The album Sonnet 155 is a rockclassical crossover of eleven songs written and performed by Tim Arnold, which also re-interprets classical pieces of music by Mozart, Rimsky Korsakov and a co-write with composer Michael Nyman – all driven by Shakespearean themes. For those who missed out on the live performance in the Almeida, it is a worthy substitute. To paraphrase Shakespeare You should live twice – in it and in my rhyme.Macmillans very own music festival, the Brick Lane Takeover is set to take over seven venues around East Londons Brick Lane on Thursday 17th June offering seven hours of brilliant music from some of the best indie, electro, folk and punk rock bands around. We’ve got 2 pairs of tickets up for grabs so keep reading for your chance to win.The final line-up has been confirmed and will feature some awesome bands including Eliza Doolittle, Kill it Kid, Erland and the Carnival, Goldheart Assembly, Three Trapped Tigers, Tubelord, DJ Format, Midfield General, Little Comets and many, many more.

The combination of rain and a Tuesday evening aren’t usually good news for bands on this rung of the gig ladder. So it proved for Trim the Barber who drew a small polite audience. They played the sort of indie rock that is quite in vogue at the moment and there’s not much to differentiate them from the others doing much the same thing.Gringo Star came on stage and immediately their influences were there for all to see, and hear, and they are 100% proof American. They play an amalgam of garage, 50’s rock n’ roll, be bop, throw in some Tom Petty and Beach Boys and you have a sound that is at times very familiar, but has enough original touches to prevent it being derivative. This was good time music and they pretty soon had the crowd on their side.Dead Confederate are from the Southern United States, and neighbours of Gringo Star, but that’s where the similarities end, musically they are light years apart Dead Confederate’s is darker world, and this was a stark, brooding display of controlled sound and power Huge grinding riffs, sometimes brutally heavy and played with an intensity that threatened to demolish the venue, and crush those who had the good sense and taste to brave the elements.

But that is simply a calculation using the two-thirds of stations earning less than $1.25 million annually. After further analysis, the GAO expects to produce a far higher estimate from bigger stations and international broadcasters. The additional revenue from a performance right would benefit record companies, musicians and performers, and session musicians differently, but could lead to more investment in the creation of music, the report concluded.Label capital continues to evaporate, a major motivation for the current Congressional push. But increased royalty requirements could cause significant collateral damage, introducing tricky questions of the overall business and societal impact.In its report, the GAO predicted that some stations would simply go out of business, bankrupted by the increased fees. Others would sidestep the requirements by shifting towards non-music programming. Separately, the FCC urged the GAO to examine the impact of inevitable staffing cuts, including the reduction of critical weather, emergency, and news functions.This is a complicated debate with complicated ramifications Major broadcasters have always argued that without their promotional muscle, labels could never gain the traction they need on newer songs Others, including A2IM chief Rich Bengloff, notes that this argument only goes so far - after all, plenty of catalog and oldies-focused stations are benefiting from already-established artists and songs, without compensation.

Widely considered as the greatest guitarist of all time, Jimi Hendrix will forever be remembered as a true legend in music history. This collector’s item provides fans with an unrivalled compilation of Hendrix’s music and documents his ingenious work at its best.The most cherished band of their generation, Teenage Fanclub return in May 2010 with a brand new album Shadows, a headline slot at Camden Crawl and a UK tour. It has been 5 long years since their last album, Man-Made, was released to universal acclaim, so it is no overstatement to say the new album is keenly anticipated. While most bands are lucky to have one great songwriter, Teenage Fanclub are blessed with three, hence Shadows is overflowing with the kind of gorgeous, harmony driven classics youd expect to find on a greatest hits albumTeenage Fanclubs appearance at this years Camden Crawl Festival will be their first London headline since a packed-to-the-rafters Koko show in January 2008.

Original plans to release the record on the 13th June have been shelved and the song will now be available digitally on Wednesday 9th and in shops afterwards.Thousands of England Fans have called the TalkTalk freephone lines to join the chorus and back their team to glory in South Africa this summer.Over the weekend fans’ vocals will be added to the record so the track will be mastered, ready to be available for Wednesday. The record can be preordered now on HMV.com and 7 Digital.The song is an infectious reworking of 80’s Tears for Fears classic Shout led by James Corden and England Fans featuring an inimitable rap by Dizzee Rascal The collaboration was masterminded by Simon Cowell along with Dizzee, Nick Cage, James and TalkTalk to unite England for its team.