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Monday, 08 September, 2008

PLANETNOTION TELEVISION!

CAMERA-FOLK AND FILM EDITORS WANTED!

Planet Notion is looking for guys and dolls to film and edit features for its new TV channel, PNTV. Accompanying Notion to artist interviews, gigs, fashion shows, festivals and international events, you will be skilled, passionate and full of ideas about how to produce shit-hot video content. Camera-folk will be experienced and ideally have their own equipment, or at least access to equipment, while editors must be able to turn projects around quickly, and with stylistic flare. If you can both film and edit content, we would especially like to hear from you! These casual, unpaid positions would be ideal for those looking to develop their showreels, and to get the chance to travel, film major artists and top events.

Please email lucy@musichqmedia.com if you’re interested in getting involved, cheers!

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Planet Notion goes competition bonkers!

Planet Notion is notifying you about a boo-boo in Notion Magazine 35. We know who made the boo-boo and we've tortured them profusely. We force fed them the juice from a pickled egg jar and made them watch the Chuckle Brothers for 56 hours. The mishap...

Planet Notion goes competition bonkers!

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		Report claims Lloyd Webber and Metallica are the same! 05/09/2008 Ever wondered what the music you listen to reveals about you? Nah, me neither. But apparently it reveals loads. Yep, surprise, surprise, a University study has uncovered that whatever music we listen to invariably means we have something wrong with us. Brilliant. We’re all doomed! But here’s the thing; the study doesn’t reveal stuff like: Jazz fans enjoy puffing a fat reefer and sipping a large bourbon, straight and on the rocks. Or: Rap fans often use indecipherable language like honky, blad, and sick – in several contexts, for reasons Planet Notion cannot fathom. Which all adds up to the study being a bit wank really. So what does it say? Well, it says that if a gang of hoodies come up to you, Snoop Dogg blaring out a ghetto-blaster and lead-pipes in hand, they’re asking you for a game of snakes and ladders or something. Yep, apparently rap fans have really high self-esteem and are extremely outgoing. So the hoodies just want to use your phone, they don’t want to reduce you to a sick puppy on the cold concrete floor when they steal your Motorola after all. And Prof North from Heriot-Watt University, which surveyed 36,000 people worldwide, reckons that heavy metal fans are pretty much the same as classical music fans too. Which means that all those people at the Royal Albert Hall, watching an 8-year-old whizz-kid from Albuquerque tickle the ivories like the guy from Shine, really want to get their chin pierced, dye their hair midnight black and tear the place apart… "One of the most surprising things,” explains Prof North, “is the similarities between fans of classical music and heavy metal. They're both creative and at ease but not outgoing. "The general public has held a stereotype of heavy metal fans being suicidally depressed and of being a danger to themselves and society in general. But they are quite delicate things." Wow, that’s amazing! So all I need to bag that girl at the 24-hour Esso garage - with a tongue like a snake, 100% ink-stained skin and a stare like the fat guy from Full Metal Jacket, is to buy her a few tulips and a copy of Goodbye Mister Tom. Hell, I can do it all in one go next time I get the munchies at four in the morning. Thanks Prof.

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		Black Cab Sessions to celebrate first birthday with a bang! 05/09/2008 Planet Notion loves simplicity, which is why we love the Black Cab Sessions. Here’s the concept: Take a cab; add a band or artist; drive around a bit; record a live session. Simple. To celebrate their one year anniversary and 50 live sessions, The Black Cab will play host to a very special artist. This isn’t to say that previous sessions haven’t cut the proverbial mustard - oh no, because they have. Just take a look: Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Daniel Johnston, Martha Wainwright and next big things like Lykie Li, Noah and The Whale and Eugene McGuinness, have all graced the cab in the past. Hell, the Black Cab has even garnered global recognition, has taken to festivals including Field Day, Underage and Green Man, and will soon be going international as it tours the US. This brings us onto the special guest we brushed on earlier. First, let’s get one thing straight. Don’t blame us when we say we don’t have a clue who this guest may be; the Black Cab has yet to blow its horn. All we have to go on is the following information: It’s a guy. He’s alone. He’s internationally renowned. He definitely won’t be wank. And you’ll definitely be amazed. Well, or so we’ve been assured. Stay tuned. It's going to be massive! Future performances will include Calexico, Lambchop, TV On The Radio, Jens Lekman, The Walkmen, Stricken City, Left With Pictures and many, many more. Anyway, to become accustomed to the Black Cab Sessions format, visit the website HERE !

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		Kings of Leon launch 'Home Movies' online! 04/09/2008 Ah, The Osbournes. How I miss thee. That show had everything. Tears, tantrums, dog poo and Ozzy Osbourne. It set the tone for loads and loads of ‘let’s-follow-some- celebrities-while-they-take-a crap-and-eat-a-burger’ fly-on-the-wall shows to follow. So it should come as little surprise that Kings of Leon are the latest to jump on the whole TV show band-wagon, albeit with a massive difference. You see, the American Southern Rock band is going to be broadcasting from… wait for it… the Internet! I know, mental isn’t it? And here’s the thing, we’re not talking about professional cameramen filming here, so it won’t be like: “Throw that bun at your brother, Nathan. Shit on your brother’s guitar, Caleb.” Oh no, you see Kings of Leon will be broadcasting their very own home movies. Cool, huh? In case you weren't aware, three of the quartet are brothers and Matthew’s their cousin. So you can expect to see sing-songs with good ol’ mama and introductions to good ol’ grandmamma and grandpapa and all the family. They’ll be showing recording footage and video shoots and snippets of life on the road. We could go on, but we’d rather you just went along and checked it out yourself by visiting their website . Anyway, the 23 ‘webisodes’ will be shown over 23 days on the lead-up to the bands new album, Only By The Night, released on October 22nd. The footage from the 'webisodes' has even been used for the video of the Kings of Leon single Crawl, which fans will be able to receive via iTunes if they purchase the deluxe edition of the forthcoming album. Here's the need to know: The album 'Only By The Night' is released on 22/09/08 on Columbia Records/RCA. The single 'Sex On Fire' is released on 15/9/08 (Download from 8/9/08). www.kingsofleon.com

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		Akon to stand trial for fan tossing incident! 04/09/2008 Imagine if someone threw a Frisbee at your face. Repeatedly! Let’s say that you’re a global RnB and Hip Hop star with a penchant for singing like Alvin and Simon and Theodore; you know, the cartoon chipmunks? Okay, okay, if you sung like that we can kind of understand why someone might throw a Frisbee at your face, but still, you’d be pretty pissed off about it wouldn't you? Well that’s exactly what happened to Akon during a concert in Fishkill, New York last year. Some guy, described by news sources as a ‘boy’, decided that he’d throw a Frisbee at Akon’s face over and over and over again. So Akon decides to grab the ‘boy’, lift him onto the stage and then, and I quote: Toss him off!!! The ‘boy’ landed on a female concertgoer who claims she suffered a concussion. Probably one of those people who don’t work and try and win like, a million dollars for tripping on a slug or falling off a stone or something. Anyway, according to the Associated Press, Akon has asked for a jury trial in Fishkill Town Court after pleading not guilty to charges. These include misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment. Akon the Chipmunk is no stranger to controversy. In the infamous ‘Trinidad and Tobago’ incident, the singer simulated sex with a preacher’s fifteen year-old girl. He was also found in possession of a gun in 1998. Anyway, check out the infamous tossing off a ‘boy’ incident below:

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		Lily Allen and Elton John slag each other off at GQ Awards! 03/09/2008 Don’t you just hate it when you’re invited for a night out, don’t turn up and then hear that it was bloody mental? Well, actually, Planet Notion wasn’t invited to the GQ Awards, but we heard it was bloody mental. The b****s! Yep. It was all to do with the choice of co-hosts. Ingredients: Take one fiery mouthed, heavy drinking, platinum selling songstress and lightly boil with a fiery mouthed, former heavy drinking, platinum selling, chubby homosexual. Watch sparks fly. Enjoy. We’re talking about Lily Allen and Sir Elton John. Obviously. Apparently, Lily was downing the free champers like a desert rat and steadily getting drunk. We say apparently, but we’re almost 100% sure it’s true. As the songstress announced “and now the most important part of the night,” An agitated Elton quipped: “What? Are you going to have another drink?” A ridiculous question, granted, but a highly amusing one given Lily’s tendency to snap like a crocodile with small-man-syndrome. “Fuck off Elton,” the LDN singer roared. “I’m 40 years younger than you and have my whole life ahead of me!” It was here that Elton showed the spiteful side we’ve come to know and love; that bitterness that attaches itself to men who wear ridiculous glasses, don dodgy ginger wigs and have enormously large paunches. “I could still snort you under the table,” Elton retorted. Things went downhill from there. Lily hit back with another “F* off” and denied any involvement with the choice narcotic - before announcing her brother Alfie’s engagement to Jamie Winstone, daughter of actor Ray. Not the best of decisions when you’ve got the world’s press in attendance and an instruction not to mention ‘marriage’ in any capacity. Although, that's like telling a 4-year-old kid that you were checking that woman’s ‘thing’ for leakages and not to say a word to mummy… Oh ye gods! If Planet Notion fails to get invited to next year’s GQ Awards, we’re going to smear ourselves in fox’s dung, barge our way into the ceremony and take a massive dump on the table of the Maverick Award winner. This year it was Mark Ronson. GQ: You have been warned.

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		Orange Rock Corps: Do your bit for society and get free tickets! 02/09/2008 What would you do if someone turned around and said: “Help me clear-up these hypodermic needles from the back-alley” or something? You’d probably be like, “Schucks man, I’d love to, but (insert passage here).” Well, now Orange are giving people an incentive to help out their community by giving them tickets to see a ‘Top Gig’ in exchange. And not a hypodermic needle in sight. Orange Rock Corps (ORC) gets bands and DJs, who they think are the doggie’s genitals, and books them to play at top venues like the Royal Albert Hall. Yep, The Royal Albert Hall… And then they give Joe Bloggs the chance to see them. People like you and I. Furthermore, it won’t cost you a penny. Zilch. Nada. Here’s how it works: Users of the ORC website recommend charities and community schemes people can get involved in. ORC will select some of these and lay their cards on the table: “You scratch our back, we’ll scratch yours”. Or rather: “You scratch the back of a charity or community scheme and we’ll send you to the Royal Albert Hall to see, I dunno, Busta Rhymes or The Guillemots or something.” And here’s the thing. All you have to do is 4 hours work for a really, really good cause. It’s what we at Planet Notion like to call “A piece of piss”. So there you have it. A really cool incentive from an equally sublime website. For further information on Orange Rock Corps, including how to get involved, CLICK HERE .

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The End and AKA announces closure!

The End and AKA announces closure!

Oh ye Gods! You have forsaken us! Panic people, for The End is nigh… well, the end is nigh for The End and AKA anyway. Yep, Planet Notion is sad to reveal that cometh January 29th, London’s seminal club will be closing its doors and bidding a final farewell. In a statement released today, The End and AKA explained: “The reality is simple. We began in a kitchen with a conversation and a dream. The club has been our life for thirteen fantastic years, but key people in the team were ready to move on, this coincided with being made an offer on the building, and we felt it time to pursue different roads. “To be able to walk away now after such a journey means that the timing is right. It’s been a difficult decision, and of course we’re sad, but The End is, and has been, the most amazing experience, and we want to thank all those who made it possible and all those who have shared in our dream.” Indeed. As Planet Notion walked the streets and cleared our head, weeping like a teething baby and receiving odd stares from the City Boys, we took solace in the news that The End and AKA will go out in style. December 6th will see ol’ favourite, Sven Vath, headlining the world famous venue for a last Hoorah! This will be followed by a run of closing parties; DJs and promoters The End holds dear, joining together in a massive orgasm of ‘dance-like-a-paraplegic’ bliss. The End and AKA’s legendary director, Layo Paskin, commented: “ Well you know us, and you know what we do. We’re speaking to all the key people and we’re not going to go out on anything other than the most massive bang.” Planet Notion will be there, handkerchief in hand and tears streaming down our rosy cheeks. Ta-ra The End and AKA, it’s been mighty emotional. To read a full interview with directors Layo and Zoe Paskin, CLICK HERE .

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Jacko at 50: What does the future hold?

Jacko at 50: What does the future hold?

Happy birthday Michael Jackson! So, what did everyone get you? Huh... Debts? Mountains and mountains of debts? Yes, the so-called King of Pop has woken-up today 50 years young and millions of pounds in the red. Well, we knew that anyway right? But here’s the thing: According to reports, Jackson's spiralling money problems are so large that he may have to sell his Neverland ranch. I know, shocking isn’t it? What’ll happen to the life-size Peter Pan peering from the rafters like a sick voyeur? And what about all those rides and all the gnomes and, oh god, the popcorn machine? Pity the thought… Anyway, a report in the Mirror this morning claims that Jackson has been helped by a private equity group called Capital Colony. Colony, who owns half of the Las Vegas Hilton, bought a £12.5million loan of Jackson from an investment group hedge fund. In return Jackson will have to work for his money. In Las Vegas, where the singer has been residing, Colony believes the opportunities are plentiful. A Colony spokesman told the Mirror: "We bought the note and we've been discussing various business opportunities and mutual interests." In short, Colony are there to help... Some of the opportunities bouncing around include being booked on an annual basis at a Vegas casino, performing up to 180 days a year. Celine Dion did a similar thing, netting £280million pound over a four year period… and we're talking about Celine Dion!!! but Jackson hasn’t performed in years and doesn’t really like to be seen out in public. I mean, he’s celebrating his birthday eating jelly and ice-cream. Not exactly a day on the slot machines and a steak dinner, is it; followed by a bar crawl and a visit to a seedy bordello? However, Jacko refuses to sell his Neverland Ranch, despite it being worth well over £200million, so he may have little option other than to come out of hiding and get back in the music game. Alternatively, he could sell his share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing when his contract expires in two years time. The Mirror claims that Jackson would be able to pay off ALL of his debts and still walk off with £50million; he may have little option. However, according to the report, Jackson plans to open his Neverland ranch as a theme park for kids. I mean, that’s a no brainer, right? Walk on Dragon’s Den with that little wave of inspiration and Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne will be salivating like two teens in an Amsterdam peep-show and handing him a cheque for 300 mill. We think not. So without further ado, Planet Notion presents a birthday present to Wacko Jacko courtesy of Capital Colony's spokesperson: "We just want him to restore the [Neverland’s] original name, Sycamore Canyon Ranch, and to sell it as quickly as possible." Happy Birthday Michael. We hope you use our present wisely…

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Last chance to enter Noise Festival 2008!

Last chance to enter Noise Festival 2008!

A last call to those with a talent in art, fashion, design, photography or music! You could have your work selected for the upcoming Noise Festival; you could be the next big thing. Then again, you might not be. We wouldn’t like to be accused of falsely building your hopes when you fail and your life goes into a downward spiral of crack and smack and Frosty Jack. So what is the Noise Festival? Well, basically it’s a registered charity funded by the Arts Council that recognises talent and does everything it can to get that talent noticed. And here’s the catch: Unlike most festivals it’s totally virtual. This means that those selected for the Noise Festival will have their work showcased on the Noise website and Noise will help get work profiled across a range of media channels. Those who submit work will be judged by specially selected curators from across the spectrum of art, fashion, design, photography and music. This year’s curators include Mercury Prize winning musician Badly Drawn boy, architect Zaha Hadid – whose work includes the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympics, and photographer Richard Billingham. As a biennial event, Noise takes acts to the next level in year two by connecting musicians with filmmakers, fashion designers with photographers, and writers with illustrators. Submissions to the Noise Festival close on September 1st, so get your arse into gear and CLICK HERE .

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Roots Manuva to play free show in London!

Roots Manuva to play free show in London!

Roots Manuva will celebrate the release of his new album, Slime & Reason, with a free show at HMV, Oxford Street it was announced yesterday. The event will kick-off at 6pm, September 1st, with Roots hanging around afterwards to sign copies of the album, set for release on the same day. Speaking about the music on Slime and Reason, in an exclusive interview with Notion Magazine (Issue 35), Roots explained: “There was that essence; I didn’t want to get lost. I wanted to come back to the organic, the basic, just the crunch! “That old-fashioned boffom-baffom, still with the sprinklings of harmonic weirdness, but with a more low-brow attitude to the music… It’s jazz but not jazzy, not too much noodling; just thick sludge, thick slime…” Indeed. And if you'd like to gorge on more juicy nuggets like that until you’re big, bloated, but a damn-sight more knowledgeable on the world of Roots, Notion 35 is on sale now.

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Kid Rock takes a leak on festival boss's couch!

Kid Rock takes a leak on festival boss's couch!

Kid Rock, who achieved number one success in the UK after 17 years churning out music the UK public couldn’t care less about, has revealed how he urinated on a festival boss’s sofa. Kid Rock failed to play at the Download Festival after organisers claimed he’d been taken to hospital. But speaking to tabloid newspaper The Daily Star, Kid Rock claims that he didn’t play because they treated him: “Like a fuck”. In other words, he threw a good ol’ fashioned wobbly when he didn’t get his own way. So what exactly did Download do to make Kid Rock so angry he decided to piss on the festival boss’s sofa? “There was just one trailer for my whole band. We had no water, no bathroom, no rider.” Man, that’s really not on, is it? I mean… really! That’s like the Queen’s butler sending her to Wetherspoon’s to take a dump, because he’s too damn lazy to phone a plumber. “The final straw was when they wouldn’t give my crew any food or drinks vouchers,” continued Kid Rock. “I called the promoter and told him he had two hours to get it sorted or I was out. They did nothing so I visited the promoter’s office, took a piss on his couch and left.” Planet Notion did a similar thing on the boss’s Chicken Sub, after he sent us on the lunch-run for the 40th week running. He never reads this website so he’ll never know. Fact...

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Zimbabwe music festival heading to London!

Zimbabwe music festival heading to London!

Zimbabwean charity WEZIMBABWE will be putting on a one day festival in Raynes Park, London on August 30th, symbolising the importance of dance and music in the face of the country’s long-running economical and social adversity. Zimfest, known as the Miracle Festival, will bring an array of music from the South-African country to London, with traditional sounds of the country alongside western-influenced music. Artists include Zimbabwean legend, Oliver Mtukudzi, headlining with his traditional blend of Chimurenga, Mbaganga music and Mari guitar. Chimurenga Music relates to issues including human rights, hardship and the political struggles that have long blighted Zimbabwe, whilst Mbaganga is rooted in African Zulu music; a swinging, dance beat common throughout. "We celebrate Zimbabwe without the politics,” says Zimfest Project Manager, Phil Chikwiramakomo. “Zimfest is still however a passionate appeal for unity amongst our people both in the UK and at home. “It is a protest against the people who have tried to tear us apart and we are protesting the way we always have, with a smile on our face and a song in our hearts." Other artists performing at the event include renowned Zimbabwean rockers, Mann Friday, who have already played at major festivals including Glastonbury and Womad, as well as less familiar artists such as Rina Mushonga and Harare. The funds raised by Zimfest will help fund schooling for orphan children in Zimbabwe who are left with little due to the HIV crisis and the country's economic situation. Further funds will go to helping those displaced from their homes by Zimbabwe’s regime. For further information on Zimfest, including tickets, line-ups and the WEZIMBABWE charity, CLICK HERE .

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X-Factor Watch: Walsh launches another verbal on Dannii Minogue!

X-Factor Watch: Walsh launches another verbal on Dannii Minogue!

Man, things are starting to get interesting in the X-Factor camp, which inevitably means: V. Bitchy. We’re referring to the panel of course, which this year includes the dishy Cheryl Cole, brought in to replace Sharon Osbourne and push Dannii Minogue off her pedestal. Add blubber-mouth Louis Walsh to the equation, alongside the human-wedgie Simon Cowell and you’ve got all the ingredients you need for a far-out Saturday night experience... um, ahem. Just as the long-running war-of-words between Cole and Minogue was starting to fizzle out, Louis Walsh has added forty gallons of lighter-fuel and a flick of a match to the equation. He may be a strange faux-camp tubby bloke, but Louis Walsh… we salute you. Speaking to Heat Magazine, Walsh commented: “[Simon Cowell] definitely flirted with her [Dannii Mingoue] throughout last year's series, but he seems to have moved on. He's flirting with Cheryl this year... “I wasn't exactly chuffed when they hired Dannii Minogue,” Walsh continued, “because, let's face it, she wasn't exactly a household name. She's not exactly Madonna or Kylie, is she? She hasn't had any hits. I don't know one of her songs. That's why I was surprised they hired her.” Last year Dannii Minogue spoke about how pissed-off she was with Oirish Oik, Waslh, and red-headed squealer, Sharon Osbourne making her life a misery. And since Sharon left the show this year, Walsh seems more than happy to continue berating Minogue in public. Over to Walsh: “I treat people how they treat me. And she wasn't that friendly to me last year. She was quite frosty - a bit of an ice queen.” So there we have it. The claws are out. The tantrums have started. The tears are eminent. And Dannii Minogue will still show Cole, Cowell, Walsh and the long-departed Sharon the ‘V’ sign and win the show again this year. Meaning we’ll have another twirp, with a voice like Janet Street-Porter sucking a wasp, plugging the airwaves and making our lives eternally miserable, once again. Oh joy.

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Londoners lead the way for UK at Red Bull Music Academy!

Londoners lead the way for UK at Red Bull Music Academy!

The UK will be completely represented by a London contingent at this year’s annual Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA). The event selects a total of 60 participants from around the globe, recognized for their talent as outstanding DJs, MCs, Producers or Vocalists and helps them hone their skills with help from renowned artists and experts of their field. The RBMA takes over a warehouse space in a different city every year, transforming each floor into a studio where participants can learn new skills and acquire knowledge of everything from music history to technology. A total of 3000 applications were recieved for this year's event in Barcelona, with 5 representatives selected from the UK. It will be the first time in the RBMA’s history that the UK has been completely represented by talent from the capital. They include 25-year-old Jamie Woon, a leading figure of music and spoken word gatherings in London. Taking influence from folk musicians including Neil Young, Janis Joplin and the roots of breaks legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Woon transforms his acoustic performance with unique loop-effects and has supported Amy Winehouse. Other participants include 23-year-old Subeema, a producer of dark techno-infused dubstep; 25-year-old Lukid, whose electronic-soundscape production has seen him work on a compilation with fashion-brand Stussy; 23-year-old Fatima, a vocalist specializing in beat-heavy RnB, Soul and hip-hop; and Goldielocks, whose music was featured on the bass-and-grime heavy soundtrack to Adulthood. Taking place from September 21st to October 24th in Barcelona, RBMA’s 10th Anniversary is thought to have selected the strongest talents yet. Previous experts and artists to have helped hone participants’ skills include M.I.A, Norman Jay, The Roots, Gilles Peterson and Amp Fiddler.

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