The Twang Release Date
Birmingham indie rock group, The Twang, release their second studio album, The Jewellery Quarter on 3rd August. A free download of the final track on the album, “Another Bus” has already been made available via the band’s website and they have announced the first single as being “Barney Rubble” to be released on 27th July.
Their first album, Love it When I Feel Like This reached number 3 in the album charts in 2007 and are pitched for this release to perform at a string of UK dates including V Festival and O2 Academy in August and September.
“The reason The Twang have risen so swiftly is, simply, because they write better, more exciting and fresher sounding songs than anyone else” – TIME OUT
Jewellery Quarter is released on 3rd August.
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FrankMusik Release Date
The debut solo album, Complete Me, from british electro pop artist, Frankmusik is released on 3rd August. No stranger to the music scene, Frankmusik (Vincent Frank) as remixed for big name artists such as Radiohead and The Pet Shop Boys, and has also released several of his own EP’s to much critical acclaim.
Recorded in his Croydon bedroom, Complete Me is a concept album of sorts about his break-up with one girl. The tracks are stylishly composed with electro pop beats and disco rhythms. For the deluxe version in both CD and download, included is a full album mix remixed and edited by Vincent himself.
Complete Me is released through Island records on 3rd August.
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Michael Jackson Number Ones
The legacy of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson will never die. A collection of his 18 stunning number one tracks, each one is a uniquely crafted and unforgettable song.
The full track listing consists of:
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (2003 Version)
Rock With You
Billie Jean
Beat It
Thriller
Human Nature
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
Bad
The Way You Make Me Feel
Dirty Diana
Smooth Criminal
Black Or White
You Are Not Alone
Earth Song
Blood On The Dance Floor
You Rock My World
Break Of Dawn
One More Chance (Written by R Kelly)
Michael Jackson’s Number Ones is released on 3rd August.
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Katie & Peter: Too Much in Love
Katie and Peter: Too Much in Love – The Inside Story of their Break-Up is an unputdownable account by author and journalist, Emily Herbert, of the Jungle couple’s tempestuous love story. Chronicling the whirlwind romance which led to the million-pound wedding at Highclere Castle in Buckinghamshire, followed by the Osmonds style set of fly-on-the-wall documentaries following the couple through their ups and downs, the book takes an in-depth look at the reasons behind the split and the impact it will have on their careers and their children.
Katie and Peter: Too Much in Love is released on 3rd August.
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Knowing DVD Release Date
‘Knowing’ will be released to DVD on 3 August 2009. This film stars Nicholas Cage, Rose Byrne and Ben Mendelsohn.
“the numbers are a warning”! 50 years ago young students imagined what the future might involve and buried their thoughts in time capsules. Now 50 years on today’s students look back at what the earlier pupils had written. One account of what the future might hold is simply a solid wall of numbers. John Koestler the professor father of a young boy who opened the capsule discovers that the meaning of the numbers is every major global disaster written in perfect chronological order.
‘Knowing’ tells the story as they try to stop the predicted disasters occurring. This DVD will be released on 3 August 2009.
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Flight of the Conchords Release Date
Currently showing on BBC 4 in the UK, the HBO series follows the misadventures of New Zealand comedy partners, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, aka Flight of the Conchords.
Performing as a folk/novelty band, the series sees the duo trying to extend their fanbase beyond their stalker groupie, by moving to New York’s East Village. It soon transpires however that the US is not quite ready for their ecclectic and strange brand of music. Season 2 kicks off with them sacking their manager and trying to go it alone.
Jemaine and Bret who play themselves, frequently break into song during each episode and the original numbers include such classics as: “The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room”, “Albini the Racist Dragon”, “A Kiss is not a Contract” and “I Love Dogs with Epilepsy”.
Flight of the Conchords: Season 2 is released on double DVD through Warner Home Video on 3rd August.
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