Live at Leeds Festival 2012: line-up expanded

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LIVE AT LEEDS

THE ENEMY, DOG IS DEAD, GHOSTPOET, LIANNE LA HAVAS, CHEW LIPS & MANY MORE ADDED TO LIVE AT LEEDS 2012 LINE-UP

Following on from the initial announcement which featured Example, Los Campesinos!, The Subways, LadyHawke and I Like Trains we can now bring you the latest additions to Live at Leeds 2012 which takes place on 4th May to 7th May.

The Enemy, Dog is Dead, Ghost Poet and Lianne La Havas and many more have now been added to the huge line-up taking the total to over 100 bands.

The line-up for Live At Leeds 2012 now looks like this:

EXAMPLE*//WRETCH 32*//NINA NESBITT*

The Enemy//Marina and the Diamonds//Los Campesinos!//The Subways//Ladyhawke
Chew Lips//Dog Is Dead//Dot Rotten//Friends// Ghostpoet// Howler//I Like Trains//Jakwob//Jamie N Commons//Jess Mills//Lianne La Havas//Niki & the Dove//Ren Harvieu//Reverend and the Makers//Scroobius Pip//Spector//Stooshe*

Adult Jazz//Alt-J//AlunaGeorge//Another’s Blood//Bastille//Bears Killing Bears//Bearfoot Beware//Being There//Binary//Blacklisters//Black Moth//Broken Hands// Cave Birds//Charli XCX//China Rats// CITIZENS!//Dan Mangan//Dead Sons//Deaf Club//Dear Prudence// Devin // Eagulls//Ellen and The Escapades//Escapists//EJ//Eyes On Film//FANZINE//Folks//Fossil Collective//Fran Rodgers//Francesca Pidgeon//Gabriel Bruce//Garnets//Grant K. Fennell
Grass House//Gross Magic//Hannah Trigwell//Hey Sholay//Holy State//Hooded Fang// Housekeeping Society //Hunting Bears// I Call Shotgun
Jake Bugg//Jaymz Dean//Jessie Ware//Joseph & David//Josh Kumra//Just Handshakes//Karima Francis//Karin Park//Kyla La Grange//Liz Reynolds//Lucy Rose//Lunchtime Disco Club
MONEY//Moody Gowns//Novella//Pale Seas//Peace// Post War Glamour Girls//Rae Morris//Random Impulse//Redwire//Richard Parker// RIOTS//Riz MC// Rob Green//Royal Republic// Runners//Rupert Stroud//Ryan Keen//Sam Airey//Seas of Green//Secret Sirens//SCUM//Shields//Simon Pollard Band//Soul Circus//Swiss Lips//Talk To Angels//Team Me//The Artists//The Chevin//The Finnlys//The Heartbreaks
The History of Apple Pie//The Mexanines//This Many Boyfriends//The Marsicans//The Night//TOY//Turbowolf//Two Wounded Birds//Unions
Violet//We Are Augustines//Weird Dreams//White Arrows//WORSHIP//Wot Gorilla

*separate ticketed events

Now in its 6th year the Live at Leeds Festival takes place over the bank holiday on 4th May to 7th May.

Further details on The Unconference on the 4th May will emerge over the coming weeks but so far Drowned in Sound’s Sean Adams and BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson will be on the industry panels.

Saturday features the Live at Leeds Festival (one wristband 100+ bands, 11 stages, 9 Venues) while Saturday will also host the return of the Millennium Square shows.

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Official box office: https://www.lunatickets.co.uk/event_page.php?eventID=1819

Box office number is 0113 2434849.
Website: www.liveatleeds.com

[courtesy of ILikePress]

King’s X drummer suffers heart attack

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On Sunday, February 26th, Jerry Gaskill suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to hospital and placed in intensive care, where he is still in an unstable condition.

As a result, King’s X’s upcoming tour dates have been cancelled. The band were due to embark on a three week tour on the US at the end of March, beginning in Austin, Texas. Details of the proposed dates can be found here.

REAL GONE wishes Mr Gaskill a speedy recovery.

Deluxe edition of Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ released in May

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Pantera’s “second” album, ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ will be released in a deluxe/expanded edition in May 2012.

The album – a firm favourite among Pantera’s fan base – was the second release by the band for a major label and features two signature tunes: ‘Mouth For War’ and ‘Walk’, the latter used as the theme tune for late night metal video show ‘Noisy Mothers’.

The release marks to 20th anniversary of ‘Vulgar’s original release. The band’s breakthrough record ‘Cowboys From Hell’ was released as a deluxe 3CD edition in 2010, featuring the original album backed by a live disc plus a wealth of previously unheard demo takes.

In addition to a remastered version of the album, the deluxe version of ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ features a bonus track, ‘Piss’, which is previously unreleased. The DVD features unreleased footage of Pantera’s appearance at the Italian 1992 Monsters of Rock Festival, plus three promo clips for the singles.

CD

“Mouth For War”
“A New Level”
“Walk”
“Fucking Hostile”
“This Love”
“Rise”
“No Good (Attack The Radical)”
“Live In A Hole”
“Regular People (Conceit)”
“By Demons Be Driven”
“Hollow”
“Piss” – Previously Unreleased

DVD

“Mouth For War” – Live In Italy
“Domination/Hollow” – Live In Italy
“Rise” – Live In Italy
“This Love” – Live In Italy
“Cowboys From Hell” – Live In Italy
“Mouth For War” – Video
“This Love” – Video
“Walk” – Video

New Jeff Scott Soto video now online

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Just a couple of weeks ahead of his 2012 album ‘Damage Control’ AOR/melodic rock vocal legend Jeff Scott Soto has released a video for one of the new tracks.  You can view the video for ‘Look Inside Your Heart Below’.

‘Damage Control’ is released via Frontiers Records on March 23rd in Europe, the 26th in the UK and the 27th in the US.

According to JSS himself, he intends to embark on a extensive tour to promote the new album.  The dates have yet to be confirmed.

ORIGAMI HOLOGRAM – Bats In The Attic EP

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Between 2008 and 2010, Justin Kline released two fantastic power pop EPs.  Two songs from his second release, ‘Triangle’, were originally intended to appear on a full length album, but disaster struck… Kline’s studio was broken into, resulting in the theft of various tapes.  Not to be deterred, he took a couple of demos and paired them with two finished recordings and released ‘Triangle’ as a stopgap.

Many would have predicted Kline’s next move would be to record his first full length, but at the beginning of 2012 he returned with yet another EP release.  Third time out, instead of treading a familiar path, Kline is fronting a band and has moved on from the pure power pop of his past works.  Origami Hologram still features Kline’s high-pitched vocal at the core of their sound, but the shiny, multi layered pop of his previous EPs has moved aside in favour of some rather fuzzy rock backdrops.  Whereas previously influences from Jellyfish and ELO were very much obvious, for Origami Hologram, Kline chooses to explore the kind of sounds one may find on various releases by The Posies or The Wannadies in their harder musical guises.  In terms of career shift, the difference isn’t as vast, for example, as the distinct polar opposites of Million Dead and their one-time frontman Frank Turner’s solo career.  For this band, the poppy hooks are still (mostly) present and correct as is Kline’s previous sense of style – it’s just that the more obvious melodies are obscured by layers of slight distortion and a fair amount of overdrive.

The title track begins with a piercing piece of distorted guitar, before the band crash into a simple piece of rock which features as many features from early 80s post punk and new wave as it does from either the power pop or alternative rock fields.  To be honest, the music itself isn’t always that special at first: the drums pound in a fashion which is often reminiscent of something about to break into the “Munsters” theme, while the guitars continue on their merry path of attempting to mask the melodies.  It’s not until the chorus kicks in things actually start to fall into place.  Despite a semi-chaotic sound, Kline’s gift for a melodic hook manages to shine through, hinting at something which potentially sounded better before the layers of guitars took over.  Similarly, ‘Cat Fight’ brings little enjoyment on the first few listens.  The dominant guitars really hamper the vocals on this track.  Being rather empty and repetitive, it’s not Kline’s best composition, but it comes with the kind of riff that potentially has a lot of energy.  On its own, that’s not quite enough, but just as you’re just about to write it off, with its parting shot – comprising a bunch of “na na’s” – Kline knows he can reel you in.  You might be fighting it, but he’s going to get you eventually.

On the more accessible side, ‘Orange Tree’ and ‘Ghost Horse’ offer more than enough musical thrills to make this release worth adding to your collection.  The bouncy ‘Orange Tree’ is a particular highlight, showcasing some great fuzzy bass throughout.  That bass has sharp guitar chords as a musical counterpart, and while basic, everything fits well.  The end result is a piece of music which sounds not unlike Brendan Benson in an aggressive mood; overall, a style which fits Kline’s vocal style much better than some of Origami Holograms other arrangements.  ‘Ghost Horse’ is rhythmically sharp in an almost new wave style, once again.  The riffs are strong, the chorus and harmonies stronger.  Of the four tracks presented here, this owes far more to Kline’s solo outings, as the chorus and melodies are just so much more obvious, even from the off.  At just over three minutes, it’s in and out with absolutely no padding, with everyone sounding pretty tight.   “Is that all right?” asks a voice at the end of the take, as if the band slyly realise this track is their shining moment on this first release…

If you’re familiar with Kline’s poppier releases, this debut by Origami Hologram may not strike a chord with you at first, but eventually ‘Ghost Horse’ and ‘Orange Tree’ should win you over at the very least. While in the long term, you may not choose to pull this from your collection of mp3s perhaps as often as Kline’s wonderful ‘Six Songs’ debut, it still has plenty of merit.  And since it’s also available for free via the widget below, you’d all be fools to miss out.  Just make sure you check out Justin Kline’s solo work too.

February 2012