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Autechre to release 13 new songs digitally over two weeks
Band putting out 140 minutes of new music
Add Autechre to MyNME Autechre are to release 13 new songs digitally over the space of two weeks beginning on May 19. In total the band will extricate over 140 minutes of new music. The 13 tracks will be released digitally on bleep.com over a course of two weeks, either as a mini-subscription or individual track downloads as and when they become suitable. The music will then appear taken in the character of EP Bundles upon the body iTunes and other major download services a week later. (Read the full post about ‘Autechre to release 13 new songs digitally over two weeks’…)

The Pigeon Detectives cancel shows after injury The Pigeon Detectives
Matt Bowman taken to hospital
Add The Pigeon Detectives to MyNME The Pigeon Detectives have been forced to cancel two shows in Ireland this week due to songster Matt Bowman injuring himself on stage yesterday (May 11) at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Maidstone. Bowman badly injured his leg during a performance of ‘Emergency’, but continued to leap off the stage and scissor kick into the air off the drumkit until he collapsed. He managed to finish the set before being taken to hospital where they initially wanted to operate immediately, but after further advice he was transferred to Leeds, where he is currently being treated. (Read the full post about ‘The Pigeon Detectives cancel shows after injury’…)

Justin Timberlake to produce reality TV show Justin Timberlake
The singer will work on a new afford for MTV
Add Justin Timberlake to MyNME Justin Timberlake will act as a producer for a forthcoming new reality TV show on MTV. The show, entitled ‘The Phone’, will interlace two mobile phones ringing in a city, by members of the public who answer them then choosing if they scantiness to take part in the show. They will then have to complete a mission within a time limit to win a cash prize, reports BBC News. MTV executive vice-president Tony Disanto claimed the show would be “genre-busting”. He added that “each week will be an action-packed mini-movie”. MTV have not announced when the show will be filmed or broadcast. (Read the full post about ‘Justin Timberlake to produce reality TV show’…)

Dirty Pretty Things and Reverend And The Makers for London generosity show Dirty Pretty Things
The Archie Bronson Outfit will also perform
Add Dirty Pretty Things to MyNME Dirty Pretty Things, Reverend And The Makers, , David Arnold and ‘ Mark Morriss will perform at a forthcoming charity gig at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London on June 20. The show will raise funds and awareness for the Real Fits journal. The journal encourages and supports journalists from under-represented backgrounds in the media. Its view is that currently the media in the UK is over-represented by privately educated people. Special collaborations and guest appearances are expected on the night. (Read the full post about ‘Dirty Pretty Things and Reverend And The Makers for London charity show’…)

Los Campesinos to headline railway festival Les Campesinos
Indietracks bill announced
Add Los Campesinos! to MyNME Los Campesinos! have been announced as the headliners of this year’s Indietracks Festival. Running between July 26 and 27 they will join The Wedding Present, Darren Hayman, The Wave Pictures and The Bobby McGees. The event will take place at 1950s steam railway in Derbyshire. To check the availability of Los Campesinos! tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094. digg_skin = ‘compact’; digg_window = ‘new’; NME Alerts: Direct to your desktop Share this story: Del.icio.us Digg Furl Reddit Add your comment Please sign in to subjoin your comments or register to have your say. (Read the full post about ‘Los Campesinos to headline railway festival’…)

Bob Dylan art exhibition to open Bob Dylan
Halcyon gallery to hold first exhibition
Add Bob Dylan to MyNME Bob Dylan is set to open his first art exhibition. The event will take place at the Halcyon Gallery in London, beginning on June 14. ‘The Drawn Blank Series’ will be the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of Dylan, and will feature drawings and sketches he made on the road during the period of 1989 through to 1992. Paul Green, President of the Halcyon Gallery, related: “This is an incredible opportunity for viewing this powerful body of operate which gives an insight into the artist’s soul.” For ticket information go to Halcyongallery.com. (Read the full post about ‘Bob Dylan art exhibition to open’…)

Frightened Rabbit add dates to US tour NME Logo
New York and LA shows are added to outing
Add NME to MyNME Frightened Rabbit have beefed up their forthcoming tour of the US this month, adding shows in New York and Los Angeles. The band will now play Lower East Side venue Pianos in New York on May 27, and the Roxy in LA on June 22 in support of their debut album. The album, entitled ‘The Midnight Organ Flight’, was released April 15 and is currently at Number 21 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artists Album chart. The band will be joined on the month-long jaunt by The French Kicks conducive to the leading leg followed by Oxford Collapse. The dates are: Philadelphia, PA M Room (May 24) Allston, MA. (Read the full post about ‘Frightened Rabbit add dates to US tour’…)

The Oohlas rock Club NME Los Angeles Club NME LA
The four-piece give it their all on their home turf
Add Club NME Los Angeles with Fred Perry Subculture to MyNME The Oohlas gave a rousing performance at Club NME Los Angeles with Fred Perry Subculture last night (May 7). The Los Angeles four-piece adeptly combined scuzzy guitar hooks with soaring vocals through frontwoman Olivia Stone. Dressed in a cherry-covered dress, she channelled Courtney Love and Kim Deal while singing and rocking out on guitar. The band played several tracks from their 2006 debut album ‘Best Stop Pop’, taken in the character of well as ‘Small Parts’, which was featured on the soundtrack to 2007’s ‘Spider-Man 3′. (Read the full post about ‘The Oohlas rock Club NME Los Angeles’…)

OK Go to headline human rights publish OK Go
The LA gig will benefit Darfur refugees
Add Ok Go to MyNME Ok Go have announced that they will headline the second yearly publication Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness: Save Darfur Concert at the University of California Los Angeles on May 29. This will be the band’s first Los Angeles performance in more than a year. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Student Anti-Genocide Network (STAND) and US Doctors for Africa’s Mobile Clinic project, which sends mobile health clinics that provide sanctuary and urgent medical assistance to Darfur refugees. “The perpendicular scale of suffering in Darfur is unbelievable — hundreds of thousands raped or murdered, millions displaced, hungry, and in danger,” said Ok Go frontman Damian Kulash. “For those of us lucky plenty to live without constant struggle and fear, it’s difficult to image. And it’s tough to find meaningful ways to help, so it’s great that UCLA students are making something certain happen. I mean, a rock concert is usually in greater numbers party than social justice operate, but at the end of this one there’ll be a plane full of medical assistance on its way to people who need it.” For tickets and further information, visit Mightymic.org. –By our Los Angeles staff. (Read the full post about ‘OK Go to headline human rights show’…)

Jimmy Buffett, The Black Crowes for Newport Folk Festival My Morning Jacket 2005
Full line-up has been revealed
Add Various Artists to MyNME Jimmy Buffett, The Black Crowes and Trey Anastasio have been announced to play the 2008 Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island this summer. The festival, which runs August 1-3 leave feature an acoustic performance from Anastasio, as well as sets from Cat Power, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Richie Havens and She & Him. This will be the 49th year of the festival which will take place at historic Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. Previous years have seen performances from the likes of Joan Baez, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Pixies, Bright Eyes and Wilco. (Read the full post about ‘Jimmy Buffett, The Black Crowes for Newport Folk Festival’…)