique users to their online operation in June, and scoring a total of 33 million visits (according to the comScore Media Metrix). The majors, of course, have long had ambitions to have direct relationships with music fans through their own web portals rather than via other music sites, or management-controlled artist sites, which is why it's a shame most of their websites are rubbish. JACKSON REALITY SHOW ANNOUNCED The original documentary, which has not yet aired in full, followed the group as they prepared to reunite for a new tour. Footage from it was aired on CBS show 'Entertainment Tonight' on Tuesday. However, a spokesperson for A&E has said that these clips had been leaked and shown without their consent. Full details of what the series will cover are not clear, though when the original film was announced in May, it promised "unprecedented access" to the Jackson family. It has not yet been announced when the show will air, either. KRS-ONE FOUNDS RELIGION KRS-One told AllHipHop: "It explores the spirituality of hip hop, the divinity of hip hop. I'm suggesting that in 100 years, this book will be a new religion on the earth. Now you talk about controversy, there's some Christian ministries if you go online, look up some ministers, they dissing right now. 'Who the hell does he think he is?' Well, I think I have the authority to approach God directly, I don't have to go through any religion [or] train of thought. I can approach God directly myself and so I wrote a book called 'The Gospel Of Hip Hop' to free from all this nonsense garbage right now. Respect [to] the Christianity, the Islam, the Judaism but their time is up". And verily, I do say unto you, whoop whoop - that is the sound of the police. |
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