An Intriguing Message From The Ting Tings

This was posted today, but to be honest it seems fairly unlikely that you'd get a place now. Still, it sounds interesting.

"We are doing a secret gig / paint somewhere in central Manchester on the evening of the 27th of Feb.
the first 300 people to message me back on

thetingtingsparty@googlemail.com

-will get free tickets. You will have to pick up the tickets on the door, on the night, so we need you to email your post codes along with your names to the googlemail address.

Oh Yeah, you will need to be OK with getting paint splattered on you and to wear a white tracksuit when at the gig to protect your clothes (we will provide tracksuits when you arrive).
This will be really funny!

Also we are going to be painting, ( more like throwing paint!) over a limited run of calvin harris remixes of 'we walk'. once dry, we will send everyone that came to the gig a free copy. Of course we will also be playing a gig for you all and bringing in all the new stuff we are doing on this uk tour, including brass section. It sounds wicked.

Thats it. Go email us now if you can defffo make it on the night.

katiex"

Bands With Songs

Foals have got a new myspace for their DJ 'alter-egos', featuring remixes, etc.: Myspace.com/foalsdjs.

In this blog (Blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=68784665&blogID=472039852), Johnny Foreigner link you to exclusive free songs and go on about their European tour.

Bands With Videos

Ice, Sea, Dead People appear to be giving free music lessons. In this episode of 'ISDP TEACHES YOU', they teach you how to drum. They explain how to make the sounds you've heard - useful stuff.


ISDP TEACHES YOU: Drums from isdp on Vimeo.

Here's a link to Peter Doherty's new video for 'Last Of The English Roses': Lazyeyemanagement.blogspot.com/2009/02/last-of-english-roses.html. It involves young men playing football.

Bands With Free Downloads

Colour and Data Select Party are giving away free downloads (Data.Select.Party - ‘The Woot, The Hot, The Hotness’, Colour - ‘Unicorns (Acoustic)’) at Theawesomeradgnarlytour.co.uk/ in honour of their joint tour in March (which will be reviewed at Myspace.com/_youvedonethiswrong).

Little Man Tate are giving away 'Jenny Put The Record On' for free at Myspace.com/littlemantatemusic.

Provided you've already bought the proper album, you can download the whole Instrumental version of White Lies' 'To Lose My Life' album. You just put the CD in your computer's CD/DVD drive or ensure that you have purchased it from iTunes, and sign up to the mailing list. Its at Pushentertainment.com/192?url=/exclusive.

The Maccabees have made 'No Kind Words' available for free download from Themaccabees.co.uk. It's on here too:

Bands With Videos

If you go to whitelies.com you can see Andreas Nilsson's video for White Lies' new single 'Farewell To The Fairground'.

This is a video of a press shoot The Maccabees did:



And this is their new video for 'No Kind Words':

Latest Gigs

Kid British - Monday 16th February - FREE show for Key 103 in front of The Great Northern
1990s - Friday 24th April - Roadhouse (on sale Friday 13th February, 9.00am)
Friendly Fires - Monday 27th April (on sale Friday 13th February, 9.00am)
The Maccabees - Academy 2 - Sat 9 May
The Sunshine Underground - Saturday 16th May 6.30pm (on sale Friday 13th February, 9.00am)
Ladyhawke - Sunday 17th May - Club Academy
Florence & The Machine - Monday 1st June - St Phillips, Salford
Blur - Friday 26th June - MEN Arena (on sale Friday 13th February, 9.00am)

Latest Gigs

Doves - Thursday 12th March - Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington (on sale Friday 30th January)
The Airborne Toxic Event - Wednesday 1st April - Club Academy (on sale Friday 30th, 10am)
White Lies - Tuesday 5th May - Academy 1 (upgraded from Academy 2 due to unprecedented demand)
Razorlight - Saturday 9th May - MEN Arena (on sale Friday 30th, 9am)
Maximo Park (supported by Noisettes and Stricken City) - Satuday 23rd May - Academy 1 (on sale Friday 30th)
2 Many DJ's - Saturday 6th June - Academy (18+)

White Lies and Maximo Park will be reviewed at Myspace.com/_youvedonethiswrong.

Bands With New Music

Hot Club de Paris are writing their third record. They've uploaded four new songs at Myspace.com/hotclubdeparis, but they're actually from the 2nd album - they just haven't been on Myspace before. The songs added are: 'I Wasn't Being Heartless When I Said Your Favourite Song Lacked Heart', which is very boncey, 'Boy Awaits Return of The Runaway Girl' and 'Let Go of Everything', which aren't anything magnificent, and 'For the Parties Past and Present', which is very summery.

You can stream Franz Ferdinand's new album at Myspace.com/franzferdinand. Excellent stuff.

You can preview The View's new album at Last.fm/music/The+View/Which+Bitch%3F?autostart. It's quite like 'Hats Off To The Buskers' really, but perhaps a bit heavier and dirtier in some ways. Look out for a live review and possible interview with The View soon at Myspace.com/_youvedonethiswrong.

Bands With Videos

White Lies have got a load of videos. There's footage of them performing 'To Lose My Life' as part of their Live Lounge set at BBC.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/090114_whitelies.shtml, a short introductory film entitled 'To Lose My Life 4Play' at Uk.youtube.com/watch?v=11EJMFdSdGI&NR=1, which is very lyrical and quite eery at times; and here's a track by track commentary of their debut album:



This is a studio update from The Maccabees:

Latest Gigs

Brakes - Sunday 1st February - Moho Live
The Noisettes - Saturday 14th March - The Ruby Lounge
Yo Majesty - Thursday 26th March - The Ruby Lounge
The Rifles - Tuesday 31st March - Ritz
Brakes - Monday 13th April - The Ruby Lounge
The Virgins - Thursday 16th April - Ruby Lounge
The Rakes - Thursday 23rd April - Club Academy
Art Brut - Monday 27th April - Academy 3

PS. The Maccabees have said that they will tour in March, having now finished recording their new album.

Bands In Some Way Connected With Videos

The deadline for a certain Bloc Party competition that has somehow escaped my notice - the 'Blocumentary' - is nearing. if you go to Blocparty.com/members/blocumentary.php you could win the chance to go to one of their upcoming gigs (a Manchester date of which will be reviewed at Myspace.com/_youvedonethiswrong) and make a film with provided cameras and AAA access. You can film the gig, interview the band, crew and fans (and anyone else you may want to speak to). You've got till Friday.

This is Kid British's video for 'Lost In London'. It's fairly self-explanatory:

Bands With Songs

Pictures Of You have uploaded a new song called 'It's Time' at Myspace.com/wearepicturesofyou.

The Teenagers are giving away covers and remixes for free. You can get their cover of 'Step Cousins' at Themusicslut.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/starlett-johansson-the-teenagers-cover.mp3 and there's a heavy metal remix of 'Feeling Better' at Mirandow.com/initials/feelingbetter.mp3.

Bands With New Stuff

You can listen to Jack Penate's new song, 'Tonight's Today' at Jackpenate.com - although I'm sure you've heard it before.

Cajun Dance Party have got a special display of photographs by Jacob Perlmutter, who documented their UK mini tour in June 2008, up at Cajundanceprty.tv.

Hadouken! have announced their tips for 2009 in a blog at Hadouken.co.uk/blog,new-music-tips-for-09_163.htm?pg=1?eml=atl/hdk/150109.

Bands With Videos

White Lies have got a load of new short films up in the video section at whitelies.com.

Pete & The Pirates have got two new videos in promotion of their new single, 'Blood Gets Thin'. There's one for 'Jennifer' at Babelgum.com/html/clip.php?clipId=3005128, and one for 'Blood Gets Thin' at Babelgum.com/html/clip.php?clipId=3004122.

Bands With Free Downloads

Dance To The Radio are giving away songs as Christmas presents to those who enjoy their records at http://www.dancetotheradio.com/. So you can get The Pigeon Detectives' 'Let's Stay Out Tonight', which was the B-side on the vinyl only release of Everybody Wants Me, and Grammatics' 'Vague Archive' in the form of a remix by Anteater (Tom from ¡Forward, Russia!).

Ladyhawke are giving away a free download of 'Dusk Til Dawn' (Canyons Garage Disco remix) at U-download.co.uk/dusktilldawncanyonsremix.