Tyla

   
Artist: Tyla

   Genre(s): 
Punk: Acid Punk
   

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Discography:


   
 Life Or Death?

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 15


   
 Passion, Loyalty and Betrayal

   Year:    
Tracks: 15

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Shirley Bassey Drops Out Of Nelson Mandela Concert

Dame Shirley Bassey has been forced to pull out of the Nelson Mandela concert in London's Hyde Park this Friday (June 27th).



A spokesperson for the singer said that she was “hugely disappointed” because she had been “looking forward to the show immensely”.



Last month, Dame Shirley had to undergo an operation on her stomach in Monaco, where she lives.



As a result of the operation, the singer, famous for her work on James Bond, has been advised by doctors not to travel.



The concert on Friday, which will help raise awareness for the 46664 aids campaign, is scheduled to feature Amy Winehouse, Annie Lenox, Leona Lewis and Razorlight.

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The BBC throws open its music vaults to EMI

Right now, in the smoke-filled boardrooms where corporation bosses make their decisions, a bunch of suits are high-fiving each other while listening to obscure Pink Floyd radio sessions. And the reason is that thousands of hours of unreleased music are soon to be made available, as the BBC throws open its vaults in a new deal with EMI Music.

The agreement between EMI and BBC Worldwide, the Beeb's commercial arm, means that each party will have access to release, broadcast and monetise recordings by EMI artists from the BBC archive. These include unheard sessions by the Beach Boys, Kylie Minogue and David Bowie. Other highlights of the BBC treasure trove include a stripped-down version of Coldplay's Shiver, and live radio sessions by Pink Floyd, recorded around the time of their debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, when Syd Barrett was still a member of the band.

The deal means that EMI will be able to mine the BBC's vaults for recordings by its artists, then release these sessions as DVDs, CDs and digital downloads. The BBC, meanwhile, will be able to use performances from EMI artists in radio, TV and internet programmes.

Both companies will receive royalties from each other's sales, and artists will still have to clear any release project.

"We are very excited about this agreement," said Pete Duckworth, a senior vice president at EMI Music UK. "In the BBC vaults there is a wealth of unreleased and high-quality material from EMI artists that we will now be able to bring to fans. At the same time, we can offer new revenue opportunities to our artists that simply weren't there before."

Universal Music struck a similar bargain with the BBC in 2005.


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New Orleans 'venue' added to Bonnaroo

A new venue has been added to the forthcoming Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, and it�??s all for a good cause.

�??Somethin' Else - New Orleans�?? is a specialty venue developed by promoters, to feature the music of New Orleans and Louisiana, and is modelled after some of the city�??s most famous music clubs such as Preservation Hall, Tipitina's and the Maple Leaf.

To raise money for New Orleans, which suffered immense hurricane damage in recent years, festival-goers will be asked to donate a fee upon entrance to the venue, with all proceeds going directly to support local New Orleans charities.

The venture is also intended to give exposure to New Orleans artists in order to encourage visitors to the city.

The confirmed acts for �??Somethin�?? Else �?? New Orleans�?? are:

Porter - Batiste - Stoltz
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Henry Butler and the Game Band
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Walter 'Wolfman' Washington
Anders Osborne
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Morning 40 Federation

--By our New York staff.
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