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Royal Artist Club bloggers (and kings of all things techno and house) Booka Shade and M.A.N.D.Y. will be playing together in London next month – along with fellow Get Physical signing and London dance scene stalwart Heidi. The techno extravaganza will take place on October 9th at the Camden venue Koko.
Since the release of their first single 'Slow Kids', these Suffolk lads have been causing quite a stir – with the NME hailing them as one of "the top ten new bands to see this summer" and Jo Whiley claiming them to be the "highlight of the BBC Introducing stage" at Glastonbury. To keep things moving at a breakneck pace the lads will now embark on a UK tour in October encompassing a courageous 28 dates in 31 days before releasing their second single 'You Let Me Go' on November 3rd. The tour kicks off in Exeter on October 1st before culminating on the 31st for a special Halloween show at London's Borderline. Full details.
Dub Pistols
frontman Barry Ashworth has added yet more dates to his already gargantuan schedule of gigs (including both solo and Dub Pistols shows). From December 18th to January 25th he will now be touring Asia with shows in Beijing, Shanghai and Thailand. Also if your making your way to Bestival this weekend be sure to check out the Dub Pistols headline slot in the Bigtop on Friday night as well as a DJ set from Barry himself on the Sunday. More info.
The bearded one
has discovered a mysterious box in his garage containing ten copies of his extremely rare debut solo album No Commercial Breaks (only 1000 CDs were ever pressed up and doesn't look like there's going to be a re-press anytime soon). So, if you would like to get your hands on a copy of this hallowed release then it's your lucky day as the man himself has put all ten copies up on Ebay – although we should warn that it's a bit of a bidding frenzy over there!
Rob Harvey, frontman of Royal Artist Club bloggers The Music, is to play a rare acoustic show at London pub Parker McMillan this Friday (August 29th). The pub – based in Moorgate, East London – plays host to the indie night (entitled This Feeling) with tickets costing £8 in advance and £10 on the door.
Finnish warmongers Turisas are bringing their brand of 'Battle Metal' back to North America as their tour with metal giants Dragonforce grows to monolithic proportions. Adding to their already confirmed European dates are 32 shows stretching from Caifornia to Montreal. All the info.
It looks like Pure Groove are delivering yet again. The ace Slow Club (signed to Moshi Moshi) will be playing an absolutely free in-store at the London record emporium a week today – that's Tuesday 2nd September. They'll be taking to the stage at 6:30pm but make sure you arrive early to avoid disappointment as it's going to be a busy one. More info.
Both Sunday Best and the people at indie clothing emporium Bonbi Forest have been very busy in their aiding of Dan and Scroob's subtle but inevitable take over of Planet Earth. Step 36A of 1326: design and print up some very nice t-shirts. So far there's two very nice designs available in a very generous assortment of sizes which you can pick up both here and here.
If you weren't aware already... Royal Artist Club now has it's own Myspace page and Facebook group set up. So, if you would like to support the cause then please click on the links at the bottom of the homepage (or within this very news post) and be our friend!
It's been a while but UK rockers Gallows have finally come through with a new track – and they're giving it away for free to you lucky lucky people. 'Gold Dust', a short and sweet burst of superior hardcore, is a solid reminder of just how good these guys are. You can download it right here.