Buy a ticket for Camden Crawl, get a free beer

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United Kingdom | 28 April 2010

Fans who buy their Gaymers Camden Crawl tickets on viagogo will receive a FREE beer token which can be redeemed and enjoyed at the London festival.

Camden Crawl 2010 brings together the best in new music and with over 150 acts performing over the May Bank Holiday weekend including Calvin Harris, Sugababes and Lost Prophets.

Edward Parkinson, viagogo UK director said: "Not only will Camden Crawl goers have an amazing time at the first class city festival but they can now enjoy a cold and refreshing drink on behalf of viagogo! Camden Crawl is set to be hot this year, so our free drinks will certainly be needed to cool down the music fans!"

viagogo, Europe’s largest online ticket marketplace for live event tickets is the official ticket exchange partner for Camden Crawl.

To buy Camden Crawl Tickets go to http://www.viagogo.co.uk/Concert-Tickets/Festivals/Camden-Crawl-Tickets

Win Tickets to see sugababes at Camden Crawl

Want to go to well loads of well cool gigs on a well cool night out in London?

The nice folk over at Gaymers cider have given us five pairs of tickets to this weekend’s Camden Crawl. And rather than keeping them for ourselves, we've begrudgingly decided to hand them over to you mucky lot (well, we were forced to).

More than 40 edgy venues in north London will be taking part in the edgy festival, which involves loads of edgy bands like We are Scientists, Lost Prophets, Plan B, Teenage Fanclub and Slow Club (our personal faves).

The Sugababes and Calvin Harris will also be there – they’re not very edgy but much easier to dance to.

All you have to do to win a pair of tickets to both days (May 1^st and 2^nd) is answer the following question and send your answer to pleasepickme@3am.co.uk with ‘edgy, edgy, I’m so goddamn edgy’ in the subject line.

Which radio DJ is the fiancé of Heidi Range (you know, off the Sugababes)?

A)Nick Berry

B)Dave Berry

C)Halle Berry

Get your emails in NOW ok? The comp closes on Thursday.

Preview: The Camden Crawl 2010

Preview: The Camden Crawl 2010

by Kevin E G Perry

Holly Miranda finally makes it to the UK post-volcano, and plays on Saturday It's been looking suspiciously summery these past few weeks, which can only mean that festival season must soon be upon us. Starting things in some style, next weekend sees the Camden Crawl once more descending on, a hopefully sun-kissed, North London and making hordes of jaded indie fans fall in love with Camden all over again. Bands will be performing all weekend long in any nook or cranny where there's room to swing a guitar. From established venues like the Dublin Castle and KOKO to tiny pubs and the occasional living room, the streets will thrum with the sound of eager musos seeking out new sounds while desperately trying to avoid the queues. After a successful debut as a participating venue last year, the Roundhouse returns to host an MTV stage this year. It's worth bearing in mind, however, that entrance is only guaranteed with an additional purchase of a £6.50 pass per show on top of the normal £34.50 day ticket, or £55 weekend option. It'll make use of its status as the largest available space to house the most populist end of the Crawl's lineup spectrum. For its Saturday afternoon show, Professor Green joins that modern-day 'Ship of Theseus' the Sugababes and Calvin Harris while the evening show sees Plan B and Pendulum take the stage. On the Sunday, The Blackout and Lostprophets line up for the afternoon show, while Stornoway and We Are Scientists play the evening slot. Away from those weighty, if firmly mainstream, names, Camden Town high street will host a plethora of more esoteric acts in more intimate venues, just waiting to be discovered. In total, 20 venues will be taking part, with events from midday each day until four the following morning, so it's handy that the Monday is a Bank Holiday. As is their wont, the Crawl won't be revealing exactly where and when any acts will be playing until the day. We do know, however, that among the acts on Saturday will be legendary former Creation Records band Teenage Fanclub, expected to be previewing material from their forthcoming record Shadows. Also catching the eye that day are perennial art amateur Billy Childish with his Musicians of the British Empire, noise merchants Pulled Apart By Horses and folk-rock duo Slow Club. Although there's something for everyone amongst the sprawling lineup, so perhaps Ms Dynamite or New Young Pony Club may be more to your taste? On Sunday, there are a couple of legends heading up the bill in the shape of London's own Roots Manuva and pioneering post-punkers Gang of Four. The line-up's also a treat for those looking for poetic eloquence with both Speech Debelle and Lightspeed Champion waxing lyrical. However, the real joy of the Crawl is in uncovering the cult heroes of tomorrow, so it's worth seeking out forward thinkers like Drums Of Death and YACHT. In an attempt to ease the traffic caused by the eagerest ears in London, a host of acts will play both days. Among those offering you two bites of the cherry are Boy Better Know's grime superstar Skepta, presumably well-spoken songstress Eliza Doolittle and the much-hyped Crystal Fighters. As well as the music, they'll be lots more on offer over the weekend. They'll be comedy and theatre as well as spoken word, including acts from the always reliable BookSlam team. We will of course once again be there for the duration, wearing out our shoes from Mornington Crescent to Chalk Farm in search of the very best the Crawl has to offer, from established legends to up-and-comers. Why not come along and see what you can find? The Camden Crawl takes place on 1 and 2 May 2010 in various venues in Camden, London, NW1. Tickets and full line-up information can be found at thecamdencrawl.com.

Our Eurovision entry really isn't up to much is it

It is rare that I ever blog negatively , but I agree 100% with this Popjustice article. How could we have got it so wrong after Jade got it so right last year ?



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Our Eurovision entry really isn't up to much is it
Story filed Thursday, 22 April 2010
We'd forgotten all about this but someone on the Popjustice forum has just posted a link to the studio verison of Josh Dubovie's 'That Sounds Good To Me'.


This is the song the United Kingdom is sending to Eurovision.

It is the song that it is felt - by idiots, let's be honest - will best represent the UK on the world stage.

Nothing about this song is good. It has no redeeming features. If it were a second hand car it would be one with a massive shit on the driver's seat. It is like a nightmare that exists in the physical realm, the Freddie Krueger of Eurovision entries slashing multiple cuts across pop's jugular. It is Comic Sans, a fart in a crowded lift, a dishwasher with an unsatisfactory rinse cycle, a Conservative election win, an unexpectedly hefty tax bill, homework on a Sunday night and next door's whining dog. It is all of that and more but it is not, and this is worth remembering as 'Eurovision fever' grips (trans: doesn't grip) the country in the coming weeks, something that "sounds" "good" to "anyone".

It is, more than anything, a real shame.

Read more: http://www.popjustice.com/#ixzz0mHqvfYBe

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Free music event for NW1 residents

Free music event for NW1 residents
editorial@hamhigh.co.uk
22 April 2010
RESIDENTS living within the NW1 postcode will have free access to a live music event during the Camden Crawl weekend.

The Red Bull Bedroom Jam Arena will feature live music, DJs, bars and food stalls and is completely free to anyone above the age of 14.

The stage forms part of the Crawl which is set to take over Camden Town for another year during the Bank Holiday weekend of May 1 and 2.

The bands will feature between 12noon and 7pm and the line up includes After the Ordeal, Shiva, Dissolved In, Fate of a Stranger, Kasms, Chew Lips, Let's Go To War, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, We Are The Ocean, Is Tropical, Skepta, Rolo Tomassi, Man Like Me, Flood of Red, Butz Kids and The Auteur.

The main Crawl will feature the Sugababes, Teenage Fanclub, Lostprophets and Calvin Harris and will take place at venues across Camden Town, including the Roundhouse, Electric Ballroom and the Jazz Cafe.

Rock4Life music festival cancelled

Rock4Life music festival cancelled
Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi of Status Quo
Status Quo were among the acts due to appear at the event

A new music festival in the Highlands which was to feature veteran rockers Status Quo has been cancelled.

Rock4Life was due to be held on 1 May at Whiteness, near Ardersier, and raise money for the Highland Hospice.

The second day of the two-day event, at which pop acts Sugababes and McFly were due to appear, had already been cancelled because of poor ticket sales.

Highland Council confirmed they had now been told by organisers the festival would no longer be going ahead.

Rock4Life was expected to attract a crowd of about 20,000.

A spokesman for Highland Council said they had been informed the decision to call off the entire event was taken due to the "knock-on effect" from the loss of the second day, which created a cash-flow problem.

Hospice benefit

He said: "Everything was in place for the event to go ahead and the organisers had the proper permissions.

"This has come as a disappointment."

The website for the festival, which was organised by Caledonian Productions, has been shut down.

David Welch, fundraising director for Highland Hospice, said: "At the end of the day we were to benefit from the profits for the event.

"We didn't know how much that was going to be and it is not something we budgeted for, but we are disappointed if it isn't going to go ahead."

Breaking Sugababes News~New Album started

Sugababes begin work on new album
Wednesday, April 21 2010, 13:17 BST

By Robert Copsey



The Sugababes have started working on their new album, their manager has revealed.

The group, which Heidi Range recently insisted are not splitting despite poor sales on their latest album Sweet 7, are reportedly going back in to the studio to start work on their eighth album.

The trio's manager Mark Hargreaves has now spoken out, insisting that the group are in high spirits and are working on a new record.

Hargreaves told Now: "They're a very happy group today. They can't wait to get back into the studio and bring back that feelgood factor."

The magazine also reports that their previous hit single 'Girls' recorded with former Sugababe Keisha Buchanan will be re-recorded with new member Jade Ewan's vocals, and will be used to promote US department store JC Penney.

Hargreaves said: "It's brought a massive resurgence of interest in the band over there."

Buchanan is reportedly in talks about penning a tell-all book on her time in the band.

NST Music Makers ~ Sweet 7 Review

Get it and sing happy! SUGABABES Sweet 7 (Universal Music) I DON’T know the members of this British pop girl band these days, but I guess it doesn’t matter because the music from the group sounds pretty generic. Danceable pop.

Mindless electro beats.

Lyrics oozing promises of sex.

It’s all found in this seventh album from this chameleon girl band whose brand has been around for a decade.

Amazing, isn’t it? The sleeve notes state that Sugababes now comprises Heidi Range, Amelie Berrabah and Jade Ewen.

The songs are all radio-friendly. Of the 11 tracks, Wear My Kiss is the most memorable for its use of the vocoder and the chorus: “You wanna wear my kiss/All over your body/Once you try it on, you can’t live without it.” Standouts include the sweet bubblegum pop of Sweet & Amazing and the ballad Little Miss Perfect.

While nothing from Sweet 7 reach the mashup fun of Freak Like Me, not even Sean Kingston of You’re Beautiful Girl fame on Miss Everything, the tracks are club bangers, especially She’s A Mess.

The album is great for electro-pop fans.

Sugababes Now Magazine 5.4.10 Scan