Spring has sprung and so The Computers do the same, leaping from winter hibernation into their first tour of 2010, with hard rocking old pals Outcry Collective.

The Computers have been honing their skills for writing snarling, phlegm-filled tunes before they head to a very special secret location in the good old U.S. of  A to record their debut full length. The forthcoming dates will provide an opportunity to road test some new material and will be the last chance to see them before they cross the pond and hit the studio.

Expect snappy dressing and snarling performances in the following dens of iniquity:

MARCH

13^th TRURO The Pen & Whig

14^th PENZANCE The Studio Bar

15^th PLYMOUTH White Rabbit *

16^th EXETER The Cavern *

17^th BRISTOL The Croft *

18^th NOTTINGHAM Rock City *

19^th MIDDLESBROUGH Uncle Alberts *

20^th GLASGOW King Tuts *

21^st MANCHESTER Roadhouse *

22^nd YORK Stereo *

23^rd SHEFFIELD Corporation *

24^th BIRMINGHAM Flapper *

25^th CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach *

26^th BOURNEMOUTH Ibar *

27^th NORTHAMPTON Roadmenders +

29^th SOUTHAMPTON Joiners +

30^th BRIGHTON Engine Rooms +

31^st COLCHESTER The Arts Centre +

APRIL

1^st LONDON Camden Barfly +

* with Outcry Collective and Chickenhawk | + with Outcry Collective and Holy State

http://www.myspace.com/thecomputerfromexeter

LEGENDARY ROCKER

***MICHAEL MONROE***

MAKES AUSTIN DEBUT WITH FOUR SXSW SHOWS:

Wednesday, March 17 @ Austin Music Hall with Motörhead

Friday, March 19 @ Swing House Showcase – Rusty Spurs

Saturday, March 20 @ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop

Sunday, March 21 @ Alejandro Escovedo´s Closing Party – Continental Club

One of Finland’s greatest musical exports, legendary rocker MICHAEL MONROE is due to make his long-awaited mark on America this March. As part of a select group of tour dates, which include several appearances along the west coast, MONROE for the first time ever in his career will perform in Austin with four unique SXSW shows:

Wednesday, March 17 @ Austin Music Hall with Motörhead

Friday, March 19, 3:30 pm @ Swing House Showcase – Rusty Spurs

Saturday, March 20, 1:00 am @ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop

Sunday, March 21 11:15 pm @ Alejandro Escovedo´s Closing Party

– Continental Club

MICHAEL MONROE has long been at the forefront of breaking music barriers.  The Finnish musician and multi-instrumentalist rose to fame as the singer for HANOI ROCKS and has served as the frontman for many all-star collaborations including GUNS ‘N ROSES and DEMOLITION 23 with Little Steven.  Coming off the Hanoi Rocks reunion from 2002-2008, Michael returns with his highly anticipated new group.  Together they will perform an assortment of material ranging from Hanoi Rocks and Demolition 23 classics, Michael Monroe solo favorites and three to four brand new songs the band has written over the last few months.

The band features bassist SAMI YAFFA who has played with a remarkable variety of bands including Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and guitarist GINGER who has dazzled audiences over the world with his band The Wildhearts.  Also on guitar is STEVE CONTE, the New York Dolls master fretman who has played with Willy DeVille and his own bands The Crazy Truth,  Crown Jewels and Company of Wolves.

Fans can keep up with all the action via the Michael Monroe Mobile Backstage mobile application available now for free through Apple’s iPhone/iPod application store and at www.michaelmonroe.com.  Look for more from MONROE and his band as they are set to enter the studio in the spring to record a new album for the fall.

Catch the one and only MICHAEL MONROE on tour this spring at:

DATE                         CITY                            VENUE

Thu      3/11                 San Francisco, CA                 Paradise Lounge

Fri        3/12                 Hollywood, CA                        Viper Room

Sat       3/13                 San Diego, CA                        Brick By Brick

Sun      3/14                 Redondo Beach, CA   The Brixton

Mon     3/15                 Las Vegas, NV                        Wasted Space @ Hard Rock

Wed     3/17                 Austin, TX                               Austin Music Hall, SXSW

Fri        3/19                 Austin, TX                               Rusty Spurs, SXSW

Sat       3/20                 Austin, TX                               Maggie Mae’s Rooftop, SXSW

Sun      3/21                 Austin, TX                               Continental Club, SXSW

www.michaelmonroe.com
www.myspace.com/michaelmonroeofficial
www.facebook.com/michaelmonroeofficial
www.twitter.com/michaelmonroe

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Everything Everything
NME Radar Tour – April & May 2010

Everything Everything are pleased to announce a much coveted spot on this spring’s NME Radar Tour. They will play the co-headline slot with fellow Mancunians, Hurts while NYC newcomer Darwin Deez holds the support.

The tour opens in Glasgow on April 26 and runs through to the closing show in Northampton on May 12.

This will follow the bands SXSW jaunt (playing the official Fader & NME parties amongst others) and a support gig for Wild Beasts in London on April 22.

This extensive NME tour will serve to showcase some exciting new material the boys have been working on whilst recording their debut album, due for release this summer on Geffen UK.

Full NME dates:

April 26          Glasgow

April 27          Preston, 53 Degrees

April 28          Manchester, Academy 3

April 30          Stoke, Sugarmill

May 2             Middlesborough

May 4             Oxford Academy 2

May 5             Bristol Thekla

May 6             Wrexham, Central Station

May 8             York, Duchess

May 9             Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

May 10           London, KOKO

May 11           Norwich, Waterfront

May 12           Northampton, Roadmender

www.everything-everything.co.uk

www.myspace.com/everythingeverthinguk

THE CHEMISTS
RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘THIS CITY’ ON MARCH 29^TH
AND ANNOUNCE SUPPORT DATES FOR FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS UK TOUR

www.myspace.com/thechemistsuk

The Chemists release their new single ‘This City’ on March 29th through Distiller Records.  The single includes remixes by renowned DJ Adam Freeland, Losers, B-List and a remix of the bands previous single ‘Milk and Honey’ by bootleg supremo Dave Remix.  The lead track was mixed by Adrian Bushby (Muse /Doves / Foo Fighters).

The single is taken from their debut album ‘The Theories of Dr. Lovelock’, which was released at the end of last year, receiving much acclaim. The accompanying video has a dark sci-fi feel, featuring the much revered British actor Richard E Grant playing a half-man, half-robot character attempting to unplug itself from the main power source. The song details what happens when drugs and drink meet jet lag and hookers in Hong Kong, as experienced by vocalist Johnny Benn first-hand.

Their musical influences include the Queens of the Stone Age, The Pixies, The Police and Doves. The Chemists have toured with Feeder, Boxer Rebellion, and White Belt Yellow Tag, amongst others. The band rounded off last year as special guests of fellow Brit-Rockers Skunk Anansie on their European tour, where they received much praise from audiences across Europe.

The Chemists are Johnny Benn (Vocals), Sam James (Lead Guitar), Wayne Jones (Bass), Dave Betts (Rhythm Guitar) and Matt Albon (Drums.)

The band will be special guests of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals on their forthcoming European tour; these are the UK dates in March:

6^th – Manchester, Academy

7^th – Leeds, O2 Academy

8^th – Glasgow, O2 ABC

9^th – Newcastle, O2 Academy

11^th – Bristol, O2 Academy

12^th – Oxford, O2 Academy

14^th – Leamington, Assembly

15^th – Nottingham, Rock City

16^th – London, Koko

ALBUM – UPS AND DOWNSIZING – APRIL 12
SINGLE – FIRE AWAY – APRIL 5
UK TOUR DATES – APRIL/ MAY

Introducing The Swellers who are set to release ‘Ups and Downsizing’ on April 12 via Fueled By Ramen Records, the album is preceded by the single ‘Fire Away’ out on April 5.  The Flint, Michigan-based band have also announced their first ever UK shows – the band are confirmed for the Give It A Name Introduces Tour which kicks off on April 26 in Oxford and includes a date at London’s Kings College on May 6, they will also be playing a string of their own headline shows.

Out late last year in the US ‘Ups and Downsizing’, was recently named one of the best albums of 2009 by both Absolute Punk and Punk News. “The Swellers have topped their Everest and written an album that might just be the perfect balance of melodic & pop punk since [Green Day’s] Dookie,” gushed Absolute Punk, while Punk News raved it’s “without a doubt, the best thing FBR has released since the days when the Stereo, Jimmy Eat World and the Impossibles dominated the label’s landscape.” In addition, Alternative press awarded the album 4.5 out of five stating “The only question you’ll have, even after just one listen, is why on earth aren’t this band already huge. It’s just that good.”

Brothers Nick and Jonathan Diener started The Swellers as a trio in 2002. The group molded its sound—a cross between classic punk and ’90s rock—at the Vehicle City’s local music incubator, the legendary Flint Local 432, an all-ages, volunteer-supported club. After cutting their teeth at “The Local” for a few years, the band hit the road to support their first release, a 2005 EP entitled “Beginning of The End Again”. In 2007, the band released the critically acclaimed “My Everest,” their first full-length album. To record “Ups and Downsizing,” the Diener brothers were joined by new band members Ryan Collins and Anto Boros, solidifying the band’s current line-up.

In true punk tradition, ‘Ups and Downsizing’ is the outraged cry of a band that has seen its world on the precipice. The album’s title song, and much of the album, was inspired by what had been happening in Michigan long before the recession hit elsewhere—dwindling jobs, people moving out of state, a bleak future—and how it hit the Diener brothers at home.

Like so many of their fellow Fueled By Ramen artists, The Swellers have proven themselves to be an aggressive and hard-working live act.  The band have been on the road nearly non-stop over the last three years, playing with the likes of Paramore, H2O, Motion City Soundtrack and Less Than Jake along the way, and gaining an army of fans and support from other bands with their reactive music and tireless work ethic.

Be sure to catch the band when they hit the UK for the Give It A Name Introduces tour and their own headline dates, full info below:

April

Mon 26                   OXFORD                               Academy 2 – GIAN

Tues 27                 PORTSMOUTH                    Wedgewood Rooms – GIAN

Wed 28                  BRISTOL                               Academy 2 – GIAN

Thurs 29                CARDIFF                               Club Ifor Bach – GIAN

Fri 30                      LIVERPOOL                          Academy 2 – GIAN

May

Sat 1                       MANCHESTER                    Academy 3 – GIAN

Sun 2                     GLASGOW                            King Tuts – GIAN

Mon 3                     NEWCASTLE                       Academy 2 – GIAN

Tues 4                   BIRMINGHAM                       Academy 2 – GIAN

Wed 5                    SOUTHAMPTON                  The Joiners – HEADLINE SHOW

Thurs 6                  LONDON                               Kings College – GIAN

Fri 7                        TUNBRIDGE WELLS          The Forum – HEADLINE SHOW

Sat 8                       KINGSTON                           The Peel – HEADLINE SHOW

Sun 9                     NOTTINGHAM                      Red Room @ Rescue Rooms – HEADLINE SHOW

Mon 10                   EXETER                                Cavern – HEADLINE SHOW

The Swellers are – Nick Diener (lead vocals/ guitar), Jonathan Diener (drums/ backing vocals), Ryan Collins (guitar) and Anto Boros (bass/ backing vocals)

www.myspace.com/theswellers

www.fueledbyramen.com

Danny & The Champions of the World
Single ‘Restless Feet’ 5th April
The Duke & The King Tour April

Danny & The Champions of the World will put out a single ‘Restless Feet‘ through Loose Music on 5th April. The single is taken off their critically acclaimed new album ‘Streets Of Our Time‘, which is re-released on 19th April.

The band has also been confirmed as special guests on the forthcoming The Duke & The King tour inApril. Fellow Champions and Loose Music artists Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou will also appear on the bill. Dates as follows:

16th April – Birmingham, Academy

17th April – Portsmouth, Wedgewood

19th April – London, Union Chapel

20th April – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

21st April – Leeds, Hi-Fi

22nd April – Bristol, Thekla

24th April – Norwich, Arts Centre

25th April – Manchester, Ruby Lounge

26th April – Newcastle, Cluny

27th April – Glasgow, Kings Tuts

29th April – Belfast, Auntie Annies

30th April – Dublin, Academy

1st May – Kilkenny Festival

2nd May – Kilkenny Festival

As previously announced, Danny and the Champions of the World, head out this month as the main support to Fionn Regan. The Champs perform their own set before joining Fionn on stage as his band. Dates as follows:

Weds 24th Feb – London, ULU
Thurs 25th Feb -  Norwich, Arts Centre
Fri 26th Feb – Oxford, Jericho Tavern
Sun 28th Feb -  Canterbury, The Farmhouse
Mon 1st March – Nottingham, Bodega
Tues 2nd March – Birmingham, The Rainbow
Sat 6th March – Limerick, Dolans
Sun 7th March – Cork, School Of Music
Weds 10th March – Derry, Nerve Centre
Thurs 11th March – Belfast, The Empire
Fri 12th March – Galway, Roisin Dubh
Sat 13th March – Dublin, Vicar Street
Sun 14th March – Newbridge, Riverbank Theatre

“The Streets of Our Time” is Danny George Wilson’s ninth album as a recording artist, and his second fronting his loose and wonderful country/soul/folk collective Danny & The Champions. Danny has spent over a decade as a full-time touring and recording singer/songwriter/musician in the revered and critically acclaimed Grand Drive. He sings songs drawn from his life, with an unerring honesty and truthfulness that means they’re your songs too, burning with a hopeful passion you can warm yourself by when everything seems cold.

www.myspace.com/dannyandthechampionsoftheworld1

www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-And-The-Champions-Of-The-World/102729753307?ref=ts

WE THE KINGS
Release new album ‘SMILE KID’ on March 8^th 2010
Single ‘Heaven Can Wait’ to be released March 1^{st
UK Tour with You Me At Six in March}

(Virgin Records)

www.myspace.com/wethekings |  www.wethekingsmusic.com |  www.twitter.com/wethekings

Travis Clark (Vocals, Guitar)  | Hunter Thomsen (Guitar, Backing Vocals)  |  Drew Thomsen (Bass)  |  Danny Duncan (Drums)

HEAVEN CAN WAIT Music Video – http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=101075422

Florida’s We The Kings have secured themselves as one of the most original & exciting bands in the pop-rock circuit, with a heavily dedicated fan base, having toured the US with bands such as Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Cobra Starship and, most recently, headlining the 2009 Vans Warped Tour.

Sophomore album, ‘Smile Kid’, will be released on March 8th and infectious first single, ‘Heaven Can Wait’, released March 1st is already climbing the charts in the US, becoming the band’s fastest rising single to date & reaching the Top 10 on the Alternative Singles Chart.  It’s the band’s third Top 40 charting single in the US.

Produced by S*A*M and SLUGGO (Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship) ‘Smile Kid’ follows their self titled smash debut which hit # 1 on Billboard’s New Alternative Album sales chart.

Time in the studio gelled the band’s already energetic and tight sound. Instantly addictive tracks such as ‘Heaven Can Wait’, ‘She Takes Me High’ & ‘We’ll Be A Dream’ (featuring Disney’s Demi Lovato) brim with youthful vibrancy and enthusiasm, clocking in at short and sweet three-minute bursts.

The world of We The Kings is a never-ending buzz of activity, where fans and band are equal participants.  They are constantly tweeting, updating blogs & websites and documenting life on the road in their online mini sitcom, “The Kings Carriage”.

Infectious high spirits and camaraderie energize their live performances.  The boys hit our shores March 2010 supporting You Me At Six on a Nationwide tour.

March 9                Birmingham O2 Academy

March 10             Kingsway Newport Centre

March 11             Sheffield O2 Academy

March 12             Manchester Apollo

March 13             Newcastle O2 Academy 2

March 14             Glasgow O2 Academy

March 16             Leeds O2 Academy

March 17             Nottingham Rock City

March 18             Southampton Guildhall

March 19             Norwich UEA

March 20             London Brixton Academy

Alberta Cross gig hi-jacked by Guns’n'Roses PLUS new single & tour!

After having a gig overtaken by Guns’n’Roses’ surprise show at New York Fashion Week last week, Alberta Cross have now announced a new single and UK tour.

Alberta Cross performed at John Varvatos boutique in New York City (a.k.a. the former home of CBGB) as a part of the Fashion Week celebrations last Thursday and inadvertently became support to Axl and co, when Guns’n’Roses later turned up and played a secret gig (read THIS for more info).  ’Designer Of The Year’ John Varvatos has shown increasing support for the band, using ONLY Alberta Cross’ music at his Fall/Winter 2010 Milan fashion show – www.youtube.com/watch?v=huhjPm3cOPg

This comes just as the band prepare to return to the UK for another tour and single release. The disarmingly soulful ‘Old Man Chicago’, taken from last year’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Broken Side of Time’, will be released on March 8^th through Ark Recordings.

The band will also be playing the following shows:

See Alberta Cross live in March 2010:

6^th London 02 Arena (supporting Dave Matthews Band)

7^th Manchester Apollo (supporting Dave Matthews Band)

8^th Belfast, Auntie Annies (headline show)

9^th Dublin 02 Arena (supporting Dave Matthews Band)

11^th Glasgow SE  + CC Hall 4 (supporting Dave Matthews Band)

12^th Manchester, Night & Day (headline show)

14^th London Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting Mumford & Sons)

15^th London Dingwalls (headline show)

Hellcat power-pop punk rockers Orange announce spring 2010 UK tour with Zebrahead and MC Lars!

Straight out of LA and raring to go, Hellcat’s finest ORANGE hit the UK’s shores on a two week tour with pop punk favourites Zebrahead and MC Lars from March 16^th. Touring material from their hugely well received third album ‘Phoenix’, the band will kick off proceedings in Southampton on March 16^th and appear at several Academies on their route.

This is the first time that the band has appeared live in the UK, and front man Joe Dexter can’t wait to get playing to the crowds. Talking of the tour, he said;

"We’ve been dying to tour England ever since we started the band and to come play for all the fantastic
fans we have there. It’s my home land and my favorite place on earth, well second to Disney Land. We’re
the best we have ever been live and we’re ready to MELT SOME FACES! Dads - lock up your daughters
'cus we’re coming. "

The full UK tour is as follows:

16^th March – Talking Heads, Southampton

17^th March – Islington Academy, London

18^th March – Orange Box, Yeovil

19^th March – Club Revolution, Peterborough

20^th March – Chords, Poole

21^st March – Furnace, Swindon

22^nd March – Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd

23^rd March – Academy 2, Birmingham

24^th March – Waterfront, Norwich

25^th March – Roadmender, Northampton

26^th March – Academy 3, Manchester

27^th March – Academy 2, Newcastle

28^th March – Rock City, Nottingham

29^th March – Cathouse, Glasgow

30^th March – Cockpit, Leeds

For full details on the tour and more information on Orange please visit www.myspace.com/orange

YOU ME AT SIX Release new single ‘Liquid Confidence’ after biggest tour to date

www.youmeatsix.co.uk www.myspace.com/youmeatsix