miguel_myriad
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Bacardi B-Live returns with version 2.0 of Bonde Do Role – the explosive Brazilian funk carioca group last seen here at the Electric Picnic. Since then Marina has left the group to be replaced with two new female members being chosen by Gorky and Pedro on MTV Brazil.
Joining them on the August Bank Holiday Sunday will be the Stereo MCs getting themselves 'Connected' with the Bacardi posse.
Boasting an eclectic mix of cutting-edge international artists and local talent. To date Bacardi B-Live has featured the likes of Hot Chip, Cassius, Tony Allen, Mr Scruff, Bugz in the Attic, Claude Von Stroke, A-Trak and The Presets.
POD Concerts in association with Bacardi presents
BONDE DO ROLE
STEREO MCs DJ set
DISCO BRASIL
Bank Holiday Sunday August 3rd
POD/Crawdaddy & Lobby Bar – 3 rooms
Doors – Club 10pm til late, bar from 8pm
Tickets €22.50 available from Ticketmaster, Road Records, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets. www.ticketmaster.ie
www.blive.ie
www.bacardibliveradio.com/blive.html
www.myspace.com/bondedorole
BONDE DO ROLE
Featuring not one, but two new female vocalists who were chosen via auditions held in conjunction with MTV Brasil, Ana Bernardino and Laura Taylor will join the band for a ramped up set featuring new songs, covers, and old Bonde classics.
D'eyrot and Gorky conducted a televised search for their new MCs, eventually choosing Laura and Ana from some 100 initial applicants. In addition to actually performing, contestants had to live with the Bonde boys in Gorky's garage for one whole week, compete at karaoke, and yes, engage in a pretty unique twist on mud wrestling. "Me and Pedro were dressed as pigs and the girls had to catch us," recounts Gorky. "In the end we were all super dirty, but it was a lot of fun!" Check out performances from the victors at
STEREO MCs DJ set disco
The Brixton Boys are back! Stereo MCs are all set to unleash their latest genre surfing opus, 'Double Bubble', onto an unsuspecting world this summer. Often labelled as one of the UK's most iconic bands, and with Mercury nominations, Brit awards and million selling albums behind them, the Stereo MCs are here once again to prove that they're as innovative and relevant as ever.
Formed around the core duo of Rob Birch and Nick Hallam in the late 1980's, Stereo MCs debut album '33-45-78' was a raw document of its time. Spliced beats and elementary production laid the foundations for a sound that gave British kids, turned onto the likes of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions, a native source that spoke directly to them about their own lives.
Follow up 'Supernatural's lead single 'Elevate My Mind' saw them becoming the first British band to hit the US pop single charts with a dance infused Hip-Hop track, as they channelled the Acid House vibe into the melting pot, before third album, the sublime 'Connected', propelled them to international prominence, gaining accolades from far and wide, including those two Brit Awards, and tours alongside the likes of Happy Mondays and U2.
A deserved hiatus from recording original material followed, as the dust settled on 'Connected'. Busying themselves with DJing, their Gee Street label and remix work, Rob and Nick, keen not to repeat themselves, took their time over fourth studio album, 'Deep Down & Dirty', a collision of filth and funk that was delivered to a weight of expectation. Changing tack critically lauded fifth album 'Paradise' added a deeper soul to their canon and marked a new chapter as the band left the shackles of the corporate music world to forge their own increasingly distinct path with Graffiti Recordings.
Live too their star rose, with them often being described as the best live dance act in the world. Recently the Stereos were awarded a gold star performance in Time Out's 2005 Glastonbury review (the other gold stars were garnished by the high and mighty of musical monarchy – Coldplay / Kaiser Chiefs / Razorlight).
And so, we arrive at Double Bubble. The past two years have been spent DJing, soaking up the here and now of clubland, or holed up in their 'Frontline Studio' in the heart of Brixton, working on their latest pigeon-hole defying record. Always at the root of the band, Brixton is a fertile breeding ground that has been central to Stereo MCs development over the years and Double Bubble is no exception. A chance meeting in a Brixton pub between Rob and 19 year old local beat-meister Tic-Toc led to a burgeoning friendship and a prolifically creative musical collaboration that has infused Double Bubble's fresh and vital approach.
Unquestionably a Stereo MCs record, it's clear that this isn't a band resting on the laurels of a successful past. Peppered with Rob's lean lyrical vignettes, musically 'Double Bubble' is right on the money. The album's first fruit 'Gringo' (recently unleashed as a peak-time club weapon) is already an online viral sensation thanks to it's surreal virtual reality inspired video, whilst the electronic stomp of 'The Here & Now', the urban chronicles of 'City Lights', the darkly reflective 'Pictures' and epic 'Black Gold', clearly signal a band that is very comfortable in its own skin and uniquely Stereo MCs.
With the live band firing on all cylinders, including a Speakeasy stage headline slot at Bestival, the band are also making plans for an exclusive free download live album, that will feature a clutch of classic tracks, including 'Connected' & 'Deep Down & Dirty', plus the cream of the new album. They will also be curating their own party at the infamous Hoxton Bar & Grill, hand-picking some of their favourite up-and-coming acts to play, Rob & Nick will be DJing and showcasing tracks from the new record.
Fully deserving of their position as the talismen and statesmen of the dance music scene, 'Double Bubble' is Stereo MCs showing they will always eschew the easy option and continue to feed the fire in their bellies, side stepping convention and making music that resonates with their surroundings. Stereo Mcs are back with a bang.
DISCO BRASIL
Electro-Samba, 70s Funk, Tropicalia, Batucada, Forro, Reggae, Baile-Funk
from the Disco Brasil posse.
Joining them on the August Bank Holiday Sunday will be the Stereo MCs getting themselves 'Connected' with the Bacardi posse.
Boasting an eclectic mix of cutting-edge international artists and local talent. To date Bacardi B-Live has featured the likes of Hot Chip, Cassius, Tony Allen, Mr Scruff, Bugz in the Attic, Claude Von Stroke, A-Trak and The Presets.
POD Concerts in association with Bacardi presents
BONDE DO ROLE
STEREO MCs DJ set
DISCO BRASIL
Bank Holiday Sunday August 3rd
POD/Crawdaddy & Lobby Bar – 3 rooms
Doors – Club 10pm til late, bar from 8pm
Tickets €22.50 available from Ticketmaster, Road Records, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets. www.ticketmaster.ie
www.blive.ie
www.bacardibliveradio.com/blive.html
www.myspace.com/bondedorole
BONDE DO ROLE
Featuring not one, but two new female vocalists who were chosen via auditions held in conjunction with MTV Brasil, Ana Bernardino and Laura Taylor will join the band for a ramped up set featuring new songs, covers, and old Bonde classics.
D'eyrot and Gorky conducted a televised search for their new MCs, eventually choosing Laura and Ana from some 100 initial applicants. In addition to actually performing, contestants had to live with the Bonde boys in Gorky's garage for one whole week, compete at karaoke, and yes, engage in a pretty unique twist on mud wrestling. "Me and Pedro were dressed as pigs and the girls had to catch us," recounts Gorky. "In the end we were all super dirty, but it was a lot of fun!" Check out performances from the victors at
STEREO MCs DJ set disco
The Brixton Boys are back! Stereo MCs are all set to unleash their latest genre surfing opus, 'Double Bubble', onto an unsuspecting world this summer. Often labelled as one of the UK's most iconic bands, and with Mercury nominations, Brit awards and million selling albums behind them, the Stereo MCs are here once again to prove that they're as innovative and relevant as ever.
Formed around the core duo of Rob Birch and Nick Hallam in the late 1980's, Stereo MCs debut album '33-45-78' was a raw document of its time. Spliced beats and elementary production laid the foundations for a sound that gave British kids, turned onto the likes of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions, a native source that spoke directly to them about their own lives.
Follow up 'Supernatural's lead single 'Elevate My Mind' saw them becoming the first British band to hit the US pop single charts with a dance infused Hip-Hop track, as they channelled the Acid House vibe into the melting pot, before third album, the sublime 'Connected', propelled them to international prominence, gaining accolades from far and wide, including those two Brit Awards, and tours alongside the likes of Happy Mondays and U2.
A deserved hiatus from recording original material followed, as the dust settled on 'Connected'. Busying themselves with DJing, their Gee Street label and remix work, Rob and Nick, keen not to repeat themselves, took their time over fourth studio album, 'Deep Down & Dirty', a collision of filth and funk that was delivered to a weight of expectation. Changing tack critically lauded fifth album 'Paradise' added a deeper soul to their canon and marked a new chapter as the band left the shackles of the corporate music world to forge their own increasingly distinct path with Graffiti Recordings.
Live too their star rose, with them often being described as the best live dance act in the world. Recently the Stereos were awarded a gold star performance in Time Out's 2005 Glastonbury review (the other gold stars were garnished by the high and mighty of musical monarchy – Coldplay / Kaiser Chiefs / Razorlight).
And so, we arrive at Double Bubble. The past two years have been spent DJing, soaking up the here and now of clubland, or holed up in their 'Frontline Studio' in the heart of Brixton, working on their latest pigeon-hole defying record. Always at the root of the band, Brixton is a fertile breeding ground that has been central to Stereo MCs development over the years and Double Bubble is no exception. A chance meeting in a Brixton pub between Rob and 19 year old local beat-meister Tic-Toc led to a burgeoning friendship and a prolifically creative musical collaboration that has infused Double Bubble's fresh and vital approach.
Unquestionably a Stereo MCs record, it's clear that this isn't a band resting on the laurels of a successful past. Peppered with Rob's lean lyrical vignettes, musically 'Double Bubble' is right on the money. The album's first fruit 'Gringo' (recently unleashed as a peak-time club weapon) is already an online viral sensation thanks to it's surreal virtual reality inspired video, whilst the electronic stomp of 'The Here & Now', the urban chronicles of 'City Lights', the darkly reflective 'Pictures' and epic 'Black Gold', clearly signal a band that is very comfortable in its own skin and uniquely Stereo MCs.
With the live band firing on all cylinders, including a Speakeasy stage headline slot at Bestival, the band are also making plans for an exclusive free download live album, that will feature a clutch of classic tracks, including 'Connected' & 'Deep Down & Dirty', plus the cream of the new album. They will also be curating their own party at the infamous Hoxton Bar & Grill, hand-picking some of their favourite up-and-coming acts to play, Rob & Nick will be DJing and showcasing tracks from the new record.
Fully deserving of their position as the talismen and statesmen of the dance music scene, 'Double Bubble' is Stereo MCs showing they will always eschew the easy option and continue to feed the fire in their bellies, side stepping convention and making music that resonates with their surroundings. Stereo Mcs are back with a bang.
DISCO BRASIL
Electro-Samba, 70s Funk, Tropicalia, Batucada, Forro, Reggae, Baile-Funk
from the Disco Brasil posse.
