Suzanne Vega UK tour dates

Pioneering American singer/songwriter returns with her gentle, yet powerfully political acoustic pop. With songs such as 'Marlene on the Wall', the Grammy nominated/MTV award winning 'Luka', and the hugely successful album 'Solitude Standing', she came to be regarded as the vanguard of a new generation of female singer/songwriters. Her career received an extra boost in the early 90's when UK-based dance duo DNA released a remix of a cappella song 'Tom's Diner', which charted worldwide. Her music has inspired a generation of female singer/songwriters such as KT Tunstell, Tracey Chapman, and Alanis Morrisette. r music has inspired a generation of female singer/songwriters such as KT Tunstell, Tracey Chapman, and Alanis Morrisette. A Fourth Volume follows in May 2012.

Tour Dates:
June 2012
Wednesday 13th London Union Chapel £29.50
Thursday 14th Brighton The Dome £27.50
Tuesday 19th Gateshead The Sage £27.50
Wednesday 20th York Grand Opera House £28.50
Thursday 21st Basingstoke The Anvil £27.50

Lady Gaga 'takes charge' at family restaurant

Lady Gaga was 'making her presence known' in the kitchen at her parents' new restaurant.The 25-year-old songstress visited the family Italian restaurant Joanne Trattoria on its one-month anniversary in New York City Thursday night.Lady Gaga arrived around 7:30PM to eat, greet diners and give critiques in the kitchen.I was so surprised to see her!' a guest told Life & Style magazine. 'She wasn't just sitting down, she was really taking charge of the place and making her presence known.Lady Gaga seemed extremely comfortable in the company of her loved ones and restaurant staff.She acted like she was more at home,' the guest continued. 'She and her family seemed like they were just having a family dinner in their own kitchen, laughing and chatting. She thanked people for coming in and even pointed out pictures of her family on the walls to one table.Lady Gaga was impressed with the food. When she visited chefs in the kitchen, she lavished them with praise.The meatballs were excellent and served just like they are in Italy, well-done!" she was overheard telling the cooks. 'The broccoli, while I enjoyed it, could actually afford to be a little more bland. It has so much flavour on its own. We don't want to mask it. The calamari, it was perfection.

Jennifer Lopez: I'm a fighter

Jennifer Lopez says she can go '15 rounds' like a boxer when it comes to taking hits in her career.The songstress has had considerable success in the music, TV and film industries. However, it hasn't always been plain sailing for the star.In V magazine''s new Sports Issue Jennifer has discussed her determined attitude when it comes to overcoming setbacks in her career.I can take a lot of punches and still keep going,' she explained to the magazine. 'I've been trained like a boxer to go 15 rounds.Jennifer also discussed her relationship with estranged husband Marc Anthony. The former couple are currently appearing in TV talent show Q'Viva: The Chosen. The 42-year-old mother-of-two says they keep their personal and professional lives separate in order to make the show a success.I mean, we're parents and friends first,' she insisted. 'That will be the thread that ties us together. I don't know if people expect it to be negative just because the relationship didn't work out.Despite her success, Jennifer has also faced harsh criticism for some projects, including her box office flop The Back-up Plan.The beauty maintains philosophical about garnering success.

The Camden Crawl 2012 announces its first wave of acts and Dublin Crawl

Set to take place Friday 4th to Sunday 6th May, day tickets for the 2012 CAMDEN CRAWL are on sale from 9.00am Tuesday 28th Februarywith the announcement of the first wave of confirmed acts to be revealed for the legendary musical sprint across Camden Town.A whole host of the best musical talent around including the likes of Toy, D/R/U/G/S, Rolo Tomassi, Pariah, Roska, Baxter Dury, Charlie XCX, Chew Lips, Cymbals, Keep Shelly In Athens, Kwes, Polarbear and many more will be hitting Camden over the 4th-6th May to be part of the legendary London festival.Not only that but May 11th & 12th 2012 marks the launch of the inaugural CAMDEN CRAWL DUBLIN, a brand new live music event, taking place in 15 Dublin venues between Camden Street and Temple Bar. The eclectic line up will boast more than 100 hotly tipped International and Irish live acts, along with some very special guests.

School of Seven Bells 'Layafe' video released

School of Seven Bells released their third album 'Ghostory' on Monday, the band can now reveal the video for their single 'Layafe', shot in Texas with director David Lowery, who worked with the band in 2010 on their arresting video "I.L.U." as well as on their 2009 video for 'Half Asleep.' According to Alejandra (Alley), 'The setting for 'Lafaye' was shot in a beautiful old house in South Dallas. The house itself seems to be trapped in the time it was built, while completely thrown to the mercy of the elements. The spookiness and trapped, pacing energy of that setting was huge in expressing the words and music of the song."

Watch the video for 'Lafaye' HERE

Lana Del Rey to release new single 'Blue Jeans'

Sunday April 8th sees the release of 'Blue Jeans' the third single from Lana Del Rey's new album. Lana's 2012 has kicked off in style with the release of her album 'Born To Die' debuting at #1 in 19 countries iTunes album charts and jumping in at #1 on the UK album chart. Born To Die' has already gone platinum in the UK, France, Germany and Ireland and sold over 1.4million albums globally in under a month, along with 2 million single sales. Lana was also in the UK recently to receive her Brit award for 'Best International Newcomer' which accompanies the Q magazine award she picked up at the end of 2011 for 'Best New Thing'. This summer Lana will be appearing at Radio 1's Hackney Event in June. 'Blue Jeans' is a powerfully atmospheric track full of Lana's signature cinematic darkness. The track will come with a bumper remix package including D/R/U/G/S, Blood Orange, Kris Menace and RAC. Blue Jeans' will be on Polydor Records and available on digital download and 7' picture disc, also available is a digital remix EP. 

Official Website: http://www.lanadelrey.com

John Mayer 'Born and Raised' date set

The long over-due John Mayer album 'Born and Raised' has an official release date of May 22, 2012.Mayer's album fifth studio album was originally due for release last October but was put on hold when John contracted granulomas in his throat. At the time there was still more vocal work to be done on the album. John had surgery to remove the growth and then had to rest his vocal chords for a few months.Born and Raised' was produced by Don Was and features Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers) on keyboards. Jim Keltner, also from the Stones touring band features on the track 'Something Like Olivia' and John's long-term guitarist David Ryan Harris is also all over the album.John Mayer will showcase 'Born and Raised' at Stubbs, Austin during SXSW on March 17.

John Mayer - Born and Raised - produced by John Mayer and Don Was

Queen of California
The Age of Worry
Shadow Days
Speak for Me
Something Like Olivia
Born & Raised
If I Ever Get Around To Living
Love is a Verb
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967
Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey
A Face To Call Home
Born & Raised (Reprise)

Ted Nugent sounds off against Republicans

Outspoken right-wing rocker Ted Nugent is at it again, telling the Republican GOP candidates to 'buy a box of scrotums'.'Each one of them would make a vastly superior President of the United States than the current mess we are in now,' Ted said on radio KFYI Phoenix. 'That should be obvious to anyone with a brain. But these people have got to go down to the army surplus store and buy themselves a box of scrotums. They've got to get some balls. They've got to get tough'.He also took time to slam President Obama. 'These four Presidential candidates have to get a little tougher, and identify the curse that is the United States government they way it sounds right now in the hands of Barack Insane Obama,' he said.The interview was peppered with quotes like 'the whole world sucks but America sucks less' and called people in the government 'American hating maniacs'.Ted will be on tour soon with Styx and REO Speedwagon.