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NewsNew bands shine at Great Escape festivalBrighton's Great Escape festival finished yesterday (May 19) after three days of band-packed rocking across the city's venues. The event showcased a host of new talent, allowing fans made their way from venue to venue to check out the bands. The opening night (May 17) saw the likes of CSS, Hot Club De Paris and Lonely, Dear packing the fans in with must-see shows. Meanwhile, Foals played an heartily received set on the first night of Club NME's residency at Komedia. They were followed by headliners Gallows, who despite having their set interrupted when guitarist Steph Carter cut his head open on his own guitar, managed to thrill fans as one of The Great Escape's highlight shows. A full video of the gig will appear on NME.COM soon, so stay tuned. The second day (May 18) of the festival did not let up the pace as The Rakes, The Besnard Lakes, Willy Mason, Art Brut and Battles thrilled the seaside crowds. One of tge biggest draws was the Arcade Fire-like pop of American newcomers The Airborne Toxic Event who played at Club NME kicked off with a performance from the along with stoner rockers Annuals. The final day (May 20) of the bash night saw The Noisettes, Jack Penate, The Reverand And The Makers, Mumm-Ra, The Maccabees, The Enemy and Good Shoes attracting the biggest crowds, while Die! Die! Die! established themselves as one of the event's most raved about "discoveries". Unfortunately Brazilian party starters Bonde Do Role were ruled out of their Club NME appearence due to technical difficulties, but Manchester's The Answering Machine the event to a suitable climax with their Britpop-meets-The Strokes leading to a frenzied stage invasion. To relive the event and to hear more about this year's must see bands, check out our special festival blog now. Nikki Sixx reveals details of 'Heroin Diaries' in LA Nikki Sixx, bassist for Motley Crue, revealed details of his forthcoming book 'Heroin Diaries' and premiered songs from the accompanying soundtrack with his new band Sixx:AM at a press conference in Los Angeles this morning (July 16). The bassist spoke frankly about his former addiction to heroin and other drugs, which is chronicled in the book due out in September. 'Heroin Diaries' contains excerpts from Sixx's 1987 diaries during the height of Motley Crue's fame, and graphically depicts the bassist's life-threatening struggle with drugs. It also includes writings from people close to him at the time, including Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, Guns N Roses guitarist Slash, and Prince back-up singer Vanity. "I felt the book wasn't complete without other people's perspectives and opinions on what I was like as an addict," said Sixx. "They would tell me if I was full of shit." Sixx said the 'Heroin Diaries' soundtrack is based on chapters from the book. "We weren't writing for radio--we wrote music based on what everybody felt from the book," he said. The musical soundtrack is reportedly the first to accompany a book, and is due out August 21. Sixx announced that 25 percent of the proceeds from the project will go toward Covenant House California, a charity that aims to keep youth off the street and provides them with shelter and counselling. "Music gave me the opportunity to get off the streets and gave me something to live for," Sixx said. Before wrapping up, Sixx:AM previewed the melodic, heavy rock songs from the 'Heroin Diaries' soundtrack for the media and a handful of fans sporting Motley Crue t-shirts, tattoos and big hairdos. They also premiered the video for Sixx:AM's first single, 'Life Is Beautiful'. |
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