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Type: Music Band

Name: UB40

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First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Madness bring Charge of the Mad Brigade to Birmingham LG Arena

The legendary British pop/ska band hail from Camden, London and were one of the most prominent bands of the 70s and 80s. They were a massive part of the ?2 Tone? ska revival, alongside Birmingham-based UB40, and between the two bands they spent over 200 ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Birmingham Mail ]

Entities: Birmingham, London, United Kingdom

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Danny Rampling

Friends have a real Wow working on festival

MUSICTHREE Island musician friends are curating the Shaved Fish stage at WOWfest in August.Charlie Harris, James Thorpe and Shaun Barker have chosen an eclectic mix of Island and mainland bands to play the three-day festival. Charlie is currently at university ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Isle of Wight County Press ]

Entities: Danny Rampling, Charlie Harris, Shaun Barker, Madeleine Peyroux

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

David Bowie

Multiculturalism is what makes British music great

Britain is celebrating Music is Great week with a DVD of iconic live moments. But why has the campaign ignored the melting pot that makes British music special? Did you know this week is Music is Great week in Britain? You may think it's Music is Great ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Music blog | guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: United Kingdom, David Bowie, Mercury, Trevor Horn

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Ernest Ranglin

Jamaican Legends Sly & Robbie Dublin bound

Legendary Jamaican rhythm section, drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare, are set to play a gig in Dublin this July in celebration of 50 years of Jamaican independence. 1 of 1 Sky & Robbie with Bitty McLean The duo, who have recorded over ... [ Published May 17 2012 by RTE Online ]

Entities: Dublin, Sly Dunbar, Ernest Ranglin

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Paul Oakenfold

WIN TICKETS TO WOWFEST 2012

The Isle of Wight is becoming a hotbed for festivals these days and the brand new WOWfest takes place near Shanklin, IOW, from August 17 – 19. The inaugural event will showcase an eclectic mix of world music and will be headlined by UB40; what’s more, ... [ Published May 16 2012 by 247 Magazine.co.uk ]

Entities: Paul Oakenfold, Finley Quaye, Neville Staple, Maxi Priest, Madeleine Peyroux

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Ali Campbell

Three Houses Down and Spawnbreezie release new track

May, 15, 2012For immediate release South Auckland reggae band Three Houses Down has joined forces with one of the Pacific's hottest international acts, reggae singer Spawnbreezie.The 10-piece band has been working hard in the studio recording its latest ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Scoop ]

Entities: Ali Campbell, New Zealand, Rotorua (New Zealand)

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Albert Hammond

14 Musicians Reveal The First Record They Ever Purchased

Whether it came as a cassette, vinyl, mp3s, eight-track or compact disc, and whether you purchased it because your sister had it, because it was your first allowance to spend or because you were simply tired of only being able to hear that one song on ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Paste Magazine ]

Entities: Buddy Holly, Chirping, Albert Hammond, Phil Moore

First Reported Apr 22 2012 - Updated Apr 22 2012 - 1 Documents

MEDITATORS REGGAE BAND

The Centre for Jazz and Popular welcomes The Meditators Reggae Band for the first time on their stage April 25.Founded in 1991, the band has established itself as one of the hardest working and most popular bands in Durban. Under the exceptional leadership ... [ Published Apr 22 2012 by Artsmart ]

Entities: Durban, Tony Rebel, Lucky Dube, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff

First Reported Apr 19 2012 - Updated Apr 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Introducing... Man Like Me

man like me, mike skinnerIt's an ungodly hour but already the jungle drums are beating to a very particular rhythm - one that says Man Like Me. You may already be more aware of them than you think - that's them in the Ikea advert doing 'Kitchen At Parties'. ... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by The Music Fix ]

Entities: Mike Skinner, Shania Twain, Dean Martin, The Streets, Bethnal Green

First Reported Apr 14 2012 - Updated Apr 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Reggae Britannia

Friday, BBC4, 9pm BBC4 has not put a foot wrong with their excellent Britannia series of music documentaries. This 90-minute film, which looks at how reggae and ska have developed since the early 1960s, includes clips of the Specials, UB40 and Linton ... [ Published Apr 14 2012 by Evening Herald ]

Entities: Mary Beard, George Byrne, Dominic Sandbrook, Linton Kwesi Johnson

First Reported Apr 06 2012 - Updated Apr 06 2012 - 1 Documents

Entertainment: Foundations through to unsigned area finals

DUMFRIES reggae group, The Foundation, are one stage away from grabbing one of the UK’s top music accolades.On Saturday, the band impressed the judges and wowed the crowd at the regional finals of Live and Unsigned, held in Newcastle’s Mill Volvo Tyne ... [ Published Apr 06 2012 by Dumfries & Galloway Standard ]

Entities: Jackie Mittoo, Wickerman Festival, Ronnie Scott

First Reported Jan 18 2012 - Updated Jan 18 2012 - 1 Documents

The 80s are back! — Rewind Festival returning to Scone Palace in July

It's time to dust down your skintight dayglo lycra costumes, big shoulder pads and curly wigs — the Rewind Festival will return to Scone Palace in July.Huge crowds enjoyed the great weather and atmosphere at last year's Rewind.The organisers have announced ... [ Published Jan 18 2012 by Tayside and Fife Courier ]

Entities: Roland Gift, Jimmy Somerville, MARC ALMOND

Quotes

Fans can look forward to hearing some of Spawn's own flavour in the jam, when he sings the chorus: "She's my BFF, my everything. My teddy bear, my sweetest dream - she's that morning coffee that I need."

Three Houses Down and Spawnbreezie release new track [Scoop - May 15 2012]

He said: "It’s a life’s ambition for most groups in the genre let alone at such an early stage of our career."

The Foundation to open Wickerman festival [Dumfries & Galloway Standard - May 12 2012]

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The Foundation to open Wickerman festival [ Published May 12 2012 by Dumfries & Galloway Standard ]
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Reggae Britannia [ Published Apr 14 2012 by Evening Herald ]
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Multiculturalism is what makes British music great [ Published May 17 2012 by Music blog \| guardian.co.uk ] Britain is celebrating Music is Great week with a DVD of iconic live moments. But why has the campaign ignored the melting pot that makes British music special? Did you know this week is Music is Great week in Britain? You may think it's Music is Great ...
Top Chef Texas Recap: Attack The Block Party [ Published Jan 26 2012 by Best Week Ever ] It’s Top Chef Texas episode 12 entitled “Block Party” , and to be perfectly up front, this recap is gonna be all downhill after that opening cat photo, as will the entire rest of my writing career and possibly life. But we’re in this season TOGETHER, ...