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Released last Monday, jamie T gives us even more reason to be hopeful for the release of his 2nd album, Kings and Queens.

Sticks and Stones is already one of the best songs of the year, and the new EP contains 3 brilliant new tracks St Christopher, On the Green and the Dance of the Young professionals. Missed his slot on the other stage at glasto, but caught him on Zane Lowes live show Thursday night, he was amazing, playing Sticks and Stones and Back in the Game.
Here is On the Green from the new EP:
(mp3) Jamie T-On the Green
He has just announced a tour:
1st - O2 Academy - Bristol
2nd - Guildhall - Southampton
3rd - O2 Academy - Birmingham
5th - Northumbria University - Newcastle
6th - Rock City - Nottingham
7th - UEA - Norwich
9th - Barrowlands - Glasgow
10th - Uni of Lancashire/53 Degrees - Preston
11th - O2 Academy - Sheffield
13th - Manchester Academy - Manchester
14th - O2 Academy - Leeds
15th - O2 Academy Brixton - London
23rd - Limelight - Belfast
24th - Whelan’s - Dublin
tickets on sale now
hes so damn talented

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Its not very Bloc Party, but I love pretty much any song with a piano loop. They are capable of more for sure, but I like this. They are like a machine for outputting new material, intimacy was released less than a year ago. Very interested to see how album no.4 will sound. Expect alot of remixes to come for "One More Chance".
(mp3) Bloc Party-One more chance

only 4 days gone in Juily so far, and i've already posted as much this month as I did last. :D
One More Chance is out August 10th on Wichita. Bloc Party play below Radiohead at Reading/Leeds.

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Dizzee Rascal returns to prove he is still the best grime-pop crossover artist out there. I dont even like Holiday that much, until the last 30 seconds when its awesome (even though thats Calvin Harris doing), but compared to the awful records Stryder and Chipmunk have had success with, its brilliant. Be prepared to hear this all the time, everywhere. If this doesnt go to number 1, I will eat my hand. "Tongue "N" Cheek" is out September 7th, 4 days before Blueprint 3...i wonder which will be better....here is the mp3
(mp3) Dizzee Rascal-Holiday feat. Chrome (prod. Calvin Harris)
and a classic
(mp3) Dizzee Rascal- 2 Far feat. Wiley
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Not only to you get to go and see one of the best live performers of his generation, you get to see him on this stage!! Aparently he's only playing 1h10m though, would be interesting to see the setlist. Wouldn't be surprised if he only played Through the Wire off TCD, lots of 808s methinks. Love Lockdown, Heartless, Paranoid, Amazing, Welcome to Heartbreak are almost guaranteed. Also, the rest of the line-up is pretty sweet. Q-Tip, Kid Cudi, Calvin Harris, Mr Hudson and Example are definately all worth catching. Tinchy Stryder and Chipmunk will probably be awesome as well, as much as they both annoy me. Kanye mp3 below.

Went to see the Hangover last night, and they played this Kanye track, reminding me of just how good he is.
(mp3) Kanye West-Can't Tell Me Nothing
In one of the final scenes, at a wedding the singer sings 50's Candy Shop as well. It is brilliant, go and see the film!

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For some unknown reason, the bbc decided to contradict itself with the new series of Torchwood. On the one hand the show has been promoted to BBC One, on the other it has been cut from 13 to 5 episodes, to be shown every day next week. I have never been particularly passionate about the show (can anyone really be?) but it should make a nice fill-in before the next Dr Who special airs in November time (the easter one was awesome). Oh and Owen and Tosh are dead (they were really annoying!) so that gives me pretty high hopes for next week! Below are a few tidbits from DigitalSpy and a trailer.

1. Children Of Earth has a slightly terrifying premise: all of the children in the world stop dead at exactly the same moment and begin uttering the message "We are coming." All of them. And all in English, too.

2. The "we" is revealed to be an alien race dubbed The 456, not heard from in over 40 years.

3. In addition to the children, there is one other person reciting the message - a psychiatric patient named Timothy White. What connection does this have to an incident in Scotland in 1965?

4. Captain Jack and Ianto are referred to as "a couple" on more than one occasion.

5. As the episode begins, Rhys is looking at new houses for him and Gwen. But by the end of the episode, she has a very large secret she needs to share with him.

6. Both Owen and Tosh make appearances.

7. We meet Ianto's sister, nephew and niece. How will he respond to confirmed sightings of him on a dinner date with a man?

8. We also meet Captain Jack's.... daughter. Yes, daughter.

9. By the end of the episode, both Jack and Gwen have something inside them. Both items will change their worlds forever.

10. The ending to the first episode is probably one of the most compelling cliffhangers the Whoniverse has ever seen.

i hope tosh/owens appearnces are short. and no. 10 is very exciting!
trailer

Torchwood: Children of Earth airs Monday-Friday 9pm on BBC One

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i guess ive completely lost faith in the show. after a strong start to season 3, it petered out to become (in the last few eps of volume 4) worse than the abysmal season 2. I hated pretty much every character except Hiro, and didnt care for their fate. The show relied too much on Sylar, who wasnt given enough interaction with the other major cast members, and even Zachary Quinto's acting couldn't turn awful writing into exciting action on screen. I began the year writing reviews every episode, that will not be happening next season. I will watch volume 5, but i wont look forward to it in any shape or form. There are a few minor spoilers below, taken from a nice article by DigitalSpy, rounding up character by character plotlines for the next season. Unless something dramatically changes, this could be my last ever post on Heroes. I cant believe it was ever considered Lost's equal.

From DigitalSpy:Here's what's happening with the major characters when the new season starts:

Claire (Hayden Panettiere): is starting college in Washington, D.C. Gets two roommates, Annie (Rachel Melvin) and Gretchen (Madeline Zima), but predictably, Claire's new life is far from straightforward. In the first episode, she discovers a body on the sidewalk, the result of a mysterious suicide. Meanwhile, she's dealing with the fallout from her parents' divorce process.

Nathan (Adrian Pasdar):... is Sylar. But that doesn't mean Nathan's going to be through and through bad next season. "I think there's going to be a good redemptive nature to his behaviour this year," Pasdar told Sci Fi Wire recently. "It's nice to think it might end a little lighter. It's nice to think it might end with a martyrdom kind of behaviour thing in order to sacrifice himself to save the world."

Peter (Milo Ventimiglia): has alienated himself from those cloest to him as he embarks on a one-man mission to save the world, one person at a time. Peter also finds a romantic interest in the form of a powerful woman. This is rumoured to be a hearing-impaired character called Emma, played by The L Word's Deanne Bray.

Angela (Cristine Rose): Talking about episode 3, Rose told E! Online: "I learned that 20 years ago, Angela made a decision that is going to come back to bite her in her rear end. Angela tries her best, but she keeps screwing up." Rose added that in the same episode, there will be a "huge change" for Mama Petrelli.

Matt (Greg Grunberg): is feeling guilty over the Nathan/Sylar affair but is trying to live a normal life with his wife and son. Grunberg has posted on his Twitter saying that he has been filming scenes where Matt "beats up on Sylar". Matt also gets a new partner ( Battlestar's Rick Worthy), an experienced LA cop who Matt turns to for advice.

Noah (Jack Coleman), Tracy (Ali Larter):... and Angela, among others, are forming The Company 2.0. But this time, The Company claims to have good intentions, with the aim of uniting heroes around the world. But there's also a new, sinister organisation on the scene - one that treats people with abilities in a "dangerous and potentially deadly new way".

Samuel (Robert Knepper): is a brand new character, described as a "charismatic and evil" man who will "veer into the lives of all heroes". Check back in with Tube Talk tomorrow morning for an exclusive interview with the ex-Prison Break star talking about his new role!
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i decided to watch scrubs when i got in last night at half 2, im rewatching season 2 at the moment...

even if you were never commited to the jd/elliott storyline, you have to admit this is awesome. season 2 is so brilliant, i think it might be my favourite season of scrubs ever.

on another note, im glad the show is moving away from the hospital and will have a new name, itll make it more like a spinoff than a continuation of the show.
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Jamie T remixes the most hyped artist of the year's new single. It is huuuuge. Mp3 as soon as i find one.

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As the whole world now knows, Michael Jackson died one week ago today. It was pretty surreal hearing the news at glastonbury, and the jokes came a little too fast i think. Its been pretty much mandatory across the blogosphere to post some form of Jackson tribute, whether blogging about hip-hop, metal, indie, dance, dubstep, punk, i guarantee at least 90% of blogs will have written something about the late King of Pop. I guess that shows, despite the scandals, he was a unifying figure, and no matter what musical taste or background everyone can appreciate his genius.

If you are sick of the gazillion articles/comments in the media about the case and just want to read a select few from the journalistic elite, look no further.
Firstly, Charlie Brooker comments on the media reaction to his death, he is genius as usual. (read)
Secondly, published in the Observer on Sunday, a review by John Peel of Jacksons "Bad" Tour. (read)
and finally, from an up and coming blogger (who just so happens to
be my sister) a short article on Jacksons celebrity in comparison to the "stars" of today. (read)

I was going to post the jail dance Thriller video, but anyone who has ever been on the internet has seen it, so here is Man in the Mirror from the 88 grammy's.

and of course a couple of my favourite mp3ssss
Jackson 5-I Want You Back
Michael Jackson-Don't Stop 'til you Get Enough

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full review coming this weekend!



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