To celebrate the release of his 21st album release, Not So Much To Love As To Be Loved, Jonathan Richman will play Shepherds Bush Empire on Friday 9th May.

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Susan Janet Ballion, better known by her stage name, Siouxsie Sioux, formerly of Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Creatures returned to the fore this year with her debut solo album, Mantaray.
Listen to excerpts from Mantaray
Siouxsie Sioux has often been cited by other female performers such as PJ Harvey and Shirley Manson of Garbage, as [...]

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Following the release of his sixth solo studio album, Home Again, the former Orange Juice and Postcard Records singer/songwriter Edwyn Collins will be playing at The Shepherds Bush Empire, London on Tuesday 29th April.
A poor excuse I know, to include a video of one of Edwyn’s earliest post-Orange Juice performances. A duet with Paul [...]

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Radiohead have announced that they will not be playing Glastonbury this year because of ‘Environmental Issues’, stating that the band will only play in places where a public transport system is in operation, lessening the impact on the environment.
Thom Yorke was speaking in Brussels at the launch of the Friends of the Earth [...]

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine are back!
The original Carter USM (Carter Unstoppable Sex Machine) line-up of Jim Bob, Fruitbat and drum machine are playing two live gigs this year, after sell-out shows in 2007, celebrating 2oth anniversary of their formation and 1oth anniversary of their split!
They are back again in 2008 to play Carter USM [...]

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