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Mike Skinner, The Memoirs
January 4, 2012The Streets’ front man, Mike Skinner, is set to release a 352 page memoir named The Story Of The Streets In March. In a move that we certainly didn’t see coming Skinner has teamed up with writer Ben Thompson who has also written autobiographies for the likes of Russell Brand and Vic Reeves for the book which will be released on … read more»
Freeze Festival 2011
November 2, 20113 Stars
An industrial wasteland, surrounded by grown men wearing Dappy hats and using words like “Bodatious” and “Narrrrlz” (I’m not even joking) without the merest hit of irony, was not where I would have normally planned to end a relationship that has lasted nearly 10 years, brought me highs and lows, and in some cases literally … read more»
The Streets To Play Final Show In October
May 5, 2011It is a sad day indeed but The Streets have announced when their final show will be, this October. Mike Skinner, who we all know is retiring the group will give a final performance at the Freeze Festival at Battersea Power Station on the 28th/19th October. This final show comes after the completion of their tour for the fifth and final album, … read more»
Mike Skinner To Record Sound Track For The Inbetweeners Movie
March 24, 2011In what is basically a match made in film heaven The Streets’ Mike Skinner has apparently agreed to pen the score for the up coming Inbetweeners movie. The film, that follows the TV shows main characters – Simon, Will, Jay and Neil – while on a lads holiday, is currently being filmed and will be released in August of this … read more»
Example and Jamie Woon Confirmed For Lounge On The Farm Festival
February 25, 2011Example, Jamie Woon and Annie Mac have been confirmed to play this years Lounge on the Farm festival which takes place on Merton Farm in Canterbury. Headlining the festival will be the previously announced Ellie Goulding and The Streets and Devlin and Liam Bailey will also take to the stage. This year Lounge on the Farm will be expanding from … read more»
The Streets, Ellie Goulding and Echo & The Bunnymen Announced For Lounge On The Farm
February 11, 2011The Streets, Ellie Goulding and Echo & The Bunnymen will all perform at this years Lounge on the Farm festival. The festival, which takes place between 8 – 10 July at Merton Farm in Kent, has proven so popular that this year they are doubling their capacity to 10,000 people and it will also introduce a new main stage cementing itself … read more»
The Streets Launch Mike Scanner and Interactive Film, Choose Your Own Computers and Blues
February 8, 2011Since Mike Skinner announced his new and last album as The Streets, Computers and Blues, his website has seen more traffic than the Sky Sports hotline. Mike Skinner has always been active on the old social media, Twitter and blogging fronts and it has always shown in his insightful marketing of his brand and band The Streets, which is why it … read more»
Tunes for the Afternoon : Brother
January 25, 2011This track is : Darling Buds of May from new IT band with a dodgy attitude, Brother About : Brother found themselves on the front of NME at the end of last year where they told everyone that “We want to headline Glastonbury. And we will.” Starting their journey off in true gritty band style their first London gig was at the Flowerpot (now … read more»
The Streets, If You're Going Through Hell Video
December 16, 2010The Street, If You’re Going Through Hell Video is here. Not too many of these left to come what with the last album on the horizon. This comes after Mike Skinners many video posts on his blog and will be the first single released from the forthcoming final album Computers and Blues due for release in February. … read more»
The Streets announce 2011 tour
November 8, 2010It’s the news that all Streets fans have been waiting for – the band have announced that they will go on a UK tour in 2011. The band will play 13 dates in the Computers and Blues tour which kicks off in Edinburgh in February and they will be heading to Brixton Academy for their last date on 5th March. It has also been confirmed … read more»