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New band of the day – No 1,112: NZCA/Lines

4959 days ago
Guardian MusicThis Londoner's pleasingly polished debut sees him striving to make pop as perfect as Timbaland used toHometown: London.The lineup: Michael Lovett (vocals, instruments).The background: Talk about changes of direction. The last time we heard, Michael ... more info

The Drums, Franz Ferdinand, Grinderman rally against pending execution of death row inmate

4966 days ago
NMETroy Davis is set to be executed next week more info

New music: Boom Bip – New Order

4974 days ago
Guardian MusicProducer and musician Bryan Charles Hollon has enlisted Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Josh Klinghoffer on this slice of mutant popBoom Bip, aka Bryan Charles Hollon, is an American producer and musician perhaps best known... more info

The Isle is Full of Noises – review

4975 days ago
Guardian MusicWilton's Music Hall, LondonThis two-man puppet show, based on The Tempest and set to music composed and played by Franz Ferdinand's guitarist Nick McCarthy, isn't just fun. It's also an attempt to bring Shakespeare to a wider audience: people like me... more info

Mercury Prize 2011: Every Mercury Prize winner, ever, including PJ Harvey

4975 days ago
Guardian MusicThis year's Mercury Prize was won by PJ Harvey, but who has won the award before, and who tops the all-time sales chart?• Get the dataPJ Harvey became the first artist to win the Mercury Prize twice on Tuesday night, when she scooped the award for ... more info

Franz Ferdinand's Tempest puppet show

4976 days ago
Guardian MusicFranz Ferdinand and a Bavarian puppeteer are shaking up The Tempest in The Isle is Full of Noises. Maddy Costa reportsAs rehearsals for The Tempest go, the scene in London's Sausage Studios is a little peculiar. There's hardly room to move between th... more info

Independent record labels fear ruinous stock loss in London riots fire

5004 days ago
Guardian MusicStock to be distributed by Pias Group feared destroyed in blaze at Sony warehouse in EnfieldNumerous independent record labels fear they have lost a catastrophic amount of stock in a fire at a distribution warehouse in north London during the riots i... more info

Franz Ferdinand’s Nick McCarthy writes album for Shakespeare puppet show

5012 days ago
NMEFranz man cites ‘Grease’ and ‘Flight Of The Concords’ as influences for ‘The Tempest Puppet Music Show’ score more info

Mercury music prize: The effect

5025 days ago
Guardian MusicFor the xx and for Elbow, the Mercury prize boosted album sales tremendously – but for Speech Debelle it was less effectiveJudges of the Mercury prize often cite their desire to bring interesting, but sometimes little-known, music to a broader audi... more info

Slick Jagger? Joy Orbison? Why silly names hide credible music

5030 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat was once a gimmick can now be just good marketing. And don't forget the Beatles was a naff pun onceMeet From Jethro Tull through the Beau Brummels to Franz Ferdinand, bands have long appropriated real names from history. In recent years, though,... more info

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