November 2011
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Placebo announce one off London show for 2012
The trio who are currently recording the follow up to their sixth album Battle For The Sun, will play a special one off show at the O2 Indigo on April 28 next year. The show will be part of the 2012 Sundance Music and Film festival, taking place at the O2 between 26-29 April.
Frontman Brian Molko spoke of the bands reasons for playing the show, “As a band, we follow our own philosophy of...
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The Dogs D'Amour, Silverjet and Against The Grain...
The first band of the night were Against The Grain, added at short notice by the venue. Their songs were of a very modern hard rock variety and although they were enthusiastic and played well, they failed to win the majority of the audience over. I suppose they were quite an odd choice of an opener at a Dogs D’Amour gig!
Next up were Silverjet, a local and very popular band. And why...
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Ginger and Friends start their tour with Hawk Eyes and Exit_International soon! One not to miss, so get to a gig or two if you can (and especially the Manchester gig as I’m street teaming for it!), and expect a good mixture of songs. Tickets are £12.50 (before booking fees, etc). Please spread the word, share this poster around, whatever you can even if you can’t go - someone you...
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Wednesday 13, Michael Monroe and Crashdiet -...
Earlier this year it was announced that Murderdolls frontman Wednesday 13 would be going on tour to support the release of his new album Calling All Corpses and joining him would be the Michael Monroe Band and Swede glam rockers Crashdiet. At first glance it seems like a strange mixture to have in one evening, but nevertheless we headed down to see them at the Ritz in Manchester, and what a night...
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Vintage Trouble interview!
After only forming last year, it’s been a crazy journey for Vintage Trouble here in the UK! Their debut album earned them the Classic Rock award for best new band this year and opening spots for Brian May and Bon Jovi! We headed to the Leeds gig earlier this week (review here) and caught up with the group:
First off, congratulations on winning at the Classic Rock awards? How did that feel?...
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Vintage Trouble - Cockpit, Leeds, 23.11.11
Vintage Trouble are one of the best new bands of the year, and have an award to prove it! Already a fan of the band, and hearing such great live reviews, I headed down to the Leeds show.
Its fair to say that the majority of the crowd were middle aged with a few younger fans scattered around the room. Kill It Kid, a quartet from Bath, were the chosen support. They had a retro foundation, but a...
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Alter Bridge - LG Arena, Birmingham, 22.11.11
It’s been a long road for Alter Bridge, with plenty of struggles along the way, but the band have finally arrived at the top and are playing their first ever arena tour. There is an air of excitement, not just for them, but for the support acts.
First up were Theory Of A Deadman, appearing onstage to South Park’s Blame Canada, I am pleased to say that they have a lot more charisma than their...
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As a tribute to Michael Hutchence (on the anniversary of his death), I’ve put together a short playlist of some INXS songs. Click here to take a listen on Spotify!
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Chris Cornell releases live acoustic album...
“Songbook” is a stunning collection of acoustic performances featuring songs from throughout Chris Cornell’s career (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, solo work, Audioslave, etc). Recorded live on tour throughout the USA earlier this year, it showcases the breadth of Cornell’s talents as both a singer and songwriter.
The tracklisting is as follows: 1. “As Hope and Promise...
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Just good songs. →
Here at Let The Music Do The Talking we love a good playlist!
Here is one we knocked up of ‘just good songs’. Some classics, some random entries, some crazy tunes!
If you think we have missed anything out, give us a shout and we will add it into the list! Enjoy!
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Thin Lizzy - Recorded at High Voltage Festival...
The people at Concert Live have done it again and gone and produced a brilliant offering of live rock and roll, this time in the shape of the recently reformed Thin Lizzy, captured at this years High Voltage Festival on the 23rd July.
They provide a great service that allows gig-goers the chance to pre-order a copy of the album before the gig starts and it is ready to pick up at the end of the...
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The Damned - Leeds Academy, 18.11.11
Combining a gothic look with a punk sound, The Damned were revolutionary for the British punk rock movement. They were the first UK punk group to register on the charts, and to tour the States, among other milestones. 35 years later, they brought their anniversary tour to Leeds.
Viv Albertine provided the support, and interesting choice to say the least. I say this because it was a set full of...
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The Virginmarys - Corporation, Sheffield, 17.11.11
Tipped to become huge, The Virginmarys have been working relentlessly to get their name out there through touring and releasing several EP’s. Receiving rave reviews and gaining a fans in Slash and Myles Kennedy, we headed to Sheffield to catch a headline show.
The gig took place in the small back room of the Corporation, a space that can hold no more than 200 people. Support came in the form of...
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And the third Download headliner is....
The Prodigy!
Self confirmed last night, Download Festival had no choice but admit it was true. Since their last appearance at Download, headlining the second stage in 2009, the group played to 65,000 fans at Milton Keynes, their biggest concert to date. No doubt this had a key part in bumping them up to main stage headliners!
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Houston - 1000 Songs (Acoustic) →
Click the above link to go and listen to the acoustic version of 1000 Songs by Swedish AOR/Melodic rock band Houston. Guaranteed to make you feel fuzzy and warm inside! I’m lovin’ this one at the moment.
And to listen to the rest of their Relaunch album, just click here to go and check it out on Spotify.
Laura Collins
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The Darkness - Manchester Academy, 13.11.11
It is safe to say that when The Darkness sub headlined Download this year they surprised almost everyone with their ability to bring their brand of quirky classic rock soaring back and have hundreds of thousands of metalheads singing along to I Believe In A Thing Called Love. After the success of the aforementioned festival appearance, a tour was announced, and now they are back playing a sold...
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Slash - Made in Stoke
The long, anticipated wait for Slash to return to his hometown finally took place on the 27th July this year. To mark this occasion, Slash played a blinding set representing his career so far and decided to film it!
The cover is eye-catching through its bold colours and sharp logo and inside contains a booklet about the band and the event. On to the show! Kicking off with Been There Lately, the...
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Evanescence - Leeds Academy, 12.11.11
After completing the US leg of their tour, and in support of their new album (review here), Evanescence headed over to the UK all guns blazing.
First up were the simply named, Me. Unfortunately, their quirky sound didn’t quite hit the right notes with the crowd, and neither did the vocals. Huge cheers accompanied The Pretty Reckless on to the stage as they ripped through a 45 minute set of their...
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Axl Rose blames management and Slash for late Guns...
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has defended the bands tendencies to be late on stage by blaming issues with management and former bandmate Slash.
In an interview with Eddie Trunk on VH1’s That Metal Show (his first tv interview in five years), Rose states that his reputation for delays at gigs stems from a Guns N’ Roses tour in 1991. The singer recently angered fans...
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The Icarus Line release rarities album "JCVTIL"
On the 11th of November, The Icarus Line released an album of rarities, bisdes, demos and live tracks spanning their entire career entitled “JCVTIL” (“Joe Cardamone Versus The Icarus Line”). It’s available to purchase digitally from their bandcamp site here!
“To help fund future touring and the next record we are releasing a collection of hard to find and...
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Meet & Greet - How much is too much?
It is becoming more common in the music industry today for artists to offer a meet & greet at the end of gigs, but at a price. Are these a great opportunity or a little bit cheeky?
The majority of the time these decisions will be down to management, not the bands/artist themselves, but I can’t help feeling perhaps it’s too much? For most of us, we spend money on albums, tickets, merchandise,...
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Black Sabbath to reunite!
The Birmingham heavy metal quartet are reuniting! With the announcement of a new album and a world tour (including Download Festival) we couldn’t be more excited!
Recording for the album will begin next year with the legendary Rick Rubin producing.
Check out this video!
Official website
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Metallica to headline Download 2012!
Last night Download Festival announced Metallica as their first headliner. As a ‘surprise twist,’ Metallica have added that they will be playing The Black Album in it’s entirety!
Next year is Download’s 10th anniversary so it sure to be a big one! There is another announcement tomorrow night and weekend camping tickets go on sale on the 18th.
Download website
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Interview: Rival Sons - Manchester 6.11.11
Rival Sons is a name we have been throwing around a lot this year on Let The Music Do The Talking, they are without doubt one of our favourite bands of 2011. They have just finished a sell out tour of the UK and are heading over to Europe play even more sold out shows there but we were lucky enough to catch up with drummer Mike Miley before their show in Manchester (check out our review here)...
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Slash streams entire new album online
Rolling Stone are streaming the new Slash live album Made in Stoke 24/07/2011 in its entirety right here!
Recorded whilst the guitar god was touring the UK this Summer it features Myles Kennedy on vocals, Todd Kerns on bass, Bobby Schneck on guitar and Brent Fitz on drums.
The album will be released on Monday 14.11.11 alongside a full dvd recording of the show, which we also have a...
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New Mark Lanegan Band album, Blues Funeral, and...
From the 4AD website:
Blues Funeral is the new Mark Lanegan Band record, the first since 2004’s Bubblegum,and is set to be released in early February 2012.
It was recorded in Hollywood, California by Alain Johannes at his 11ad studio. The music was played by Johannes and Jack Irons with appearances from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme et al. Mark Lanegan has sung with Screaming Trees, Queens Of the Stone...
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Classic Rock Awards 2011
The 2011 Classic Rock Awards, hosted by the one and only Gene Simmons, took place at The Roundhouse in London last night. Here’s a list of the winners!
Living Legend Award – Jeff Beck
Classic Songwriter – Manic Street Preachers
Classic Album Award – The Who, Quadrophenia
Event Of The Year – Roger Waters, The Wall Live Tour
Band Of The Year – Foo Fighters
Innovator Award – Deep Purple
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