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CMU Planner – w/c 28 Jan 2013

By | Published on Monday 28 January 2013

MIDEM

A round up of music and music business events happening in the next seven days…

MIDEM. It’s still going and showing no sign of stopping. Well, OK, it’ll stop tomorrow, but until then, anything could happen! Not literally. Anyway, today is ‘Visionary Monday’ at MIDEM, where you’ll get to see the likes of Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus, Robert Scoble and more speak. And look out for a summary of key MIDEM announcements in tomorrow’s CMU Daily.

MusicTank live music course. The 2013 edition of MusicTank’s live music training course kicks off on Tuesday. Once again led by Andy Inglis, the programme will include guest speakers Dave Newton of WeGotTickets, Ruth Barlow of Beggars Group, Carina Jirsch of Schoneberg Concerts, and more.

MTV Brand New For 2013 winner announced. I know, you thought it had already been decided who was going to be big this year, but bringing up the rear after the pundit-led BRITs Critics’ Choice and BBC Sound Of 2013 is the punter-voted MTV Brand New, which will on Friday announce the winner of the public vote from the shortlist announced last year.

Super Bowl. America’s annual TV advertising extravaganza takes place this Sunday, and will see Beyonce providing the musical entertainment. Does this mean a live Destiny’s Child reunion too? Who knows, maybe. Will she lip-sync? Who knows, maybe. Can I think of anything else to say about this? No.

New releases. Speaking of Destiny’s Child, just in case you thought me mentioning a reunion was completely random, they have a new greatest hits compilation out today, which features their first new song for eight years. It’s almost timed too perfectly for Super Bowl weekend, isn’t it? Also out this week are new albums from Cult Of Luna, Local Natives, Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, Ducktails and The History Of Apple Pie. There’s also new No Pain In Pop compilation ‘The Bedroom Club II’ and the latest EP from Flux Pavilion.

Gigs. Well, while Little Mix and Plan B both head out on arena tours, back in London Jane Birkin will be performing songs by her late ex-partner Serge Gainsbourg at Cadogan Hall, and Enter Shikari will play a free show at the 100 Club. Also touring this week are Dinosaur Jr, The History of Apple Pie, Indians, METZ, Men Without Hats and Thurston Moore, who brings with him jazz-folk great Michael Chapman as a travelling buddy.



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