Saturdays alright for endorsing

Girls are louder

The Saturdays – a girl band once described as a “Girls Aloud for the recession era” – are making some serious inroads on the endorsement circuit of late. It seems ever more clear that the group are Girls Aloud 2.0, waiting in the wings for the long-running and universally accepted girl band to expire properly (rather than splitting temporally to follow solo projects, as recently announced). Universal appears to have the Sats working 24-7 on promotional work, with the group Read more

Win Bloom Festival tickets

This year’s Bloom Festival – which describes itself as “the ultimate house party in a field’ – takes place on 14-16th August and features acts such as Esser, Noah and the Whale, Tom Middleton, The Filthy Dukes, Loose Cannons, The Whip and Part Time Heroes. The boutique festival is now in its fourth year and will showcase music across six stages, as well as knitting, burlesque strip tease, kung fu, tai chi, mask making, recyclable art and flamenco classes. Read more

Win Benicássim Festival tickets

This year’s FIB Heineken Benicássim festival, held on the east coast of Spain in July, is one of the premier highlights of the European festival calendar. Now celebrating its 15th year confirmed acts include Oasis, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Paul Weller, Lily Allen, Glasvegas, The Mystery Jets, Elbow, Maximo Park and The Horrors. Read more

Fashion takes control

Topman offers bespoke access for music fans

UK high street youth clothing retailer Topman has embarked on a unique music initiative that sees it handing over control of its current music campaign to a selection of emerging artists. The CTRL platform – inspired by the recognition that fans want greater access to bands – enables one act per month to curate a bespoke live event featuring a selection of their favourite artists Read more

Win Homecoming Festival Tickets

Fancy 28 hrs of music across 12 arenas on the Scottish coastline? The HOMECOMING FESTIVAL kicks off in Ayrshire in Scotland over the May bank holiday (2nd-3rd). The line up includes: Reverend and the Makers, Tom and Gary from Snow Patrol, Soul II Soul Sound System, Bob Sinclair, Masters at Work, Lisa Lashes, Taio Cruz, and Babyshambles (DJ set).

We have two full passes to both days to give away Read more

Radio Reborn 2009

Realising radio’s digital future

After a sell-out first year, MediaGuardian’s Radio Reborn conference returns on 27 April 2009 in London boasting a line up of the most influential names working in radio. In just one-day, you’ll hear Tim Davie’s vision for radio and audio at the BBC, listen to Global’s CEO Stephen Miron explain why he believes the medium is one of the most powerful in the mix and learn from top talent – including Chris Tarrant, Jo Whiley and Paul Gambaccini – about what makes truly compelling audio content Read more