633 items...Showing 11-20...<< <Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next> >>

Hawley wins South Bank Show award

By: Pete... February 1, 2006 9:40pm Richard Hawley has won best pop album at the tenth South Bank Show awards.    The Sheffield singer/songwriter was presented the award by former bandmate Jarvis Cocker, and saw off stiff competition from the likes of Gorillaz and Kate Bush.    Hawley's acceptence speech? "Bugger me."

Arctics break chart records

By: Matt... January 30, 2006 4:01pm Arctic Monkeys have made chart history by selling 360,000 copies of their debut album in its first week.    "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" has topped the UK album charts to become the fastest selling debut of all time, selling over 50,000 more than Hear'Says' "Popstars", the previous title holder.    Shifting an astonishing 118,000 copies in its first day, the album made it to number five in NME's top 100 British albums, despite being unreleased at the time the chart was compiled.    The band, who also celebrated their second number one single last week with "When The Sun Goes Down", are already being compared to Oasis and even the Beatles for their atmospheric rise to fame.

Bromheads support Strokes and another charity do

By: Pete... January 26, 2006 7:17pm Bromheads Jacket have been added as last minute support for The Strokes tomorrow night (27th).    The band will be supporting the New York dandies at their sell-out gig at Nottingham Ice Arena.    You can catch Bromheads in Sheffield next as part of '4 the Kids', another Children's Hospital fundraiser at the Boardwalk on 2nd Feb, which also features The Golden Age, The Wanted and Mislead Heroes.

The kids are Or8

By: Pete... January 26, 2006 7:10pm More on the charity gig at the Boardwalk being organised by the good folk of the Hawley message board...    Or8 Our Kids takes place on 10th Feb, and will feature Damien Sackett, Hangin' On To Harry, Taste of Shotgun, DelicateEyes, Julian Jones and The Lonesome and Penniless Cowboys.    All proceeds will go to Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity, which Hawley is a patron of.    For more information check out the event's website [link]

Kashmir gig moved

By: Pete... January 26, 2006 7:04pm The charity gig in aid of the Kashmir Earthquake Fund has been moved to March and changed venues.    Originally due to take place at the Casbah this month, the 70s-themed covers gig now happens at West Street Live on 23rd March.    It will be a ten band marathon featuring Avangaäd, Silverwheel, Nine More Lies, Axis Dynide, Trouble Breathing, The Bowie Contingent, Baby Pinkstar, That 70s Band, Severed Nerve and Linda Business. All bands will perform 70s covers.

Balors/Scarlets launch night

By: Pete... January 24, 2006 7:39pm Balor Knights and Scarlet Tuesday will be launching their split single at the Boardwalk.    The two bands are launching their single on Thee SPC, which is on lovely yellow vinyl and dubbed the 'Banana Split single', on 7th Feb. Support comes from The Repomen.

ThisGIRL tour

By: Pete... January 24, 2006 7:33pm Speaking of tours, ThisGIRL are starting their tour next week.    The Rotherham rockers begin their tour in Northampton on 25th Jan, and will be making an appearance in Sheffield on Feb 2nd at Corporation.    Their third album will be out later in the year. [link]

65DOS and Mirimar tour

By: Pete... January 24, 2006 7:28pm 65daysofstatic and Mirimar Disaster are about to embark on a UK tour together.    The 16-date tour begins Liverpool on the 24th February, and ends at Bournemouth on 11th March. They stop off at the Leadmill on 3rd March.    Also on the tour will be Warp Records' Chris Clark, and Sheffield's own Media Lounge on visuals.    For complete tourdates check out the websites of 65DOS[link] or Mirimar Disaster [link].

Arctics number one... again

By: Pete... January 22, 2006 7:01pm As if this is news to anyone, but Arctic Monkeys are at number one again in the official UK charts with their new single 'When The Sun Goes Down'.    The single saw of competition from Will Young, Beyonce and long-dead rapper Notorious BIG. It makes the Arctics the first ever Sheffield act to have more than one number one single.    Their album, 'Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not', is released tomorrow, and, if pre-orders are anything to go on, may be the fastest selling rock debut of all time.    Meanwhile, you can check out the band's, um, interesting rendition of Girls Aloud's 'Love Machine', which was recorded on Jo Wiley's Radio 1 show last week, on their MySpace site. [link].

Grandadbob return

By: Pete... January 22, 2006 6:03pm Grandadbob are set to return with a new album later this year.    The Sheffield dance duo will release their second album, 'Garden of Happiness', this summer through Southern Fried Records. It's the follow up to their 2003 debut, 'Waltzed For Weirdos'.    Two tracks from the new album can be found on their MySpace site [link], and you catch the band making their Sheffield live return at DnR Live on the 17th February.