The World Of Music

Oxfam yesterday announced plans to channel the spirit of last year's Live 8 concerts into a month-long event which is in many ways its polar opposite. In contrast to the enormous gigs of last summer, the charity unveiled Oxjam, the umbrella title for thousands of small-scale gigs and events across the country. Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Goldfrapp, Magic Numbers and the Automatic have signed up. The charity is in talks with dozens of other acts to perform alongside local bands in community halls and back gardens as well as at established venues. Oxfam, which has been supported by Coldplay and other big names in its Make Trade Fair campaign, hopes ordinary people…

Austin City Limits... who will be there? :sneaky: Wanna see the line-up for the 2006 festival? yesesss http://www.aclfestival.com/lineup.aspx

http://music.msn.com/music/artistofthemonth he currently has a measly 11%!!! Not that I don't love Christina.. but Thom needs to be recognized!!! VOTE VOTE VOTE!! ....multiple times if you have to!! JUST DO IT!! :P

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FINAL RESULTS 1. R.E.M. 115 points 2. Foo Fighters 74 points (6 - 1st place nominations) ------------------------------------- 3. The Rolling Stones 74 points (4) 4. Moby 57 points R.E.M. - H1 Foo Fighters - H2

Now, I know we are all Brit rock hipsters on this board, but I am unfortunately someone who embraces all manners and forms of music, even if it is incredibly embarrassing...! Anyways, I am just wondering if anyone else is a country fan? Now, I'm not talking so much like Brooks and Dunn country, but more like Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Dixie Chicks fans...or Johnny cash if we want to be trendy... If anyone is, please spread the love! Le me know about any good bands, because I am just a lonely urban girl in Montreal (apparently, the NEW Seattle) who loves country music and feels the need to hide it from her friends lest they start barring her from going to Bloc P…

FINAL RESULTS 1. Pink Floyd 102 points 2. U2 94 points ------------------------------ 3. The Arcade Fire 76 points 4. The Jam 42 points Pink Floyd - G1 U2 - G2

Who went? Who'd you see? How muddy did you get?! :laugh3: EDITORS (Third time I've seen them now. Fucking LOVE EM!!! :D ) RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS FUTUREHEADS DELAYS (I met 2 of them in the crowd during Arctic Monkeys. They're so nice:D ) THE ZUTONS (Think they got the best reception I saw the whole weekend!) PLACEBO WOLFMOTHER ARCTIC MONKEYS PHARRELL (who was surprisingly excellent!) BRAKES Also caught The Strokes, Hard FI, bit of Paolo Nutini, Maximo Park and some others but didn't get pictures.

i'm mainly making this thread because i wondered where you guys get your tickets for gigs and shows from? If you buy them off the net, where's the best sites to go to and of course, the cheapest? i've looked around and noticed some sites like to rip you off for 'Transaction Service Fees'. any help would be much appreciated!

awesome soundtrack for both movies!! i really enjoyed "the Kraken". any other favorite songs?

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28896 Speculation is mounting that four concerts planned for the new Wembley Stadium will have to be held elsewhere. American rock band Bon Jovi were due to play the stadium on June 10, with Take That, Robbie Williams and the Rolling Stones set to follow during the summer. But severe delays which have already forced the Football Association to move the May 13 Cup Final to Cardiff, appear to be affecting the musicians as well, BBC News has reported. Multiplex, the firm building the national stadium, intends to give a progress update on Friday.

do you love unchained melody?

Obviously its impossible to have seen every act today, unless you somehow taped all 9 long concerts and watched each one :stunned: But how much of your day did you spend watching it? I didnt watch the first hour-ish and then watched it non-stop as much as I could (By switching through the different BBC interactive channels as well as AOL). I became live8 freak, for like what, 8, 10 hours? Time is irrelevant! Very entertaining day of music. I'd say about 90%.

FINAL RESULTS 1. Bob Dylan 100 points 2. Red Hot Chili Peppers 91 points --------------------------------- 3. Arctic Monkeys 69 points 4. System Of A Down 49 points Bob Dylan - F1 Red Hot Chili Peppers - F2

Final results: 1. Muse 98 points 2. Keane 78 points ------------------------- 3. The Cure 66 points 4. Maximo Park 44 points Muse - D1 Keane - D2

These are some bands that are Australian but very good and worth having a listen to. Plus some famous bands i recomend, in case you havn't heard of them! The Hampdens - http://www.thehampdens.com Deloris - http://www.deloris.com.au The Kissengers - http://www.thekisingers.com Pitching Woo - http://www.pitchingwoo.com.au Elbow - http://www.elbow.co.uk Our Lady Peace - http://www.ourladypeace.com Sigur Ros - http://www.sigur-ros.is i'm sure there are more, i just can't think at the moment!

FINAL RESULTS: 1. Sigur Rós 98 points 2. Interpol 87 points ------------------------------------- 3. The Flaming Lips 63 points 4. The Zutons 49 points Sigur Ros - C1 Interpol - C2

FINAL RESULTS: 1. The Beatles 97 points 2. Oasis 87 points ----------------------------- 3. The Who 56 points 4. Goldfrapp 35 points The Beatles - E1 Oasis - E2

So what is your favourite song off the new album and why?

And concentrate on albums... Cult indie label Fierce Panda is to stop releasing its legendary 7” singles this summer. The label has helped launch the careers of a plethora of top bands with its one off single releases including the likes of Coldplay and Keane. Other bands that have featured on its books include iLiKETRAiNS, Art Brut, Battle, Shitdisco and Boy Kill Boy. According to the BBC founder Simon Williams says that the label now wants to concentrate on albums and developing the company further. The final release will be Dead Disco’s ‘Automatic’ on August 14. Source: http://gigwise.com

Watch out, summer concertgoers. Some in the industry say the end is near. Once Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton and their '60s rock contemporaries hang up their guitars and stop touring, the industry will collapse because, as one concert promoter recently told The New York Times, "We will run out of headliners." Give me a break. That's the kind of "the world begins and ends with me" narcissism generally associated with teenagers, not savvy businessmen. Yes, the concert industry has problems. Droves of music fans stayed away from music venues in 2004, leading to canceled tours and lots of empty seats, and the $2.6-billion industry hasn't full…

Legendary The Beatles recording studio Abbey Road could be refused permission to host live gigs after complaints from disgruntled neighbours. The venue came under fire in February after holding an "illegal" Coldplay show which was later broadcast on BBC radio. As a result, the London studio was told to apply for a live performance licence which would allow it permission for gigs, as well as the sale of alcohol, from 10am to midnight. But the proposal has infuriated local residents who have formed a 60-strong opposition group, the St John's Wood Society. Andrew Mainz, chairman of the group, says, "At the moment this is a music recording studio. If it's going to turn …

I was really excited to see an article about the band on the front page of coldplaying.com. The reason, not only are they a great band but they are from my hometown of Halifax. Well actually they are from Sackville N.B (where my parents met :D ) So if anybody hasn't heard them go to this site: http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=9289 Their homepage is http://www.inflightsafety.ca/muzak.html If anybody wants to find any more cool Nova Scotian bands let me know.

FINAL RESULTS: 1. Franz Ferdinand 81 points 2. Elliott Smith 67 points ------------------------------------- 3. Sufjan Stevens 61 points 4. Kaiser Chiefs 45 points Franz Ferdinand - B1 Elliott Smith - B2 ;)

JUST POST max. 10 ARTISTS WHICH YOU WANT TO SEE AT THE COLDPLAYING WORLD OF MUSIC WORLD CUP - no Coldplay allowed - check the updated "artists list" below Round 1: The Qualifications we'll choose 32 artists who'll be drawed into groups (same as the FIFA WC system). all what you have to do is: - posting 10 artists/bands(with no order) which you want to see competing in our little WC first 32 artists/bands who'll get 2 votes will be selected into the groups. after they'll be drawed and will compete against each other in mixed groups. 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals...and etc you know the World Cup :o and with time we will choose the Winner and the Runner-…