Isle of Wight Festival 2010 tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for The Isle of Wight Festival 2010 from Friday 4th December 2009. The 12th festival dates are from Friday 11th June to Sunday 13th June, 2010.
With a line-up that includes Jay-Z, The Strokes, P!nk, Blondie, Orbital and Squeeze, the largest human gathering in the world looks like being something a bit special this year.
Back in 1969, this now legendary event introduced the concept of back to nature open air festivals. Set on the beautiful Isle of Wight at Seaclose Park, Newport, past line-ups read like a tome of rock history. What festival other than the Isle of Wight could coax the music legend Bob Dylan out of retirement in 1969? Other famous sets include those delivered by Marc Bolan in 1968 and Emmerson, Lake and Palmer and Joan Baez in 1970. Tragically, Jimi Hendrix’s last major performance was at the festival when he delivered an electrifying performance – three weeks later the greatest guitar player in the world was dead. That festival in 1970 was described as one of the largest human gatherings in the world surpassing even Woodstock held the previous year.
The festival was revived in 2002 and continues with its reputation for history in the making featuring many notable artists. Stunning performances by Muse and The Rolling Stones at their first rock festival for decades, prompted its receipt of the Best Major Festival at the UK Festival Awards in 2007 and front man John Giddings, won an award for his outstanding contribution to UK Festivals.
With excellent camping facilities with showers and quiet areas there are festival shuttles to and from all departing ferry ports. All you have to do is jump on that ferry and get over there in June?
Bad Company - reunion concert
The iconic rock band Bad Company are reuniting for what promises to be a series of legendary performances from original members, Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke in eight shows across the UK in April 2010.
The exclusive UK concerts will take place at venues including Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Cardiff, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow, Brighton and London, from 1st April to 11th April. This is the first time that the three have got together for over 30 years and the concerts also feature special guests, the Joe Perry Project.
Bad Company was originally formed in 1973 by members of the English rock band Free, still cited as one of the definitive bands of British Blues. Enjoying huge success throughout the 1970s, Bad Company was considered to be one of the first new breed of super-groups of the era. Disbanding in 1982, they were famous for their large stadium-filling live performances, although the first official live album wasn’t released until 2006.
Tickets start at £34.50 and go up to over £90 so make sure you get yours in good time if you want to hear all the old electrifying classics like Can’t Get Enough, Run with the Pack, Ready for Love and Feel Like Makin’. It’ll be goosebumps all over.
Download Festival 2010 dates announced
Early Bird tickets are now available for Download Festival to be held from Friday 11th June to Sunday 13th June 2010 in Donington Park, Leicestershire.
As the monster rock festival thunders into its eighth rip-roaring year, festival-goers eagerly await the line-up announcement. But the history of Donington and rock goes back even further to 1980 when the first Monsters of Rock Festival was held. Thirty years later Donington has hosted a lifetime of legendary performers and performances and to celebrate the anniversary, this year’s event is going to be phenomenal.
And it’s not just heavy rock and metal that’s being served up at Donington; there’ll be markets with a variety of international foods, clothes, jewellery, merchandise and the all-important tattoo parlours with cafe, bars, funfair rides, shops and a cinema continuing after the last band has left the stage and running until 2am. Shuttle buses run daily from Derby and East Midlands Parkway Stations.
Donington 2009 saw heavy metal missed with glam rock, nu-metal, dance and classic rock with bands like Faith No More, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and Prodigy with old school giants, Whitesnake, ZZ Top and Def Leppard providing seminal performances on Sunday Classic Rock Day.
Don’t miss out on this year’s feast. Early bird weekend arena tickets are on sale until midnight on Christmas Eve with prices at £135 with camping and family camping tickets priced at £25 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
URC 3100 Remote Control is the only remote you'll need
Tis the season for the battle to gain control of the TV remote and this baby lends itself to a bit of tussling to and fro because the Energy Sistem URC 3100, unlike most modern gadgets, is reassuringly substantial and robust. It’s also comfortable and straightforward to operate and costs from £9.95.
With a range of up to seven metres, you’ll be able to manipulate the 3100 Remote Control from the furthest recesses of the room. Pre-programmed for TV, DVD, Satellite, VCR, AUX and even CTV settings the 3100 Remote has an ability to learn to control devices of any brand and model with up to 240 pre-programmed demands.
With a sleek, black minimalist design and clear icons, the 3100 Remote Control is capable of storing pre-sets for up to eight devices. It can replace all the other remotes that you can’t find in your living room. Moreover, its non-volatile temporary memory ensures that settings are retained when changing batteries; in fact it’s infinitely less volatile than many family members locked in a disagreement over the choice of Christmas Day viewing. So… take control of the 3100 Remote Control and let the battle commence.
The DS210j and DS410j - functionality at a lower price
The award-winning market leaders in open source network, Synology UK, have launched their new line-up of budget servers designed for home and small business combining a big performance with a small price.
The extremely versatile products are ideal for file sharing with internet, security and multimedia features, allowing you to store more on your computer safe, in the knowledge that your files are secure and easily accessible. With the renowned system firmware, Disk Station Manager 2.2 (DSM 22) included, the DS210j and DS410j can retrieve photos quickly and easily through an online gallery or on a DLNA flatscreen TV or music files through a portable device or back up information through a file server. The Disk Station can even be used for recording and uploading a network surveillance video to a remote server and informs the user of any unusual activity via email and SMS.
Fully compatible with iPhone and iPod touch, music and photo libraries can be streamed over the network or internet through Synology’s DS audio and photo software, available free through the AppleApp Store. Full backup is provided through Apple’s native backup software and iTunes can be used to browse and stream music and photos over the network.
The models run on a low powered 800MHz processor and have a storage capacity of up to 4TB and 8TB and will maintain up to 27MB/s write and 59MB/s read speeds in Windows. With no cables, the hard drives can be installed in minutes. “This much power and functionality in a NAS server has never before been available at this low price,” says Edward Lin, marketing director of Synology, “which makes Synology DS210j and Synology DS410j ideal solutions for budget-minded business or home users.”
The DS410j ships at £235.00 and the DS210j at £145.00.
Mass Effect 2 is being released on 26th & 29th January
The heroic Commander Shepard is back for the second installment of the epic trilogy Mass Effect and will be on the shelves on 26th January 2010 in North America and 29th January in Europe.
Leading games developer BioWare has also announced pre-order incentives to be released at key retailers in North America and across Europe with codes for downloading being provided on the release of the game. Described as “awesome bonus content” by co-founder of BioWare, Dr Ray Muzyka, these incentives include special in-game armour and weaponry to boost skills and abilities.
Having fought off the threat of the invading Reapers in Mass Effect 1, Commander Shepard now faces an even more terrifying enemy that lurks on the edges of the known universe and is responsible for the disappearance of entire human colonies.
Assuming his role, you have to assemble the crew of elite operatives and command the most powerful ship ever built. Then you have to train and equip the team to survive and choose from a powerful arsenal of heavy weaponry that can end a battle in seconds. The team members are potentially dangerous and a new recruit who has a tattoo for every person she has killed, there could also be a threat from within the team, or maybe not…
With intense shooter action and cinematic effect, you’ll be transported to a vast universe filled with alien life and mysterious planets as you embark on what is described as a “suicide mission” to save humanity. Have you got what it takes to prove them wrong?
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Mass Effect 2 Release Date
Developed by Bioware this science-fiction based action role playing game was released in 2008 to universal critical acclaim. Now the sequel, Mass Effect 2, has been developed and is due for release in January 2010.
Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organization devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced.
To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy’s most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong.
Mass Effect 2 has a release date of 29th January 2010.
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Hustle Season 5 Release Date
The fifth series of the massively popular comedy drama series, Hustle, sees two main character changes. Danny Blue (Marc Warren) and Stacie Monroe (Jaime Murray) have stayed on in the US to carry on their on “cons” while the UK team have been joined by brother and sister teams, Emma Kennedy (Kelly Adams) and Sean Kennedy (Matt Di Angelo).
This series has attracted viewing figures of over 6 million and the BBC have already commissioned a 6th series which will be filming this year and air 2010. US interest from Fox who have bought the film rights to Hustle has sparked rumours that there will be a film version of the TV series coming in the near future.
Hustle Season 5 is released on 25th January 2010.
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