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Lady GaGa on The Jonathan Ross Show
Whether you’re a fan or not of the international superstar that is Lady Gaga, you may want to check out the video of her on the Jonathan Ross show from this past weekend.
She comes across pretty well, click play… you know you want to!
Lady GaGa – Jonathan Ross Full Interview [2011] by news-de-stars
Advantages of Bands Selling Out?
BB6 Music posted an interesting podcast regarding what is selling out for bands. Credit to them for this:
Nice work if you can get it. With music sales no longer a stable source of income, bands and artists are saying “yes” more than ever to corporate branded gigs and private parties.
It’s a lucrative business with some acts charging as much as £1 million for a show.
Starting with Groove Armada, who were once signed to Barcardi’s record label, Adrian Larkin takes a trip into the world of corporate gigging.
Wizard Festival, Aberdeenshire
Organisers of this year’s Wizard Festival, held at New Deer, Aberdeenshire, have announced a clutch of top class acts have been added to the bill.
Sandi Thom, Proud Mary, The Dykeenies, Kid British and The Dangleberries have all been added to the main stage line up.
Hip Parade, The Draymin and Root System have all been confirmed to play the festivals second stage, the Banshee stage.
The festival, now in its fourth year, is held on August 27 & 28, over the bank holiday weekend.
Local lass Sandi Thom will be performing on Wizard’s main stage. Thom, born and raised less than 20 miles from where the festival is held, will be showcasing her new blues album ‘Merchants and Thieves’ to local fans for the first time at Wizard.
Kid British will be making a first ever appearance in the North-East of Scotland when they play Wizard’s main stage. Described as a ’21st century punky reggae party’ Kid British are guaranteed to get the party started with their raucous live show certain to set Wizard’s main stage on fire.
Proud Mary are one of the festival’s favourite acts, with fans demanding that the band return year after year. Showcasing their eagerly anticipated yet to be named third album, festival fans will be treated to an exclusive preview of new songs from this talented group of musicians some of whom will be flying in from Los Angeles especially for this show.
Following a storming set at Wizard in 2008, The Dykeenies will make a welcome return to the North-East’s only two day music festival this August. The Glasgow based four piece are sure to get festival goers grooving with their punchy pop melodies.
These acts join an already impressive line up including Happy Mondays, James, Alabama 3, Pearl and the Puppets, Complete Stone Roses and the Peatbog Faeries. Top Glasgow DJ’s SLAM have also been confirmed to headline the festival’s dance tent on Saturday August 28th. More headline DJ acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hip Parade will be playing at Wizard following a summer of storming main stage sets at festivals across the UK. Root System will be bringing their unique mix of ska, techno and punk to Wizards main stage.
The Draymin, who hail from Fife, make their Wizard festival and indie fans are sure to enjoy this appearance by a band that have been tipped for greatness in 2010.
Bringing a touch of bagpipe rock to Wizard will be Scottish festival favourites The Dangleberries. This is a first ever appearance by the renowned 12 piece that uses bagpipes, guitars, drums and a tambourine to get fans dancing with a mix of Celtic cover versions and original material.
Roy Thain, Wizard festival director said:
‘We have added loads more top quality acts to the programme and many of them will be performing at Wizard for the first time so that is always very exciting. We think that we have put out our strongest line up ever this year and we are delighted that so many great bands are really keen to perform to festival fans in the North-East. One of the things that we are really passionate about is supporting up and coming acts from north of the border and so we have made a real effort to book as many young breaking Scottish acts as possible. Making the bill varied with lots of different genres of music opens the event up to as many fans as possible and we are convinced that this year’s line-up will attract music fans from across the UK and beyond.’
The organisers have also announced an online competition where festival fans have the chance to win a pair of weekend tickets.
Wizard festival is two day music, arts and cultural event that takes place each year just outside the ancient village of New Deer, Aberdeenshire. A family friendly event, the festival also runs a full two day programme of activities for children and young people.
Last year the festival attracted more than 4000 fans from across the UK and has trebled in size since its first ever outing in 2007.
Transport links to and from the festival have been increased this year with busses running from every major Scottish city as well as local routes. Visit the Happy Bus site for more information: http://www.happybus.co.uk/wizard-festival-c-111
Weekend Ticket – £70
Saturday Ticket – £45For further information visit: www.wizardfestival.com
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from the music mag.
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P.S. Congratulations to Rage Against The Machine for trumping Xfactor to number one! There is a free UK gig coming soon as a thank you. Here’s Slade to welcome in the day!
Want a drink this weekend in London?
Hey guys and girls!
Being a part time Londoner by trade, full time Londoner by heart, I thought I’d advise a couple of places to go if you fancied a drink this weekend.
The Cross Kings in Kings Cross has some quality little bands on for very cheap, it’s always busy and is a nice atmosphere. I’ve been there a few times and found some quality bands, that I still keep in contact with now. The beer price isn’t amazing – being central London – but if i remember rightly it was about £3 a pint.
Don’t fancy central? I’ve visited a place in Lewisham called the Fox and Firkin. They do a festival there every summer called the Fox Fest. What a festival!
Two days of music, from lunch time til bed time. All for a few quid. Absolutely aamzing, with a fantastic beer garden to boot.
Again beer prices aren’t cheap cheap, but they often have a few cheaper options and is a little better priced than central. Also the food on the way back will make up for that! 1.99 for burger and chips! Hells yeah!
Anyway. They’re my two recommendations for tonight if you’re out and about and looking for an adventurre. Lewisham can be a bit rough, so be careful if you go there – once in side the pub though it’s friendly as possible.
Is Lady Gaga a Hermaphrodite?
Okay, so if you follow celebrity talk, or gawp at Lady Gaga like a lot of us, you’ll have heard the rumours floating around.
The rumour is that lady Gaga has a penis! She has both male and female parts, that she is a hermaphrodite.
To be honest, that could be anything really. But she does have quite a strong jaw line and a slightly man-ish walk. She also has a massive gay and lesbian following.
So what do you reckon? Yes or No? Is she a Hermaphrodite?
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