Asher Roth Album Release and Videos

In celebration of the release of the debut album by Asher Roth 'Asleep in the Bread Aisle', which is amazing by the way, we thought we'd upload a couple of videos of live performances just to wet your appetite ... Enjoy!!!

ASHER ROTH- Be By Myself LIVE from the Key Club LA


Asher Roth Featured Playlist: Songs to Make a Perfect 420


Michael

Iglu & Hartly Festival Appearances

Here at Traffic, we absolutely love Iglu & Hartly and we’ve just heard that they will be playing both T in the Park and Oxegen festivals this year, so if you live in Ireland or Scotland or anywhere else for that matter, be sure to get hold of some tickets and see other great acts as well such as Blur, Bloc Party and Hockey!

If you want a taster of what the band will be like live check out this video of Iglu & Hartly’s appearance on Shock TV, with a set including hit single ‘In This City' and some pretty damn fine melodica action from Jarvis, it is definitely worth a watch …



Michael

King Blues Guide to Camden

As you probably know, The King Blues will be hitting the Camden Crawl this friday and saturday. In preparation of this, they have kindly made a video giving you a 4 minute guide to Camden Town ... be sure to watch it so you know all the ins and outs of Camden


Gigwise - Guide To Camden (Gigwise Exclusive) on MUZU.

Also, The King Blues have got a competition to let a lucky fan design their next t-shirt. So if you are one of those creative types enter or if not let one of your budding Kate Moross like friends know about it. The winner of the competition will get a free t-shirt and also GUESTLIST to one King Blues gig (including festivals). Entries should be emailed to thekingblues@yahoo.co.uk

Finally, the band are on a UK Tour at the moment be sure to snap up some tickets before they starting playing stadiums and they are just little dots in the distance.

Michael

Bombay Bicycle Club on Lamacq's Radio 1 Show Tonight

That's right. Tonight you can check out BBC on the BBC as they've recorded a special live session that will be playing on Steve Lamacq on Radio 1 tonight.

Tune into Lamacq's Radio 1 Show at around 9pm for some exclusive tracks from the session and an interview.

Be sure to keep checking the bands myspace blog for updates on their current UK tour that will be coming soon!

Jade x

Secret Gig Alert: Calling All Hockey Fans!!!

Here at Traffic towers we like to keep our fingers on the pulse and our ears to the ground when it comes to whats going down in the world of live music...and our latest piece of insider gossip is that scruffy-haired, bike-loving, new-wave/soul vegans Hockey are going to playing a secret gig for those lucky people in the know (that's you guys) this wednesday!!!

Basically just get yourselves down to Coral Bookmakers on Hammersmith Road for 4pm on Wednesday for this very special, one-off live performance.

Hockey have a string of UK dates coming up following their appearance at this years epic Camden Crawl for more on this and what they've been up to lately check out the bands official website

Be there or be square!!

Jade x

Peter Raeburn Album now available for Pre-Order

24 April 2009:
If you haven't managed to get hold of tickets for Peter Raeburns ICA performance on the 24th then fear not as his forthcoming album You & Me is now available for pre-order simply by clicker here


Due for release April 27th “You and Me” finds Peter drawing on his wealth of experience as a composer and collaborator to create effortlessly dazzling pop that has a timeless appeal. Traces of his love of Bowie, The Beatles and Pink Floyd ripple across the record, but what strikes you above all is the immediacy and elegance of Peter’s songwriting.

To find out more check out Peter's myspace

In Case of Fire on UK Tour with Fightstar

Next week In Case of Fire will be kicking off their UK Tour in support of Fightstar. Be sure not miss them as they hit 13 cities over the next 3 weeks:

APRIL
Weds 22nd - Oxford O2 Academy w/ Fightstar, Oxford
Thurs 23rd - Bristol Bierkeller w/ Fightstar, Bristol
Fri 24th - Peterborough Cresset w/ Fightstar, Peterborough
Sun 26th - Norwich Waterfront w/ Fightstar, Norwich
Mon 27th - Birmingham O2 Academy 2 w/ Fightstar, Birmingham
Weds 29th - Newcastle O2 Academy 2 w/ Fightstar, Newcastle
Thurs 30th - Glasgow ABC 2 w/ Fightstar, Glasgow

MAY
Fri 1st - Preston 53 Degrees w/ Fightstar, Preston
Sat 2nd - Liverpool Barfly w/ Fightstar, Liverpool
Mon 4th - Exeter Lemongrove w/ Fightstar, Exeter
Tues 5th - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms w/ Fightstar, Portsmouth
Weds 6th - London Islington O2 w/ Fightstar, London
Thurs 7th - Manchester Academy 3 w/ Fightstar, Manchester

For a taster of what to expect check out this official video below for Enemies, due out May 4th.


In Case Of Fire - Enemies from DSS on Vimeo.

Jade

Noisettes support Maximo Park on UK Tour

If you missed out on Noisettes amazing performance earlier this week on Later with Jools Holland be sure to check it out on BBC iPlayer where they accompany the likes of Doves, Marianne Faithfull, Madeleine Peyroux and Grandmaster Flash.

Click here to view a special acoustic performance of 'Atticus'

And as if that wasn't enough, you'll very soon be able to see them LIVE when they support Maximo Park on their UK tour!!

Set to kick off on May 14 in Newcastle they'll join the UK rock five piece throughout their 11 date tour. Full details are listed below.

Click here for tickets:

THU 14 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
FRI 15 GLASGOW ACADEMY 0844 4999 990
SAT 16 LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY 0151 256 5555
MON 18 SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL 023 8063 2601
TUE 19 BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
WED 20 NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY 0871 310 0000
FRI 22 LEEDS ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
SAT 23 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 0161 832 1111
SUN 24 NORWICH UEA 01603 508 050
WED 27 LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
THU 28 BRISTOL ACADEMY 0844 477 2000

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Jade x

The Rumble Strips Top The 6Music Rebel Playlist!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to The Rumble Strips who just got their latest single London played out on Steve Lamacq's 6Music show as this weeks Rebel Playlist winner thanks to all YOUR votes!!

Don't forget you can still download 'London' by clicking on the link!!

Jade

Former Rebel Playlist Champions on Steve Lamacq's 6Music Show Bombay Bicycle Club have just announced...not only the firthcoming release of their new album I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose which is due out July 6th BUT ALSO the dates for their UK Tour

13th - London - Artrocker Presents @ KCLSU
14th - Bristol - Club NME @ The Lanes
15th - Manchester - Club Academy
16th - Glasgow - ABC
17th - Newcastle - Basement
18th - Birmingham - Rainbow
19th - Brighton - Audio

Hailing from Crouch End in North London this Indie Four-Piece came into the limelight back in 2006 when they were asked to play the opening performance at V-Festival as a result of them winning Channel 4's 'Road to V' Competition which was soon followed by the release of two critically acclaimed EP's The Boy I Used To Be and How We Are

April 13th also sees the release of Always Like This which you'll be able to get hold of by going to the bands homepage or pre-order in vinyl from HMVonline.

Jade

Friday Update: The Rumble Strips & The King Blues

Don't forget!!

Voting for The Rumble Strips latest single London on Steve Lamacq's Rebel Playlist closes Sunday. They need your help to get the track played out on Lamacq's 6Music Show so cast your vote by clicking here and in return earn the strips' eternal gratitude!!

Whilst we're at it, check out this cheeky little video of Charlie Strip on stage with Mark Ronson:



And in other news....

The King Blues latest track I Got Love is a HOT NEW ONE on the MTV2 chart and you can vote for it by going here then clicking on HOT NEW ONES


JOIN THE KING BLUE STREET TEAM HERE

Til Next Time....

Jade

Soap & Skin

In preparation for the release of their album Lovetune for Vacuum on April 14th Soap & Skin are performing TONIGHT at Bush Hall before commencing with their European Tour which we see them play dates in Luxembourg, Paris, Milan, Brussels as well as two UK dates in Brighton and Manchester May 14th and 15th and some further UK dates in June.



For the latest news on Soap & Skin check out their myspace.

Jade

Noisettes

Sitting pretty at No.2 in the charts with the massive anthem ‘Don’t Upset The Rhythm’, Noisettes are preparing for their headline performance at XFM’s Big Night Out.

XFM’s Big Night Out kicks off the 4 day Easter bank holiday weekend so it’s top of the list for your immense weekend. Also performing are Dinosaur Pile-Up and Trip plus special guests – Mat Horne (Gavin & Stacey), Starsailor and Club Xfm residents Midnite Socialite and Liam. Also joining in the fun are XFM DJ’s Alex Zane, Dave Berry, Steve Harris, John Kennedy, Marsha, Jon Hillcock, Sunta, Adam Longworth, Cheeky Pete and Phil Clifton.

Venue: O2 Academy Brixton
Date Thursday, 9th April
Time: 9pm to 3am
Tickets £12.50 in advance from 084547 83936, www.xfm.co.uk
08444 77 2000 www.o2academybrixton.co.uk

As well as this The Noisettes have been announced as main support on Maximo Park's spring headline tour. Set to kick off on May 14 in Newcastle they'll join the UK rock five piece throughout their 11 date tour. Full details are listed below.

Click here for tickets

THU 14 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
FRI 15 GLASGOW ACADEMY 0844 4999 990
SAT 16 LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY 0151 256 5555
MON 18 SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL 023 8063 2601
TUE 19 BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
WED 20 NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY 0871 310 0000
FRI 22 LEEDS ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
SAT 23 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 0161 832 1111
SUN 24 NORWICH UEA 01603 508 050
WED 27 LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
THU 28 BRISTOL ACADEMY 0844 477 2000

Check out the video for Don't Upset the Rhythm here

Empire of the Sun

Empire Go Platinum (Twice!)

The album and single Walking On A Dream have been officially recognised as Platinum in Australia. These are the Empire’s first platinum awards anywhere in the world and we would like to thank all of the fans that have purchased a copy thus far.

UK News

Voted 'Hottest Record in the World' by Zane Lowe back in March, new single We Are The People will be released in the UK on May 4. Stay tuned for tracklisting and formats to be announced soon...

But for now you can enjoy the amazing new video they made for the track, filmed in Mexico



For more on Empire of the Sun visit their official site

Jade

Peter Raeburn

24 April 2009:

Alongside Mike Bones Peter Raeburn, perfectionist producer and ace composer, plays some of the gorgeous, glittering pop songs from his new album, You & Me.

“You and Me” finds Peter drawing on his wealth of experience as a composer and collaborator to create effortlessly dazzling pop that has a timeless appeal. Traces of his love of Bowie, The Beatles and Pink Floyd ripple across the record, but what strikes you above all is the immediacy and elegance of Peter’s songwriting.

You & Me is released on 27th April, through Nowever Records.

www.myspace.com/peterraeburn

Peter Raeburns April 24th Gig is Free to ICA Members.

Two tickets per Member. Please call the Box Office on 020 7930 3647 to reserve your tickets.

When Peter isn't performing live, he's composing the music for adverts like this with his company soundtree



Join the Peter Raeburn Street Team Here

The Rumble Strips

JOIN THE RUMBLE STRIPS STREET TEAM HERE


In case you missed it when it was living on MySpace, we thought you should know that you can still get the free download of 'London' , which has been getting lots of requests over the airwaves at Xfm and Radio 1, right here.

It's your first taste of The Rumble Strips 2009. There'll be more...

The Rumble Strips are coming towards the end of their first tour in support of new album ‘'Welcome To The Walk Alone' which is being released on the 8th June. But in the mean time they need your help!!

Their latest new single, 'London' is up for Steve Lamacq's rebel playlist on 6Music and in order to get it played on the show they'd love it if you cast your vote by clicking here

Their European Tour continues through til May with UK dates including London, Gloucester, Bristol and Brightonand tickets are available at Ents24

Check out the rest of the bands latest album Girls and Weather at their official website.

Jade

The King Blues

JOIN THE KING BLUE STREET TEAM HERE

Things are just getting started for The Kings Blues and their big plans for 2009. With three more singles to be released from Save The World, Get The Girl and numerous festival appearance to be announced. The next single will be “I Got Love” which will be available from 4th May 2009 on both download and CD single. To coincide with the single release, the band will be pairing up with uLive to do an extensive University and College tour throughout late April/May. Dates are as follows:

UK tour dates:

27-April Sheffield Students' Union
28-April Derby Students' Union
29-April Uxbridge – Brunel Students' Union
30-April Bath Students' Union
01-May Swansea Sin City
03-May Hull University Union
04-May Guildford – Surrey Students' Union
05-May Colchester – Essex Students' Union
06-May Norwich – The Waterfront
07-May High Wycombe - Bucks Students' Union
08-May Reading Students' Union
09-May Liverpool Guild of Students
10-May Preston – 53 Degrees
11-May Glasgow Strathclyde Students' Union

Click here to buy tickets

Before that of course they are going to be present on both days of this years CAMDEN CRAWL which is not to be missed!!

And in the mean time you can download the vocals from I Got Love create your own remixes and send them back to the boys at kingbluesremix@gmail.com whilst enjoying this video for the track that was made by a fan out of a selection of famous movie love scenes:



Enjoy!!

Jade

La Roux

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If you haven't already, make sure you get your hands on the La Roux 'In For The Kill' free download before it's too late!!

And as if that wasn't enough check out La Roux's latest Webisode from Paris courtesy of Kitsune @ Maroquinerie

La Roux - Paris Webisode



Following on from her role as support act for Lily Allen on her massive UK Tour La Roux will now be headlining the following dates throughout April & May on the NME RADAR TOUR


April

29th Nottingham Rescue Rooms

30th Bristol Thekla


May

1st Wrexham Central Station

2nd Oxford 02 Academy 2

3rd Cardiff The Globe

6th Manchester Academy 3

7th Leeds Cockpit

8th Preston 53 Degrees

10th Glasgow King Tuts

13th Birmingham 02 Academy 2

14th Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms

17th Stoke Sugarmill

18th Norwich Waterfront

19th London KOKO

Tickets for these dates are available at:

www.nme.com/gigs
www.kililive.com
08712301094

OR! If you're interested in going to the gig for free then join the LA ROUX STREET TEAM at www.trafficonline.net



Jade

Detriot Social Club

Having kicked of their UK Tour back in March, Detroit Social Club are going to hitting a venue near you at some point between now and June. Accompanied by Twisted Wheel, the Newcastle based band will be bringing their anarchic groove-based evolution of 1970s New York punk, 80s post-rock and 90s Detroit garage to cities including Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and Carlisle throughout April and May.

Checkout their myspace blog to find out about the highlights of the tour so far, including Voodoo Masks, broken 1930's lifts and a stint of American Football!!



Tickets: www.seetickets.com / www.crowdsurge.com/detroitsocialclub / 0871 220260

www.detroitsocialclub.net

Detroit Social Club returned to the studio in early 2009 and the fruits of those sessions can be heard with their recent release of Sunshine People and its sister track Cause And Consequence (the term b-side does not apply). Further listening comes in the form of another new track, Forever Wonderland – Live, available free from the band’s website. Their debut album is currently being recorded.


Jade

Hockey

Hockey the indie-dance band from Portland Oregon may claim in their single “Too Fake” that “Everybody's watching, oh but nobody cares” but clearly the case is everyone is listening and everybody cares! Here at Traffic we hardly ever have them off our playlists.

Fresh from playing at SXSW Hockey are currently preparing for a busy few months. Not only are Hockey appearing in a very exciting line up at The Camden Crawl but also going on tour with Friendly Fires – which establishes them as definitely ones to watch.

Hockey have not only been kind enough to put new remixed album versions of “Too Fake”, “3am Spanish” and “Work” on their myspace page but also a little treat in lesser known song “Learn To Lose” Check them out on their myspace player by following the link http://www.myspace.com/hockey

Oh, and for all of you, who like me, like getting something for little effort sign up to their mailing list at htp://www.hockeyband.co.uk/ and you will receive a free mp3 of “3am Spanish”!

Alison

Asher Roth

Here at Traffic we have recently started working with a new artist Asher Roth. He's a rapper from the USA, more specifically Morrisville, Pennsylvania. He was described by Steve Rifkind, a producer of Wu-Tang and Akon, as the “best lyricist he has heard in the last 10 years.”

His first single 'I Love College' was released recently for download, and you can request the video on www.mtv.co.uk/channels/mtv-two/chart and if you want to hear more from this skinny, porn watching poet then just head on over to his myspace www.myspace.com/asherrothmusic

Enjoying Asher Roth? Of course you are! Well you'll be happy to know that his first album 'Asleep in the Bread Aisle' is close to release, hitting itunes on the 20th April ... that's just 18 days away.

We at Traffic, couldn't wait till then though and this widget below, lets you listen to his mixtape 'The Greenhouse Effect'.



Michael