Cecil Womack dies aged 65
R&B singer/songwriter Cecil Womack passed away in Africa on Friday, which is where he had moved in the 90s with his wife and musical partner, Linda. Cecil was 65 and brother of legendary Soul singer Bobby Womack.
R&B singer/songwriter Cecil Womack passed away in Africa on Friday, which is where he had moved in the 90s with his wife and musical partner, Linda. Cecil was 65 and brother of legendary Soul singer Bobby Womack.
Manchester's ever growing and iconic Warehouse Project have today announced four shows for 4 Easter, which will run from March 28th-31st and (as always) covers a wide variety of music. Skream heads the first, with Ben Klock & co. on the Friday, before Maya Jane tops the list for Kaluki and Alesso brings some friends along to close proceedings. Tickets available HERE.
Afer returning from a well deserved break in Australia, a newly engaged Example has announced that he will be headlining Rockness Festival this Summer, on a line-up that includes the likes of Basement Jaxx, Jessie Ware, Ellie Goulding & Madness. The festival will be Example's first as the main headline act, but for those who have seen him play in the past, you will already know that he is the king of festivals. Tickets HERE.
After uploading their new single 'White Noise' last week, Disclosure now find themselves top of the Cool Cuts Chart, which is the UK's leading tastemaker chart and is compiled from reactions by tastemaker DJs & the Cool Cuts panel. Following the success of 'Latch' it was important to bring something big to the table, and judging by this piece of news, all bodes well for the real chart when it drops on February 15th.
The Manchester-based festival Parklife today announced the first for their 2013 event - Hot Natured, which consists of Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Luca C & Ali. Jamie Jones has been at the forefront of House music for the past 4 years and has gone from strength to strength since setting up his label Hot Creations and this infectious 'group', Hot Natured. Get your tickets HERE - the complete line-up will be announced on February 14th.
A new 15,000 capacity festival in Essex, We Are FSTVL, have today announced their stunning line-up of Electronic music, which includes some of the all time greats, including Sven Vath, Kerri Chandler & MK. The festival will take place on May 25th, all the info you need is HERE. Full line-up after the jump.
A Tribe Called Quest's legendary producer & DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad is set to return to the UK for a show at the Jazz Café, with support from the wonderful Emily Rawson. Tickets available HERE.
Manchester's incredible inner-city festival Parklife today announced the first lot of information for their forthcoming 2013 event, which is set to take place on June 8th/9th. Earlybird tickets will go on sale January 24th at 9am for just £55!, with the full priced tickets going on sale a week later. The full line-up will be announced on February 14th.
Another festival set in Croatia this year is Love System, which will take place over 3 days from May 30th. The line-up features Ben Pearce, Bicep, George FitzGerald, Shonko & more, and tickets are available HERE.
News broke today that Hideout Festival has become one of the first festivals of to sell out in 2013. The festival is set in stunning Croatia, has a line-up better than any other and is run by the same people who created the Warehouse Project in Manchester, so it's no surprise that tickets have been snapped up so quickly. For those lucky enough to get tickets, the line-up already includes SBTRKT, Skream, Bicep, Rudimental, MK, Julio Bashmore, along with MANY more, with still some to be announced. Boat party tickets go on sale soon.