The Klaxons

The Klaxons are a band who will almost certainly become popular in the near future.

It seems that very few people have the heard the name of the band, yet their songs are often played at indie club nights etc.

They are in the style of many popular bands at the moment, playing a form of indie post punk pop!

If you want to check them out, visit their myspace page HERE which features several songs to listen to, all of which are available for download!

I recommend you listen to Gravity's Rainbow

What do you think!? Comment!

The Futureheads

The Futureheads new single Skip To The End was released today.

There are two different 7" vinyl versions available.

One is a picture disc, but the other comes with a free signed poster!

Admitedly they are only signed by one member, and they all seem to be signed by the same person (which by the look of the signature is drummer Dave) although it may have just been a coincidence!

They are available now in most good record shops for just a pound or two!

Let us know if you have one which is signed by any of the other band members!

Bands Heading To Norwich

A couple new bands have been confirmed for Norwich worth mentioning:

Larrikin Love will be playing the Arts Centre on 3rd July. Tickets are £7.00.

Chicane are playing the Waterfront on 18th July. Tickets are £13.50. (Don't expect the venue to be upgraded though as the Lost Prophets are playing at the UEA on the same day)

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NME New Music Tour 2006

UEA Norwich - May 18 2006

Four bands played on the NME New Music Tour.

The first band on were The Long Blondes who recently won the Philip Hall Radar award for best new band at the NME awards.
They played a good set which featured some good songs although the songs weren't too energetic and the crowd were fairly motionless. They appeared to be a band who would be better to listen to than watch live, although they played very well.

The second band on, iForward, Russia! were much more energetic and the crowd were obviously loving it, so much so that it almost turned into a riot!
The band played all the best songs from their debut album Give Me A Wall which had been released just days earlier.
The band again played very well and the frontman was perhaps slightly over-energetic and seemed to enjoy tying himself up with his microphone cable!

The third band to play were NME favourites the Automatic.
The audience seemed to really enjoy the band and most people were dancing or singing along to the singles Raul and Monster, although the other songs were not very catchy.
The band played fairly well, and although the audience seemed to be enjoying themselves, I was not too impressed.

This years headliners were Boy Kill Boy who, like last years headliners Maximo Park, combine guitars with keyboards to make a dancey, feel good sound.
The band performed very well and some of the songs were very good which resulted in a large amount of crowd surfing, but some of the songs were not as catchy.
The singer paused between songs at one point and announced to the audience that he had an important anouncement.
"They've just introduced to the Big Brother house a guy with tourettes".
Boy Kill Boy's new single Suzie was probably the best received song of the night. But, as someone wrote in this weeks NME, "Boy Kill Boy's hairdresser should be hunted down and punished". That is quite true.

Best band of the night?
iForward, Russia!

What did you think!? Comment!

Jose Gonzales

Singer/songwriter Jose Gonzales will be supporting Zero 7 when they visit the UEA next friday.

Sia and Fink will also be supporting the chill-out masters when they come to Norwich on 26-May.

Tickets are £16.00 and are on sale now.

Other bands confirmed for Norwich include the Lost Prophets (who sold out the UEA in 24 hours), local band Cord who are playing the waterfront in June, and the Kooks who will be coming to Norwich again - playing the UEA later in the year.

For more information and to book tickets, click HERE

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Mystery Jets + The Spinto Band

Norwich Waterfront - 08 May 2006

The Spinto Band were the first to grace the stage and played an eclectic mix of styles in a rather paraletic way. It's hard to describe - you really need to see them live to beleive it!

The American band did have member's who looked like they once stared in Channel 4's Peep Show but they probably didn't.

They played a good set which included their singles Mandy and Brown Boxes (which involved Kazzoo's!), and seemed generally appreciative to be playing in Norwich!

When the Mystery Jets came to the stage, singer Blaine declared that he had "never been to Norwich before" but he "really liked it" before a fellow band mate pointed out that the band had been to Norwich just months earlier as a part of the NME tour.

The band played most of their album and all their singles including the popular Can't Fool Me Dennis and all the songs were really appreciated by the slightly hyperactive audience, who even jumped about to the bands new material.

The evening on a whole was very enjoyable and the bands played very well.

I would suggest that both bands are set for big things in the UK!

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The Zutons + Larrikin Love

Sheffield Octagon - 04 May 2006

Sheffield's Octagon is a fairly large venue in central Sheffield. It is, as the name suggests, fairly octagonal in shape.

Larrikin Love were the first band to face this large crowd. This band could potentially have the worst hair to appear in the NME since Boy Kill Boy.
The band are have received a large amount of support from the NME, and did play well, but the songs were not terribly catchy.

The Zutons are well known for their live performances, and also for their support bands who often become quite popular (on their last tour they were supported by the Futureheads).
The band did not disappoint!
They played a good mix between old and new material including all their singles.
Their set was fairly long which gave them the chance to play most of the songs from both of their albums.
The Zutons were obviously appreciated by the audience and most of the crowd joined in during the main songs.

Overall a very good gig and I am looking forward to seeing the Zutons again!

Have you seen the Zutons!? What did you think!?

Bands Confirmed For Norwich

Insomniac's Ball heroes Battle are appearing at the Norwich Arts Centre on 05 June 2006.
Tickets cost £7.00 (advance - more on the door), but there will be stiff competition, as on the same day the Futureheads are playing at the UEA, and Orson are playing the Waterfront.

17 June 2006 sees singer/songwriter Joan As Policewoman visiting the Arts Centre. Tickets are £6.00.

NME sweethearts the Automatic will be playing the the Waterfront on 12 July 2006, their 4th visit to Norwich, after supporting the Ordinary Boys, The Kooks and playing the upcoming NME show. Tickets are £7.50.

Tickets for Nerina Pallot at the Arts Centre, and We Are Scientists at the UEA have now sold out.

For more information on any of the above shows and to book tickets, click HERE.

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The Insomniac's Ball

The Insomniac's Ball promoters Ley Line Promotions announced today that they are planning a follow up to the original sell-out show earlier this year.

For full details, keep an eye on www.insomniacsball.co.uk

Also, click HERE for some photos of the event!

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