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Posts Tagged ‘ Broadcast 2000 ’

Album: Communion Compilation

Album: Communion Compilation

Look, the clue is in the name – this offering from the burgeoning club night established by Ben Lovett (Mumford & Sons) and Kevin Jones (Cherbourg) is a bringing together of musical souls and a testament to the talent that thrills through the British folk scene and makes it the beautiful thing we all...
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Tags: Alan Pownall, Alessi's Ark, Broadcast 2000, Jay Jay Pistolet, Johnny Flynn, Kurran and the Wolfnotes, Mumford and Sons, Peggy Sue, Pete Roe, William Stokes
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Album: Broadcast 2000

Album: Broadcast 2000

Gemma Hampson says: "Broadcast 2000 is a fitting name for this London-based indie-folk what not. Although it’s the first full-length album from the group, it will most definitely not be the first time you have heard them. Even without the discovery of their 2008-released EP ‘Building Blocks’, their sound is getting around. A...
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Communion to release compilation album featuring Mumford & Sons, Alessi + Australian show

Communion to release compilation album featuring Mumford & Sons, Alessi + Australian show

Communion, the London, Leeds and Brighton clubnight run by Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons and Kev Jones, formerly of Cherbourg, will be releasing a 21-track compilation CD featuring Mumford and Sons, Johnny Flynn, Broadcast 2000, Alessi’s Ark and Jay Jay Pistolet. The album will be released on 1st March on limited edition double gatefold...
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Tags: Alan Pownall, Alessi's Ark, Broadcast 2000, Jay Jay Pistolet, Kurran and the Wolfnotes, Mumford and Sons, Peggy Sue
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Broadcast 2000 releases album in SUPERFANBUNDLE format

Broadcast 2000 releases album in SUPERFANBUNDLE format

Broadcast 2000, friends to FFS and recent gardeners at The Allotment, have decided to indulge in a bit of merchandise madness for 2010.  In celebration of the arrival of their eponymous debut album on 15th February.  If you want to get your hands on this puppy pre-Valentines day, however, you can take advantage of...
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Come to The Allotment TODAY: Broadcast 2000, I Said Yes and Al Lewis and Sarah Howells

Come to The Allotment TODAY: Broadcast 2000, I Said Yes and Al Lewis and Sarah Howells

FFS has teamed up with Anika in London to bring you The Allotment this Wednesday - the first of many London band nights characterised by excellent music, a DIY attitude and, most importantly, free cake.
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Tags: Broadcast 2000, I Said Yes
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Latest free downloads

We've noticed that one could build up rather a lovely collection of music just through the free downloads bands offer. Here we'll be collecting the best of what we find.
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Tags: Alessi's Ark, Broadcast 2000, Caitlin Rose, Dawn Landes, Micah P. Hinson, The Leisure Society, The Mountain Goats, The Very Most
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Live Review: Stars of Sunday League EP Launch @ The Luminaire, London

The folkstars were out in force on Monday night for the Stars of Sunday League's launch of EP 'The Boy's Got Prospects'. First up were I Said Yes, who came from all over the UK to play just two tracks. FFS has been looking forward to hearing them for some time. And – despite having...
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Tags: Broadcast 2000, I Said Yes, Jeremy Warmsley, Planet Earth, Stars of Sunday League
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No show for Emmy as Stars of Sunday League launch EP

Emmy the Great's much hinted at appearance at The Stars of Sunday League EP launch show last night was not to be. Stars of Sunday League's Euan Robinson put on the show in conjunction with Platforms to launch his debut EP The Boy's Got Prospects. And he used his contacts to create a stellar...
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Tags: Broadcast 2000, Emmy The Great, Jeremy Warmsley, Planet Earth, Stars of Sunday League
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Stars of Sunday League EP launch + VERY special guest rumours

Stars of Sunday League are set to launch their debut EP, 'The Boy's Got Prospects' this Monday (3rd August), and some pretty strong hints are flying around the internet, suggesting that the act billed as 'A Special Secret Friend' may be none other than Emmy the Great.
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Tags: Broadcast 2000, Emmy The Great, Jeremy Warmsley, Stars of Sunday League
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Communion hosts folktastic stage at Bloom festival

Communion hosts folktastic stage at Bloom festival

Communion has announced a corker of a line-up for its first festival. The London – and now Brighton – night organised by Kev Jones of Cherbourg and Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons, has curated a folk stage at Bloom in Bristol.
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Tags: Alessi's Ark, Broadcast 2000, Cherbourg, Emmy The Great, Jay Jay Pistolet, Johnny Flynn, Kurran and the Wolfnotes, Left With Pictures, Noah and the Whale, Peggy Sue, Ryan O’Reilly, Sons of Noel and Adrian, The Leisure Society
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