The Drums

• Sell out London’s Heaven in one day!
• Additional date on the 9th June added due to popular demand

Tickets for The Drums headline show @ the 900 capacity venue, Heaven on 8^th June were put on sale this morning and have SOLD OUT in one day!

An additional date @ Heaven on the 9^th June has now been added.

Tuesday 8^th June – Heaven, London – SOLD OUT

NEW DATE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND:

Wednesday 9^th June – Heaven, London

Heaven, London:

Under The Arches, Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NG

Tickets go on sale Friday 12^th March

£11.50 www.gigsandtours.com

The band’s as yet untitled debut album will be released in June on Moshi Moshi / Island Records.

Released on March 29^th, the first single from the album will be brand new track ‘Best Friend’, which has fast become a live favourite with its soaring chorus and guitarist Jacob Graham’s impassioned tambourine playing.

Additionally, The Drums will be appearing as the special guests on Florence and the Machine’s May UK tour.

Florence and the Machine support dates:

02-May – Dublin, Olympia Theatre

03-May – Dublin, Olympia Theatre

05-May – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange

06-May – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange

07-May – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom

09-May – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom

10-May – Wolverhampton, Civic Theatre

11-May – Wolverhampton, Civic Theatre

13-May – London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo

14-May – London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo

15-May – London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo

The Drums’ ‘Summertime!’ EP is out now on Moshi Moshi / Island Records.

IS TROPICAL announce FREE London show

New Young Pony Club Tour (March 2010)

Good Shoes Tour (April 2010)

The Big Pink Tour (May 2010)

MARCH – New Young Pony Club Tour

15th PORTSMOUTH – Wedgewood Rooms
16th BIRMINGHAM – Academy 2
17th BRISTOL – Thekla
18th OXFORD – Academy 2
20th MANCHESTER – Moho
21st LEEDS – Cockpit 2
22nd NOTTINGHAM – Stealth
23rd GLASGOW – King Tuts
25th NEWCASTLE – Academy 2
26th LIVERPOOL – Korova
27th CAMBRIDGE – Junction 2

They will then return to London to play a free show at Pure Groove on 29th March:

http://www.puregroove.co.uk/in-store.aspx?CntProv=Events&CntItem=f64e60cd-faff-4973-bf10-733164e545fd

Is Tropical will be keeping themselves busy by going straight back on the road with Good Shoes. Here are full dates:

APRIL – Good Shoes Tour

19th NORWICH – Arts Centre
20th SOUTHEND – Chinnerys
21st LONDON – Dingwalls
22nd BRIGHTON – Audio
23rd GLOUCESTER – Guildhall
24th PORTSMOUTH – Wedgewood Rooms
26th EXETER – Cavern
27th WOLVERHAMPTON – Little Civic
28th MANCHESTER – Deaf Institute
30th HULL – The Lamp
1st May – DERBY – The Royal

Is Tropical will then be joining The Big Pink on their May tour:

MAY – The Big Pink Tour

7th OXFORD – Academy
8th SHEFFIELD – Leadmill
9th GLASGOW – Garage
11th MANCHESTER – Academy 2
12th BIRMINGHAM – Acdemy 2
13th LONDON – Forum

After all this touring, Is Tropical will be back in the studio with Jimmy Robertson (Klaxons, The Big Pink) to record the follow up to their debut single When O’When.

NEW CHAPTER FOR CANADIAN ROCKERS MONEEN, WITH THE RELEASE OF ‘THE WORLD I WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND’. PLUS UK DATES ANNOUNCED!

Though the band’s fourth full-length offering ‘The World I Want To Leave Behind’ (out April 5^th) features a number of “firsts,” Moneen vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Kenny Bridges assures us that this isn’t a new band: “We weren’t trying to reinvent ourselves as much as we were trying out some things that we would have been scared of on previous records.”

One wouldn’t think a band that’s effortlessly able to weave such a wide array of influences into their output would be “scared” to try anything. After all, Moneen has always thrived on their trademark melee of melodic components – pop that has no business being so profound; rock that shouldn’t be so ambient; punk that has no right being so delicate. While that familiar formula is what ultimately drives The World I Want To Leave Behind, Bridges, bassist Erik Hughes, guitarist/vocalist Chris “Hippy” Hughes, and new drummer Steve Nunnaro have slightly shifted their take on songwriting this time out.

“We enjoy writing music that makes us want to jump off the walls and roll around on the ground – while still maintaining a song’s integrity, of course,” offers bassist Hughes of his band’s general take on music making. Indeed, this has been the template for the band’s writing ever since forming in 1999 and dropping the Smaller Chairs For The Early 1900s EP, a release that would introduce the band’s shimming guitar interplay and passionate, personal lyricism to the world. Subsequent records, including 2003’s Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now? and 2006’s The Red Tree, have seen a continual refinement of the band’s writing and wordplay, this effort being no exception.

“We took a more simplistic route this time around to allow the songs to breath, and to really let certain parts shine when they needed to,” adds Hippy. Bridges agrees, explaining that with The World I Want To Leave Behind, the band wanted to start out simple when structuring a track – letting the components work for the song and not the song for the components.

Indeed, the album is the first with drummer Steve Nunnaro, who the remaining band members cite as a significant contributor when it came to crafting these 12 songs. It’s also found the band experimenting with new instruments – and who’s playing them. Still, this is Moneen – in the shape that those who’ve sweated out the enthralling experience of their stage show know so well.

“We pushed ourselves harder than ever for this,” says Bridges with an air of pride. “We knew there was no way we could fool around with these songs. They were too important to us.” This mentality translates through the music with ease. Though there’s still plenty of “jump-off-the-wall” jamming to be found, it’s clear Moneen have truly invested themselves into this offering, which makes it all the more special to be invited into.

In addition to the release of ‘This Is The World I Want To Leave Behind’, the band have announced their first UK shows since their support run with Brand New last year. This time, the band tours alongside Emery. Dates below:

MAR 26: MANCHESTER Roadhouse

MAR 27: NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms

MAR 28: GLASGOW King Tuts

MAR 29: BIRMINGHAM Academy 3

MAR 30: CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach

MAR 31: LONDON Barfly

Subsource announce live dates!
Album ‘Tales From The Doombox’ released April 5^th, 2010

(Doombox Records)

www.myspace.com/subsource |  www.twitter.com/subsource

THE IDES MUSIC VIDEO – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2viIoB4JTU

SUBSOURCE SAY – “Four years ago, 20 miles south of central London, four people went into a studio to start a war.  Fucked off with so-called live dance acts mincing behind laptops, and rock acts with no more substance than the product in their hair we decided things had to change.

The snarl of Punk, the oscillating sub bass of dubstep, the harrowing melody of coldwave all had to be in there with as much of electronica’s glitches and edits, hip-hop’s flows, the galloping ferocity of drum’n’bass and metal as possible. No subgenre’s safe from the “treatment.”  The vivisection becomes complete when firing up the live beast. Amalgamated from double bass, synths, drums, guitars, and vocals, like an amphetamised Rottweiler running riot through a free warehouse party, tearing holes in speaker cones, our live shows leave saucer eyed audiences writhing in sweat-drenched ecstasy.

This is not a war of conflict but a war of unification.  Ravers throw shapes, as Rockers bang heads, and Rude Bois throw their hands in the air. Subsource are a Beat and Bass driven Rock act representing the underground UK dance music scene.  No treaty will be signed and the occupation will be total.”

Following October’s release of crowd favourite ‘The Reason (Parasite)’, Subsource’s electro, metal and unique take on dubstep (Substep anyone?) influences come to the fore on the socially charged track ‘The Ides’. This single will be released on 29th March with album ‘Tales From The Doombox’ set for release on 5th April. This ethos flows into the band’s art with the album cover for ‘Tales From The Doombox’ being a piece by street artist Faith47, who’s been dubbed the ‘South African Banksy’. The cover’s inscription statement of ‘build you up to tear us down’ reflects the nature of a self sufficient band who have fashioned lyrical paeans to the true accounts of island tribes fighting off oil companies. But it’s not all work and no play. A nod to their dance roots inspired them to create the Subsource iPhone rave app, complete with flashing glow stick and lighter, not that you’ll find many tender moments in a Subsource live set…

Catch the band’s exuberant live show at the following dates –

11th March – Hoxton Underbelly, London Onstage 9pm

12th March – Queen of Hoxton, London  16th March – Monarch, Camden, London Onstage 8.30pm 22nd – Water Rats, London Onstage 9pm 27th March – Wonka, Monkey Bar, Swansea 17th April – The Brickyard, Carlisle  19th June – Globe Theatre – Hay on Wye  25th September – The Big Noise, Swansea

SORRY AND THE SINATRAS
UK Tour Confirmed – April 2010

7 inch single: “Hated Heart”

5^th April 2010

Album “Highball Roller” out now

Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album “Highball Roller” in 2009, Sorry And The Sinatras are set to tour the UK in April 2010. the band are signed to Undergroove, the label behind acts such as The Ghost Of A Thousand, Hexes, Minus The Bear and Johnny Truant.

Formed by frontman / guitarist Scott Sorry – who currently also plays a mean bass with UK rock legends The Wildhearts – Sorry And The Sinatras specialize in high octane, kick-ass punk rock – high on flair, punishing, driving riffs, and spit ‘n’ sawdust professionalism. SATS also features fellow Americans Lenny Thomas (drums) and Roger ‘Rag’ Segal (bass / vocals), as well as UK guitarist Dave Kerr. The Anglo-American twist gives this quartet a musical chemistry that is truly reflected in ‘Highball Roller’.

‘Highball Roller’ is an honest, in-your-face punk rock ‘n’ roll record that reflect this quartet’s personalities – unpolished, missing teeth and self-medicated! It’s an album born out of years of searching for and finding dreams.

Says Scott: “Lyrically this record is about the years of couch surfing, addictions, heartache, and restlessness spent chasing a dream. It’s about guilt and coming to terms with the shit you’ve done while letting go of the shit you had no control over and laughing your ass off in the process. It’s not about feeling sorry for yourself, but embracing how chaotic life can get. These are the most honest songs we’ve ever written.”

From the opening, infectious track ‘Black & Blue’, through the vitriolic snarl and fury of ‘Burns City Burns’, to the raucous anthems ‘Hated Heart’ and ‘Riverside’, to the aural cacophony of closer ‘She’s So Vaudeville’, Sorry And The Sinatras demonstrate just how good rock music can be. ‘Highball Roller’ is a record that doesn’t just deserve to be heard, but commands your attention and, frankly, you won’t be disappointed. The album was recorded during the summer of 2008 over 10 days with Jason Sanderson (Rolo Tomassi, The Plight, The Mirimar Disaster, GU Medicine). Are you ready to get ‘High?

To tie in with the April 2010 tour, Undergroove will be releasing a limited edition 7 inch of single “Hated Heart”. This will also be available on download with new new tracks.

Sorry And The Sinatras are set to tour the UK in April 2010. Dates are as follows:

1^st April                   Winchester – Railway
2^nd April                  Nottingham – The Maze
3^rd April                   Newcastle – Legends
4^th April                   Wakefield – Escobar
5^th April                   Inverness – Hootenanny’s
6^th April                   Glasgow – Ivory Blacks
7^th April                   Edinburgh – Bannermans
8^th April                   York – Stereo
9^th April                   Huddersfield – Parish
10^th April                 Leeds – Josephs Well
11^th April                 Peterborough – Club Revolution
12^th April                 Colchester – Twist
13^th April                 London – Borderline
14^th April                 Guildford – Boileroom
15^th April                 Plymouth – C103

21^st April                 Newport – Le Pub
22^ndApril                 Manchester – Satans Hollow
23^rdApril                  Bradford – Zuu
24^thApril                  Worcester – Mars Bar
25^thApril                  Birmingham – Asylum 2

For tickets please see individual box offices. Doors are at 7pm and Sorry And The Sinatras will be onstage at 9pm. Support tbc.

E.P: “ The Lady Boy Tapes E.P”
Release Date: 12^th April
April Tour
Label: Mama – Bear Records

The Paddington’s are set to release a new E.P ‘ The Lady Boy Tapes E.P’ through Mama Bear Records on 12^th April  2010.

The EP consists of five new tracks including a collaboration with Adam Green on the title track ‘Lady Boy’. ‘Lady Boy’ is a pop laden ode to the lady boys of Thailand and Hull, it sees the band experimenting with a full horn section and harmonized sing-along crescendo. The E.P also contains the raw and melodic ‘Consequence’, which shows off a new and explosive side  to the band, and the Pixie esque ‘Pretty Pity’

The Lady Boy Tapes E.P was recorded and produced by Anthony Rossomando and Didz Hammond (Dirty Pretty Things)

The band have just finished a tour in support of their single ‘Shame About Elle’ which you can download for free from www.thepaddingtons.net taken from their current studio album No Mundane Options.

The Paddingtons are about to embark on a full scale headline UK tour this coming April in support of ‘The Lady Boy Tapes’ followed by a tour in Germany and Italy. Tour dates are listed below:

27 Mar 2010  Starka Motherwell

28 Mar 2010  Haddow Festival, Multiple Venues Edinburgh

1 Apr 2010 Head of Steam Newcastle

2 Apr 2010  ABC 2 Glasgow

3 Apr 2010  Academy 2 Sheffield

4 Apr 2010  Academy 3 Birmingham

8 Apr 2010 Roadhouse Manchester

9 Apr 2010 TBC TBC

10 Apr 2010  Brudenell Social Club Leeds

11 Apr 2010 Islington Academy 2 London

Tickets are priced at £7.00 plus booking fee (£8.00 for London) for ticket information please see www.seetickets.com

The Paddington’s are Tom; vox, Grant; drums, Stuee; guitarist, Josh; guitarist and Lloyd; bass

www.thepaddingtons.net www.myspace.com/thepaddingtons

The E.P The Lady Boy Tapes’ is released on the 12^th April  on Mama- Bear Records.

PENDULUM
Present first taster of new album ‘Immersion’ with the May 3^rd release of new single ‘Watercolour’

WWW.PENDULUM.COM

PENDULUM made one of the biggest breakthroughs of recent years with their hit album ‘In Silico’. Having sold over 1 million records worldwide, the band completed a sell-out Academy tour in 2008 and went on to smash the international festival circuit last summer with killer appearances at GLASTONBURY, DOWNLOAD, V and GLOBAL GATHERING to name a few. Both Pendulum studio albums to date – ‘In Silico’and the band’s debut ‘Hold Your Colour’ – have gone Platinum.

Now they’re back with their most visceral and enthralling work with the album ‘Immersion’ that’s set for release on May 24^th. The first taster of the album will be the single ‘Watercolour’ that’s due for release on May 3^rd.

‘Watercolour’ heralds a glorious evolution in the Pendulum sound. Now utilising a richer sonic tapestry than ever before, the sublime ‘Watercolour’ finds Rob Swire’s vocals alternating between eerie distortion and full-blooded energy amidst flourishes of horns and an atmospheric, tension building breakdown. The track’s progressive structure highlight’s Pendulum’s growing strength in constructing contrasting dynamics.

“Please enjoy this refreshing musical beverage, bottled at source from the sparkling clear streams of Camden (and Perth, Australia). What better way to start your immersive experience?”

(Rob Swire, Pendulum)

Already one of the most anticipated albums of 2010, the excitement building around ‘Immersion’ escalated following Pendulum’s exclusive album preview DJ set at their EAR STORM night at London’s Matter in January. The set was streamed live to an audience of 200,000, with a total of 350,000 people interacting with the content on the day.

Pendulum take their brand new headline show bursting with new material around the UK and IRELAND this summer. The tour includes a landmark show at London’s WEMBLEY ARENA and features support from SUB FOCUS (live):

MAY

17^TH BELFAST, ULSTER HALL                                                  028 9033 4455

18^TH DUBLIN, OLYMPIA                                                        +353 818 719 330

20^TH EDINBURGH, CORN EXCHANGE                                0844 4999 990

21^ST BLACKPOOL, EMPRESS BALLROOM                          0871 2200 260

22^ND DONCASTER, DOME                                                        0871 2200 260

25^TH BRIGHTON, CENTRE                                                        0844 8471 515

26^TH BIRMINGHAM, ACADEMY                                           0844 477 2000

28^TH LONDON, WEMBLEY ARENA                                       0844 815 0815

29^TH CARDIFF, ARENA                                                              029 2022 4488

30^TH PLYMOUTH, PAVILLIONS                                             0845 146 1460

31^ST SWINDON, OASIS CENTRE                                           01793 445 401

Any remaining tickets are priced £22.50, except Belfast £21.50 and Dublin €30. They can be purchased on the numbers above or at www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

THE PIPETTES
ANNOUNCE A UK NATIONWIDE TOUR

TOUR DATES

APRIL 2010

18^TH FAC251                                  MANCHESTER

19^TH O2 ACADEMY 2                    SHEFFIELD

20^TH HOXTON BAR & GRILL        LONDON

21^ST AUDIO                                    BRIGHTON

22^ND NEW SLANG (CLUB)            KINGSTON

25^TH WEDGEWOOD ROOMS      PORTSMOUTH

26^TH JOINERS                    SOUTHAMPTON

MAY 2010

7^TH FIBBERS                    YORK

8^TH O2 ACADEMY 2                    LIVERPOOL

14^TH INSIDE OUT               DARLINGTON

15^TH O2 ACADEMY 2                    BIRMINGHAM

21^ST THE BOX                    CREWE

22^ND PARCC HALL             SOUTH WALES

To support the release of their upcoming single ‘Stop The Music’ out 19^th April, and 2^nd album ‘Earth vs The Pipettes’ out on 28^th June on Fortuna POP!, The Pipettes are taking to the road and doing a UK nationwide tour.

In their first incarnation, donning polka dot dresses and referencing the girl groups of the late fifties in the heyday of skinny tie indie music, The Pipettes had remarkable success. A top ten album in Japan where the single ‘Pull Shapes’ was only kept off the number one spot by J-Lo, top ten radio positions all across Europe, two Top Forty hits in the UK and a Top Ten in the US billboard indies.

They played on the main stages at Reading and Glastonbury, blazed a British trail across SXSW, conquered the world and sold a heap of records. Since then they’ve been working on their new album ‘Earth vs The Pipettes’ with legendary Martin Rushent, the semi-retired producer of The Stranglers, Shirley Bassey, and, most famously, the Human League’s ‘Dare’.

For details on buying tickets, please go to:

www.myspace.com/thepipettes

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_ri_vHuUo – ‘Stop The Music’ audio

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thepipettes

Website: www.thepipettes.com

White Belt Yellow Tag

SINGLE ‘ALWAYS & ECHOES’ OUT MARCH 29^TH

ALBUM ‘METHODS’ OUT APRIL 5^TH

(DISTILLER RECORDS)

www.myspace.com/whitebeltyellowtag | www.www.distiller-records.com

White Belt Yellow Tag have announced details of the release of debut album, Methods, out on Monday April 5^th 2010 through Distiller Records. Self-produced and mixed by Chris Potter (The Verve, Blur), the 12-track album was recorded in South Yorkshire in the summer of 2009.

The album will be preceded by a single ‘Always & Echoes’, which is set for release on March 29^th. The single also features the tracks ‘Postcards’, ‘You Have No Friends’ and ‘We All Have Sound (Rhysmix Vs Wahs mix)’.

Having already bagged some impressive radio and press support (record of the week slots on 6 music, Zane Lowe support) off the back of 3 EPs in the second half of 2009, their debut album is the perfect snap-shot of White Belt Yellow Tag. Wide-screen and far-reaching, the 12 tracks span a sound ranging from the slow grind of Slint to the euphoria of Doves to the icy grandeur of prime-time Bunnymen.

The three-piece, made up of Justin Lockey, (ex Yourcodenameis:Milo), Craig Pilbin & Tom Bellamy came together at the start of 2009 when Lockey and Pilbin met in a studio in Newcastle. The last 12-months have seen the band tour extensively (most recently in support of The Airborne Toxic Event) and develop a fearsome live reputation.

METHODS tracklisting:

1.   Remains

2.   Tell Your Friends (It All Worked Out)

3.   You’re Not Invincible

4.   It’s A Long Way, Don’t You Fall Behind

5.   Where Echoes Land

6.   Always & Echoes

7.   So Try My Enemies

8.   We All Have Sound

9.   News

10. Ode

11. Same Clothes, Same Life

12. Careless Talk And Sinking Ships

See WBYT live in MARCH:

16^th Glasgow King Tuts

17^th Newcastle Academy

18^th Sheffield Academy

19^th Manchester Academy 3

20^th Leeds Brundenell Social Club

22^nd Norwich Arts Centre

23^rd Nottingham Rescue Rooms

24^th York Fibbers

25^th Birmingham Academy

27^th Brighton Audio

28^th Bristol Thekla

29^th Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

30^th London Garage

West London’s finest electro-funksters, Dub Pistols, release their acclaimed new single, ‘Ganja’ today on Sunday Best Recordings. Help them hijack the charts and get the single into the Top 40 by joining their Facebook campaign by following the link below.

Taken from their 4^th album ‘Rum & Coke’, the single is helmed by UK hip-hop legend Rodney P, who works his lyrics into an original blend of dub, hip-hop and reggae with a feel-good, laid-back groove. Ganja? They’ve never touched the stuff!

With the legendary status that Barry, Jason and the boys have built up over the years, remixer’s were lining up to take this one for a spin, and we’re not disappointed. New producer on the scene Toby Toast proves his worth with a beautifully down-tempo electronic re-working, while Hip-hop legend Skitz hardens things up with added vocals from Deadly Hunter. Atomic Hooligan, 2 Bit Thugs and Ben and Lex represent the breaks contingent, delivering some equally leg-wobbling bass lines and beats. As always, the Sunday Best Remix proves a firm DJ favourite with a fresh cosmic disco edge.

With a frenetic winter tour of Australia, Asia and Europe under their belts, the band embark on their ‘Ganja Tour’ of the UK in March, culminating in a headline show at London’s KoKo. The summer of 2010 is already looking busy with a host of festival dates confirmed and many more to come.

Join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=319828963338&ref=ts

Ganja will be available as a digital download, tracklisting below.

Standard Digital Version

01.  Original

02.  Toby Toast’s Blossom Remix

03.  Skitz Remix

04.  Atomic Hooligan Remix

05.  Dub Pistols Extended Dub

06.  Sunday Best Cosmic Dub

Beatport Exlusive Remix Package

01.  Original

02.  Toby Toast’s Blossom Remix

03.  Skitz Remix

04.  Atomic Hooligan Remix

05.  Ben & Lex’s High and Dry Remix (Beatport Exc.)

06. Chinese Man Remix (Beatport Exc.)

07. Nitenoise Remix (Beatport Exc.)

08.  2 Bit Thugs Remix (Beatport Exc.)

09.  Jinx In Dub’s Bristol Buds Remix (Beatport Exc.)

10.  Sunday Best Cosmic Dub

Tour Dates

• 30 Jan – Culture 1 Festival (Barry Ashworth DJ Show)
• 13 Feb – Sfinks, Poland (Barry Ashworth DJ Show)
• 25 Feb – Bristol Metropolis, Bristol
• 26 Feb – Westcoast, Margate
• 5 Mar – Sandsifters, St Ives
• 6 Mar – Cheese & Grain, Somerset
• 11 Mar – The Railway, Winchester
• 12 Mar – Phoenix, Exeter
• 13 Mar – Mr Kyps, Poole
• 18 Mar – The Rainbow, Birmingham
• 20 Mar – The Globe, Cardiff
• 23 Mar – Altitude Festival, Meribel (Barry Ashworth DJ Show)
• 4 April – KOKO, London
• 7 April – Snowbombing, Austria (Barry Ashworth DJ Show)
• 22 May – Istanbul
• 28 May – Hijacked, York (Barry Ashworth DJ Show)

Festivals 2010

• 13 Jun – Rockness Festival, Inverness
• 19 Jun – Fete du Panier, France
• 25 Jun – Glastonbury Festival
• 11 July – Les Fous Caves, France
• 30 July – Kendal Calling Festival, Kendal
• 31 July – Camp Bestival, Dorset
• 11 August – Bestival, IOW
• 14 August – Boomtown Air Festival, Buckinghamshire