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GOLDFRAPP are to release 'Happiness' as their new single on 14th April, which will be available on CD, Maxi CD, 7" picture disc and as a download, and includes an acoustic version of 'Road to Somewhere' and is the second single to be taken from their album "Seventh Tree" (Mute). They are also set to make a live appearance at this years Motel Mozaique event in Rotterdam on 12th April.
"Later…Live with Jools Holland" is a 39 track, 2 CD set of highlights from the BBC 2 TV music show Later ... with Jools Holland - it received a UK release back in January and is now available from all good record shops in The Netherlands. The 2 CDs contain a mix of established and new acts, and some of the live performances include Arctic Monkeys, Muse, KT Tunstall, The White Stripes with Jools himself, Editors, Duffy (with Bernard Butler), CSS and The Strokes. The brand new series is due to start from 1st April on BBC2 with live performances set to come from Gnarls Barkley and the hotly-tipped Black Kids (more info on them can be found in our NEW BANDS section from February 2008)
THE WHITE STRIPES are to release a Spanish version of their 'Conquest' single on 24th March under the name Las Rayas Blancas. 'Conquista' (Version En Castellano) is backed with an acoustic version entitled 'Version Acustica De Mariachi' and is out on XL Recordings. So presumably it can be found in your local record shop shelves under the letter L?
PORTISHEAD, one of the most influential British groups of the 90`s, are to release 'Machine Gun' as the first single to precede their long-awaited album "Third". The 12-inch vinyl version is out on 14th April, while a digital version is available from Portishead.co.uk from 8pm on 10th April. Their new album, "Third", will then be released through Island Records on 28th April.
THE HUSH SOUND are an indie-folk-pop-rock band from Illinois, USA have their third album "Goodbye Blues" out on 18th March. It is the follow up to "Like Vines" (2006) and is released by the Decaydance / Fueled By Ramen label and distributed in Europe by Warners. While their influences are varied, they should appeal to those with a preference for indie pop and melodic power pop, while their songs have either a male or female lead singer. They are out touring across North America from March all the way till June, and hopefully they will appear at some of the European Festivals this summer.
NEW SINGLES: CLOCKS have their next single 'Old Valve Radio' (Island Records) out on 7th April. GALLOWS (photo) new single 'Just Because You Sleep Next To Me Doesn't Mean You're Safe' (WEA) was released today (Monday 10th March), although it's only available on limited edition screen printed 7" red vinyl, and then as previously reported (see below), THE SUBWAYS return with their new single 'Girls and Boys' (Infectious) on 25th March. More details can be found below concerning their album, and you can already take a look at the video by going to: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=30017695 - More info on CLOCKS can be found in our NEW BANDS section from January 2008, while GALLOWS were first featured by us back in June 2007. You can also listen to selected tracks from the bands by going through AAPA MySpace to their own sites.
Manchester duo, THE TING TINGS are one of the bands who will be appearing at the next London Calling event in April at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Their debut album 'We Started Nothing' (Columbia Records), will be released on 19th May (over in North America in June), and will include the singles 'That's Not My Name' and 'Great DJ'. More info about them can be found from December 2007 in our NEW BANDS section. Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more info on live dates in the Benelux region.
Following their critically acclaimed debut album "Myths of the Near Future" (Polydor -2007), KLAXONS have made it known that apart from one festival appearance in Brazil they will not be appearing at any of the festivals this summer and want to spend most of their time working on their next album. "Myths of the Near Future" featured highly in our 2007 best album and best debut album end of year polls.
The Maestro ... Maybe an unusual article on an alternative arts website, but due to his influence on all styles of music over the past five decades, news reached us last night (6th March) that the legendary Italian composer ENNIO MORRICONE is currently putting the finishing touches on one, possibly two, new soundtrack(s), both involving big budget films that have seen various delays over recent years. The composer is probably best known for his long collaboration with director Sergio Leone on such films as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in the West", although since working with Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore on "Cinema Paradiso" in the late 80`s they have since formed a similar partnership with Morricone being responsible for every Tornatore soundtrack, including his Oscar nominated score for "Malena" in 2001. So far he has earned four other Oscar nominations for original music score ("The Mission," "The Untouchables," "Days of Heaven" and "Bugsy"), and should have won the award back in 1985 for his brilliant music score for "Once Upon A Time In America" (only for some idiot at the film company forgetting to officially submit it as a contender!) and went on to receive an honorary Oscar last year (photo) "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music." In 2008, the first score planned for release is for Giuseppe Tornatore`s new film "Leningrad" (a film incidentally that was originally planned to be made by Sergio Leone himself just before his untimely death), while there are also increasing rumors that he is also to provide the music score for Brian De Palma`s new film "The Untouchables: Capone Rising" (which is a prequel to De Palma`s earlier film "The Untouchables" from 1987) and tells the story of Al Capone, his arrival in Chicago and his dealings with cop Jimmy Malone, which was portrayed by Sean Connery in the original and to be a role for Gerard Butler ("300") in 2008. With two brand new soundtracks, it looks like Ennio Morricone is set to have another impressive year ahead. Previous info on the maestro can be found in our NEWS 02-2007 section (from February 2007) or in an article from 2005 by AAPA which can be found - > HERE
HOT CHIP are to release 'One Pure Thought' as a new single on 5th May which after 'Ready For The Floor' is the second single to be taken from their 3rd album "Made In The Dark" (DFA / EMI). The track is currently up on their MySpace site which you can view by going through AAPA MySpace - The band are currently touring Germany and will be playing 2 gigs in the Benelux region later this month - Go to our BENELUX GIG LISTINGS section for more info on venues and dates.
This Friday (BBC2, 7th March at 23:35hrs UK time) is the final show of the current series of "Later ... with Jools Holland" and is a special that includes a lot of the artists who made their live TV debut on this show over recent years - The guests who will be performing live on 7th March include ARCTIC MONKEYS (photo), KT TUNSTALL and THE VERVE - Then a day later on the new BBC music show SOUND (on BBC2, Saturday 8th March at 13:00hrs NL time) you can watch performances by THE ENEMY, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong and HARD-Fi - This is followed by more live music on THE CULTURE SHOW (on BBC2, Saturday 8th March at 20:10hrs NL time) when among the guests are EDITORS who chat to Lauren Laverne in the Culture Show bar and play an exclusive acoustic version of their new single 'Push Your Head Towards the Air', while THE FUTUREHEADS take up the Culture Show's infamous busking challenge to see how much money they can make in 15 minutes at London's Camden Lock! - A recent interview and live performance of KT TUNTALL on last weeks SOUND can still be viewed at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sound/shows/show17/video/#071
   
More NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 31st March, MOBY will be releasing his sixth studio album "Last Night" (Mute). Then a week later on Monday 7th April, JAMES are back with their brand new album "Hey Ma!" (Mercury), and as previously mentioned in our latest news section earlier this year, both TINDERSTICKS (with "The Hungry Saw") and PORTISHEAD (with their third album simply entitled "Third") make a very welcome return with brand new albums on Monday 28th April.
Originally featured in September 2007 as part of our NEW BANDS section and then during our coverage of the annual IN THE CITY event in Manchester last year, THE COURTEENERS (photo with Bono from U2), and last years Mercury Music prize nominees THE YOUNG KNIVES are two of the bands who are set to appear at a London Calling Queens Day special in Amsterdam on Wednesday 30th April (doors open at 4pm) - More info on THE COURTEENERS debut album can be found in our latest news section from
NEWS 02-2008 and NEWS 01-2008 - You can also listen to selected tracks from both bands by going through AAPA MySpace to their own sites. Tickets for the event in Amsterdam on 30th April go on sale from 15th March and is sure to sell out.
KT TUNSTALL has released 'If Only' as a new single on Virgin Records today (3rd March), which is taken from last years critically acclaimed album "Drastic Fantastic". She will also be playing two gigs in the Benelux region next month, of which the one in Amsterdam on the 29th April has already sold out. Go to our BENELUX GIG LISTINGS section for more info on venues and dates. A full review of "Drastic Fantastic" from September 2007 can be found in our ALBUM REVIEWS section.
    
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 10th March, AUTECHRE are due to bring out their ninth album "Quaristice" (Warp), and New York's MGMT release their debut full-length studio album "Oracular Spectacular" (Columbia), while a week later on Monday 17th March, WE ARE SCIENTISTS return with their second album "Brain Thrust Mastery" (Virgin), ELBOW release their fourth album "The Seldom Seen Kid" (Polydor) and as previously reported last month, BE YOUR OWN PET are back with their brand new album "Get Awkward" (XL Recordings).
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THE SUBWAYS have finally confirmed details of their new album - "All Or Nothing" (Infectious / Sire) which was produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana / Smashing Pumpkins) and will be released on 16th June. It will be preceded by two singles ('Girls And Boys' which should be out on 31st March and 'Alright' which is expected to get released in May). "All Or Nothing" is the follow up to their debut album "Young For Eternity" (Infectious Records - 2005). They are currently playing a handful of gigs in Germany, and have a full UK tour lined up from the end of March and into April. Hopefully a few dates in the Benelux region will follow around the time of the album release? A review of "Young For Eternity" can be found in our ALBUM REVIEWS section from 2005.
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