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Rain has stopped play this evening and no, not at Wimbledon but at Glastonbury. An electrical storm is currently playing it's set in the skies above Worthy Farm and all outdoor stages have had to temporarily shut. The storm occured midway through Rudimental's set, forcing them to finish early. Spector have also had their set on the Williams Greens stage postponed.

A Glastonbury official soon arrived on the scene and was qouted as saying "It's looking iffy" but expects all to be up and running again soon. BBC live streams have also been forced to halt their coverage due to the storm. Let's hope all is clear for Arcade Fire on the Pyramid tonight, of which is currently closed. 

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Terrible news has materialised out of Worthy Farm this afternoon. A woman aged 67 years old has died at Glastonbury on Wednesday evening, due to what police are branding as 'natural causes' and a 26 year old man is fighting for his life in hopsital after suffering an adverse reaction to the drug Ketamine.

A woman aged 67 years old died on Worthy Farm due to 'natural causes', the police investigators have been qouted. There is claimed to be no suspiscion surrounding her death as she may have had an 'underlying medical problem'. Also, a 26 year old man is currently fighting for his life in hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to the class B drug Ketamine. It is illegal to bring drugs on to the site, therefore police are investigating as to why Ketamine was on the site initially. 

The clear message that is being reinforced to all Glasto campers is to stay safe and be responsible. 

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RIFFED this week chatted to the drummer of Jaws, Eddy Geach. Brum band Jaws have recently announced their debut album 'Be Slowly' will be released on 15th September this year, which will be followed with the 'Be Slowly' tour and the dates are as follows: 

15/09 The Haunt, Brighton

16/09 Exchange, Bristol

17/09 Bodega, Nottingham

18/09 McCluskys, Kingston

19/09 Garage, London

20/09 The Oobeleck, Birmingham

22/09 Deaf Institute, Manchester

23/09 Belgrave, Leeds

24/09 Think Tank, Newcastle

25/09 King Tuts, Glasgow

26/09 East Village Arts Centre, Liverpool

Eddy was on hand to tell us a little about Jaws' debut album 'Be Slowly', the tour and his future at KFC. This is how it went down: 

1) You and the band have recently announced your debut album 'Be Slowly' will be released this September. What can we expect?

Well, for those who are fans of Jaws will know that two songs of the album have already been released (Gold & Surround You), the rest of the album is not what you'd expect in comparison to the 'Milkshake' EP, I think it will be quite refreshing to listeners and I can't wait for people to hear these new tracks.

2) You are playing a handful of festivals this summer. Are you looking forward to these?

Of course! Last year we played some real big festivals which was, at first, a bit overwhelming, but by the end of he summer we knew we would never forget that year. This year is no different, although we're not at the same 'big' festivals as last year we can't wait to play the ones we have coming up. This year we play One beat Weekender, Redfest, Tramlines, Strawberry Fields, Beacons and Boardmasters.

3) You are going on tour post album release. But which city is your personal favourite to play in?

Well, inevitably, birmingham always delivers, with it being out hometown. It's a guaranteed lively night of music and always has been from the start. In regards to the other cities we're going to; we've been to these places before, some more than others, and though they're all different from each other, they always leave us leaving with a smile and a fond memory. Lots of laughs and goodtimes are due!

4) You were the last member of Jaws to become verified on Twitter. How did that feel?

Haha! At first I felt betrayed and annoyed but then I realised 'it's just twitter'. It got to the point where my friends at my local pub would ask me "have you got your blue tick yet?" Or "are you twitter famous yet?". It didn't bother me too much because I was the member of the band getting the sympathy vote! Hahaha. But alas, I eventually got verified and it feels DENCH.

5) What's next for Eddy Geach?

I've just finished college, and I'm really happy with my results considering the amount of time off due to touring ect. So right now my focus is completely on Jaws and relaxing! But at some point i'm going to have to get a part time job. But I'm quite lucky on that side of things because my cousin is the manager at the KFC two minutes up the road from where I live.

Huge thanks to Eddy for the interview.

You can pre-order Jaws' debut album 'Be Slowly' here:

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/be-slowly/id881158737

Hard Copy - http://www.musicglue.com/jaws/

Purchase tickets for Jaws' 'Be Slowly' tour: http://www.musicglue.com/jaws/

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The 1975, Metronomy, Kate Tempest and East India Youth opened this years Glastonbury festival on the Williams Greens stage last night. Although the official start to the festival isn't till tomorrow, all revelaed themselves as members of Glasto's highly anticipated secret sets crew. Unfortunate news become apparent this morning though of The 1975 halting their set due to having a bottle thrown at them from the crowd. But Metronomy were the perfect remedy for all who'd travelled to Worthy Farm, possessing the groovy and funky vestival vibe that all would have be craving. 

What secrets do Michael and Emily Eavis have in store for us next? Kaiser Chiefs have confirmed they'll be playing a secret set tomorrow morning on the Other Stage. But other names being thrown about this morning consist of The Cribs, Peace, Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds, Pulp Mumford and Sons, Skrillex, The Libertines, Prince and even Oasis. We don't quite think Oasis will be there, but wouldn't that be something. 

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Pete Doherty arrived at his solo gig at The Underground in Stoke late last night and without any warning.

Pete left his sold out crowd waiting for over two and a half hours before deciding to turn up. Some didn't bother waiting or couldn't wait any longer and many fans were expressing their outrage via social media at Doherty's non-arrival. But after announcing he was 'running late' and would arrive after 11pm, Doherty rolled up just after midnight and played to the fans who hung out to see The Libertines frontman. But could he have thought the gig was Friday? Earlier in the day a post on The Libertines suggests this:

"On his way up to Scotland for the Barras Peter will be doing a small solo show at The Underground in Stoke on the Friday. Some of the first Shambles shows were up there so expect a good atmosphere at this one if you're heading along."

Even though Doherty arrived over 2 and a half hours late, fans at the Underground soon forgave him after what was said to be one incredible gig at The Underground. After turning from hero to villian and back to hero again in one evening, it's safe to say Pete Doherty had an eventful Wednesday night in Stoke. But will he turn up on time at Hyde Park? Libertines fans across the country will be saying their prayes tonight. 

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London lads CURSE chatted to us recently. The quartet are currently working on some new tracks and Rod Broadbent of the band was on hand to tell us a little about them. Here's how it went down: 

1) Who are CURSE?

CURSE are, Rob Broadbent, (Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar) Jack Herring (Lead Guitar), Robert Carter (Bass) and Tobias Thacker (Drums)

2) Favourite gig of which you've played?

We played a great label launch gig in a basement in Dalston. We did the sound for the bands ourselves, organised the night in general and gave people free tequila on the door - it was a great way to start the label.

3) You've recently been working on some new tunes, tell us a little about them?

The new tunes are rough ready and sure to stick to your brain like velcro. One of them we're particularly looking forward to is called 'Kaleidoscoping', we opened with is a few weeks back and it went down a treat.

4) Where do you see yourselves in 5 years?

We don't know what we're going to eat for lunch let alone 5 years time. To wherever the winds of rock and roll take us.

5) What's next for CURSE?

Next for us is establishing our monthly label nights under the banner Lock Up Rock and getting another band or two in to join the collective. On our launch night we filled out an 80 capacity basement. The second night we put on was in an underground bar, filled to capacity again with with 120 people. The next one will be bigger still, it'd be great to organise a pinnacle event at the end of the summer, an all dayer or something. But we'll see how we go, one event at a time and all that.

Big thanks to Rod of CURSE for the interview.

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Former Tribes frontman Johnny Lloyd has followed up the release of 'Pilgrims' and 'Dead Beat'  with 'Nowhere To Go' and 'Tomorrow', in turn releasing the whole of his debut EP, 'Pilgrims', this week. 

Pilgrims and Dead Beat had already set the tone for Johnny's solo debut to be a hit, and Nowhere To Go and Tomorrow really conclude this. Both possess the nostalgia and beautiful rawness found within the previous releases, the blunt and overtoned guitaring and the also overtoned voice, the kind of which you'd expect to hear in an American bar on a Friday night make Johnny Lloyd's 'Pilgrims' EP that bit unique.

RIFFED's rating: 9/10

Johnny has recently been touring with The Kooks around Europe, hopefully a tour of the UK is next on the list?

Stream Johnny Lloyd's debut solo EP 'Pilgrims' here: https://soundcloud.com/johnnylloydmusic

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RIFFED chatted to PowderedCows this week, the Dorset based band are a true snyth spectacle. They're when Arcade Fire met the 80's. PowderedCows are currently working on their debut album 'Laguna', and if we were to base our ideas on what it'll be like from their latest EP 'Make My Miami', we're in for an album and a half. Here's how our interview with PowderedCows went down:

1) Who are PowderedCows?

Mainly, PowderedCows are Martin Roberts (lyrics and most instruments) and James Worrall (Bass and some lyrics) although we have a collective of musicians via The Burrow (the label we're on) who sometimes play live and record with us. For example we currently have Gavin from The Burrow band Not Made In China who is writing/recording/playing live with us on ipad synths and ipad music making software.

2) You released your latest EP in December 'Make My Miami', tell us a little about that?

Monsters of Revelations is about the weird and wonderful monsters that crop up in the book of revelations. We thought it was funny that it mentioned unicorns and fire-breathing sea serpants that we ended up writing a song about it.

Siberia is about an article that Martin read on forteantimes.com surrouding the tunguska event.

Brain Freeze is genuinely a song about icecream although icecream is used here as a metaphor for lost love, apparently...

National Winner is about acheivement.

Catch Two Birds is about Martin's cat.

Littledown is about having that one last kick around town with your best friends before your paths seperate for a while.

3) You are working on your debut album 'Laguna', how's that going for you?

Great thanks, we're about 78% done on that. just a few more songs to be recorded. Will be a mix of indie guitar songs and indie electronic. We've been listening to a mish mash of CD's we've had in the car (martin's renault laguna): blur, lcd soundsystem, real estate, future islands, the orwells, british sea powe ...

4) You've featured many times on local BBC Introducing shows, how does it feel to have your tracks getting airplay?

James: Everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, well, it's like having that magic feeling of 3 minutes of fame.

Martin: The feedback we've had has been overwhelming, things really kicked off on the social medias and on the back of it we're getting some great reviews. James is pretty good at talking to people at gigs we go to when we see other bands play, i've learned from the master you could say, and on the back of that we have made some awesome friends along the way. I want more radio play, more of that would be good.

5) Where do you see yourselves in 5 years time?

Martin: I really have no idea, but we'll never stop doing music. I expect James will just want me to play The Libertines track Music When the Lights Go Out. That pretty much sums it up for us really the answer to this question. We're kinda like the Pete and Carl of Bournemouth. But we can't wait for the future, lets see what happens next...

We must say a huge thank you to the James and Martin (A.K.A Pete Doherty and Carl Barat) of PowderedCows for the interview.

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Listen via Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/powderedcows or via Bandcamp: http://powderedcowsmusic.bandcamp.com/

And visit their webpage: www.powderedcows.moonfruit.com

Learn more about PowderedCows Record label here: http://theburrowbournemouth.co.uk/

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Sheffield band The SSS chatted to us recently. The lads have headlined many gigs within their hometown, including instore gigs at Pretty Green, and also a gig where support came from The Twang on DJ duties. And this is how it went down:

1) Who are The SSS?

The SSS.

2) Biggest inspirations for the band?

We grew up when Sheffield indie music was running the scene. When you think that bands like Milburn and the Monkeys have made it, it just makes you think...

3) Favourite gig you've played?

Tough choice. We did a warehouse gig where The Twang DJ'd for us, it was sold out and was mad. Then there was our single launch in May at the Plug in Sheffield - confetti and chaos.

4) Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

Vegas, hopefully.

5) What can we expect from The SSS next?

A busy summer of writing, then our second single this winter.

Big thanks to The SSS for the interview. 

Follow The SSS on Twitter: @_theSSS

Listen to The SSS via Youtube: http://youtu.be/LU-KIQgeLiI or Bandcamp: www.the-sss.bandcamp.com

RIFFED x

The Courteeners are back on the scene after the announcment of their 4th studio album 'Concrete Love' this week. To coincide with this announcment Liam Fray and the lads decided to drop new single 'Summer', from their forthcoming album. As we said when brought the news to you off Concrete Love...

"An upbeat track with the potential to be a summer anthem, therefore doing it's name some justice. A very catchy number, different to a usual Courteeners tune but not one of which has been frowned upon. Whilst listening to Summer you can picture a crowd of people waving their arms in sync underneath the sun with a can in hand and singing along in chorus with Liam Fray. Summer is a huge feel good tune and bodes extremely well for Concrete Love." Read more... http://riffed.webs.com/apps/blog/show/42402243-august-18th-set-in-concrete-the-courteeners-announce-concrete-love-and-new-track-summer-

Who's excited for August 18th now?

RIFFED's Rating: 7/10

Pre-order 'Concrete Love' via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id890848185

And listen to 'Summer' here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc-IOuwqUN4

RIFFED x