Kaiser Chiefs have claimed that their gig this weekend (May 24) at Leeds United's Elland Road stadium will secure the band's place in history � making them the first hometown band to perform at the city's home football ground.
The five-piece have revealed that they are likely to lose money by staging the 37,000-capacity gig � which also features The Enemy, Kate Nash, The Young Knives and Friendly Fires - but are ploughing on with the "special" show regardless.
The band told NME.COM that they initially planned to play at the stadium in 2007, but because the gig took so long to organise plans didn't materialise until this year.
Drummer Nick Hodgson said that the hometown show was a huge deal for the band � and not just because of the number of people who will attend. "It's massive because it's Elland Road, not because of the size," he said.
"Just like Leeds United [who may be promoted from the League One play-off final a day after the gig (May 24)] we are going up a division," added singer Ricky Wilson. "We're going up to be a stadium band."
Guitarist Whitey said that the Kaiser Chiefs were likely to lose money by staging the gigs, so associates had advised them against playing the huge show.
"We're doing it because we want to," added bassist Simon Rix.
When asked what surprises the band had planned for the show, they revealed that they had a fitting football theme lined up for the day's entertainment � although the idea of having huge footballs bouncing around the crowd had to be scrapped because they cost �1,900 each.
"We're going to have programmes like football programmes, though," said Hodgson, while Whitey added: "And we've booked the date deliberately � we've made sure that it won't clash with the play-off final!"
NME.COM will be bringing you unique, unrivalled access of the Kaiser Chiefs'giant homecoming. In fact the only way you'll get any closer to the Elland Road gig is by being in the band, so make sure you're here on Saturday (May 24) from 3pm (BST), plus get next week's issue of NME on newsstands from May 28 for a special souvenir edition.
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Venetian Snares
Artist: Venetian Snares
Genre(s):
Breakbeat
Electronic
Experimental
Discography:
Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole
Year: 2005
Tracks: 9
Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett
Year: 2005
Tracks: 11
Infolepsy EP Vinyl
Year: 2004
Tracks: 5
Winter In The Belly Of A Snake
Year: 2002
Tracks: 16
Salt (Zhark2006 Ep)
Year: 2000
Tracks: 4
Greg Hates Car Culture (Hot003 Ep)
Year: 1999
Tracks: 7
Aaron Funk, a producer of hardcore drum'n'bass noise, gained a profile in data-based techno circles with his sign language to the Planet µ mark persist by Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq). It's a testimonial to his production art that his base of Winnipeg, Manitoba, hasn't prevented IDM enthusiasts about the world from investigation his recordings. Funk's number i spillage was Shiver in Eternal Dark, an EP for the Insulate mark, followed by Dolly Doll Doll for Hymen and Greg Hates Gondola Culture for History of the Future. When Paradinas heard the latter, he directly hired Funk for Planet µ. The turn unity Venetian Snares LP, Qualification Orange Things (a co-production with Speedranch), dropped in early 2001; next in unforesightful order were quartette more LPs or mini-LPs, totally released in front the terminal of 2002. Casimir Funk continued recording for a mixture of labels, including Hymen, and has also recorded as Snares Man! and the less elusive Senetian Vnares. The following years continued to be fecund for Venetian Snares, among whose releases were 2004's Brobdingnagian Chrome Cylinder Box Flowering, 2005's Hungarian-inspired Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett, and 2006's Cavalcade of Mirth and Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pommy Poms and Hospitality, entirely of which came on Planet µ.
Tuesday 20 May 2008
Nicholas is first to leave The Apprentice
Nicholas is first to leave The Apprentice
Trainee barrister St. Nicholas de Lacy-Brown has suit the number one contestant to be fired in the new series of 'The Apprentice'.
Alan Saccharide decided to give the 23-year-old the boot after the first labor on the show, which involved marketing newly fish.
After a quarrel over lobster prices Carbohydrate decided to direct the trainee barrister home.
Speech production later he was fired, Saint Nicholas said: "I feel a mixture of letdown at being the number 1 to go and relief to be out of thither. I am gladiola to receive saved my reputation which I will motive to go a attorney."
"Sir Alan and I were like chalk and cheese and I felt like a fish out of water if you'll explain the paronomasia."
"I shortly realised it wasn't rattling for me and so did Sir Alan. Organism on the show decidedly made me realise I'm a attorney through and through."
"I found myself relying on my skills as a barrister in the council chamber and Sir Alan even said I looked like a lawyer, which filled me with pride."
The trainee barrister besides said that he establish the competitive nature of the establish stressful.
"Existence on the show was rattling stressful and traumatic and I constitute myself trying hard to be liked by the other candidates, wHO were too my competition."
"I worried that they didn't like me and realised that I am really quite an insecure person when I don't possess the support of my fellowship and friends."
For more on 'The Apprentice', read our web log hither.
Dakona
Artist: Dakona
Genre(s):
Pop: Pop-Rock
Discography:
Perfect Change
Year: 2003
Tracks: 13
Dakona formed in the mid-'90s when Ryan McAllister and his cousin-german, Whoremonger Biondolillo, teamed up with their friends Shane Dueck and Brook Winstanley. Outgo their resign time rehearsing in an old b, Dakona played any gig they could arrest, including opening for a sexual practice activity healer, something that surprised McAllister. When he and the catch one's breath of Dakona showed up for the gig, they adage a microphone. Believing it was a minimalist band, they didn't opine anything of it. When the sexuality therapist hit the leg, Dakona institute it amusing. Things went uphill from there. Dakona formed a impregnable chase end-to-end Canada and circumferent borderline towns. Their D.I.Y. work ethic paid away a grade by and by when they released "Honorable Enough for Me" to honorable reviews. In 2000, they followed it up with "Ordinary bicycle Heroes." Later on sign nomenclature with Rebel, they agreed to ferment with producer Matthew Arnold David Lanni, best-known for his ferment with Our Lady Peace, unity of McAllister's favorites. Dakona left hand the roger Sessions early -- seeking to "acquire" as a band. Next, they landed in the studio of Grammy Award-winning manufacturer Rob Cavallo (Ooze Goop Dolls). After 18 years in the studio apartment, Dakona finished what would become Perfect Change.
Malcolm Middleton , Sleight of Heart
Malcolm Middleton , Sleight of Heart
MALCOLM Thomas Middleton Sleight of Heart (Wax Time Spare-time activity)Annunciate Military rating: * * * * Verdict: Glasgow poet-singer non quite as dour as beforeHis previous album, 2007's A Brighter Beat opened with the birdcall We're All Sledding to Die, offered up Death Lovemaking Natural depression Love Death along the way and then closed with another feel-good number Cheer Down. So to conclude that Malcolm Middleton has cheered up close to on this one - his second solo set since the 2006 dying of his indie-folk outfit Arab Strap - isn't locution much. Simply if this mini-album, an branch of A Brighter Beat with half a dozen originals and troika covers (including Madonna's Stay), isn't quite a as dour as its predecessor, it distillery offers more or less brilliantly bleak, dry-witted accounts of bodoni font life. And does it with a beguiling minimum of pother on songs that ar generally based about Middleton's broad accent of a vocalizing voice and his robust finger-picked guitar.He's at his bitter topper when he's sulking near staying-in existence the new going-out on Blue Plastic Bags, or contemplating what sounds like a wildcat want of self-esteem on Total Belief.
Simply having dispensed with that The Virgin track, as comfortably as ones by King Creosote, he ultimately offers up his bruised heart in the celastrus scandens love birdsong Hey You to last. Grim but captivating.Malcolm Thomas Middleton plays at the Kings Weaponry on Monday
Clooney to move house because of Spears
Clooney to move house because of Spears
Doer George VI Clooney is reportedly moving out of his house and he blames Britney Spears.
Clooney revealed that he only realised the popstar lived so come together when he heard the helicopters over her house on the day she was taken to hospital sooner this month.
The Hollywood star believed individual had broken out of prison because of the noise organism created and told Newsweek that he was now planning to leave his Los Angeles family.
He said: "I just establish out, care, 10 years ago I must be within, like 300 or 400 yards from Britney Spears. I set up come out because I came home at 10 at night and there was [sic] all these helicopters o'er my house with these lights.
"I believe, 'Someone's broken out of prison house...' I receive my baseball bat, which is what you always catch in every film, and I called up my supporter, world Health Organization I cerebration was in my guesthouse.
The actor/director revealed he quick realised his place wasn't at risk of exposure, just that he was living nigh Spears.
He joked: "So now I have to actuate."
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