Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

GABRIELLA CILMI: Single ' On A Mission ' released by Island Records on March 8th 2010 Album ' Ten ' released by Island Records on March 22nd 2010 Gabriella Cilmi is ' On A Mission '. Just turned 18, the Australian-Italian singer-songwriter is set to surprise a lot of people with her bold, fresh musical direction and feisty attitude: "I'm not a little girl anymore. I've grown up, and I'm ready to fight to get what I want." Gabriella Cilmi was catapulted to global fame by her worldwide mega hit, ' Sweet About Me ', which sold over 2 million copies, was top ten in 16 countries, viewed over 20 million times on you tube, spent 37 consecutive weeks in the UK singles chart in 2008 and was recently PRS certified the most played record of the 2009. Gabriella's debut album ' Lessons to be Learned ' went top 10 in over 10 countries, notching up close to a million sales. The combination of commercial punch and genuine musical spir

Tickets for The Drums headline show @ the 900 capacity venue, Heaven on 8th June were put on sale this morning and have SOLD OUT in one day! · Additional date on the 9th June added due to popular demand The Drums announce headline London show @ Heaven in June Band win “Philip Hall Radar” award at NME awards  New single ‘Best Friend’ out March 29th Having just finished the NME Awards Tour with a triumphant show at London’s Brixton Academy , The Drums were crowned winners of the “ Philip Hall Radar ” award at NME awards on February 24th. The quartet have now announced a new London headline show for June plus they’ll be playing Camden Crawl & Live at Leeds Festival as well: 30th April – Live at Leeds Festival, Leeds  1st May – Camden Crawl, London  Tuesday 8th June – Heaven, London  SOLD OUT Wednesday 9th June _ Heaven London New date added by popular demand Heaven, London: Under The Arches, Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NG Tickets go on sale Friday 12th March £11.50 http

The latest album from Boyzone, 'Brother' , has gone straight to Number 1 in the Album Charts! The news was officially announced yesterday (Sunday 14th March) by radio stations across the UK, as fans rushed to purchase the album. The exclusive deal below is only available to fans who buy from Universal Music! Ronan Keating & Boyzone Order Brother for £8.99 and get Winter Songs: Limited Collector's Edition for a special price of £9.99 (RRP £34.99) Save £25 when you add both of these items to your basket Click here to buy from Universal Official Site

Forever The Sickest Kids Album Release, “FRIDAY” and Single Release,‘SHE LIKE BITTERSWEET LOVE” out March 2010 Veterans of three straight summers rocking Vans Warped Tour with their fresh and insanely hummable blend of classic-lined power-pop, punk energy and space-age electronics, breakthrough band FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS have announced UK dates in March 2010 with “ You Me At Six ” and “ We the Kings ”. The tour coincides with the first release of the six-track album “ FRIDAY ” and single “ She Like Bittersweet Love ” arriving in March 2010 , the first of three mini albums to be released in succession in 2010, the group's innovative approach to following up their successful Universal Motown album debut UNDERDOG ALMA MATER . Their 2008 debut album was released in a deluxe version in July 2009. The Dallas-based six-man group (Austin Bello, bass & vocals; Kyle Burns, drums; Jonathan Cook, vocals; Kent Garrison, keyboards; Marc Stewart, guitar and Caleb Turman, guitar &

Tinashe ' Mayday ' E.P. Released March 1st - Special Guest On The Noisettes UK Tour Having travailed from Zimbabwe to Hackney via a zig-zagging journey of displacement, new star Tinashé releases ' Mayday' - his scintillating, indispensable E.P, March 1st on Mango Records . Tinashé kicked off the New Year with a series of club shows including a ' New To Q Session' , January 29th alongside Marina & The Diamonds . Tinashé was in imperious form throughout and further proof that he is one of the most impressive new live artists out there. Tinashé now plays a series of shows up and down the UK as special guest for The Noisettes . Written and produced by Tinashé, ' Mayday ' signals the first glimpse of his charming, unique sound, with his forthcoming debut album set for an early summer release. Most musicians will tell you that they've struggled for their art, paid their dues. Living in Highfield, a place that gave birth to Robert Mugabe is one thing,

Tinashe‘Mayday’ E.P. Released on Mango Records March 1st - 12” & Download Having travailed from the townships of Highfield, Zimbabwe to Hackney via a zig-zagging journey of displacement, new star Tinashé releases ‘ Mayday’ – his scintillating, indispensable E.P, March 1st on the re-launched Mango Records .Written and produced by Tinashé, ‘Mayday’ signals the first glimpse of his charming, unique sound, with his forthcoming debut album set for an early summer release. Tinashé has a wonderful gift for filtering his own life experiences into supremely addictive pop. The centrepiece is Tinashe's signature vocal, instantly recognisable and easily sliding from giddy to urgent.This 4-track collection comprises of smart pop songs from a star-in-waiting. From subtle strings and flashes of guitar on ‘ Mayday ’ to the tear-dropping sound of his native instrument, the mbira on ‘ Miss You ’ - all played by Tinashé it’s the work of an artist who's fully formed and not learning the rope

Shakespears Sister Album: Songs From The Red Room released on Cargo April 12 EP: It's A Trip - March 29 "I just want to make intelligent, exciting pop records and wrestle it back from what it's become, because in the last ten years it's been seen as this inferior thing that is associated with Pop Idol and X Factor. But my heroes were Bowie and Roxy - what are they if they are not pop music? It's a brilliant art form - it's the thing that excites me most in my life." - Siobhan Fahey ' Songs From The Red Room ' is the first Shakespears Sister album for over a decade. Siobhan Fahey returns to a pop landscape that has dramatically changed during her career of more than 20 years, and yet this album represents a female pop icon at the top of her game, as effortlessly innovative and exciting as any of her contemporaries. ' Songs From The Red Room ' features collaborations with Terry Hall ('Was It Worth It?') and Whitey ('Pulsa