Queen guitarist Brian May has slammed ITV for pulling the plug during the band’s set at the Nelson Mandela bash at the weekend.
The 90th birthday party treat was shown live from London’s Hyde Park last Friday and closed with Queen performing a set of their hits. May was angered that the TV company decided to cut most of the bands performance, forcing him to post the following statement on his website:
“It baffles me how, given the privilege of televising an internationally significant event, a TV company can miss the point so badly.
“All [they] had to do was televise the whole event, with no insertions from them. Well, it seems they largely failed. I wonder who’s responsible for these bad decisions?”
If you feel that you might have missed something have a look at the following videos of Queen closing the show.
Eighties Pop twins Bros may get back together for a reunion tour according to Matt Goss.
Matt has spoken to the other members of the band, twin brother Luke and Craig Logan and it appears that all have agreed to the opportunity and now need to sort it all out.
“If we can make the numbers work and the venues work, then we’re all up for it.”
Matt Goss describes the live shows back in the eighties heyday of Bros, as the best time of his life, “I had the best time. I think anyone who went to see Bros gigs had the best time and that’s the one reason we have all agreed it’d be a good laugh if we did it.”
Bros’s career started with the release of the single I Owe You Nothing in 1987 and ended when the band split in 1992. During that spell they recorded no less than 11 Top 40 singles and three albums, although I reckon it would be difficult to name them all.
The second single from the much acclaimed album Diamond Hoo Ha.
Bad Blood is a return to top form for Supergrass who have enjoyed various levels of success over the twelve years that they have been around. A good old rock track with a driving beat that will be a favourite at this years concerts and festivals.
I was a bit disappointed with The Kooks second album, Konks, I was hoping the band would move more toward indie rock than pop. To me it sounds like Inside In/Inside Out part 2.
That’s not a bad thing really as the first album was superb, but Konks struggles to keep up the same pace.
Shine On is one of the stand out tracks on the album, a decent pop tune with a catchy chorus and lazy vocal surrounded by jangly guitar. A summery hit if ever I heard one.
Platinum selling Scouting for Girls are to headline the most intimate end of summer festival, the Tuborg Hometown Festival…and it could be taking place down at your local O’Neill’s pub.
Tuborg Lager, in partnership with O’Neill’s, is launching a national promotion which will see one local O’Neill’s pub host The Tuborg Hometown Festival on the 14th of September. The festival could take place in any participating O’Neill’s pub from Aberdeen in the north of Scotland down to Bournemouth in the south of England. Over the next two months, each time a member of the public purchases a pint of Tuborg Lager from their local participating O’Neill’s pub, they cast a vote for their pub to win the festival. All votes will then be entered into the draw with the winning O’Neill’s pub determined in mid-August.
Following a bumper festival tour schedule, including stints at Glastonbury, V Festival, T in the Park and T4 on the Beach, Scouting For Girls will wrap up the summer with the headlining slot at the Tuborg Hometown Festival, with support coming from singer songwriter Sam Isaac and south London four piece, The Rushes. A further two support slots on the festival bill will be filled by regular O’Neill’s bands who will compete in local and regional heats, with the best acts battling it out at the national final at O’Neill’s in Muswell Hill on the 20th of August.
It has already been a fantastic year for the half-million selling chart-toppers Scouting for Girls, and Tuborg is delighted to have them headline the festival. Vocalist Roy Stride said: “Scouting For Girls love festivals and we love pubs too, so what could be a better event for us? We’re really looking forward to playing this intimate gig to a pub full of our fans.”
For Scouting for Girls, the chance to headline a festival that is guaranteed to be mud free is a real plus. Lead singer Roy Stride said: “As much as we love playing summer festivals, we love the intimacy of playing to our fans in small venues – and let’s be honest, we’ll have had our fill of mud and warm beer by the time the Tuborg Hometown Festival comes around!”
The winning O’Neill’s pub to host Scouting for Girls, Sam Isaac, The Rushes and home grown local support bands will be announced in August.
