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Fresh from their victory as winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Album, 11-piece folk supergroup Bellowhead reveal their new video for their already incredibly successful single, Roll The Woodpile Down.

It’s no secret that Bellowhead are one of the best live bands around (as their 5 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Live Band will attest) and this brand new video showcases the band in their element – live at a sell-out show in Glasgow.

Roll The Woodpile Down is the second single to be taken from the band’s new, Top 20, album Broadside. Vocalist, and arranger, Jon Boden explains a little more about the track:

This is a song I’ve known for ages – I think I first heard it sung in the pub in Durham where I used to hang out...

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‘Story flourishes when Bronson uses softer rhythms and allows the writing to take centre stage.’ 7/10 Drowned in Sound

‘There are dreamlike qualities to several songs and, even without the aid of hallucinogenic substances, you can join David in a world of poetry, imagery and unrequited love on several occasions.’ – No Depression

‘If you like well-produced, catchy, decent guitar playing and solid vocals then you’ll like this.’ – Gold Flake Paint

David Bronson releases the first remixed track from his recently released and critically admired debut ‘Story’:

Bronson joined forces with New York Producer NESIMO to rework this romantic and intricate tune, exemplifying the sonic opportunities of the rich and detailed layers which characterise Bronson’s music.

”I’ve talked...

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ANNOUNCING “RINGO AT THE RYMAN,”
DVD OF RINGO AND HIS ALL STARR’S PERFORMANCE AT NASHVILLE’S HISTORIC RYMAN, FILMED JULY 7, 2012
DVD TO BE RELEASED MARCH 18th 2013

Ringo Starr is a living legend whose contribution to the roots of rock and roll is immeasurable, not only as a Beatle, but also through his prolific and successful solo career. In gathering a new group of iconic rockers to play as the All Starr band each tour, every configuration offers a new and memorable moment where we get to experience songs we all know and love.

Ringo At The Ryman, filmed on July 7, 2012, celebrates Ringo’s birthday with an extra special lineup touching on some unforgettable hits spanning four decades – from Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr...

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STRFKR – New LP ’Miracle Mile’
UK Release: April 1st (Polyvinyl)

It’s hard to say exactly when it happened. It could’ve been during one of the 100+ shows STRFKR played over the past two years — ecstatic sold-out dance parties that started in tiny, sweaty rooms before word of mouth spread and forced a move to larger (and even sweatier) venues.

It might’ve been when touring guitarist Patrick Morris officially became a full-time member in late 2011, rounding out a line-up that included multi-instrumentalists Josh Hodges, Shawn Glassford, and Keil Corcoran.

Most likely, though, there wasn’t a single defining moment when the change occurred. With evolution there rarely is...

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The electronic legends are back 15 years after their last visit.
The German legends and genre shapers return to Roskilde Festival. Their last concert in 1998 is still semi-mythical amongst fans of all kinds of electronic pop.

KRAFTWERK (DE) return to Roskilde Festival with their special 3D show, which has carried away London’s Tate Modern as well. This concert is one of few chances in Scandinavia to see the Germans who serve up a futuristic bouquet of their biggest hits on our Orange Stage.

3D glasses for the audience
Roskilde Festival hands out glasses to the audience so that everyone gets the right visual space age sensation worthy of the future-minded computer sounds. We have loads of them so that everyone can experience the influential band the best way.

Genre-shaping cyborgs
The le...

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Stor Rock n´ Roll fest på The Tivoli!

Rock n´ Roll kungarna Quireboys med den dansglade Spike i spetsen intog Helsingborgs hamn denna kyliga lördagkväll. Men innan Quireboys (även kallade London Quireboys) sjösatte The Tivoi så fick Bai Bang och Conny Bloom tina upp publiken.

Det var ett tag sedan undertecknad besökte Tivoli så till min förvåning så hade Tivoli gjort en ombyggnad och fått ett rejält ansiktslyft. Den nya planlösningen är suverän och lokalen känns mycket luftigare och trevligare att vistas i. Baren har flyttats till väggen mittemot scenen och soffgrupper på båda sidor om scenen.

CONNY BLOOM
Först ut ikväll var Conny Bloom, känd från funkiga Electric Boys...

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In May 2010 the world of Hard Rock / Heavy Metal lost one of its most talented stars, with the passing of Ronnie James Dio. During his career he sang for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, as well as his own eponymous band (Dio). With his incredible vocal range he sang some of the real classic songs in rock and metal.

Several of his albums were re-released last year in Deluxe Edition form (‘Holy Diver’, ‘Sacred Heart’ and ‘Last in Line’), and now it’s the turn of ’Dream Evil’. As with the other Dio Deluxe editions, it comes with an expanded booklet with notes by Malcolm Dome and is endorsed by Ronnie’s widow Wendy.

As well as a re-mastered version of the original album, like the other Deluxe editions, this one features a bonus CD with extra material...

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London band Turbogeist are releasing a 5 track EP in March, and will be following it later in the year with their debut album. Musically this EP is quite tricky to pin down. There’s a good helping of rock, a strong punk influence, some metal – a really good mix in other words.

The EP features 4 Turbogeist songs as well as a cover of The Wipers song ’Up Front’. It’s a short EP, with a running time of less than fourteen minutes, but that’s down to most of the songs being between 2 and 3 minutes long. The short songs help give the EP a fast punk feel with songs following on quickly from each other. It’s more of an old-school punk sound than a modern pop-punk sound, and that suits me just fine – I think the EP sounds great.

The band’s website and facebook page list the band members by fir...

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Mayhem öppnade med ”Deathcrush”.
Sammanhanget är torftigt, jag fryser och har skitont överallt för det finns ingen mat eller värme och jag har stått på ett jävla kallt betonggolv i timmar. Jag hatar detta. Men när Mayhem öppnar med ”Deathcrush”. Då blir den här människan mjuk i sinnet och snäll. Atilla verkar lite arg och tycker att ”A Time To Die” bör tillägnas alla religiösa ledare och jag håller med. Men det är inte det som är poängen med Mayhem . Mayhem finns här och nu för att snutiga Stavangerungar ska kunna säga att de har sett dem. Mayhem finns för att tanter som jag ska kunna säga att jag har sett dem en gång till. Mayhem finns för att vi ska ha en kontinuitet, För att vi ska förstå vad Black Metal en gång var och vad den är och vad den kommer att bli...

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Torsdag 24 januari.

Att anordna en tredagars festival i slutet på januari i Stavanger i Norge är ett ganska ovanligt initiativ. Att göra det för första gången och boka band som Mayhem, Arcturus, Gehenna, Negura Bunget och Dimension F3H är ytterligare en bedrift. Mannen som står bakom detta heter Marius Steffenssen och har en rolig förklaring till sitt ambitiösa projekt.
-Det började med att jag ville spela på lite större konserter med mitt band ”Saints in Sin” men ingen ville förstås boka oss så då började jag arrangera spelningar själv där jag satte in mitt band som support. Verksamheten växte successivt och så föddes idén till en festival.

Det är väldigt länge sedan jag kallade något så enkelt för festival...