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CMU Planner – w/c 17 Sep 2012
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 17 September 2012
A round up of music and music business events happening in the next seven days…
Universal/EMI. Yet another crunch meeting is due to take place in Europe this week regarding the investigation into Universal Music’s purchase of the EMI record company. European Union competition regulators will present their findings to European Commissioners ahead of a final ruling on the takeover. It is thought the EC regulator will back the deal subject to wide-ranging concessions. Meanwhile, a ruling from the US Federal Trade Commission is expected next week.
Xfm’s The Remix DJ Shadow Special. DJ Shadow will appear on a special edition of Xfm’s The Remix, presented by CMU’s own Eddy Temple-Morris, this Friday. The show marks the release of ‘Reconstructed’, the producer’s new ‘best of’ compilation, and will feature specially commissioned mixes of Shadow’s work by DJ Food, Stereo:Type, Bare Noize, Culprit One and Irn Mnky, plus two hours of the man himself chatting and playing some of his favourite music.
Werner Herzog directs The Killers. The same scheme responsible for one-off collaborations between Jack White and Gary Oldman, Duran Duran and David Lynch, and Hamish Hamilton and Usher, American Express’s Unstaged series, has now persuaded German film auteur Werner Herzog to direct a concert webcast featuring The Killers. And potentially a surprise animal. The set will be screened live from New York’s Paradise Theatre tomorrow, which is also the day The Killers release their new LP ‘Battle Born’ in the US.
New releases. After many delays, Kanye West’s GOOD Music collaborative album is finally released this week, as are newies from Muse, Pink, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grizzly Bear, Dinosaur Jr, Kid Koala, How To Dress Well and Menomena. Oneohtrix Point Never and Rene Hell are also releasing a split LP and Bella Union are releasing a three disc compilation to mark the label’s fifteenth anniversary. And if you’re looking for something shorter, well why not check out the new EP from MS MR.
Gigs and tours. Following on from a similar performance by Richard Hawley earlier this month, The xx will perform with the BBC Philharmonic orchestra this Wednesday in Yorkshire, with the show broadcast on Radio 1. Also, Jens Lekman with be in the UK for two shows, Thurston Moore will play two nights at Café Oto in Dalston, and promoter Just A Crush will have live music and indie labels selling their wares at an event at the Shacklewell Arms on Sunday. Amongst the artists on tour this week are Dappy, Zane Lowe, Aiden Grimshaw, BOB, Hey Sholay and Dntel.
