Hay Festival 2013: day one as it happened
17.02 We've time for one last update from Martin Chilton , who brings news that apparently the Duchess was rather useful at chess..
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17.02 We've time for one last update from Martin Chilton , who brings news that apparently the Duchess was rather useful at chess..
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The release of a new Laura Marling album is always noteworthy, and not least because she's become one of the best songwriters that England can claim as its own, even if she's since relocated to Los Angeles.
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For a band that has otherwise gone quietly about their business, Noah And The Whale �s �A Month of Sundays� tour at the Palace Theatre (usually host to Singing' In The Rain ) was a decidedly showy move.
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As it happens on the Tuesday at SXSW , Thursday at Sound City could be said to be the 'ease-in' day of the 3-day festival, with less mental scheduling across Liverpool.
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The weekend of sun, and brand spanking new music in Liverpool for Sound City was kicked off for me with somewhat of a whimper.
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Laura Marling must now be considered one of the greatest singer-songwriters of both her generation and generations before it.
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Daft Punk remain top of the Official UK Singles Chart for a third week running with their smash-hit 'Get Lucky'.
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'Our next tour will be in a DFS showroom!'
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'Gangnam Style' singer Psy has responded to Billie Joe Armstrong, after the Green Day frontman called him "musical herpes".
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Daft Punk are set for a third week at the top of the Official UK Singles Chart with their track 'Get Lucky'.
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The video for Heart Of Nowhere 's first single, "There Will Come a Time", is a sort-of trailer for the album's accompanying short film, which Noah & the Whale frontman Charlie Fink recently said the band plans to screen at their upcoming shows.
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Noah and the Whale broke through their own folk pop barriers with last album 'Last Night on Earth' , which editor Mary named her #1 album of 2011.
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These songs are more uniformly reliant on chugging riffs of guitar, organ and sawing strings.
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It's always a risky move to record an album live – as opposed to a live album.
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Watch an exclusive live music session of Noah and the Whale performing their song Lifetime.
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Noah And The Whale have set their fans a treasure hunt, with the prize being the "unlocking" of their new album, 'Heart Of Nowhere', in the run-up to its release next Monday, May 6th.
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Welcome to a Month of Sundays, Noah And The Whale's weekly residency at this chintzy West End venue to launch their fourth album, Heart Of Nowhere.
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With other folksters winning Grammys, Charlie Fink and his band return with a fourth record that embraces the pop-rock of its predecessor but with folk nuances intact.
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Much of Heart of Nowhere is about youth, maturity and the choices we make as we pass from one state to the other.
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Noah And The Whale are set to combine their upcoming shows with one off screenings of Charlie Fink's new short film, Heart Of Nowhere.
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Noah And The Whale are set to combine their upcoming shows with one off screenings of Charlie Fink's new short film, 'Heart Of Nowhere'.
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The Eden Project has announced a full line-up of special guests for the Sigur Rós Eden Session on June 30, headed by indie-folk trio Daughter and New York country-folk singer Willy Mason.
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We can't forget the trailblazing UK band Noah & The Whale.
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Charlie Fink of Noah and the Whale has directed his band's new video for 'There Will Come a Time' in association with Parkville Pictures.
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The first time I saw Fiction play live was supporting Marple's Dutch Uncles at their 2011 hometown 'Christmas' show at Manchester Deaf Institute.
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The city of Liverpool brought us The Beatles, it's brought us Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, and they've been European Capital of Culture in 2008.
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Ibiza Rocks has added Ellie Goulding, Dizzee Rascal and The Vaccines (and Rizzle Kicks), as has its Mallorcan paradigm, Mallorca Rocks!
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Empire Of The Sun , Tribes and King Krule will all perform at this year's Wilderness Festival.
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14th July 2013, 85,000 music fans per day will descend on the fields of Kinross to experience the 20th year of T in the Park. With an incredible line-up of seminal artists and the hottest chart topping and stadium filling acts from across the globe already confirmed for the 20th year bill, today (Monday 18th February) festival organisers DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent's Lager are thrilled to add a stellar array of artists to the line-up, which is quickly becoming one of the bills to beat this summer.
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Superstar singer-songwriter Jessie J is today announced as the latest headliner for the Eden Sessions 2013.
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Noah And The Whale have revealed full details about their forthcoming new album.
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The album, recorded at West London�s British Grove Studios, is the band�s fourth record in five years, and follows 2011�s platinum-selling Last Night On Earth.
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After six successful years, Mencap's Little Noise Sessions is once again in the midst of hosting a plethora of genuine musical talent.
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Several years ago musician and naturalist Sean Rowe walked out into the wilderness alone.
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Half-way through chatting about her gig the previous night, Rae Morris ' press manager gets out her phone to show me photos of the venue that she'd taken on the sly.
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"Once, Ted and I turned all of the furniture in our hotel room upside down," says Ben Lovett (keys, accordion, 26, the brown-eyed, dreamy Son), tugging at his frizzy, woolly hat.
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In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.
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