Florence and the Machine Tickets

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Machine and Kasabian dominate the nominations in this year's MOJO Honours List.

'Rabbit Heart' singer Florence Welch is up for four prizes, including Best Live Act and Best Album for her debut 'Lungs', at the annual awards ceremony hosted by the British music magazine and voter for by readers.

Kasabian are also named in the same two categories - the latter for their 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' LP - as well as picking up a nomination for Song Of The Year for their single 'Fire'. The other nominees for Best Album are Paul Weller's recent release 'Wake Up The Nation', Richard Hawley's 'Truelove's Gutter' and harpist Joanna Newsom's 'Have One On Me'. In the Song Of The Year category 'Fire' is joined by Florence's cover of Candi Staton's 'You've Got The Love', Richard Hawley with 'Open Up Your Door', Arctic Monkeys' 'Crying Lightning' and Rage Against The Machine's UK Christmas 2009 number one single 'Killing In The Name'. Receiving the MOJO Maverick award will be legendary psychedelic space rockers Hawkwind. Editor-in-chief of the magazine, Phil Alexander, said of the group: "From psychedelia to punk to stoner rock, from free festival culture and on to the rave and trance scenes, you can hear and feel their influence everywhere. In fact Hawkwind are more than just a band, they're a mindset, a way of life." Other accolades to be handed out at the ceremony, which will be held on June 10 at The Brewery in London, include the MOJO Icon Award and MOJO Classic Album.

MOJO Honours list 2010, full nominations:

Best Album

Kasabian - 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

Richard Hawley - 'Truelove's Gutter'

Joanna Newsom - 'Have One On Me'

Florence and the Machine - 'Lungs'

Paul Weller - 'Wake Up The Nation'

Best Live Act

Kasabian

Midlake

Rufus Wainwright

Arctic Monkeys

Florence and the Machine

Breakthrough Act

The Jim Jones Revue

John Grant

Florence and the Machine

The Low Anthem

Mumford And Sons

Compilation of the Year

Various Artists - 'A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind Volume 2: Pagan Love Vibrations Compiled And Mixed By The Amorphous Androgynous'

Various Artists - 'Can You Dig It? The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-1975'

Various Artists - 'Where The Action Is: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965 - 1968'

Various Artists - 'Charlie Gillett's Radio Picks From Honky Tonk'

Various Artists - 'Island Records Reggae Box Set - War Ina Babylon'

Song of the Year

Richard Hawley - 'Open Up Your Door'

Florence and the Machine - 'You've Got The Love'

Kasabian - 'Fire'

Arctic Monkeys - 'Crying Lightning'

Rage Against The Machine - 'Killing In The Name'

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Florence writing 'crystal' album

Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, says the follow-up to her debut Lungs will explore a 'crystal' theme. The singer began recording new tracks with producer Paul Epworth at the beginning of 2010. Speaking to Newsbeat, Welch said: "There's a song called Spectrum which has a lot to do with rainbows and prisms - so it has taken on a lot more of a crystal theme." "I did a song inspired by these two atomic particles called strangeness and charm, now everyone thinks I'm going to do an album about the periodic table - which I'm not." She added: "But that would be a good concept album though. You could go into schools and get people back into science."

'More chemical'

Lungs spent 28 consecutive weeks in the UK album chart before finally reaching number one in January 2010. The south London singer explained that the album will see a change in her lyrical themes. "The atmosphere is quite tough but the lyrics are moving away from gothic horror toward something that's slightly more chemical."

"It's ages away from finished yet though."

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Rihanna, Florence & The Machine and Pendulum in Bangor

Florence & The Machine, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Dizzee Rascal, Pendulum and Cheryl Cole will all perform at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Bangor, on 22 and 23 May.

Chris Moyles unveiled the line-up of over 30 UK and international artists who will be playing on the two main stages during his show, with a bit of help from fellow Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe.

Other artists include Scouting for Girls, Biffy Clyro, JLS, the Lostprophets, Kids in Glass Houses and Marina & The Diamonds.

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is the station's flagship event and the UK's biggest free ticketed festival. Around 40,000 fans can enjoy performances from four stages in Vaynol Estate - the Main Stage; the In New Music We Trust Stage; the Outdoor Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage.

For listeners tuning in there will also be exclusive Live Lounge sessions broadcast from backstage.

TV and radio

Jason Carter, Radio 1's editor for live music and events, says: "We've pulled out all the stops for our tenth BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend with an outstanding line-up of the best UK and international talent, along with new and emerging artists.

"It's a great opportunity to put a national focus on north Wales as Radio 1 brings two days of distinctive programming encompassing the very best live music, fantastic sets and some original collaborations."

For those who aren't lucky enough to get a ticket there will be coverage on radio, online, TV and the red button.

"We're very proud to welcome these talented artists to Gwynedd," said Iwan Trefor Jones, corporate director of Gwynedd Council. "We look forward to showing the world what makes Gwynedd a great place to live, work and visit."

Fringe events

There are 40,000 tickets available across the weekend. Tickets are free, but last year over 350,000 people applied for them and demand is expected to be huge again this year.

Each lucky applicant will receive a pair of tickets for either Saturday or Sunday. Tickets will be allocated randomly, but weighted in favour of those living in Bangor and across north Wales, with a smaller amount distributed nationally.

On Wednesday (28 April) Huw Stephens' Radio 1 show (9-10pm) will announce the bands and venues for the fringe events in the run up to the Big Weekend, while the line-up for the Outdoor Stage will be announced by Annie Mac on Thursday while she deputises for Fearne Cotton (10am-1pm).

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Gig of the Week : Florence and the Machine @ The Olympia

OK so we wont win any awards for originality this week. We could easily have gone with the IMRO Showcase Best Of gig but felt back to back IMRO was a bit too preachy. Also we could have went with the awesome Foal playing The Academy with Bombay Bicycle Club. It free into that if you registered.

However with two sold out dates in The Olympia Theatre and having seen her live at Electric Picnic last year i can attest to the fact that Florence is absolutely stunning live and will be a gig locked firmly in the memory banks of those who attend.

Its sold out, so we aren’t really selling the gig to new people, though you might get lucky if you chance a dance over on tout-less Florence Thread but unless your willing to go alone. i cant see many selling two tickets on there at the moment.

Also this week we have Josh Ritter playing The Grand Canal Theatre tonight and Roesy also is playing Whelans

Wednesday see’s Foal play the Academy, Australian Pink Floyd drop by The O2, EarCandy are in The Village and Crystal Antlers are joined by Cast of Cheers in Whelans

Thursday we gave away tickets to see Idlewild so if you were lucky your going along to see that, JD Set host their final in The Village with a host of top Irish acts and Word Play have an album launch in twisted pepper.

Crystal Swing play Dandeline on Friday night at midnight and Lauren Guillery is in The Mezz, Surfer Blood play the Academy (were giving away the tickets at 4pm today, don’t forget to enter) and Mick Flannery plays Vicar Street, Saturday see’s Cheryl Cole support Black Eyed Peas which im sure will be a fun gig.

Sunday see’s Gil Scott-Heron play Tripod, Jogging have an album launch in Whelans and Florence against the Machine will be in The Olympia Sunday and Monday.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Florence and the Machine Bring Dance Grooves on New Album -- Exclusive Video

Florence and the Machine's debut album 'Lungs' has garnered praise from critics and music lovers alike and won numerous awards, including Best British Album at the 2010 Brit Awards. Surprisingly, Florence Welch reveals that 'Lungs' almost didn't see the light of day.

"I didn't even want to release it," Welch tells Spinner. "I was so scared. You can't even think what people's reactions are going to be because it's like someone reading your diary then judging it."

Luckily for us, Welch released the record and is now in the midst of working on her follow-up album. While the band is still in the thick of the recording process, she admits they've been listening to more upbeat music and that the new material will be "something that people will want to dance to."

"This time around, we've kind of been listening to a lot of things like Growing, a lot of strange dance music, atmospheric dance music," she says. "So, that's probably going to influence something."

However being on the road has made Florence and the Machine's recording process a little more interesting. Rather than hitting studios during tour stops, the band has been recording wherever they can with anything at their disposal. "We've been using what we have, like hotel sinks and whatever's in the dressing room," Welch says.

While this approach might present some problems, Welch actually prefers this process to a traditional studio setup. "Actual studios kind of scare me," she says. "They've set me up in a really high-tech studio. I just moved everything into the kitchen. I couldn't handle the big studio."

But as fun as this out-of-the-box recording process is, the band did run into some trouble at one hotel. "It's not a good idea to use a partition wall as a bass drum," she says. "You know when you hear banging on the other side it's not because they're joining in."

When Welch isn't banging on walls, she's a big bookworm -- she even got to review a book for the Brit culture magazine Dazed and Confused. Although she admits that she's not really star-struck by musicians, she copped to getting excited when she met one of her favorite authors, David Vann.

"I was really crazy about it," she says. "I got to meet him and got him to sign something. I'm crazy about authors. I've never asked another musician for an autograph."

To hear more about Welch's upcoming album, check out our exclusive video interview below.

Florence + The Machine - Cosmic Love

The final single to be taken from the million selling album Lungs is Florence's personal favourite, Cosmic Love, due for release on July 12th 2010. A wildly impassioned hymn to the overwhelming supernatural power of love, the epic Cosmic Love has been a show-stopping favourite at Florence's gigs ever since it was first written.

Florence is currently on tour in America and played to an ecstatic crowd at the Coachella Festival. She heads back to the UK in May for her sold out Cosmic Love tour as well as a Somerset House show (July 15th 2010) and a headline slot at this years Latitude Festival (July 16th 2010).

Cosmic Love May 2010 UK Tour
5 Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 
6 Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 
7 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 
9 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 
10 Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton 
11 Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton 
13 HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London 
14 HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London 
15 HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Florence and The Machine To Release ANOTHER 'Lungs' Single

Florence and The Machine has named her next single as 'Cosmic Love'.

The song is the sixth single to be taken from the singer's acclaimed debut album 'Lungs' (seventh if you count the recent re-release of 'Dog Days Are Over') and will be out on July 5th.

After her performance at the Coachella Festival in California last weekend, Florence and her band will play a series of sold out shows in the UK next month - before a headline slot at this years Latitude Festival (July 16th).

Cosmic Love May UK Tour:

5 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 
6 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 
7 - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 
9 - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 
10 - Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton 
11 - Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton 
13 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London 
14 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London 
15 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London