Combining music, comedy, art, cinema and magic - The Apple Cart Festival (June 3rd - Victoria Park) is a pretty diverse event - and is put together by the people behind Field Day and Underage festivals. How would you like to see the likes of Noah & The Whale, Billy Bragg and Beth Jeans Houghton, and top comedians including Phill Jupitus, Charlie Baker and Josie Long? Well to win a pair of tickets, answer the following question: What Was The Name Of Noah & The Whale's Debut Album? a. The First Days Of Spring b. Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down c. Last Night ...

Charlotte Gainsbourg is set to play a special show at Somerset House on July 19th. Every summer, Somerset House throws open its doors to usher in a series of live concerts. This year will prove to be no exception, with organisers lining up a number of one off shows from a broad range of artists. Charlotte Gainsbourg is the latest addition to the line up. The French singer is set to perform in the confines of Somerset House on July 19th, following on from the acclaim lavished upon her double album 'Stage Whisper'. Released earlier this year, the double disc ...

Das Greenville Festival gibt vier neue Künstler bekannt, die sich dieses Jahr vom 27. bis zum 30. Juli in Paaren/Glien die Ehre geben. Zuletzt wurde neben den erprobten Rockern Donots ebenfalls das Singer/Songwriter-Kollektiv We Invented Paris bestätigt ( motor.de berichtete ). Nun vergrößert zusätzlich die britische Countryfolk-Sängerin Gemma Ray das Line Up. Sie wird von Kritikern als " Norah Jones auf Amy Winehouse 's Drogen" beschrieben. Ebenso spannend ist das ehemalige Schulband-Quartett The Kabeedies, das seinen poppigen Rockabilly-Sound in diesem Sommer auch auf die Bühnen des Greenville Festivals tragen wird. Von den vier Männern alias Dinosaur Truckers gibt es mit ...

WHAT: The boutique, family-friendlier self-answer to Field Day WHY: High quality handpicked music, plus comedy, art, magic and a food market WHEN: 3rd June WHERE: Victoria Park HOW: £35 WHO: Scritti Politti, Billy Bragg, Josh T Pearson, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse, Beth Jeans Houghton, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Penguin Café, Marques Toliver, Noah & The Whale, Jamie N Commons, Gaz Coombes, Lianne La Havas, Stornoway, Marcus Foster

Future Loves Past , c’est un nom un peu étrange on vous l’accorde pour un groupe de folk. On a découvert le groupe de Phoenix avec leur premier EP éponyme. Les six américains proposent une musique simple mais très agréable. C’est une rencontre entre le son rock des années 70 ( The Feelies par exemple) et la folk moderne que font des groupes comme Noah and The Whale ,  The Leisure Society  ou Real Estate. Les chansons sont riches en mélodies.  Chez Vocododo , on aime!  ф  Future Loves Past , what a strange name for an indie folk band. We discover ...

Royal Albert Hall, London, April 16

Revived in 2002, the IOW Festival is notorious for boasting one of the best musical line ups of the summer. This year is no exception, with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen headling the main stage alongside Elbow, Biffy Clyro, Jessie J, Example and Noah & The Whale. Elsewhere, the Big Top [...]

Welcome to the 23rd edition of New Music by Region . Every fortnight we aim to present the best new music in 7 major cities and regions from across the UK (and Ireland). With the help of regional correspondents, we present our shortlist of new music in Birmingham, Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, London and Oxford. New Music by Region #22 can be found here ! Name : The Carpels – ‘Khan (Demo)’ For Fans Of : Editors and Foals Website : Official site Correspondent : Lyle Bignon The five-piece band, now with a new member on board, follow up on the good reception for early 2012 single Bears ...

Another month, another mix, and fortunately for us April has been a very kind four weeks for fantastic new music. Purity Ring's latest offering 'Obedear' opens proceedings, and it's a track that can only excite fans further for the imminent full length due out on 4AD. Slime's 'Lean Over' is a superb return to the limelight, and after performing a special gig in a 113-year-old library in Manchester, Jewellers continue to please with their new track 'Sing Trees'. A Liverpool double bill of Death At Sea and Jethro Fox mark the midway point in our mix, both ...

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Bilbao BBK Live has expanded its bill, with James Murphy, The View and more taking part. Set in the historic Basque city, Bilbao BBK Live mixes a sense of tradition with a love of breaking talent. Returning this summer, organisers are working day and night to finish off an already striking bill. The next wave of announcements have been made, with Bilbao BBK Live welcoming James Murphy. The one time LCD Soundsystem lynch-pin is now relishing life on his own, mixing a new-found flair for acting with his usual excellence behind the decks. Returning to Europe, James Murphy will perform ...

I never thought, when I was signing up to buy Guns 'N' Roses' 'Lies' on import at Music Zone as a teenager, that the funny round black spinny things would become a subject of such controversy. All I was bothered about was getting that album before even 'Appetite For Destruction' was out in the UK, and adding it to the stack of other anthems I played on my old Dansette – my refusal to have a midi-hifi as a teen was of great amusement to my friends. But I was the only one who could play hours and hours of music ...

Enter ClashMusic's latest competition to win a pair of tickets to the 2012 Parklife Weekender, taking place at Manchester's Platt Fields on the 9th-10th June. The Flaming Lips headline Saturday 9th June with support from Noah and the Whale, Kelis, Crystal Castles, Nero, Fake Blood and more while Dizzee Rascal tops Sunday's bill with Labrinth, Azealia Banks, Justice, The Rapture and others. Find out more about the 2012 Parklife Weekender visit their ClashMusic.com hub page HERE . To enter simply tell us why you deserve a pair of tickets.