SUNDANCE LONDON TO HOST ROYAL PREMIERE OF HARMONY.

SUNDANCE LONDON TO HOST ROYAL PREMIERE OF

HARMONY: A New Way of Looking at Our World

HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES TO INTRODUCE FILM INSPIRED BY HIS VISION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE

Sundance Institute and The O2 announced today announced that HRH The Prince of Wales will introduce the Worldwide Theatrical Premiere screening of the film HARMONY: A New Way of Looking at Our World at the first-ever Sundance London film and music festival on 28 April at The O2. HRH will be joined by Sundance Institute President & Founder Robert Redford.

HARMONY, by filmmakers Stuart Sender and Julie Bergman Sender, tells the story of how for more than three decades HRH The Prince of Wales has worked side by side with a surprising and dynamic array of environmental activists, government and business leaders, artists, architects and visionaries to address the global environmental and economic crisis and find solutions towards a more sustainable, spiritual and harmonious relationship with the planet. HARMONY is narrated by HRH and produced and directed by a team of filmmakers with Academy Award and Directors Guild nominations to their credit. The screening will be followed by an extended Q&A with the filmmakers as well as Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly, authors of the book that inspired the film.

Robert Redford, President & Founder of Sundance Institute, said: “HRH The Prince of Wales and I share a dedication to preserving the environment and to identifying innovative and yet realistic ways to do so. This important film showcases his diligence, passion and achievement which includes his efforts to amplify the work of social innovators on the front lines of change the world over. In this wonderful journey he shows us what can be an inspired future.”

The royal premiere of HARMONY will be one of a number of Special Events taking place at Sundance London, including: an intimate performance by Rufus and Martha Wainwright following the world premiere of Lian Lunson’s film about the music of their mother; The debut theatrical screening of Coming Up For Air, a documentary about Placebo; and the 25th anniversary screening of River’s Edge, which premiered at the 1987 Sundance Film Festival. Additional events and performances include the Opening Night event An Evening With Robert Redford And T Bone Burnett; Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird performing Maxinquaye; and screenings of 14 feature-length and eight short films from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A.

Sundance London takes place at The O2 from 26-29 April. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.sundance-london.com.

Flats – tour dates postponed, album release date pushed back | Music News

London punks Flats have postponed their forthcoming UK Tour which was due to kick off at London’s 100 Club on 1st May and run throughout to the end of the month. At the moment we have no firm news on when it will be rescheduled for but the band are working flat out to get things rescheduled for “later in the summer”.

There is no word as to why this is but a consequence of this is that the release date of their album, ‘Better Living’, has been pushed back to 4th June to coincide with new dates, which will be announced “soon”. Have a read of what Frost made of the album here.

 

Anna Calvi to play Summer Series at Somerset House | Music News

 

London-born singer Anna Calvi has announced she will headline the Summer Series at Somerset House, London on 12th July 2012. The show, will be Calvi’s only London show this year and will be highly anticipated following her sold out show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in 2011 and she promises a “very special new show for this beautiful space.”

Other artists headlining the Summer Series this year include Tim Minchin, Katy B, Jill Scott, The Enemy, Temper Trap, Tindersticks, M83 and Paloma Faith.

Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday, 27th April

 

Theme Park – new single as a free download | Music News

London indie band Theme Park’s latest single ‘Two Hours’ is to be given away as a free download. If you head over to the band’s Facebook page you can grab the free EP download.

Catch them on tour in the UK and at festivals from May to August. Details here.

Spiritualized announce UK Tour | Music News

Space-rockers Spiritualized have announced a 6 date UK tour for November, including a London show at the Roundhouse in Camden. The band, whose recent record “Sweet Heart Sweet Light” entered straight into the UK Top 20, have confirmed six shows in support of the album this November. They are shortly due to head to the USA where they will tour for most of the month of May before returning to the UK to play various festivals this summer including Wilderness and Bestival.

The tour is as follows:
Thursday 1st November – Gateshead, The Sage
Friday 2nd November – Cambridge, Junction
Saturday 3rd November – Leeds, Metropolitan University
Sunday 4th November – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Monday 5th November – London, Roundhouse
Tue 6 November – Brighton, Corn Exchange

Black Dice announce European tour | Music News

Brooklyn-based experimental-electo band Black Dice have announced that following the recent release of their album they will follow it up with a string of shows across Europe including a tour-ending show in London, at new venue Birthdays in Dalston. The album, “Mr. Impossible”, is the bands 6th record and has been met with widespread acclaim.

The dates are as follows:

Sept 2012

11 Berlin, DE: Festsaal Kreuzberg

13 Paris, FR: Point Ephemere

14 Tilburg, NL: Incubate Festival 

15 Brussels, BE: AB Club

17 Lyon, FR: Ground Zero

18 Bordeaux, FR:  L’iboat

19 Madrid, ES: Moby Dick

20 Lisbon, PT: Music Box

22 Barcelona, ES: Bam Festival

26 Milan, IT: Concept Loft

27 Roma, IT:  Init

28 Torino, IT:  Spazio 211

29 Boligna, IT: Locomotiv

30 Vienna, AT: Arena

Oct 2012

2 Kortrijk, BE: DeKreun

3 Amsterdam, NL: Paradiso

4 London, UK: Birthdays