Kasabian and Hot Chip reveal at Proud2

The superclub first case known as Kasabian and Hot chip from Bacchus his party for Saturday will host DJ sets.

Alexis Taylor of electronic indie band Hot Chip will also play alongside Bombay Bicycle Club on April 2 during the circus themed party.

Block Party and the Futureheads DJ set will see at the following weekend (April 9).

Aerialists, trapeze artists, fire eaters and other circus artists will provide background entertainment.

Kasabian - Rain On My Soul

Guitarist Says the Kasabian Singer Can Act

Kasabian has previously turned down a role as a count in the Sofia Coppola directed 'Marie Antoinette' because of his commitments to the group - will one day amaze everyone with his on-screen prowess, claims his bandmate Serge Pizzorno. The group's guitarist, Serge Pizzorno, reckons Tom will one day surprise everyone with his acting ability, though to date he has only been offered one film role, which he had to turn down to concentrate on the group.

In 'Marie Antoinette' of Tom's proposed role, Serge said: "It is quite true, they wanted him to the play role. It was pretty mental. I think we'll definitely look Tom in something one day.

"He's the sort of person who'll win an Oscar one day and you'll be like, 'What?' He's great at that stuff."

Tom have put to his film career off for a time yet, however, as he currently said that he thinks Kasabian are about hip hop and will be around for some time to come. He said: "The best thing about our band and we get to make a fourth album, and I think the fourth album will be our hit, and I think we'll be around for another ten or fifteen, years, we'll be around for a while."

Kasabian: Kasabian star's charity bike ride

Signed up to Kasabian star Chris Edwards has to take part in a gruelling charity bicycle ride to raise money for children with cancer.

The bass player and his brother, Jay, will cycle nearly 900 miles from the southern tip of Cornwall known as Land's End to the northern village of John O' Groats in Scotland.
On 4 September the group will set off and spend 14 days on the road before reaching their destination.
They hope to raise £5,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust, according to The Sun.

Kasabian's songwriter and guitarist Serge Pizzorno

Kasabian's songwriter and guitarist Serge Pizzorno is attempting to educate music fans about the "rock'n'roll" way.

The Kasabian guitarist admits he is concerned that the younger generation are growing up without the knowledge of rebellious and creative artists and authors such as writer Ernest Hemingway, poet Charles Bukowski and abstract painter Pablo Picasso.He told Q magazine: "Kids don't know about the rock'n'roll way anymore. I don't mean just the music but Hemingway, Bukowski, Picasso…people who saw the world differently.”Serge admits he is inspired by creative people who are able to live a “wild life” but also acknowledges he needs to work hard to be successful.He added: "Bukowski, Keith Richards, Hemingway…those are artists that I respect. Those are the people you have to live up to if you can. They embraced a wild life so that they could experience something particular. I am fascinated by that and I always will be. But I've got quite a strong work ethic as well. You can't miss a show. You can't record a lot of s**t music and it down to 'being an artist and living the life.' You've got to get the job done or you've failed."Echoing some of his influences, Serge admits to turning to potent spirit absinthe for inspiration.He added: "About a year ago when we were making the last album. I was drinking a lot of it then. It's f***ing poison, man. It drives you mad."

Tom Meighan Wants A Baby, Kasabian Singer

Fatherhood is apparently infectious! Tom Meighan, lead singer of British indie rock band Kasabian, has commented that he wants to follow in the footsteps of his guitarist Serge Pizzorno, and become a father.
Serge's girlfriend is due to give birth in September. At the time of the announcement, he was thrilled with the news, because he was turning 30, and "wanted kids to focus on, too."
Tom appears to want a baby for the same reasons, saying: "A baby would be a good focus for me, too. I'll have to ask the missus, but yeah. A baby would be mega."

Kings Of Leon and Kasabian to headline V Festival 2010

Kings of Leon and Kasabian are set to play headline slots at this year's V Festival, it has been announced.Florence And The Machine, The Prodigy, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, La Roux and Faithless are also on the bill for the two-site event, it was revealed today (March 1).V Festival takes place on two sites � one in Chelmsford and one in Staffordshire � on August 21-22.
The V Festival line-up so far is:
Kings Of Leon
Kasbian
Sterephonics
Faithless
The Prodigy
David Guetta
Pet Shop Boys
Cheryl Cole
Paul Weller
The Kooks
Paolo Nutini
Florence And The Machine
MadnessEditors
Mika
White Lies
Groove Armada
The Courtneers
Goldfrapp
The Charlatans
Scouting For Girls
Chase And Status
The Temper Trap
Amy Macdonald
Newton Faulkner
La Roux
Sugababes
Pixie Lott
Skunk Anansie
Passion Pit
Ellie Goulding
Kate Nash
Paloma Faith
Shed SevenImogen HeapPlan B
V Festival Tickets are available online on GigSport

Arctic Monkeys ... Sheffield's finest lead the NME awards nominations with Kasabian

Arctic Monkeys ... Sheffield's finest lead the NME awards nominations with Kasabian
The nominees for this year's NME awards have been announced, giving Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and, er, generally boys with guitars lots of reasons to be chuffed. The shortlist's other leading acts include Muse, Oasis, Biffy Clyro, and Florence and the Machine.

Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian each received six nominations, including best British band, best album, best live band and best video. Muse trail with four nominations. Oasis, who won the prize for best British band last year – and then promptly broke up – are again nominated.

"The NME awards is the one ceremony where you see the bands who have really meant something and made a difference get justly rewarded," editor Krissi Murison told BBC 6 Music. By happy coincidence, most of the acts that "really meant something" seem to involve guitars. By our clumsy estimate, 21 of the 29 nominees are guitar-based bands. Led by male singers.
At last year's awards, only two winners, MGMT and Dizzee Rascal, were not merely lads with guitars (MGMT, after all, are lads with guitars AND lots of keyboards). Even the winners for worst band and worst album – the Jonas Brothers – have Stratocasters. But lads playing indie rock are what NME readers love best.

"The great thing is," Murison said, "there's no predicting which way the fans will vote!" We just wouldn't put any money on La Roux.

The Shockwaves NME awards take place on 24 February at the O2 Academy in Brixton.

Kasabian spill the beans ahead of Newcastle gig

THERE'S something about Kasabian guitarist Serge that makes you believe in what he says.
Serge Pizzorno is so passionate about his music it's hard not to warm to him, and when he says he loves Newcastle, I believe him."It sounds actually corny like I say it about everywhere we go, but when you drive into Newcastle there is something phenomenal about it - the bridges - I just actually buzz off it."We played here a few months ago and it was definitely the loudest crowd we have ever had, if we had a decibel reading it would have been off the scale."Following on from their current stint supporting Oasis on their massive stadium tour, Kasabian are calling in at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena tonight (Tuesday)."Doing the stadium tour was fantastic - we're sad that Oasis have split up, but it'll be amazing to see what they both do now, as they're geniuses."So are the rumours that Noel Gallagher is joining the band true?"It would be a great laugh, it would be amazing - but no, I don't think it's going to happen."But it seems these indie rockers don't need the help (or hinderance?) of the Oasis boys, as they scooped the Q award for best album for West Pauper Lunatic Asylum last week."It was great to win, because you never make an album to win an award so it's great, as well I think the best album award is the best one to win, as it means the most."The bizarre name for the album comes from a real asylum that existed in the 18th century. Although the album has nothing to do with the real asylum, Serge says there's a fine line between genius and madness, which is what prompted them to plump for the title."I think music is a form of madness, and it is escapism because people can listen to music and not be in this world."Reality can be kind of mundane and on a weekend it's nice to get out of your mind and numb yourself."We called it that because we wanted it to be like the music is coming from an asylum made by the patients who are going out of their minds.""It was the most challenging album we have made - the previous albums were more easy to get into, but this one was much more challenging but seems to have actually connected with people - which is great."The band are now promoting their award-winning album and are in the middle of a massive UK tour that promises to deliver the same awe-inspiring feeling as the stadium tour."For the tour, the asylum is really coming into town! I don't want to give too much away, but it is about bringing the album to life. People are going to have a really good time and that is what we want."You have to be built for touring - sometimes we bring friends along for a couple of days, and when they leave they're always like 'how do you do it?'"I think you get used to it, I enjoy going on a bus with my pals and playing rock and roll."And one of those pals is the Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding.The kooky celeb who is a firm fan of the band, currently appeared in their video for Vlad the Impaler - to rave reviews."I have known Noel a few years, and he was going to do the artwork for the Vlad the Impaler single, then one of his friends said wouldn't it be great if you did a video like you'd found an old tape in someone's garage of a horror film that no one had ever seen."He thought it would be amazing - and there's no better person to play Vlad than Noel - he loved it, and it's great to work with people you admire."Just working with Noel is an honour because he is a fantastic person - he's magical."We'd love to be in The Mighty Boosh, but it has to be written in, so we'll see."When the UK tour comes to an end, the band is off to Japan and Australia, before eventually settling down to write some more music."We have to play this album to all the people before we can put it to rest and start working on anything else, but I've got some ideas already."I already can't wait to see what those ideas are.

Won a Q Awards to Kasabian, U2 and Lily Allen

U2, Kasabian, Lily Allen and Lady GaGa, the results of the QAwards have been released and they have all lifted gongs.
The Best Track award Lily Allen won for her song The Fear, while U2’s album The Unforgettable Fire took the Classic Album prize.
Lady GaGa won a gong for Best Video, for her song Just Dance, while R&B star The Breakthrough Artist of 2009 Mr Hudson was named.
Kasabian were another band to be victorious, lifting the Best Album accolade for their West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum track.
Edwyn Collins, Marianne Faithfull and The Specials were others to be recognised at this year’s Q Awards, which took place today, October 26, in London.
The full list of winners is as follows. Best New Act was won by White Lies; Breakthrough Artist was lifted by Mr Hudson; Best Track was won by Lily Allen for her song The Fear; Best Video went to Lady Gaga for Just Dance; Best Live Act was won by Artic Monkeys; Best Album was won by Kasabian for West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum; and Best Act In The World Today was lifted by Muse.
The Classic Song award went to Frankie Goes To Hollywood for Relax; the Q Classic Album was won by U2 for The Unforgettable Fire; Innovation In Sound was won by Sonic Youth; the Classic Songwriter award was won by Yusuf Islam; The Q Idol award was lifted by Spandau Ballet; the Outstanding Contribution To Music was won by Robert Plant; The Q Inspiration Award was won by The Specials; The Q Icon accolade was won by Marianne Faithfull and the Q Legend award was picked up by Edwyn Collins.
Comedian Al Murray, who dressed as his Pub Landlord character, presented the awards, and made the comment that 2009 was a poor year for music because of the “sad demise of Oasis".

over US success, Kasabian not fussed

Kasabian's Tom Meighan has said he is not fussed about breaking America because he can't be bothered to tour there.
Tom told #5 magazine: "I'm not a**ed about it mate, the record (West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum) went to No 98 on the Billboard which is s**t, sold about 10,000.
"To break America you have to tour the motherf****r, and that takes a lot of time, it's massive..."
Tom added: "No one butthe breaking America Coldplay and U2. It might happen, but we're certainly not going to different what we do. We're so dangerous for them, and we're not going to become non confrontational."
The Shoot The Runner rocker also said Kasabian couldn't fill the void left by Oasis' split as the two bands are too change.
He said: "Well everyone keeps tipping us to fill the void, but you can't fill that void. Oasis are a big, anthemic sing along band, while we're more of a dance along band, we're completely different. If you're gonna call them The Beatles, then we're the Stones, you know what I mean?"

Bournemouth date added Kasabian Expand UK Arena

Kasabian have confirmed Leicester indie giants details of an extra date on their forthcoming UK arena tour.
With Oasis out of action, Kasabian are preparing to step into their role as the UK's most raucous group.
Manchester band of the long time friend, Kasabian Noel Gallagher invited currently to join them on their forthcoming tour. Whether or not the Oasis man accepts, the new dates feature some of the biggest headline shows in their career.
Date with a opening is Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena Kasabian are set to travel across the country, playing two nights in Wembley Arena. Relishing their status as one of the UK's biggest acts, they group have now added an extra tour date.
Kasabian will now finish their UK tour on November 25th in Bournemouth's BIC venue. Show tickets will go on sale on Wednesday (October 7th).
One of the biggest years the new tour complete in the career of Kasabian. The band released their latest album 'West Ryder Pauper Asylum' to widespread acclaim and supported Oasis on an enormous UK tour.
Growing used to playing enormous arenas Kasabian also performed a handful of festival dates, with the band entertaining thousands of fans throughout the summer.
Kasabian are set to play the following shows:
November

10 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena11 Aberdeen AECC12 Glasgow SECC14 London Wembley Arena15 London Wembley Arena18 Nottingham Trent FM Arena19 Birmingham NIA20 Manchester MEN22 Cardiff International Arena23 Sheffield Arena25 Bournemouth BIC

'piss-up in a brewery' Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal play Guinness'

Bands celebrate 250th anniversary of Irish beer in Dublin.

Kasabian, Estelle, Tom Jones and Dizzee Rascal played a show in Guinness' Dublin brewery this evening (September 24).The acts came together at the St James's Gate Brewery for the main Arthur's Day show, part of a series of shows being held across the Irish capital to mark 250 years of the stout. With the drinks flowing, creating the preverbial 'piss up in a brewery', the bands performed on a makeshift stage in Hop Store 12 at the west Dublin complex, marking the 250th anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing a 9,000 year lease on the site.Jones opened the event after a toast to the Guinness founder at precisely 17:59 (reflecting the year the brewery opened), followed by Estelle, who had the crowd jumping around to the likes of 'American Boy'. A shirtless Dizzee Rascal followed, playing a hit heavy set including the likes of 'Holiday' and closer 'Bonkers', ahead of headliners Kasabian.Opening with 'Underdog', the Leicester band played a sharp 35 minute set which featured 'Empire', 'Club Foot', 'Fire' and closer 'LSF'.Kasabian played:'Underdog''Where Did All The Love Go?''Shoot The Runner''Club Foot''Empire''Fire''LSF'At the same time as the main gig, a series of shows were staged across the Irish capital, featuring over 60 artists playing in 33 venues, ranging from concert halls to tiny pubs.Among those playing were The Enemy, Razorlight, Fionn Regan, Natalie Imbruglia, Richard Hawley, Roots Manuva and Supergrass offshoot The Hot Rats.Events to mark the anniversary were also taking place across the globe, with Sean Paul playing in Lagos, while Black Eyed Peas were in Kuala Lumpur. A Guinness show was also held in New York.
Kasabian tickets:
Nov 16, 2009 19:00 at Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool - Buy from Seetickets
Nov 18, 2009 19:30 at Trent Fm Arena, Nottingham - Buy from Seetickets
Nov 19, 2009 19:00 at National Indoor Arena, Birmingham - Buy from Seetickets
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Arctic Monkeys lead Q award lists, Oasis also star

LONDON (Reuters Life!) Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys lead this year's Q Awards with four nominations, while Oasis, who currently announced their split, are up for two prizes.
Among other artists with multiple nominations for the music publication's annual awards were U2, Florence & The Machine, The Prodigy, Kasabian and Dizzee Rascal. The prizes are handed out on October 26.
Arctic Monkeys, who have just released their third album, appear on the shortlist for best track ("Crying Lightning"), best live act, best album ("Humbug") and best act in the world.
Manchester's Oasis have been nominated for best live act and best act in the world, despite songwriter and guitarist Noel Gallagher announcing last month that he had quit the band due to a bust up with his brother and frontman Liam.
"The nominations are compiled from votes cast in their thousands by Q's readers, listeners, viewers and online users, so they reflect the choice of the nation's music fans," said Q Magazine editor-in-chief Paul Rees.
Following are the nominations:
Best New Act:
White Lies; Friendly Fires; Empire Of The Sun; Passion Pit; The Dead Weather

Guy wants Kasabian

The "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" director has earmarked them as possible collaborators on a new project.
Madonna's former husband says he is a big fan of the band's new album, which was amongst the nominees for last week's Mercury Prize.
"The Kasabian album 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' is the best thing I have heard this year. I've have been playing it non stop", he told a UK tabloid.
Ritchie said, "I'd love to meet up with the band. The music on the latest album is like a film soundtrack. He's a talented bloke, Serge (Pizzorno)"

Ritchie needs to work with Kasabian

British film director Guy Ritchie needs to work with guitarist Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian for his next film.
"The Kasabian album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the good thing I have heard this year. I've have been playing it non-stop. I'd love to meet up with the band. The music on the latest album is like a film soundtrack. He's a talented bloke, Serge," thesun.co.uk quoted Ritchie as saying.
Serge is a movie fan and is obesessed with late director Stanley Kubrick. He lookes old movies while the band is on tour.
He needs to work on movie scores and has revealed that the latest album is based on a national movie. Serga said, "I definitely would like to sit down and organise a movie. Anything from an arthouse film, a really small budget film, to a huge James Bond theme,"

Calif. AG to rejection of medical claims

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Jerry Brown is looking into claims that the state's top health insurers reject about 20 percent of medical claims.
In a statement, Brown says substitute in his office are launching an independent research because a high denial rate advises the system itself is nonadaptive.
AG spokesman Scott Gerber says the research comes on the heels of a Los Angeles Times report that the state's largest health insurers reject up to 39.6 percent of claims.
California Association of Health Plans spokeswoman Nicole Kasabian Evans told the Times that health plans stay by contracts and there are logical reasons to deny claims.

the Civic, Kasabian swagger

“So did you miss us at the V Festival?” Tom Meighan asked the sold out Civic, prompting the city’s longest composite ‘Yesss’ since Wolves won promotion.
And for anyone who suffered Oasis’ grudging and soulless set at Weston Park, this was the perfect antidote.
From the minute Meighan blustered on stage newly trimmed and looking like a slicked up Russell Crowe he grouped any doubts that a current swine flu scare had dimmed his innate likeability and raucous stage presence. “Yes, I’m alive,” he beamed.
Epic opener Underdog set the standard and, having acquired the ‘difficult third album’ syndrome with ease, Kasabian were able to cherry pick a catalogue now incomparable by any band since The Stone Roses.

Cue big stomping anthems, almost all of which turned into sing along, clap along fan fests with the whole venue joining in, except the security staff, who bottled their big moment, to pantomime boos from everyone else.
The set was faultless, with ‘Where did all the love go’ and ‘Fire’ raising the bar ever higher. Time, unhappily , flew past. So much so that when Club Foot kicked in, it still felt like the center order.
In fact it was the set closer, giving way to a storming repeat of Stuntman, followed by a reprise of their Glastonbury showpiece as Candi Staton’s ‘You got the love’ bled seamlessly into a memorably rousing LSF.
As the band left a sea of smiling faces in their wake, Meighan shouted above the cheers: “We need you to make us the most important band in Britain.”

Kasabian given swine flu

Kasabian have been given the all clear by doctors after bridal members fell ill during their tour and it was feared they had swine flu.
Frontman Tom Meighan was taken to hospital in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week, according to The Sun.
The band members were showing symptoms similar to swine flu but their spokeswoman confirmed that they did not in argument have the bug.

Kasabian Biography

An alternative rock band from Leicester, England is a Kasabian. The band contains Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar, synths, vocals), Christopher Edwards (bass), Ian Matthews (drums) and touring guitarist Jason Mehler. The group has been evaluated with the likes of Primal Scream, with their similar electronica-indie rock fusion and Oasis, with whom they share their confidence, vision, swagger and rough vocal style.

It has been wonderd that the name “Kasabian” is taken from the getaway driver (named Linda Kasabian) for the Tate murders devoted by the Manson Family.

The band created in 1999 in Leicester, England. Their first album was simply “Kasabian”, and in 2004 inward lacklustre reviews. However, tracks such as Cutt Off and L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever) reached the UK Top 10, and with 2 more Top 20 hits and the album peaking at #4 in the UK Album Chart, they defied the detractord.

The second album, “Empire”, was launched on the 28th of August 2006. The first single from the album, also titled “Empire”, was widely looked upon as a musical success, with its change of beat important of “Take Me Out”, and its catchy chorus. This was then followed by the launch of the single “Shoot The Runner” and most just, “Me Plus One”.

The newest album, “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”, was launched on the 5th of June 2009. The hit single off the album “Fire” was one of the Top 5 singles in the UK charts at the time, reaching #3 in the Official UK Singles Chart.