The 1960’s fashion department store that attracted the likes of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles is today relaunched by high street department store House of Fraser in London and tomorrow the collection will be available nationwide. The label achieved iconic status as a cult brand for music and fashion lovers because of its associations with a bohemian lifestyle.
Not many artists have had the guts to cover anything by the Stone Roses but the Raveonettes have just done exactly that and the results are not bad. The iconic punk footwear brand Dr Martens have turned 50 and to celebrate they have commissioned 10 song covers, by 10 different artists each accompanied by it’s own video. The brand wanted artists to record a cult classic track which represents the spirit of the people who’ve worn DM’s over the past 50 years. You can view The Raveonettes video along with the nine other music videos here.
It is only one day until the Mercury Prize winner is announced and odds are showing The Jam singer Paul Weller to be favourite with his solo album Wake Up the Nation. The awards will be broadcasted in England on BBC 2 from 10pm tomorrow evening. You can view the album sleeves and details of all the nominations via the awards website.
Event organisers have announced that this year the awards ceremony which has been hosted at West London’s Earls Court will move across London to the 02 Arena in Greenwich. The ceremony will be held on the 15th of February and details of the planned performances, award nominations and winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award are to follow soon. The event is the UK’s most prestigious music industry awards ceremony and often creates press because of outstanding one off performances from the stars and the rock and roll antics of celebrities.
NME.com has revealed the release date for the first Kings of Leon single which will be taken from the bands forthcoming new album Come Around Sundown. The single Radioactive will be released in the UK on October the 11th. Visit NME for a full track listing of the next album.
Fashion and pop sensation Lady Gaga has appeared on the cover of V Magazines fall edition with designer Marc Jacobs. The photo shoot was done by Mario Testino, probably the most famous fashion and celebrity photographer. Gaga, a native of the big apple, is on the cover for the magazines New York Issue. Understandably the editor is overwhelmingly pleased with the results enthusing that ”Just as the Statue of Liberty was France’s gift to America, Gaga is, to us, New York’s greatest gift to pop culture and fashion”.
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Lady Gaga has been invited by Yoko Ono to perform as a special guest at Ono’s forthcoming concerts in LA. Gaga will join the stage with Ono and her ‘Plastic Ono Band’. Another special guest invited to perform at the Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theater on Oct. 1-2 is Iggy Pop.
Then and There, Here and Now is showing photographs of some of rock and pops most iconographic artists including Mick Jagger, Madonna and Run DMC. The work was produced by music photographer Peter Anderson whilst he worked at NME in the 1980’s. The show is on from the 1st to the 26th of September at The Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, London.
Fans have been coming to terms with the fact that they won’t be able to see Kasabian perform live again until after the band have recorded their next album. Ever since they entertained crowds at V Festival last weekend Kasabian have given their fans further band related chat as guitarist Serge Pizzorno has spoken of his band mates potential as an actor pointing out that he turned down a role in the 2006 Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette.
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