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Win! £200 Colour And Cut Courtesy Of Sassoon Salon!

Fri 12th March, 2010 by 69 Magazine

Sassoon Salon is offering 69 readers the chance to win a fabulous cut and colour makeover. Put yourself in the hands of the experts who will offer you a deluxe service that is tailor made to complement your face shape and skin tone and individual style. With their expertly trained cutters and colourists, the Sassoon experience [...]

Fat Nerves EP Now Available To Download

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Produkty

The 2nd Produkty EP, Fat Nerves, will be officially released on 15th March 2010, but it is available now to download from Amazon. The EP features the tracks:

1. Fuck The Planet (And Everybody On It)

2. Still Life

3. Boom Yeah!

4. Rock N Roll Has Made Fools Of You All

It will be available as MP3 download from iTunes (shortly), Amazon and all other good digital stores, or you can pre-order it now on CD from our online store.

Tip of the Week: Tall Ships - Books

Fri 12th March, 2010 by BBC Introducing

Ricky P, Parksy and Jamie B are better known as Tall Ships. They're based in Falmouth but originate from Brighton and are currently off having way too much fun on the road with the mighty Tubelord.

They've been going since 2008 and are putting out their debut EP on the wonderful Big Scary Monsters label this comi..

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TONIGHT!!! get yourselves down in AId of AMnesty international and open till 2 am, you can even bring your own beer/wine and only £3 entry

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Leicester Music Scene Facebook

TONIGHT!!! get yourselves down in AId of AMnesty international and open till 2 am, you can even bring your own beer/wine and only £3 entry

Cherry Choke, Parliament of Bats & Songs from the Hive

Jazz: Join a very special celebration

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Leicester Mercury

Leicester Jazz House has devoted time to promoting events in the city for so long it has now reached its 25th anniversary, writes Chris...

A bit more of what you fancy

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Leicester Mercury

Two decades ago The Quireboys had it all. Lee Marlow finds out what's left...

'How many big bands did their first Leicester gig at the Charlotte?'

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Leicester Mercury

"IT'S a very sad loss for the music scene in Leicester not only because it was a great place to see local bands play, but also a place to catch...

Original Bands Showcase 2010 - 12.03.10 @ The Musician

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Produkty

Produkty will be playing Heat 3 at the 6th Original Bands Showcase @ The Musician- Friday 12 March 2010

 

 

The Original Bands Showcase is a 10 Night Live Music Fest which features 35 bands all jostling for the title of OBS twenty10 Winners and a slot at Summer Sundae Weekender on THE MUSICIAN STAGE plus other great prizes.

 

Runner up in this years final also get a slot at SSW- Leicester's amazing festival.

 

 

£5/£4 with flyer.

 

Dead lounge

Fri 12th March, 2010 by Sweeping The Nation

A band known for its twenty minute fuzz-heavy feedback flecked noise-pop outbursts in acoustic mode? How could this ever possibly work?

The Manhattan Love Suicides - Veronica (Acoustic)

Like that.

Reputedly The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's favourite British band, the Manhattan Love Suicides are now deceased, but their six track Dandelion Radio Session, from which this comes, is a fitting epitath. Released on 29th March - in both ..

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Anoucement. Leicester Music will be working along side Pineapster and putting an event on for the summer sundae fringe festival, not only this we will be working together on Band Exchanges around the country and India, also some eropean country's. Thanks

Thu 11th March, 2010 by Leicester Music Scene Facebook

Anoucement. Leicester Music will be working along side Pineapster and putting an event on for the summer sundae fringe festival, not only this we will be working together on Band Exchanges around the country and India, also some eropean country's. Thanks Mike

Win! Topman Clothes

Thu 11th March, 2010 by 69 Magazine

Boys, here’s a little treat for you… an exclusive look at the new and hugely popular LTD range at Topman… It’s pretty much everything a modern gent desires; a blend of timeless classics with a contemporary twist. We really like the strong emphasis on design and detail. The Indigo Farm range pictured here has many [...]

New Firetrap Store In Nottingham

Thu 11th March, 2010 by 69 Magazine

Hurrah and hurray.  One of our favourite brands is heading our way. Firetrap will be opening its seventh store in Nottingham this weekend (13-14th March) and the launch is gonna be quite special, with a whole lot of stuff going on instore. The first 50 purchase each day will also bag themselves a limited edition tshirt customised by graffiti artist, The Urbanist, [...]

Hendrix's Help For Heroes

Thu 11th March, 2010 by Loughborough Echo

THE spirit of one of the world’s greatest ever guitarists will be invoked at a charity gig in Quorn.

Huw's DIY Label of the Week: Tough Love

Thu 11th March, 2010 by BBC Introducing

From the rumbling depths of new DIY comes Tough Love with a thirst for the new and an appetite for the ferocious, loud and brilliant. They've got split singles and a roster to make the new harder-indie fan salivate!

How, when, where and why was the label set up? Tough Love is run by a guy called Stephen and his lifelong buddy, Ryan. They started the label in Coventry about 4 and a half years ..

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Thu 11th March, 2010

by Leicester Music Scene Facebook

Leicester Music feature Nancy DawkinsThe star’s are bright over Leicester, and we are blessed with many talented and creative people. Another young lady from the local community is something rather special, Nancy Dawkins is a singer songwriter who has a voice of an angel and free in mind and heart with her amazing creative talent. ...