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In their 25th anniversary year TEXAS release their brand new studio album 'The Conversation' through [PIAS] Recordings on May 20th 2013.
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In their 25th anniversary year TEXAS release their brand new studio album 'The Conversation' through [PIAS] Recordings on May 20th 2013.
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Jarvis Cocker 's first acquisition as Editor-at-Large at book publishers Faber and Faber will be a book on the history of British folk clubs.
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According to some so-far-unconfirmed sources, Richard Hawley, in his National Health milk bottle thick Gregory Pecks and greasy collpased 1950s quiff has Sleepwalk by Brooklyn brothers Santo & Johnny Farina playing on a constant loop inside his head, and, when stuck for inspiration, reaches out and grabs whatever twangy part happens to float past and recycles it under his own name.
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The Hosts have teamed up with Richard Hawley for their new single 'September Song'.
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Plan B and Richard Hawley have emerged as the favourites to win this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize wth odds of 4-1 each.
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Once more in July, the courtyard of Londons historic Somerset House will play host to a brilliant series of live concerts, with a wide and eclectic range of music on show.
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Richard Hawley , Jessie Ware and Band Of Horses are among the names confirmed for this year's Summer Series at Somerset House.
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Following yesterday's confirmation that Band of Horses will play a leg of this year's Summer Series at Somerset House , the entire schedule of events have today been announced.
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This weekend, " Dead Man Down " finds Colin Farrell out for vengeance on behalf of both his family and his scarred love interest Noomi Rapace.
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There's a wonderful moment in That's What You Do – from Leo Abrahams ' latest mini-album, six tracks lasting an all-too-brief 25 minutes – where guitars and strings shimmer as he sings, passionately striving for high notes, of how "all the joy in this world is dancing around you".
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Camp Bestival have announced their first wave of acts for this year's event.
Read MoreFollowing the announcement last night that Richard Hawley has been shortlisted in the British Male Solo Artist category at this years BRIT Awards, Parlophone Records will release Dont Stare At The Sun; the fourth and final single from Hawleys remarkable seventh album, Standing At The Skys Edge. Dont Stare At The Sun is one of the more reflective tracks from the album, a keynote performance suffused with a sense of cosmic serenity.
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Best Female and Best Album for Fall To Grace.
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So many good albums came out in 2012 but here are my top ten from last year, including strong debuts from the likes of TOY and Spector and excellent follow-ups from Richard Hawley and Tame Impala.
Read MoreWith only a few weeks left until the official end to autumn, I thought it appropriate to return to the that magic mix of music and this time of the year.
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Gigs are pretty special at the best of times, but, occasionally, you get the chance to see someone mega in a place that's small, ambient, weird and wonderful.
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If, 12 months ago, you'd told Jessie Ware that Katy Perry would soon be working out to her music, she probably wouldn't have believed you.
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Following his recently acclaimed UK tour, Richard Hawley will take to the road in February to play more shows around the UK.
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The four-piece, who met at the University of Leeds and were playing gigs at student nights upstairs in pubs until they rose to prominence last year, were the odds-odd favourites to win the £20,000 prize.
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Countering criticism that the event had lost its youthful edge, organisers of the Mercury Prize have ditched longstanding host Jools Holland in favour of Lauren Laverne, while moving the ceremony from the stuffy surroundings of Grosvenor House to the trendy Roundhouse venue in Camden.
Read MoreJust a reminder that the not-to-be-missed digital version of Under the Radar 's The Protest Issue includes all the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 132 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print edition.
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Sheffield native Richard Hawley recently performed a one-off show with the BBC Philharmonic in his home town.
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Richard Hawley, The Maccabees and Noah And The Whale will each headline a live show at London's St John-at-Hackney Church as part of the Little Noise Sessions , as are hosted by Jo Whiley every year to raise money for cancer charity Mencap.
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At around half past 8, in that empty space between the names on the ticket, I got talking to the woman sitting to my right, who must have been well into her fifties.
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The Maccabees , Noah And The Whale and Richard Hawley are among the first acts announced to play this year's Mencap Little Noise Sessions in London.
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Somewhere between albums number six ( Truelove's Gutter ) and seven ( Standing at the Sky's Edge – his Mercury nominated latest), Richard Hawley became a British institution.
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You can tell when you enter a room how revered an artist is by the demeanour of their fans, for this gig it was obvious that the respect in the room was huge.
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Sheffield is responsible for a plethora of musical history and Richard Hawley has been accepted as one of Sheffield's true successes.
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I couldn't wait for the tracheotomy tube to come out, and for my dad to come home and ask me who the Orbison-sounding crooner with the haunting "Open Up Your Door" song was.
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Sure, the Sheffield songwriter may have made his name with a suite of richly orchestrated work, but Richard Hawley retains a deep love of the instrument.
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Richard Hawley is a singer-songwriter born and bred in Sheffield.
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Come watch the brilliant Vigo Thieves launch their new single and video 'Forever'.
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Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley teamed up with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to play a one-off special gig at the Great Hall in the Magna Centre, Rotherham, on September 8th which was organised by BBC 6Music Live. "We're thrilled to have been chosen for this unique event for BBC Radio 6 Music. As vast former steel works, the scale of the site as well as its industrial heritage lends itself to creating a truly unique and electrifying atmosphere."
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Plan B has admitted that being a high profile name on this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations could hinder his chances.
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Facebook The twelve album shortlist for the 2012 Mercury Prize , awarded to the best – by whatever standard the judges choose to use – British or Irish album of the past twelve months was announced yesterday, and I was pleased to see that Richard Hawley made the cut because I get to use the clever (by my standards, at least) post title above and use this sharp photo of Mr. Hawley adjusting his specs.
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And so, it has been decided which were the twelve best British albums released between July 2011 and September 2012.
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THE Mercury Music Prize judges have come up with a typically eclectic list of 12 albums.
Read MoreThe Mercury Music Prize has always reserved a space for acts so obscure that even their record labels have barely heard of them.
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Django Django, Jessie Ware, Richard Hawley, Alt-J, Field Music are among the names announced as part of this year's nominees for the Mercury Prize.
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Alt-J , Django Django and Richard Hawley are tipped to feature in tonight's Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize nominations list.
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