Blog: Atlantic Beat - Sunshine Music

Charlie Winston is in Paris building up to the release of his second album Running Still on November 21 (in France and Canada). Celebrations begin on November 8th when Charlie will be turning on the Christmas lights at the famous Galeries Lafayette store. With "Rock' no Mode", Galeries Lafayette celebrates Christmas with a concert of Charlie and his band on the roof! On top of that Charlie also has a new website. Be sure to go and take a look. Charlie Winston's official website Charlie Winson's Real World artist page Follow Charlie [...]

Club Academy, Manchester Rhode Island's Throwing Muses were one of the great US alt-rock bands of the 80s and 90s. Formed around the duelling vocals and angular guitars of Kristin Hersh and step-sister Tanya Donelly, much of their creativity was associated with Hersh's bipolar disorder, which gave her hallucinations and personal demons. Reformed after various splits and celebrating their 25th anniversary without Donelly – who left in 1991 – neither maturity, marriage nor motherhood has dulled Hersh's intensity. She performs in a weird trance, staring at something unseen while spewing out the bile of such songs�as Hate My [...]

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Take a look at the gigs our writers will be attending this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recently As we mentioned last week, we've recently set up a Flickr group where you can submit gig pictures that you've taken and would like to share with the wider world. We've picked out a few of our favourites, which you can view in this gallery. If you'd like to see more, or send in your own, you can visit the group here. Here's a selection of gig reviews posted on last week's [...]

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Musically upbeat but lyrically on a downer – that's the combo favoured by this Sweden native The strangely hypnotic video for Niva's new single Dirty Water starts off pretty much like any ordinary morning: you get out of bed, you struggle to get dressed, you have a wash, you have some toast and pour yourself a drink which then turns into a sticky, oily mess, which in turn starts leaking down the walls of your cabin and even out of your telephone receiver. Happens to us all everyday, right? There's also some kind of twisted [...]

Blues Funeral é o novo disco de Mark Lanegan e da sua banda e o primeiro desde Bubblegum , editado em 2004. Este novo disco, disponível a 6 de Fevereiro de 2012, com o selo da 4AD, foi gravado em Hollywood, Califórnia por Alain Johannes, nos estúdios 11ad e conta conta com a participação de Jack Irons, Greg Dulli e Josh Homme. Mark Lanegan apresentará o seu novo disco em Portugal no dia 30 de Março de 2012 no Hard Club, no Porto, e no dia seguinte na sala TMN ao Vivo, em Lisboa.

Pura Fe Celtic Connections 2012 makes the Louisiana Connection with a night celebrating the rich gospel, blues and roots traditions of the American south. Celtic Connections 2012 runs from Thursday 19th January – Sunday 5th February and comprises 300 concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days in 20 venues across Glasgow. Soul icon and founding member of the legendary New Orleans R&B outfit The Neville Brothers, Aaron Neville will perform with his band. Also on the bill is one of the brightest young talents to emerge in [...]

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Pop turns the red carpet pink for this year's MTV Europe music awards at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Join us for an evening with Nicky Wire, bassist, lyricist and chief provocateur behind one of the most loved British bands – The Manic Street Preachers

Pura Fe Celtic Connections 2012 makes the Louisiana Connection with a night celebrating the rich gospel, blues and roots traditions of the American south. Celtic Connections 2012 runs from Thursday 19th January – Sunday 5th February and comprises 300 concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days in 20 venues across Glasgow. Soul icon and founding member of the legendary New Orleans R&B outfit The Neville Brothers, Aaron Neville will perform with his band. Also on the bill is one of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun, [...]

trax: 1. Try It Again - Bobby Byrd 2. Sing A Simple Song - Noble Knights 3. Somebody In The World For You - The Mighty Hannibal 4. Everyday People (In The Jungle) - The 103rd Street Rythm Band 5. Chicken Strut - The Meters 6. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin 7. Lunar Funk - Fabulous Counts 8. The Champ - The Mohawks 9. Funky Nassau (Pt. 2) - The Beginning Of The End 10. Getting The Corners - The T.S.U. Tornadoes 11. Right on Brother (Pt. 1) - The Southshore Commission 12. Memphis Soul Stew (Live) - King Curtis [...]

KNOCK IT IN AGAIN! KNOCKING NAILS INTO YOUR BRAINS AGAIN: MORE NOISE FROM THE VAULTS OF THE VATI-KANN-ARCHIVES. DON'T LET YER KNOCKERS DOWN! AMEN!! (caught with trousers down: peter frampton, daniel boone, tom jones and the troggs before they knicked presley). read all about this amazing comp here: ROOTS AND TRACES: SPURENSICHERUNG trax: 1. Some Other Guy (CNR,64, released in Holland) - The Scorpions 2. Dimples (Polydor,65) - The Deejays 3. Jump Back (Columbia,65) - Paul Williams & The Zoot Money Band 4. Understand Me (Fontana,67, US-only b-side) - The Herd 5. Baby I'm In Love (Tower,64, US-only [...]

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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 are set to perform on at Duke University's Page Auditorium in Durham, North carolina on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 8:00 pm. Fela Kuti, lately the subject of a Broadway musical, pioneered Afrobeat in the 1970s. The politically volatile Nigerian funk music soon attained worldwide popularity, profoundly influencing Western artists from Roy Ayers to David Byrne. Fresh off a brilliant new record with producer Brian Eno, the firebrand saxophonist Seun Kuti keeps his father's tradition and band, the seasoned powerhouse Egypt 80, in circulation. An intensely physical performer, Seun Kuti [...]

If you've had a look through our current issue you may already be familiar with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart's impressive collection of global recordings. For those of you who have not had a chance to read about the collection, you can do so on our sample edition of the magazine on our Facebook page. The collection represents a venture – 25 albums deep – exploring various music cultures and preserving forgotten recordings. Curated by Mickey Hart, the list incorporates solo projects, re-releases and other artists' productions. Six of the 25 albums are part [...]

Kiran Ahluwalia Ghazal renovator Kiran Ahluwalia will be on tour with her superb band for the first part of her Common Ground United States Tour, beginning November 9 in New York City. The Indian singer is touring in support of her new CD Aam Zameen: Common Ground which was released on October 25 on Avokado Artists Recordings. Expressing her muse through ghazals and Punjabi folk songs, Kiran explores the language of the heart with beautiful artistry. Born in India, raised in Canada and now living in New York City, her enchanting and seductive [...]

Kiran Ahluwalia Ghazal renovator Kiran Ahluwalia will be on tour with her superb band for the first part of her Common Ground United States Tour, beginning November 9 in New York City. The Indian singer is touring in support of her new CD Aam Zameen: Common Ground which was released on October 25 on Avokado Artists Recordings. Expressing her muse through ghazals and Punjabi folk songs, Kiran explores the language of the heart with beautiful artistry. Born in India, raised in Canada and now living in New York City, her enchanting and [...]