Black Keys to headline LA's Sunset Junction

The Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids and !!! are among the bands that will headline this year's Sunset Junction Festival in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

Gavin Rossdale plays Bush hits at London gig

Gavin Rossdale played his debut UK solo show last night (June 12) at Camden's Underworld.

London-born Rossdale, who now lives in Los Angeles with wife Gwen Stefani, played a set packed full of hits by his former band Bush, including 'Swallowed' and Glycerine'.

Taking to the stage with his band just after 9.20pm (BST) Rossdale, wearing a black shirt and silver chains and basked in a red light, launched straight into Bush song 'Machine Head'.

Before the second track Gavin nodded and smiled to the gathered crowd asking: "Hello, you alright?"

After playing a few more tracks, which saw the already clearly excited crowd chanting back word-for-word, a now sweat-drenched Rossdale told the crowd: "It's been too long, it's real good to see you."

Then Gavin took off his guitar and pulled the mike off the stand to perform new solo song 'This Is Happiness'.

Then after another two solo album tracks Rossdale said: "Thank you, I just want to say a special hello to all my friends who came down - all the locals."

Then the band launched into Bush's biggest UK hit, 'Swallowed', that saw Rossdale show off his guitar skills with the solo near the end.

Before the encore Rossdale said: "I played here with Bush when we were coming up and I love this place." He then launched into a spine-tingling rendition of his old band's hit 'Glycerine', which received an abundance of cheers.

The band joined him again and after another two songs an obviously touched Rossdale, now drenched head to toe in sweat but still smiling, said: "Thank you so much. We look forward to coming back to play to you in London real soon, if I had my way. But thanks for coming out we appreciate that."

Gavin Rossdale played:

'Machinehead'
'Frontline'
'Can't Stop The World'
'Everything Zen'
'The Trouble I'm In'
'This Is Happiness'
'If Youre Not With Us You're Against Us'
'Love Remains The Same'
'Swallowed'
'The Chemicals Between Us'
'Glycerine'
'When Animals Attack'
'Comedown'




Jun 12, 2008 at Night And Day Cafe, Manchester -
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Old NASA footage shows space program in new light

By Barry Garron


LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - High definition is not
just a way of making video look crisp and bright. It also is a
reason for making programs -- maybe the reason -- as "When We
Left Earth" suggests.


One can say, as the Discovery Channel does in its press
materials, that this comprehensive and authoritative six-hour
miniseries running June 8, 15 and 22 was produced to mark the
50th anniversary of NASA and the U.S. exploration of space. In
reality, though there is abundant history on the space program,
there is scant information that hasn't already been seen, heard
or written somewhere else.


What makes this mini different from all those other
projects is that, for the first time, we get to see rare NASA
footage -- sort of like the space agency's home video -- which
was removed from cold storage and transferred to high
definition just for this project.


And what footage it is. Not merely breathtaking space and
launch photos but clips that reveal the risks, danger and
anxiety of NASA employees and astronaut wives at each new
venture.


It is so simple and certain in hindsight but the NASA films
show the palpable tension in Mission Control, such as just
before Apollo 8 emerged from the dark side of the moon and
broke out of lunar orbit. Other highlights include training for
the unexpected, fiery rockets and the cool blue of an Earth
rise seen from the moon.


In between clips of vintage NASA footage (more than 100
hours of old film was converted to high definition for this
project) are bits of recent interviews with astronauts and
flight directors, often recollecting events of decades past as
if they had just happened that morning.


Like the space capsules themselves, this mini speeds
through its mission. Each of the first three hours, for
example, are spent, respectively, on the Mercury, Gemini and
Apollo programs.


Tune in to learn about the strategy of each launch and for
those amazing vintage films. Keep in mind, though, that with
the focus so squarely on NASA, there is little reference to
other concurrent but related events, such as domestic politics
or the Cold War.


Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Pigeon Detectives reschedule shows after singer injury

The Pigeon Detectives have announced new dates for the Irish gigs they were forced to cancel last month.

Singer [url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-pigeon-detectives/36537 ]Matt Bowman injured himself onstage at Radio 1's Big Weekend[/url] (May 11) in Maidstone and was forced to postpone the shows.

The band will now play The Academy in Dublin on July 22 and Belfast's Mandela Hall on July 23.

Original tickets will be valid for both shows, while a limited number of new tickets have been made available for the Dublin date.

To check the availability of Pigeon Detectives tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.




May 31, 2008 at Spa Theatre, Bridlington -
Jun 1, 2008 at Carling Academy, Birmingham -
Jun 2, 2008 at Carling Academy, Birmingham -
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