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Debut album "Silent Alarm" (February 2005)
Video Premiere: Bloc Party's 'Mercury'
July 09, 2008 04:07:32Having yet confirming any details about their new album, Indie rock band Bloc Party already premiered the music video for their first single "Mercury". The clip was streamed on their official website at the same day as they perform their single for the first time on Radio 1 on July 7.
The new clip had a very weird plot as it pictures humans in animal heads like monkey and bull. It seems that the story tells about some monkey scientists that are creating a new species (a man body with a bull head) who finally becomes a president.
Live Earth Concerts, Big Event with Big Lineups
April 11, 2007 09:04:31
Held on July 7, 2007 across 7 continents, Live Earth Concerts self-declares that it is an event that is worth it. Lineups for both UK and US have been announced and they are the ones who will attract billions of audience and promote the fight against global warming.
Performing at London's Wembley Stadium are Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Madonna, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.
Bloc Party to Headline Iceland Airwaves Festival
April 10, 2007 04:04:07
In the event that introduces new music, rising bands Bloc Party, Of Montreal and !!! are the lots that will slam Iceland Airwaves Festival's stage. The ninth year will take place in October as usual.
The event is held over 5 days course and will visit several venues throughout the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. The three acts above are only a few among the 170 others who are planned to perform. 35 of the total have been announced and mostly are Icelandic musicians. Specific dates are yet to be announced.
Headliners in the 2007 Reading and Leeds Festival
March 20, 2007 03:03:21
The 2007 Reading and Leeds Festival has recruited a new string of bands to perform in the event this summer. The headliners are the multiple Grammy award winning Red Hot Chili Peppers, the newly reunited rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and also half-English half-Swedish Indie pop band Razorlight.
The annual event which is also popular as Carling Weekend, will begin on August 24. The event's official website also informs that Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Fall Out Boy, Bloc Party and Nine Inch Nails are among some of the bands performing. These bands will have their gigs on the second round of the three-day weekend.
Bloc Party to Have "A Weekend in the City" on Market on Feb 6
December 22, 2006 01:12:11
After a short-cut performance at Panic! At the Disco tour, Bloc Party is heading into the studio, preparing for their second album.
Titled "A Weekend in the City", the LP is scheduled to touch the market by Feb 6th next year. It, moreover, is said to deal with kinds of issues, like youth being co-opted by corporations, the loss of identity in the modern world, and the loneliness of life in a megapolis.
UK Rockers Bloc Party Cancel Tour
November 16, 2006 09:11:06
It is bad news of course for fans of Bloc Party that the UK rockers have to unfortunately cancel their North American tour due to illness in the band.
According to the band's official Website, on November 9 "drummer Matt Tong was admitted to hospital in Atlanta with a collapsed lung." That time around, Bloc Party canceled a week's of shows saying, "Doctor's at the hospital in Atlanta say Matt is in a comfortable condition and not in any danger, he will however be staying in hospital for at least the next three days for observation."
Panic! At the Disco to Tour This Fall
August 25, 2006 01:08:12
Platinum-selling band Panic! At the Disco is about to embark on a tour this fall and will bring along indie-dance favorite, Bloc Party, as the opening act.
Announced its tour plans on Thursday August 24, Panic! will kick off the 26-date trek Nov. 7 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and will make the long trek across the U.S., hitting cities like New York, Chicago, Denver, and Portland before they finish it up Dec. 9 in San Diego.
The New Pantheon Awards Finalists
January 13, 2006 03:01:42Numbers of names have been listed as the finalists for the inaugural New Pantheon Awards which replacing the Shortlist Prize in recognizing noteworthy albums that have sold fewer than 500,000 copies in the United States. Among the 10 names mentioned, there we have Fiona Apple, Antony and the Johnsons, and Arcade Fire.
Apple's "Extraordinary Machine", Arcade Fire's "Funeral", and Antony and the Johnsons' "I Am a Bird Now" will all vie for the award. The rest of the finalists among others include Animal Collective's "Feels," Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm," Death Cab for Cutie's "Plans," The Decemberists' "Picaresque," Kings of Leon's "Aha Shake Heartbreak," M.I.A.'s "Arular," and Sufjan Stevens' "Illinois."
