The Duke & The King are scheduled to play a series of European shows next week. 

In addition, The Duke & The King frontman Simone Felice will play a couple of solo shows in London.

A Special Acoustic Night with songwriter Simone Felice (The Duke & The King/The Felice Brothers) performing old favorites, brand new songs, and selected prose will take place in the intimate pub setting of The Hawley Arms. Monday, February 15, 2010 8:00 pm. Space is limited to 100 guests. Reservations required. 10£ at the door. s
Simone will also play The Hawley Arms on Tuesday February 16, but this show has already sold out.

Jamie T releases 'Emily’s Heart’ on March 15th - the latest single to be taken from his widely acclaimed album 'Kings and Queens’ which hit #2 upon its release last September. 

Already established as one of the fans’ favourite moments from the 'Kings and Queens’ set and Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record in the World, this new version of 'Emily’s Heart’ is exclusive to the single release and is a reworking of the original album version.

Released as a digital download, the iTunes exclusive format also debuts Jamie’s unique take on Bruce Springsteen’s 'Atlantic City’, a song that featured on his seminal 1982 album 'Nebraska.’

Jamie has also recently been nominated for a NME Award for Best Solo Artist and Best Track for 'Sticks 'n’ Stones’.

Wolfmother have just unveiled their brand new music video for "White Feather" on Yahoo Music. 

The song appears on the psych-rockers recently released album, Cosmic Egg, and has been described as a track with "heavy-funky groove" (LA Times), "crammed with brilliantly cruch riffs" (BBC) and "immensely likeable" (Pop Matters).

Check out the video here and watch Wolfmother deliver an electric studio performance filled with energetic guitar solos.

Visit www.Wolfmother.com to see a list of upcoming Australian tour dates with legendary rockers AC/DC, and stay tuned for some unreleased live video's from Wolfmother Live at the Cornet!

The UK’s best-kept festival secret Larmer Tree Festival has announced the latest acts for its highly anticipated 20th birthday. As always, Larmer Tree Festival has struck a blissful balance between up-and-coming artists and legendary, world-renowned acts – with a touch of the all-out funky!

Representing music we all know and love is our very own British institution and all-round music maestro, Jools Holland with his famous Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. A staple on the Larmer Tree festival menu, Jools and his gang never fail to whip up the crowd with a belting mix of covers and originals. Expect noise, showmanship and a hootenanny to remember!

Joining Jools on stage as his very special guest will be the infallible Alison Moyet. This incredible joining of two iconic performers is not to be missed!

Larmer Tree Festival are also proud to announce that reggae Toots and the Maytals will be joining the stellar line-up. Headlining on Friday 16th July, the much loved vocal group will add some Jamaican spice to the Larmer Tree Line-up.

Thursday’s headline act will be the legendary Grammy Award winning blues guitarist Robert Cray. With a career spanning over 30 years, Cray has shared the stage with the likes of Eric Clapton and B.B. King.

James Shephard, founder of Larmer Tree Festival said, 'We are so proud to add Toots and the Maytals and Robert Cray to this year’s line-up. Alison Moyet joining Jools on stage really is the icing on the cake. We truly are celebrating our 20th birthday with style!'

In the new music corner, sporting a laptop, effects unit and acoustic guitar, we have critically acclaimed James Yuill. Yuill has set the blogosphere, gig circuit and industry tongues alight over the past 18 months with his unique electro folktronica sounds intermixed with his own inspired wordplay. Joining him in youthful gaiety will be the inimitable The Heavy, fresh from their extensive UK and European tour, and With Love from Humans! who have been widely touted as ones to watch by many in the know press and tastemakers including 6Music’s Tom Robinson.

As always, Larmer Tree Festival 2010 will bring together the very best acts from around the world. Last seen supporting Blur on their Hyde Park reunion gigs, Chicago’s sublime Hypnotic Brass Ensemble will set the stage alight with their own fusion of reggae, jazz and soul. Cementing the line-up will be Bangalore’s Swarathma, whose unique folk/fusion has seen them tour the globe.

Other show-stopping names confirmed for the festival include Canadian Bluegrass act Grass Mountain Hobos, recent Billy Bragg tour mate Otis Gibbs and young, innovative DJ F-Fever.

Tickets for all five days are priced at just £184 for adults, £152 for 11-17 year olds and £124 for 5-10 year olds, with entrance for under fives free of charge. Various ticketing options are available for those wishing to attend selected days of the festival. Tickets are available now from www.larmertreefestival.co.uk.

The tearful singer interrupted a performance in Nashville, Tennessee, stopping his track 'Gravity’ halfway through as the backlash from his recent Playboy interview – in which he used the word 'n****r', described sleeping with Jessica Simpson as like 'a drug' and admitted he will always love Jennifer Aniston – got to him.

Apologising to his bandmates, he tearfully said: 'I quit the media game. I’m out. I’m done. I just want to play my guitar.

'I fell into a wormhole of selfishness, greediness and arrogance. In the quest to be clever, forgot about the people who love me and that I love."

He then returned to playing the guitar solo for the song after a lengthy pause.

The outspoken star also took to his twitter page to apologise to fans for using the racial slur.

He wrote: 'Re: using the 'N word’ in an interview: I am sorry that I used the word. And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualise using it, because I realise that there’s no intellectualising a word that is so emotionally charged.'

John admitted the response to the interview will make him be more guarded about what he says in future as he fears his outrageous statements are overshadowing his career.

He tweeted: 'And while I’m using today for looking at myself under harsh light, I think it’s time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews,

'It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it’s gotten out of hand and I’ve created somewhat of a monster. I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don’t have the stomach for it.'