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

Blink 182 were formed in San Diego in 1992 by Mark Hoppus and Tom De Longe and later joined by drummer Travis Barker. The bands breakthrough album, Enema Of The State, was released in 1999 and went on to sell in excess of 15 million copies worldwide. Their next two albums, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (2001) and blink 182 (2003) cemented their position as a pop punk supergroup. Additionally the band have won a number of MTV Awards throughout their career.   Blink-182 new album "Neighborboods" is out now The band will head to the UK to tour next summer and the dates are as follows: Tuesday 12 June, 2012 - Dublin, o2 0818 719300 www.ticketmaster.ie Wednesday 13 June 2012 - Belfast Odyssey Arena - 028 9073 9074/084427774455 www.ticketmaster.ie Wednesday 20 June 2012 - Glasgow SECC - 0844 4999 990 / gigsinscotland.com RESCHEDULED DATES – June/July 2012 UK Dates Thursday 07 June 2012 - Birmingham NIA - 0844 338 8000 - Tickets still valid from Friday 01 July 2011 Fr

Every Kingdom is a record that young West Country singer-songwriter Ben Howard has been brewing within himself for at least a couple of years. And yet its careful attention to detail, with tight, homespun harmonies and folk-informed arrangements, could only have been fully realised after relentless road-testing of these songs on stages across the UK and Europe. UK Tour Dates: 9th October – The Phoenix, Exeter 10th October – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth 11th October – The Komedia, Brighton 12th October – Old Fire Station, Bournemouth 14th October – Thekla, Bristol 15th October – HMV Institute, Birmingham 17th October – The Plug, Sheffield 18th October – Brudenell Social, Leeds 19th October – Stanley Theatre. Liverpool 20th October – Ruby Lounge, Manchester 22nd October – The Jericho, Oxford 23rd October – SWN Festival, Cardiff 24th October – Bodega Social, Nottingham 26th October – The Scala, London 29th October – The Riverside, Newcastle 30th October – The Tunnels, Abe

It’s October and it’s time for Annie Mac’s annual review of the hottest dance records of the year that she has been instrumental in introducing to the nation’s pleasure-synapses through her groundbreaking Radio 1 Friday show and packed DJ schedule. Since her first Annie Mac Presents compilation in 2009, Annie has supported acts that have gone from being favourites on her show to national stars ( Magnetic Man , Plan B , Nero, Katy B ) and helped define the dance music zeitgeist. On this comp, 2011’s finest moments are represented. Azari & III ‘Reckless For Your Love’, Toddla T’s ‘Take It Back’, SBTRKT’s ‘Wildfire’ Jamie XX’s remix of Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’. If you’ve been out clubbing this year this neat comp brings together the highlights as well as pointing to some names likely to be lighting up 2012 ( Jai Paul ). Annie has continued to take her signature sound worldwide in 2011; continuing what Diplo has called his ‘favourite party on the island’ in Ib