Wednesday, February 28, 2007
That's B-sides The Point
According to Recordstore, the full details of the 'I Still Remember' U.K. single, out on April 9th, are:
CD (WEBB125SCD)
1. I Still Remember
2. Selfish Son
3. I Still Remember (Music Box & Tears Remix)
7" vinyl one (WEBB125S)
1. I Still Remember
2. Atonement
7" vinyl two (WEBB125SX)
1. I Still Remember
2. Cain Said To Abel
Also, Recordstore are offering all three formats plus two extra remixes ('Sebastian Remix' and 'The Chap Remix') for £5 (or £3 without the remixes). Lovely jubbly.
According to Recordstore, the full details of the 'I Still Remember' U.K. single, out on April 9th, are:
CD (WEBB125SCD)
1. I Still Remember
2. Selfish Son
3. I Still Remember (Music Box & Tears Remix)
7" vinyl one (WEBB125S)
1. I Still Remember
2. Atonement
7" vinyl two (WEBB125SX)
1. I Still Remember
2. Cain Said To Abel
Also, Recordstore are offering all three formats plus two extra remixes ('Sebastian Remix' and 'The Chap Remix') for £5 (or £3 without the remixes). Lovely jubbly.
Labels: Singles
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
BLAG PARTY: Cover #7
Cover #7 of the BlocParty.net covers project is an atmospheric acoustic version of 'Blue Light', recorded by Noah Blackwell in St. Louis, Missouri
Download: Noah Blackwell - Blue Light
Click here to listen to the other BLAG PARTY covers so far, or to find out how you can submit your own (no more Blue Light covers though please!)
Cover #7 of the BlocParty.net covers project is an atmospheric acoustic version of 'Blue Light', recorded by Noah Blackwell in St. Louis, Missouri
Download: Noah Blackwell - Blue Light
Click here to listen to the other BLAG PARTY covers so far, or to find out how you can submit your own (no more Blue Light covers though please!)
Labels: Blag_Party
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Friday, February 23, 2007
Bloc Party question Labour's priorities
From the excellent website that is Global Cool:
Kele Okereke from Bloc Party believes the money the Government intend on spending on Trident would be better invested in the fight against climate change.
Bloc Party are among a battalion of music acts, including Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Damon Albarn, Razorlight and Jarvis Cocker, who have signed up to a campaign to “choose peace and justice, not nuclear weapons and war.”
CND recently projected a ‘No Trident Replacement’ logo on the House of Commons, and tomorrow (24th February) an anti-nuclear power march will kick-off at Speakers’ Corner in Central London at midday before rounding off in a rally on Trafalgar Square later in the afternoon.
Okereke, frontman of the much lauded East London four-piece, said: “Climate change is clearly the greatest security threat we face. A £76 billion investment in tackling it would change the world for the better. £76 billion on replacing Trident will bring us closer to catastrophe.”
It is not the first time the singer, whose band is lined up to appear at this summer’s Live Earth event, has spoken out about climate change. Global Cool caught up with him at last summer’s V Festival where he said: “Global warming is something that I’m very worried about right now and I don’t want future generations… my children to be in a situation that’s uninhabitable, that’s for sure. In 10 years time the planet will be irreversibly changed unless we do something about it now.”
So remember kids...play it cool!
From the excellent website that is Global Cool:
Kele Okereke from Bloc Party believes the money the Government intend on spending on Trident would be better invested in the fight against climate change.
Bloc Party are among a battalion of music acts, including Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Damon Albarn, Razorlight and Jarvis Cocker, who have signed up to a campaign to “choose peace and justice, not nuclear weapons and war.”
CND recently projected a ‘No Trident Replacement’ logo on the House of Commons, and tomorrow (24th February) an anti-nuclear power march will kick-off at Speakers’ Corner in Central London at midday before rounding off in a rally on Trafalgar Square later in the afternoon.
Okereke, frontman of the much lauded East London four-piece, said: “Climate change is clearly the greatest security threat we face. A £76 billion investment in tackling it would change the world for the better. £76 billion on replacing Trident will bring us closer to catastrophe.”
It is not the first time the singer, whose band is lined up to appear at this summer’s Live Earth event, has spoken out about climate change. Global Cool caught up with him at last summer’s V Festival where he said: “Global warming is something that I’m very worried about right now and I don’t want future generations… my children to be in a situation that’s uninhabitable, that’s for sure. In 10 years time the planet will be irreversibly changed unless we do something about it now.”
So remember kids...play it cool!
Labels: Random
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Festival rumours
Bloc Party look set to play at a plethora of festivals this summer, so expect to hear 'The Prayer' in a muddy field, maybe with some of Michael Eavis' prize cows on backing vocals. Speaking to 6Music earlier today, Gordy had this to say:
"I don't know which ones have been announced from which ones haven't, but I know we're playing T In The Park. I think we're playing Reading Festival, and Glastonbury, so I think we'll be ever-present over the summer."
Bloc Party look set to play at a plethora of festivals this summer, so expect to hear 'The Prayer' in a muddy field, maybe with some of Michael Eavis' prize cows on backing vocals. Speaking to 6Music earlier today, Gordy had this to say:
"I don't know which ones have been announced from which ones haven't, but I know we're playing T In The Park. I think we're playing Reading Festival, and Glastonbury, so I think we'll be ever-present over the summer."
Labels: Tour
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Bristol Academy, 07.02.07
01. Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
02. Like Eating Glass
03. Blue Light
04. Hunting For Witches
05. Banquet
06. Waiting For The 7.18
07. The Prayer
08. This Modern Love
09. Uniform
10. Two More Years
11. So Here We Are
12. Helicopter
13. Kreuzberg
14. She's Hearing Voices
15. Sunday
16. The Pioneers
01. Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
02. Like Eating Glass
03. Blue Light
04. Hunting For Witches
05. Banquet
06. Waiting For The 7.18
07. The Prayer
08. This Modern Love
09. Uniform
10. Two More Years
11. So Here We Are
12. Helicopter
13. Kreuzberg
14. She's Hearing Voices
15. Sunday
16. The Pioneers
Labels: Audio
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Monday, February 19, 2007
Aberdeen Music Hall, 18.02.07
According to NME.com, last night's gig was halted after Kele got hit by a coin. Luckily, he wasn't badly hurt and after a brief intermission Bloc Party continued with their set. What kind of idiot throws coins at gigs though...?
According to NME.com, last night's gig was halted after Kele got hit by a coin. Luckily, he wasn't badly hurt and after a brief intermission Bloc Party continued with their set. What kind of idiot throws coins at gigs though...?
Here's a couple photos taken last night from the photo pit by Stu Kane:
Labels: Tour
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Bloc Party on The Album Chart Show tonight
Bloc Party will be playing 'Hunting For Witches' on The Album Chart Show tonight, which starts at 11:50pm on Channel 4. In other news, comedy questionnaire responses are funny.
Bloc Party will be playing 'Hunting For Witches' on The Album Chart Show tonight, which starts at 11:50pm on Channel 4. In other news, comedy questionnaire responses are funny.
Labels: Television
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Bloc Party Join Wembley Stadium "Live Earth" Concert
Bloc Party have joined the line-up for the 24 hour global 'Live Earth' concerts on 07/07/07. The UK concert, one of seven simultaneous shows across the planet, will take place at the new Wembley Stadium and be broadcast to an estimated audience of more than two billion people worldwide.
The event is being staged by SOS (Save Our Selves) - the Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, launched today by former US Vice-president (and climate change campaigner extraordinaire) Al Gore.
Ticket and line-up details will be announced shortly. You can read more about the 'Live Earth' concerts here.
Download: [The official press release]
Bloc Party have joined the line-up for the 24 hour global 'Live Earth' concerts on 07/07/07. The UK concert, one of seven simultaneous shows across the planet, will take place at the new Wembley Stadium and be broadcast to an estimated audience of more than two billion people worldwide.
The event is being staged by SOS (Save Our Selves) - the Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, launched today by former US Vice-president (and climate change campaigner extraordinaire) Al Gore.
Ticket and line-up details will be announced shortly. You can read more about the 'Live Earth' concerts here.
Download: [The official press release]
Labels: Tour
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
'I Still Remember' gets a release date
The second UK single to be taken from 'A Weekend In The City' will be 'I Still Remember', released through Wichita Recordings on April 9th. Check back soon for formats and b-sides.
'I Still Remember' was also released as a download-only single in the US in January.
The second UK single to be taken from 'A Weekend In The City' will be 'I Still Remember', released through Wichita Recordings on April 9th. Check back soon for formats and b-sides.
'I Still Remember' was also released as a download-only single in the US in January.
Labels: Singles
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Bloc Party crack US top 20!
Bloc Party have followed hot on the heels of fellow UK-signed act Lily Allen by breaking into the Top 20 of the US albums chart for the first time.
The Wichita Recordings act have debuted at number 12 this week on the Billboard 200 with second album 'A Weekend In The City', which is released through Atlantic in the US. It is a marked improvement on the chart success of their first album 'Silent Alarm', which peaked at 114 on the same countdown in 2005.
Bloc Party have followed hot on the heels of fellow UK-signed act Lily Allen by breaking into the Top 20 of the US albums chart for the first time.
The Wichita Recordings act have debuted at number 12 this week on the Billboard 200 with second album 'A Weekend In The City', which is released through Atlantic in the US. It is a marked improvement on the chart success of their first album 'Silent Alarm', which peaked at 114 on the same countdown in 2005.
The US success of the new album, which debuted at two in the UK last Sunday behind Mika’s 'Life In Cartoon Motion', is accompanied by high chart entries across the globe. The album, which has a worldwide ship of around 0.5m units, has entered at two in Australia, Ireland and on the Japanese international chart for non-domestic acts, while entering the top five in Belgium and Germany and starting chart life in Switzerland and France in the Top 10.
Bloc Party are the latest UK act to win new chart acclaim in the States this year, with Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut album reaching the top five for the first time, fellow EMI artist Lily Allen’s first album 'Alright, Still' entering at 20 on the Billboard 200 a week ago and Warner’s Paolo Nutini and Universal’s Mika both charting in the States for the first time.
Bloc Party will back their high US debut by playing 14 gigs in North America next month, beginning at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on March 11, taking in South by South West in Austin, Texas and concluding with two dates at the end of the month at New York’s United Palace Theatre. They are also performing in Japan during the month.
Text © Music Week 2007
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City
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Bloc Party design exclusive T-shirts for charity
Bloc Party have designed a couple of exclusive T-shirts for 'Whatever It Takes', a unique project which gathers artwork from '21st Century Leaders'. These artworks are then printed on ethically produced clothing, wristbands, and stationery, which are sold to raise money for the artist's chosen cause.
Bloc Party have designed a couple of exclusive T-shirts for 'Whatever It Takes', a unique project which gathers artwork from '21st Century Leaders'. These artworks are then printed on ethically produced clothing, wristbands, and stationery, which are sold to raise money for the artist's chosen cause.
The T-shirts designed by Bloc Party go on sale on February 16th, and £9.40 will go to Unicef for each T-shirt sold.
Labels: Random
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Amsterdam Paradiso, 03.12.05...watch the full concert!
In December 2005, Bloc Party rounded off their crazily hectic year with a gig at Amsterdam Paradiso. Watch the full 75 minute set, including a rare performance of 'Luno', courtesy of Fabchannel.com.
In December 2005, Bloc Party rounded off their crazily hectic year with a gig at Amsterdam Paradiso. Watch the full 75 minute set, including a rare performance of 'Luno', courtesy of Fabchannel.com.
And don't forget...you can watch even more live Bloc action on NME.com, where they're streaming last week's Bristol gig in its entirety.
Labels: Videos
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Monday, February 12, 2007
The Making of 'Hunting For Witches'
From Pitchfork:
Now that the plastic's off everyone's copies of 'A Weekend in the City', it's time to hear what Bloc Party thinks of their second album. Vice Records pulled singer/guitarist Kele Okereke and bassist Gordon Moakes aside to give a track-by-track rundown of the writing and recording process. Here we learn how the band sampled a radio broadcast for their track, 'Hunting For Witches', and also get into the particulars of how the song's bass tracks were laid down. If it sounds a little tech-geek, well, yup. But as Moakes admits, "[We're] kinda nerds when it comes to recording."
Download: [The Making of 'Hunting for Witches']
Edit: here's the rest of the videos...
Download: [The Making of 'Song For Clay (Disappear Here)']
Download: [The Making of 'Waiting For The 7.18']
Download: [The Making of 'The Prayer']
Download: [The Making of 'Uniform']
Download: [The Making of 'On']
Download: [The Making of 'Where Is Home?']
Download: [The Making of 'Kreuzberg']
Download: [The Making of 'I Still Remember']
Download: [The Making of 'Sunday']
Download: [The Making of 'SRXT']
From Pitchfork:
Now that the plastic's off everyone's copies of 'A Weekend in the City', it's time to hear what Bloc Party thinks of their second album. Vice Records pulled singer/guitarist Kele Okereke and bassist Gordon Moakes aside to give a track-by-track rundown of the writing and recording process. Here we learn how the band sampled a radio broadcast for their track, 'Hunting For Witches', and also get into the particulars of how the song's bass tracks were laid down. If it sounds a little tech-geek, well, yup. But as Moakes admits, "[We're] kinda nerds when it comes to recording."
Download: [The Making of 'Hunting for Witches']
Edit: here's the rest of the videos...
Download: [The Making of 'Song For Clay (Disappear Here)']
Download: [The Making of 'Waiting For The 7.18']
Download: [The Making of 'The Prayer']
Download: [The Making of 'Uniform']
Download: [The Making of 'On']
Download: [The Making of 'Where Is Home?']
Download: [The Making of 'Kreuzberg']
Download: [The Making of 'I Still Remember']
Download: [The Making of 'Sunday']
Download: [The Making of 'SRXT']
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City, Videos
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Bloc Party edit NME.com
This week Bloc Party edit NME.com. They're putting up their favourite videos and tracks, running competitions and, best of all, the whole of last week's Bristol Academy gig is available to stream...watch it now.
For more information on NME.com's 'Bloc Party week', click here. ¶ 5:33 PM 1 comments links to this post
This week Bloc Party edit NME.com. They're putting up their favourite videos and tracks, running competitions and, best of all, the whole of last week's Bristol Academy gig is available to stream...watch it now.
For more information on NME.com's 'Bloc Party week', click here. ¶ 5:33 PM 1 comments links to this post
New UK tour dates!
Bloc Party have announced six further live dates to take place across the UK in April:
14.04.07 Glasgow Academy
15.04.07 Wolverhampton Civic Hall
16.04.07 Plymouth Pavilions
18.04.07 Blackpool Empress Ballroom
19.04.07 London Brixton Academy
20.04.07 London Brixton Academy
Tickets will be available through Marshals in a special pre-sale beginning on Thursday 15th February at 9am, and on general sale from Friday 16th February at 9am.
Bloc Party have announced six further live dates to take place across the UK in April:
14.04.07 Glasgow Academy
15.04.07 Wolverhampton Civic Hall
16.04.07 Plymouth Pavilions
18.04.07 Blackpool Empress Ballroom
19.04.07 London Brixton Academy
20.04.07 London Brixton Academy
Tickets will be available through Marshals in a special pre-sale beginning on Thursday 15th February at 9am, and on general sale from Friday 16th February at 9am.
Labels: Tour
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'A Weekend In The City' goes in at #2
Well, Bloc Party missed out on the number one album spot, thanks to Mika...booooo! It's still a very respectable position though, and it doesn't look like the album leak affected sales either!
Well, Bloc Party missed out on the number one album spot, thanks to Mika...booooo! It's still a very respectable position though, and it doesn't look like the album leak affected sales either!
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
Reading Hexagon, 05.02.07
Download highlights from last week's Bloc Party gig at Reading Hexagon, recorded for Lamacq In The City.
Download highlights from last week's Bloc Party gig at Reading Hexagon, recorded for Lamacq In The City.
1. Banquet
2. Waiting For The 7.18
3. The Prayer
4. This Modern Love
5. Like Eating Glass
6. Helicopter
7. Kreuzberg
8. Sunday
Thanks to Dave Allen
Labels: Audio
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
'A Weekend In The City'...the press
'A Weekend In The City' is either a 'beautifully complex and beguiling sophomore effort' or a 'grim affair' depending on where you read. Most reviews seem to fall somewhere in the middle, with a current score of 67 on Metacritic ('Silent Alarm' has 82). This blog has a nice little summary of the critics' reactions.
You can also check out a whole bunch of reviews here.
'A Weekend In The City' is either a 'beautifully complex and beguiling sophomore effort' or a 'grim affair' depending on where you read. Most reviews seem to fall somewhere in the middle, with a current score of 67 on Metacritic ('Silent Alarm' has 82). This blog has a nice little summary of the critics' reactions.
You can also check out a whole bunch of reviews here.
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City, Press
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Friday, February 09, 2007
'A Weekend In The City'...fan review
There's something special about this record, something that sets it apart from the average modern rock album. Kele Okereke has written one of the most important statements of the 2000's. Every song speaks about something that our culture seems to blindly accept, not realizing the effects. "Our parents suffered for nothing", "the 90's/optimistic as a teen/now it's terror/airplanes crash into towers" or "I have decided/that at 25/something must change" are just small examples of how, rather than succumbing to writing songs about the typical 'boy loves girl' situation, Okereke would rather take a look at what's going on with society. Another dominant theme on the record is Kele's longing for change, which culminates in one of the best tracks on the record, 'Kreuzberg'.
I spent my formative teenage years in the prairies: small towns, small-minded people and an even smaller tolerance for anything moving in a new or different direction. I found myself longing for city life, and all the adventurous, romantic folly that came along with it. I found that one of the only ways to escape the boredom of my small town existence was through a mixtape that I called 'Big City Nights' (taken from perhaps the greatest music video these eyes have ever seen). DJ Shadow ('Endtroducing' is still the greatest night-time driving album ever made), My Bloody Valentine, and even Jay-Z (cut me some slack, I was young) graced my headphones as I laid back in quiet, street light bliss. If 'A Weekend In The City' had been released during my Grade 12 year, I could guarantee you it would have found a place on that mix. Not only does this album give you that long exposure, city street image (the album art by Rut Blees Luxemburg helps), but it poses a lot of ideas about the state of our generation.
There's something special about this record, something that sets it apart from the average modern rock album. Kele Okereke has written one of the most important statements of the 2000's. Every song speaks about something that our culture seems to blindly accept, not realizing the effects. "Our parents suffered for nothing", "the 90's/optimistic as a teen/now it's terror/airplanes crash into towers" or "I have decided/that at 25/something must change" are just small examples of how, rather than succumbing to writing songs about the typical 'boy loves girl' situation, Okereke would rather take a look at what's going on with society. Another dominant theme on the record is Kele's longing for change, which culminates in one of the best tracks on the record, 'Kreuzberg'.
As great as it is to see a band trying to say something different, the really beautiful thing about this record is the music. Everything screams "massive", just as their debut, 'Silent Alarm', did. Matt Tong's drumming is still incredibly tight and huge, and the production is, once again, second to none. Try to not tap your foot to 'Hunting For Witches', or to nod your head to 'I Still Remember', or to flat out shake your butt to 'The Prayer'. Of course, because of its danceable nature, this record is definitely a mood record. It can make you look around at your surroundings and long to make a change in the mundane; it can make you dance harder than you could have ever imagined; it can be the record you put on as you fall asleep after a late night of adventures with friends. It has everything a good record needs and, because of that, it can cover any range of emotion you might be feeling.
I think the most important part of 'A Weekend In The City' is summed up in the chorus of 'Waiting for the 7.18': "Just give me moments/not hours or days". People are going to criticize this record to death: "it's too produced", "it's not as good or as poignant as their last record". I'm trying not to be a cynic, and this record demands a person to look at it with open eyes. This record is a statement for the moment we're in, whether our generation wants to accept it or not. We buy too much, we drink too much and we waste far too much time on "crosswords and Sudokus". Bloc Party are just four guys looking for a home, discontent with city life, and I think that longing for home is all too familiar with every twenty-something. What are we going to do about it?
Jamison D.
I think the most important part of 'A Weekend In The City' is summed up in the chorus of 'Waiting for the 7.18': "Just give me moments/not hours or days". People are going to criticize this record to death: "it's too produced", "it's not as good or as poignant as their last record". I'm trying not to be a cynic, and this record demands a person to look at it with open eyes. This record is a statement for the moment we're in, whether our generation wants to accept it or not. We buy too much, we drink too much and we waste far too much time on "crosswords and Sudokus". Bloc Party are just four guys looking for a home, discontent with city life, and I think that longing for home is all too familiar with every twenty-something. What are we going to do about it?
Jamison D.
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Watch three 'Black Session' videos
Lesinrocks.com is currently streaming three videos from Bloc Party's recent Black Session for French radio: 'Waiting For The 7.18', 'Banquet' and 'Hunting For Witches'...ici.
Lesinrocks.com is currently streaming three videos from Bloc Party's recent Black Session for French radio: 'Waiting For The 7.18', 'Banquet' and 'Hunting For Witches'...ici.
Labels: Radio_sessions, Videos
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Vision Of Heaven
Yet another new track! This time it's a Purevolume exclusive, and you can download it for free here!
There are now 11 brand new b-sides and bonus tracks. It's getting pretty complicated, but here's the details of all of them so far:
Yet another new track! This time it's a Purevolume exclusive, and you can download it for free here!
There are now 11 brand new b-sides and bonus tracks. It's getting pretty complicated, but here's the details of all of them so far:
- Atonement - 'A Weekend In The City' (iTunes US pre-order only)
- Cain Said To Abel - 'A Weekend In The City' (iTunes US version)
- Emma Kate's Accident - 'A Weekend In The City' (Best Buy version)
- England - 'A Weekend In The City' (Japanese version) and 'The Prayer' 7" single (vinyl one)
- Rhododendrons - eMusic exclusive
- Secrets - 'A Weekend In The City' (Target version) and listen here
- Selfish Son - 'A Weekend In The City' (Napster version) and Rhapsody
- The Once And Future King - 'A Weekend In The City' (Target version) and listen here
- Version 2.0 - 'A Weekend In The City' (Best Buy version) and 'The Prayer' 7" single (vinyl two)
- Vision Of Heaven - Free download here
- We Were Lovers - 'A Weekend In The City' (Japanese version) and 'The Prayer' CD single
Phew!
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City, Audio, Other_releases
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Bloc Party chart battle...don't let Mika beat them!
From MusicWeek:
From MusicWeek:
Bloc Party ahead in mid-week album tussle
It's all-out war in the mid-week album charts, with Bloc Party currently topping the pile with second album 'A Weekend In The City' (Wichita), just ahead of Mika’s 'Life In Cartoon Motion' (Island). Despite the early lead, Mika is likely to sell steadily throughout the week, as opposed to the East London quartet, who are likely to sell more strongly at the beginning of the week.
Albums
01 Bloc Party
02 Mika (2000 behind)
03 Fall Out Boy
Those who are yet to experience the delights of Mika...have a read of this review. We cannot let him beat Bloc Party to number one!
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City
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Monday, February 05, 2007
'A Weekend In The City' out now!
Today's date has been circled on every Bloc Party fan's calendar since October last year. (Unless you've been hiding in a cave for the past four months, in which case you'll be unaware that Bloc Party's second album, 'A Weekend In The City', is in the shops NOW, or tomorrow if you're in the States!)
So, as Gwen Stefani once said, what you waiting for? Follow this seven-step plan for instant gratification:
Today's date has been circled on every Bloc Party fan's calendar since October last year. (Unless you've been hiding in a cave for the past four months, in which case you'll be unaware that Bloc Party's second album, 'A Weekend In The City', is in the shops NOW, or tomorrow if you're in the States!)
So, as Gwen Stefani once said, what you waiting for? Follow this seven-step plan for instant gratification:- Buy 'A Weekend In The City' now
- Grab a comfy chair
- Listen to said album through expensive headphones
- Read the lyrics
- Dance / fall in love / shed a tear / spontaneously combust
- Form an opinion and send in your album review here (the best ones will be posted up)
- Buy another copy of the album for your Mum / great-grandfather / pet gerbil in an effort to get 'AWITC' to #1 in the albums chart!
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City
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Sunday, February 04, 2007
'The Prayer' enters the charts at #4!
'The Prayer' sits at a very impressive #4 in this week's Official UK Singles Chart, making it Bloc Party's most successful single to date (above 'So Here We Are', which made #5 back in February 2005). A whopping 18,500 of you bought it during the week!
P.S. Another new track can be streamed online...visit MTV Canada to listen to 'The Once And Future King'!
'The Prayer' sits at a very impressive #4 in this week's Official UK Singles Chart, making it Bloc Party's most successful single to date (above 'So Here We Are', which made #5 back in February 2005). A whopping 18,500 of you bought it during the week!
P.S. Another new track can be streamed online...visit MTV Canada to listen to 'The Once And Future King'!
Labels: Singles
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
mtvU's Backstage Pass
Bloc Party talk to mtvU about collapsing lungs, 'collaborating' with Charlize Theron and, erm, the prospect of jumping into a swimming pool full of Jell-O.
[Watch]
Bloc Party talk to mtvU about collapsing lungs, 'collaborating' with Charlize Theron and, erm, the prospect of jumping into a swimming pool full of Jell-O.
[Watch]
Labels: Videos
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7digital Competition
Anyone who's not yet pre-ordered 'AWITC'...order it from 7digital.com to be automatically entered into a competition to win this rather snazzy T-shirt, plus an 'AWITC' poster and badge.
Anyone who's not yet pre-ordered 'AWITC'...order it from 7digital.com to be automatically entered into a competition to win this rather snazzy T-shirt, plus an 'AWITC' poster and badge.
Labels: A_Weekend_In_The_City
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London Astoria, 31.01.07
Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
Like Eating Glass
Blue Light
Hunting For Witches
Banquet
Waiting for the 7.18
The Prayer
The Modern Love
Uniform
Little Thoughts
So Here We Are
Helicopter
Positive Tension
Sunday
SRXT (first time played live)
The Pioneers
[Review]
Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
Like Eating Glass
Blue Light
Hunting For Witches
Banquet
Waiting for the 7.18
The Prayer
The Modern Love
Uniform
Little Thoughts
So Here We Are
Helicopter
Positive Tension
Sunday
SRXT (first time played live)
The Pioneers
[Review]
Labels: Gig_reviews, Setlists
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