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Stevie Wonder - Hard
I agree, but the question is whether we will all g
Stevie Wonder - Hard
For generations of fans brought up on blanded out
"Being young and fem
And the interaction will add a great diversity to
"Being young and fem
This is a very familier story.. well the beginning
Be nice to your fans
good point - we feel a "be nice to your crew" arti

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Soundcheck - a few tips and rules
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Lee Brilleaux of Dr Feelgood once said that soundchecks were “for poofters and Mink de Ville.”  They are micgenerally regarded as a necessary evil to try and temper the godawful row that your band makes onstage, and to turn it into something that might be termed “entertainment”.

So here are a few tips and rules to try and make that pre-dinner chore more painless and less pointless.

1.  Be organised - particularly if you are a support band and only have a short time to souncheck .  And with that in mind...

Someone should be in charge of running the soundcheck.  This would generally be the FOH (front of house) engineer but is sometimes the tour manager or production manager.  Musicians should be waiting ready to play when asked and be quiet when asked, and should resist the temptation to twiddle about.  Drummers, in particular, find this impossible.

 
Festival photo competition 2010
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donniedarko2A bag of goodies including gig tix, cd, dvd and t-shirt could be yours...Just send a web friendly jpeg of your favourite 2010 festival photo to us by the 30th September.   Photo(s) to include a caption. The winning photo will be posted on the site Monday 4th October. 

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NME launch hunt for best breakthrough act
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NME's music community for emerging bands and artists, NME Breakthrough, has announced a new competition where they hope to unearth one of the UK's best acts and help propel them to the top. As well as the kudos of being the NME Breakthrough winner, there are also some great prizes up for grabs including a slot at Club NME and a music video shoot. Get your entries in! http://bit.ly/bBhqnz
 
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