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Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

September 1st, 2008

Coldplay Confirm New Album Coming In 2009

A couple of weeks ago we reported on the rumours that Coldplay were preparing to throw out their usual strategy of keeping the fans waiting while they endlessly tinker on making the perfect album, and preparing material for a new album in 2009 - just a year after Viva La Vida was released.
The story has […]

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August 30th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Cries Off Sick Again | Pulls Out Of Paris Festival Headline Slot

Is there a month that goes by when Amy Winehouse isn’t “taken ill in her London home” these days? It’s now happened for the third time in the last couple of months, and it meant that Winehouse had to pull out of her headline slot at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris on Friday […]

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August 28th, 2008

Metallica Inspired By Oasis To Give Up Cocaine | Noel Gallagher Is Ulrich Mentor

Metallica are obviously a heavy metal band. No, scrub that, probably the best heavy metal band there has ever been. They are certainly one of the longest running and most mainstream. Oasis, on the other hand, are a Britpop band who have been brilliant and average in fairly equal measure over the years.
As different as […]

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August 26th, 2008

Led Zeppelin Working On New Material

I’ve spoken quite passionately about the possibility of Led Zeppelin reuniting properly over the past year on Brit Music Scene.
Ever since the legendary rock group reformed for a one-off show at London’s 02 Arena last December in support of the Ahmet Ertegun Foundation, a full reunion tour has seemed tantalisingly close. But so far, […]

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August 23rd, 2008

Help Shape The Future Of Brit Music Scene

Brit Music Scene has now been up and running for over a year, and in that time has hopefully given you the best news, reviews, and features about the British music scene. But everything has to evolve or die and so I need feedback from my readers on which direction this blog should go in […]

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August 22nd, 2008

Metallica London 02 Arena Concert Just £5 Per Ticket… If You’re A Fan Club Member

Metallica are one of those bands I have never seen live. They were just too damn famous by the time I got in to them so that tickets for their concerts always sell out quickly, and are always very pricey. What’s more, because they are American, we don’t get to see them as often as […]

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August 22nd, 2008

Dido Releasing New Album | ‘Safe Trip Home’ Signals Return After Five Years Absence

Whatever happened to Dido? She was massive for a time after her first two albums, No Angel and Life For Rent were released, achieving worldwide success, even breaking America. But we haven’t seen anything of her since Life For Rent dropped in 2003.
Well now she’s back, with the announcement that her new album, her third […]

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August 21st, 2008

New Coldplay Album To Be Released Next Year? | ‘Viva La Vida’ Follow-Up Rushed Out

The new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida, has only been out for around two months, but already there is talk of the next Coldplay album. The band reportedly have most of the album already in the bag and could release it next year as a surprise rush-release.
The Sun are reporting that most of the songs […]

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August 20th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Enters Rehab - Russell Brand Persuades Her To Say Yes, Yes, Yes

Amy Winehouse may have had a hit record with the song telling of her refusal to enter rehab but it seems she may have finally succumbed to the good advice. Russell Brand, due to present the MTV Video Music Awards in September, is said to have been the man behind the sudden change of heart.
According […]

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August 19th, 2008

New Bloc Party Album ‘Intimacy’ Gets Shock Release | But Will It Be Dance Or Indie?

Wow, totally out of the blue, Bloc Party have announced their new album, Intimacy, is to be released this Thursday, August 21st. The news of a sudden shock release came from a webchat with fans on the official BlocParty.com website.
It was thought until today that the album wouldn’t be released until very late 2008 or […]

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