Johnny Marr shares video for 'Easy Money' - Watch!

Johnny Marr has shared the video for his new single, 'Easy Money'.

The song is the first to be taken from his second solo album, 'Playland', which is due for release on October 6. The record follows last year's 'The Messenger'. You can watch the video at the top of the page now, via Pitchfork.

Speaking about the themes of the song, Marr told Rolling Stone in a new interview that thinking about the pursuit of money led him to writing the song.

"I like the idea of sneaking a serious concern into the mainstream, disguised as a big pop tune," Marr said. "The riff was so catchy and infectious that I wanted it to be about something that appeared to be trite but was actually quite universal. Money is a preoccupation of everybody, and it took me quite a long time to write something that appeared to be simple. If you were to ask anybody in the City what they're after, essentially the root of it is money. It's the age-old thing of people thinking that it will make us happy."

The 'Playland' tracklisting is:

'Back In The Box'
'Easy Money'
'Dynamo'
'Candidate'
'25 Hours'
'The Trap'
'Playland'
'Speak Out Reach Out'
'Boys Get Straight'
'This Tension'
'Little King'

Johnny Marr tours throughout October. He will play:

Lincoln The Engine Shed (October 13)
Southend Cliffs Pavillion (14)
Bexhill De La Warr (15)
Wolverhampton Civic Hall (17)
Cardiff Great Hall (18)
Bournemouth O2 Academy (20)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (21)
London O2 Academy Brixton (23)
Bath Pavilion (24)
Manchester O2 Apollo (25)
Glasgow O2 Academy (27)
Newcastle O2 Academy (28)
Leeds O2 Academy (29)

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Watch: The Official Video For Michael Jackson's "A Place With No Name"

If you think you hit more than a bit of America's A Horse With No Name in Michael Jackson's new single A Place With No Name, you wouldn't be wrong. Jackson admitted that the America classic was the inspiration for the "new" track which was recorded in 1998.

Here is the official video for the track, the second from Jackson's Xscape album. There may also be a bit of deja vu in the shots of Jackson used in the video. They had previously appeared in the video for his hit In the Closet.

The video was directed by Sam Bayer who also made such classics as Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and Robbie Williams' Angels.

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Bastille stream brand new song

2014 continues to be a landmark year for Bastille. Earlier this month single Pompeii was named the most streamed song ever in the UK and in the U.S it was declared the biggest selling rock song of the year with over 2.5 million sales.

Album Bad Blood has been certified the biggest selling rock album in the U.S this year with nearly 1 million sales whilst worldwide sales have reached an incredible 3 million.

Having already sold out two consecutive headline tours in the US, the band have just announced their third North American tour which will see them play 23 mini-arena dates throughout the autumn. In the UK and Europe they've played prolific slots to huge crowds at many of this summer's festivals and they will appear at Boardmasters and V festival in August for their final UK shows this year.

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Adam Ant new album

Adam Antʼs record label BlueBlack Hussar Records is pleased to announce the release of his new single ʻBRAVEST OF THE BRAVEʼ on November 3rd 2014.

The ʻBRAVEST OF THE BRAVEʼ single will be released on limited edition 7' picture disc vinyl. The flip side of the record will contain the track ʻGarden of Earthly Delightsʼ

Adamʼs seventh solo album ʻBRAVEST OF THE BRAVEʼ written and produced by Adam Ant and the third release on his own BlueBlack Hussar Records label, will be released shortly after the single at the end of November 2014 (Date TBA).

To coincide with the album release, Adam will be performing a selection of songs from his new album at The Coronet Theatre at Elephant & Castle South London in December 2014.

The Coronet Theatre, one of Londonʼs last remaining Victorian music halls, is under threat of demolition. Adam is actively supporting the campaign to save this historic venue built in 1872, where Charlie Chaplin made his professional stage debut as a child and also, before World War One, where the legendary World Heavy Weight Champion, Jack Johnson staged a boxing exhibition which coincidentally, Adam Antʼs grandfather attended as a young boy.

After his sell out performance at The Eventim Hammersmith Apollo in April 2014 and due to public demand, Adam will be performing his seminal 1979 album, ʻDirk Wears White Soxʼ in its entirety, at The Coronet Theatre on 14th December 2014.

Tickets are available NOW from the following outlet:
http://coronettheatre.co.uk/

http://www.adam-ant.com

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Bob Dylan Treats Australia To Tempest Live

Bob Dylan has returned to Australia with a completely new show showcasing songs from his most recent album ‘Tempest’ and the rebirth of his career.

Dylan was completely washed up and ready to retire in the 80s. In his biography ‘Chronicles’, Dylan wrote, “I’d been on an eighteen month tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It would be my last. I had no connection to any kind of inspiration. Whatever was there to begin with had all but vanished and shrunk. Tom was at the top of his game and I was at the bottom of mine”.

Dylan spent the next 10 years finding himself musically. The moment came with 1997′s ‘Time Out Of Mind’, a masterpiece of a Dylan album that awarded him three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year in 1998.

‘Time Out Of Mind’ marked a new era for Dylan who now concentrates musical on his works from 1997 and onwards in his live set.

The five albums ‘Time Out Of Mind’ (1997), ‘Love and Theft’ (2001), ‘Modern Times’ (2006), ‘Together Through Life’ (2009) and ‘Tempest’ (2012) contain some of Dylan’s greatest works.

Bob Dylan setlist Perth, August 13, 14, 15

Things Have Changed (from The Essential Bob Dylan, 1999)
She Belongs To Me (from Bringing It All Back Home, 1965)
Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ (from Together Through Life, 2009)
Working Man’s Blues #2 (from Modern Times, 2006)
Waiting For You (from The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood soundtrack, 2002)
Duquesne Whistle (from Tempest, 2012)
Pay In Blood (from Tempest, 2012)
Tangled Up In Blue (from Blood On The Tracks, 1974)
Love Sick (from Time Out Of Mind, 1997)
High Water (For Charley Patton) (from Love and Theft, 2001)
Simple Twist Of Fate (from Blood On The Tracks, 1974)
Early Roman Kings (from Tempest, 2012)
Forgetful Heart (from Together Through Life, 2009)
Spirit On The Water (from Modern Times, 2006)
Scarlet Town (from Tempest, 2012)
Soon After Midnight (from Tempest, 2012)
Long And Wasted Years (from Tempest, 2012)

All Along The Watchtower (from John Wesley Harding, 1968)
Blowin’ In The Wind (from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, 1962)

Bob Dylan Australia and New Zealand dates

New Zealand:
August 9, 10, Hamilton, Claudelands Arena

Australia:
August 13, 14, 15 Perth, Riverside Theatre
August 18, 19, 20, 21 Melbourne, Palais Theatre
August 25, Brisbane, Convention and Exhibition Theatre
August 29, Canberra, Royal Theatre
August 31, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
September 3, 4, 5 Sydney, State Theatre
September 7, 8, Sydney, Opera House

New Zealand:
September 10, Christchurch, Canterbury Arena

Bob Dylan will tour Australia for Chugg Entertainment.

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Nick Cave Adds More Final Hometown Show

Nick Cave has added more shows around Australia including a third and final show in hometown Melbourne.

The Nick Cave band will feature Warren Ellis (Guitar/Violin/Mandolin/Loops), Martyn Casey; (Bass), Thomas Wydler (Drums/Percussion) and Barry Adamson (Keys/Vibes).

Nick Cave dates

Australia
November 27, 28, Perth, Fremantle Arts Centre
November 30, December 1, Adelaide, Festival Theatre
December 3, Brisbane, Convention Centre
December 4, Gold Coast, Exhibition Centre
December 11, 12, 13, 14, Sydney, State Theatre
December 16, 17, 18, Melbourne, Plenary

New Zealand
December 6, 7, Auckland, Civic Theatre
December 8, 9, Wellington, St James Theatre

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