I’m moving tomorrow..so I have no idea when I’ll be able to update this. So, I shall leave you with Florence performing Cosmic Love in a Church from the other night. The quality is alright. But, it’s Cosmic Love…in a Church, which is just beautiful!
Tickets for the UK tour in May go on sale THIS FRIDAY at 9am. Pre-sale was today. I’ve got mine! 🙂
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Just stumbled across this gem. An old Flo interview and performances from April 2008. It’s pretty friggin’ cool. Enjoy!
That’s right, Florence + The Machine are doing some dates in May in the UK. It’s called The Cosmic Love Tour. This fills me with joy. Here are the dates :
May 02 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
May 03 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
May 05 – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
May 06 – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
May 07 – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
May 09 – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
May 10 – Wolverhampton, Civic Theatre
May 11 – Wolverhampton, Civic Theatre
May 13 – London, Hammersmith Apollo
May 14 – London, Hammersmith Apollo
May 15 – London, Hammersmith Apollo
See you there!!! xxxx
THIS is probably my favourite telly performance of Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) so far. Obviously when you’re amongst a sea of people it’s better, but this is just superb. I’ve said it before, and I shall say it again- Isabella’s keyboard solo is EUPHORIC. It is just amazing. Every time I hear it..it’s like my whole body just has some odd spasm and I’m in a different place..like I don’t feel connected to my body. I’m aware that it may sound strange, but hopefully you’ll understand a tiny bit when you’ve watched it.
….why Lungs is the Number 1 album in the UK right now and has gone DOUBLE PLATINUM, then maybe this performace from Glastonbury 2009 will explain why :
Florence crowds are amazing.
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Here’s another video of Flo and Rob at MTV Sessions from 2008.
It needed Flo and a drum 😦
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This is from 2 years ago ish. It’s Bricks. It’s Flo and Rob. It is rather amazing. Do enjoy! x
I don’t care for awards. I think they are always rigged. This comes from my disgust in the Mercury Music Prize. Music experts?! Sure……
Anyway, here are the nominations for this years Brit Awards :
British Male Solo Artist
Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal
Mika
Paolo Nutini < PLEASE WIN!
Robbie Williams
British Female Solo Artist
Bat For Lashes
Florence And The Machine <Should win, of course. But if she doesn’t..please let Bat For Lashes win!
Leona Lewis
Lily Allen
Pixie Lott
British Breakthrough Act
Florence And The Machine <If Flo or La Roux win, it’ll be okay.
Friendly Fires
JLS
La Roux
Pixie Lott
British Group
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Kasabian <No competiton really. They should win. Yes, I do hate JLS.
Muse
British Album
Dizzee Rascal – ‘Tongue ‘N’ Cheek’
Florence And The Machine – ‘Lungs’ < No doubt this should win. Why? I’ll explain further on….
Kasabian – ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’
Lily Allen – ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’
Paolo Nutini – ‘Sunny Side Up’
British Single
Alesha Dixon – ‘Breathe Slow’
Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida – ‘Bad Boys’
Cheryl Cole – ‘Fight For This Love’
Joe McElderry – ‘The Climb’
JLS – ‘Beat Again’
La Roux – ‘In For The Kill’ < This list is just AWFUL. Did these people not hear anything by The xx or Golden Silvers or FLORENCE this year? must have missed them, yeah? WANKERS. But, I do love La Roux.
Lily Allen – ‘The Fear’
Pixie Lott – ‘Mama Do’
Taio Cruz – ‘Break Your Heart’
Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz – ‘Number 1’
International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Jay-Z
Michael Bublé
Seasick Steve< I love this guy. I’d like either him or Jay to win. Moreso Steve.
International Female Solo Artist < As long as Rihanna or Shakira don’t win..it’ll be alright. If those two weren’t nominated it’d actually be friggin’ decent.
Lady Gaga
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira
International Breakthrough Act
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire of the Sun
Lady Gaga< Based on the line “Bluffin’ with my muffin.” She should get it. I do love GaGa. She’s different. She’s true to her art. Her vocals are amazing. Disagree? Go listen to her perform Speechless live. It’s on YouTube.
Taylor Swift
International Album < So long as Black Eyed Peas don’t win, it’s cool.
Animal Collective – ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’
Black Eyed Peas – ‘The E.N.D.’
Empire of the Sun – ‘Walking On A Dream’
Jay-Z – ‘The Blueprint 3’
Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’
BRITs Performance Of 30 Years < I want Bros to win, just because it’d be funny. But we all know it’ll go to Michael Jackson just because he’s dead.
Bee Gees- ‘Stayin’ Alive’/’How Deep is Your Love’ (1997)
Bros – ‘I Owe You Nothing’ (1989)
Coldplay – ‘Clocks’ (2003)
Eurythmics & Stevie Wonder – ‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)’ (1999)
Girls Aloud – ‘The Promise’ (2009)
Kanye West – ‘Gold Digger’ (2006)
Kylie Minogue – ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ (2002)
Michael Jackson – ‘Earth Song’ (1996)
Paul McCartney – ‘Live And Let Die’ (2008)
Pet Shop Boys – ‘Go West’ (1994)
Robbie Williams & Tom Jones – The Full Monty medley (1998)
Scissor Sisters – ‘Take Your Mama’ (2005)
Spice Girls – ‘Wannabe’/ ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ (1997)
Take That – ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’/ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’/ ‘She Loves You’ Beatles medley (1994)
The Who – ‘Who Are You’ (1988)
And of course, Ellie Goulding is the winner of The Critics Choice Award 2010. Flo won it last year, now Ellie this year. I am utterly pleased with this. I will probably cry when she comes on stage to collect the award. I do hope Flo wins something, she has to. If she does, I’d very much like her to repeat the speech she made last year. Something along the lines of “FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK” then at the end she said, “I’m going to get drunk now.” God bless her. I will cry if she wins anything, I really will. You know I’ve loved her since that amazing clip of her and Lightspeed Champion on YouTube of them singing in his kitchen back in 2007. It’s been love since then..and to see someone you just love and adore their talent become a double platinum album selling artist..it’s just a beautiful thing. I know I don’t her haha, but Lungs means a lot. And, Dog Days Are Over has given me the courage to move away from where I live. I’m packing up my shit and I’m going. Lungs got me through a breakup, I’ve made some amazing friends through mutual love of Florence..I have so many memories with this album. And to see it do so well..just makes me happy and have faith in the music industry again.
Right, I’ve rambled and I sound strange!
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Is finally NUMBER ONE in the UK Album Chart. Better late than never, yeah?!
I want to hug every person who’s bought Lungs this week. Maybe give them a high 5.
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THIS is just as beautiful as The xx’s remix of You’ve Got The Love. It was FIRST played on Flo’s show last night. It is just amazing. I think it’s part of the iTunes bundle when it’s out on March 1st. BUY IT.
Florence + The Machine- Hurricane Drunk (The Horrors Remix).
Beat In My Bones. 