NEWSDESK, 21st January 2010
> DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2010
It was just been announced that, on Monday evening of next week (January 25th) the first set of bands confirmed to play this year’s Download Festival in the UK will be revealed. At the same time, ticket details (including information about presales, pricing and availability) will be announced.
If you want to be amongst the first to know about all of this, make sure you are connected to Download, either by becoming a fan on their Facebook Fan Page or following them on our Twitter. You can also join in the debate with the sprawling community on the Download Forums, where you’ll find endless threads about wish lists, rumours, Download chat, off-topic discussions and plenty more.
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> SACRED STEEL TOUR DATES
22.01.2010 Stockholm (SWE) - Gula Villan (Stockholm University)
23.01.2010 Sandviken (SWE) - Bryggeriet Metalclub
19.02.2010 Arnsberg-Oeventrop (GER) - Schützenhalle
20.02.2010 Kerkrade (NL) - The Rock Temple
06.03.2010 Esslingen (GER) - Komma
18.03.2010 Berlin (GER) - K 17
19.03.2010 Essen (GER) - Sounds
20.03.2010 Konken (GER) - Festhalle
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> THE RECORD PRODUCERS: TODD RUNDGREN
The UK's BBC 6 Music radio will air a fascinating 90-minute documentary entitled The Record Producers: Todd Rundgren on Saturday January 23rd at 22:00. As part of BBC Radio's critically acclaimed Record Producers documentary series, the 90-minute special will air on BBC 6 Music two weeks before Rundgren performs the British concert premiere of his psychedelic 1973 album A Wizard, A True Star at the HMV London Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday February 6th (Box Office: 08700 603 777 / Book Online: http://www.seetickets.com/).
The Record Producers documentary will also include dialogue of Rundgren discussing some of his most popular albums including A Wizard, A True Star and Something/Anything, and will give listeners exclusive access to the original multi-track tapes of two songs from Rundgren's most successful production as a record producer - Meat Loaf's multi-million selling Bat Out Of Hell.
The documentary will be followed by a 30-minute companion programme, The Producer's Playlist, where record producer Steve Levine will present a selection prime cuts from Patti Smith, New York Dolls, Hall & Oats and Utopia, all produced by Rundgren, whose own solo recordings also feature on the show.
A 60-minute edition of the Rundgren documentary will be aired on BBC Radio 2 on February 27th at 22:00 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072fbv.
