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GIGS OF THE WEEK LONDON
Who: Suede Where: Kenwood House, London When: August 23 Why:The rock band
play a special set as part of the Live By The Lake series of outdoor summer concerts at the former stately home. They will be joined by Brighton three-piece British Sea Power.
DIGITAL VS 39.6%
59.5%
Bristol
Who: Robert Plant Where: Colston Hall, Bristol When: August 29 Why:The Led
Zeppelin front man plays one of a few UK dates with bandmates the Sensational Space Shifters. Expect sounds from a one-string fiddle, an African lute and a talking drum.
PHYSICAL 36%
63.2%
TOP 5 STORIES ON
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Musicweek.com’s most-read stories for period ending August 19
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High Court rules on radio simulcast licensing in Australia Friday, August 16 Fairwood Music signs worldwide publishing deal with Sami Yusuf Friday, August 16 Calvin Harris named Forbes world's highest paid DJ in 2013 Thursday, August 15 Robin Thicke sues Marvin Gaye family over Blurred Lines copy claims Friday, August 16 German recorded music industry sees first growth in over a decadeMonday, August 19
Manchester
juWho: Crocodiles Where: The Ruby Lounge, Manchester When: August 28 Why: The US garage
duo that is Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell visit the UK after releasing their latest album Crimes Of Passion. They will be joined by Kult Country and Enemies Eyes.
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37.6% 61.6% 37.3% 61.7% 37.4% 61.5%
WkS 29-33 The UK market share for all albums in the past five weeks
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On the front of this month’s BBC Musicmaga- zine is Marin Alsop - the first female to ever con- duct the prestigious Last Night Of The Proms. Inside, she says her goal is to make “it easier for those who come after her”. Elsewhere, Jeremy Pound visits
Montreux, Switzerland, a town “whose musical history is as uniquely varied as its current scene is vibrant.” It’s where Stravinsky wrote much of The Rite Of Spring and is the inspiration behind the 1972 Deep Purple hit Smoke On The Water. The track tells the story of a fire destroying Montreux Casino “thanks to the antics of a fool with a flare gun at a Frank Zappa gig”. Meanwhile 18-year-old Canadian
pianist Jan Lisiecki complains about fans who take cameras to concerts. It “doesn’t make sense,” he says. “It would be like going for a walk in the park and filming it, instead of enjoying the walk itself.” In the reviews pages, Garry Booth
YES: 67%
@reenajlakhani Just overheard a teen explain what YOLO is to his grand- mother, oh @Drake #lookwhatyouve- done #nopunintended
(Reena Lakhani, Universal Music UK) Tuesday, August 14
@CharliScott Working in the music industry is all great really, UNTIL you hear the words ‘uniport’. (Charli Scott, Turn First Artists) Tuesday,
August 14
@jamesendeacott Just spent all my holiday money in @driftrecordshop - top shop, top coffee, top
people...get yourself down there people... (James
Endeacott) Wednesday, August 14
@3rdeyegirl PRINCE’S 2ND TWEET. (Prince) Wednesday, August 14
TWEET OF THE WEEK @MissKateDaviesMorrisons on High Street Ken opens up next to a Music Label and doesn't sell Berocca? Massive fail. #HangoverStaple (Kate
Davies, Universal Music UK) Monday, August 19
@colonelstewart Today the irrepress- ible @NivenJ releases his new book “Straight White Male” he is too shy to tell you about it himself of course (Nick
Stewart, Nick Stewart & Associates LTD) Thursday, August 15
@Ryan_Maher My armpits smell incredible today. Dove invisible for women. Get some. (Ryan Maher, Hackford Jones PR) Thursday,
August 15
@bendunc Can I, as a white middle- class person, legitimately use the phrase “drop” to refer to an album being released? (Ben Duncan,
Hackford Jones PR) Thursday, August 15 NO: 33%
awards To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story three disc and DVD box set a full five out of five star rating. “The 50-plus numbers col- lected here are a reminder of what a contradictory, complex and com- plete artist Simone was,” says the critic.
LIFE IS TWEET WE FOLLOW THE INDUSTRY’S FINEST
@alexleethomson What’s great about being a Forward Russia fan is you can say things like “nine is amazing but fif- teen’s not as exciting”. (Alex Thomson,
Huffington Post) Thursday, August 15
@leethommo Keane. A much- maligned band. But hopefully their Best Of on Nov 11 will get a few doubters to reassess just how brilliant
their catalogue is (Lee Thompson, Friday, August 16
@JLucas86 This insane One Direction fandom isn’t anything new. My aunt once tried to throw herself off a bal- cony during a Gene Pitney concert.
(John Lucas, freelance journalist) Friday, August 16
@sharonlhanley The long queue out- side Madam Tussauds every morning is one of London’s little mysteries (Sharon Hanley, BBC Radio 2)
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114 Arrests were made at V
Festival in Chelmsford last weekend (August 17 - 18). Crimes include 75 for drug
possession and 22 for drug dealing on site
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Cents earned per Spotify stream for musician Zoë Keating in H1 2013 for songs from her 2004 One
Cello x 16 EP and 2005 One Cello x 16: Natoma album, according to The Guardian. The releases were distrib- uted by CDBaby, which takes a 9% cut
1st
Sign of growth in over a decade for the German
music market after com- bined physical and digital
music sales rose by 1.5% in H1 2013 year-on-year
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Hours spent performing at festival’s worldwide this season makes Kendrick
Lamar the most hardwork- ing act, according to
Songkick. Two Door Cinema Club are second place with a total of 41 hours
6th
Debut album to spend its first three weeks in the
chart at No.1 this century is Britain’s Got Talent duo
Richard & Adam with The Impossible Dream
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