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Automatic single and album details
A couple of months back, Cowbridge's The Automatic came into Radio Wales to do an acoustic session for the Evening Show.
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Bullet For My Valentine confirmed for Download
Download 2010, held at Donington in June, has announced its first run of guests, including Wales' Bullet For My Valentine. The Porthcawl metal foursome are joining a heavyweight line-up which includes AC/DC, Them Crooked Vultures, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Megadeth and Mot枚rhead. Do...
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Manics celebrate Glasgow venue's 20th birthday
Manic Street Preachers are going back to their early history with an intimate gig at Glasgow's famous King Tut Tut's Wah Wah Hut on February 18. The return to the 300-capacity venue is part of the venue's 20th birthday celebrations. Speaking in 2001, the band said of the venue, "King Tut's was the first venue to treat us properly and give us hot food on tour."
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Lostprophets reschedule for the CIA
Although it had been thought that Lostprophets' gig at the Port Talbot Afan Lido would go ahead despite last year's fire at the venue, it has now been confirmed that it has been necessary to move and reschedule the concert. Instead of Port Talbot on 1 March, the gig has been moved to the Card...
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Stereophonics first for Cardiff City Stadium
It was announced yesterday at a press conference at the new Cardiff City Stadium that Stereophonics will become the first band to play the venue.
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Demolition of Afan Lido may shelve Lostprophets gig
Despite reports last week that Lostprophets' Afan Lido gig on 1 March in Port Talbot will be going ahead, Neath Port Talbot council have today told 成人论坛 Wales that the concert is in doubt after anaysis of fire damage concluded that the majority of the facility will have to be demolished. Steve...
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Welsh opera stars' war of words over 'popera' TV show
Welsh opera star Rebecca Evans has criticised Katherine Jenkins' new reality TV show Popstar to Operastar, saying that it bears no relation to what she does professionally.
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Kids In Glass Houses: Saturdays and New Found Glory for new LP
South Wales rockers Kids In Glass Houses have announced details of their second album and revealed some special guests appearing on it.
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Lostprophets The Betrayed review round-up
With Lostprophets' fourth album The Betrayed out next Monday, here's a round-up of what critics are saying about the work.
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Duffy recruits musicans for second album
Welsh singer Duffy, the most successful British artist of 2008, is reported by the Reuters news agency to be working with Roots drummer Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and songwriter Albert Hammond Sr, the father of Strokes' guitarist Almond Hammond Jr. Session for the as-yet-untitled second album, her follow-up to Rockferry, have apparently started in New York with the duo contributing production and songwriting skills.
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Shakin' Stevens found guilty of assault
Shakin' Stevens, whose real name is Michael Barrett, 61, has been found guilty of assaulting a photographer with a microphone stand. Hugo McNeice was assaulted at a Shakin' Stevens concert in Ballymena. Stevens was fined 拢300 for assault and criminal damage and was ordere to pay a further...
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Lucie Jones on her post X Factor career
X Factor's Lucie Jones from Pentyrch near Cardiff talked to Radio Wales' Jamie and Louise show today. She talked about her career and her plans, including musical theatre and her being signed by a top modelling agency. Listen to the interview here.
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Tom Jones film makes Leicester Square debut
A low-budget comedy farce about an attempt to sell a senstive part of Sir Tom Jones will be shown on Leicester Square in London's West End this month. After success in Welsh cinemas, A Bit Of Tom Jones (made for just 拢100,000) will be shown in the capital's most prestigious cinematic location...
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Welsh girl in then out of Liam's band
The News Of The World this morning reported that Louise Davies, the Welsh Oasis fan who runs the band's fansite stopcryingyourheartout was going to be the new bassist of Liam Gallagher's as-yet-unnamed band, who are about to start recording their debut album. But not so, says Davies, who wrote on her site, "A story has appeared today in the News Of The World falsely claiming that I'm joining Liam Gallagher's new band, and to start recording later this month at Abbey Road studios. Where they get their information from is beyond me."
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Welsh acts for Next Big Thing festival
Marina & The Diamonds, Georgia Ruth Williams and Polly Mackey And The Pleasure Principles have been confirmed as acts appearing at the inaugural Next Big Thing festival in London next month. Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February will see them appear with over 60 of the most hotly-tipped acts in the UK music scene in venues across the city.
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Alarm's Gathering comes home to Prestatyn
Prestatyn will be rocking old-school style at the end of the month as The Alarm go home for their annual Gathering event. It will be the band's first Prestatyn gig for 20 years.
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Faux-Ho-Bish-O-Pi
Plenty of Welsh bands come and go without leaving much of a mark. Apart from the obvious winners, it can be tricky sometimes to guess which ones will be remembered in five years' time by anyone but their most dedicated fans. Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi formed in Cardiff in 1996 and split up in 2002. In bet...
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Nigel Pulsford, 14 million albums and Gwen Stefani
Nigel Pulsford is probably the most successful Welsh musician you've never heard of. He was the guitarist in Bush, the post-grunge band fronted by Gavin Rossdale, who sold 14 million albums in the mid-1990s.
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Lostprophets The Betrayed track by track guide
A CDR copy of Lostprophets' fourth album, The Betrayed, landed on the 成人论坛 Wales Music desk this morning. Now that they're self-produced and after three years of adversity, how do they sound?
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Manics' 'banned' album sleeve scoops award
Although many mainstream chains such as Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's refused to stock the album, Manic Street Preachers' Journal For Plague Lovers has come second in a poll to find the best album art of 2009.