Buzzin Pop Music

Universal Music have announced the release date of the soundtrack to the highly anticipated Edgar Wright film Scott Pilgrm vs. The World staring Michael Cera.
The album will be released on August 23rd ahead of the movie which opens across the UK on August 25th. The soundtrack is an audio manifestation of the exploits seen in [...]

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Following one of the best Glastonbury Festival performances of all-time, rap music royalty Jay-Z returns to the UK to play another music festival this summer when he headlines the famous Isle of Wight Festival in June.
After the controversy surrounding Jay-Z’s appearance as the first rapper to headline Glastonbury in 2008, fuelled by outspoken comments by [...]

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The Hard Rock Calling music festival is held in Hyde Park, London at the end of June.  Looking at the line up I see the promoters are aiming at a distinctly older music loving audience with a line-up of big names from the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s.
Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney headline [...]

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Jim Kerr, founder member, songwriter and voice of Simple Minds, is back with a cracking solo album called Lostboy! AKA, which will be released on May 16th in the UK.
Utilising the talents of Jez Coad who produced the last two Simple Minds albums and former Minds drummer Mel Gaynor and featuring Charlie Jones on bass, [...]

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Produced in a home built studio in the basement of a family home in Streatham in South London, the self titled debut album from the London band Mirrorkicks is released on April 19th.
The band are whipping up a storm with their live performances, Mirrorkicks have already built up an impressive fan base, including XFM’s John [...]

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