Aled’s New Lineup - 3 months in

[rosie_posii 10]

This sounds so good.

it's the 23rd and 24th of June in the Hackney Marshes.

Artists:

Tinie Tempah

Jessie J

Ed Sheeran

Plan B

Chase & Status

Professor Green

Maverick Sabre

plus many more...

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

I heard rumbles of a certain musical redhead bringing her Machine to Hackney too, did I hear correctly?

[rosie_posii 10]

Not sure, probably.

[Viv 14]

Good line up except for florence. there is always that spanner in the works, i guess. i am a bit concerned that hackney want a "handling fee" from listeners. What do we pay licence fee for?!?

[Viv 14]

And please god, radio one, please don't put hackney non stop in our faces until summer, or nobody will WANT to go.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

yeah a top-selling and Critically acclaimed 2nd album, added to a Platinum selling debut = poor link in the chain...

and Hackney aren't part of/owned by the BBC? #VivFailsAgain #Twice

[Viv 14]

#once still say florence and her non existent machine is a poor man's kate bush. at least even kate has some kind of presence (of sorts).

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

You haven't seen her play at Glasto etc if you think there's no presence. No denying the Kate Bush influence, but that's no bad thing, not trying to be something she's not like Madge, eh?

Also the Machine does exist, but the lineup evolves sometimes, not even her best friend Isa has been a constant presence in the band... Just keep showing how little you know.

#TwiceMore

[Viv 14]

Wonder if florence will be around for three decades, continually evolving, never standing still, and always knowing what to do. nah, i shd imagine florence will drop dead after a quick shop at TESCO. #everylittlereallydoesnothelp

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

You think Madge is 'continually evolving'? More like trying desperately to be 'cool' because her old material doesn't cut it anymore. Compare to someone like Debbie Harry who still tours and hasn't changed a thing, hasn't felt the need to update because her material had a timeless quality that Madonna's never did.

Florence and won't NEED to change or find something else to do because some record company exec tells her it's 'cool', she'll do things HER way and not be brainwashed thank you very much.

Same reasons that even with all the money she's made, she is still humble unlike the overrated insane yank, still even sleeps on a mattress on the floor in her mum's living room (on the rare occasions she's actually AT home, and not working hard or touring).

Compare to Madonna who now she's no longer married to a film director feels the need to grab attention at every opportunity, even adopting 'orphans' not for their good, but for her own PR good (same reason she's doing the Superbowl tomorrow night, a part of the show many are expecting to suck ass, by the way).

So yes, she is still around, but what's the point when she's a shadow of what she was in the 80s? Feel free to keep getting the word wrong too

#ThisPwningThingIsGettingTooEasy

[Viv 14]

As even one of M's own brothers said, she is a marketing genius. self promotion expert, with talent to back it up. expert in timing all her moves, and getting it right. i give belch two years max, and she's dead in the water.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

Well her 'brothers' would say that now, wouldn't they... By those terms, Jordan is also a marketing genius... well, her agent is, but you wouldn't want that skank around these days either, she has to keep pulling little stunts to keep mindless masses happy too.

You won't get rid of Flo (or her peers such as Adele, come to think of it) that easily, not when she had 2 years between albums, returned and was much missed)

[Viv 14]

Superbowl + new music coming fm madonna...... = madonna gets lots of perfectly timed attention and lots o cash. job done. nicki minaj now LOVES her, btw.

[Viv 14]

O, and one of her brothers said she was a marketing genius back in early 1990s, not recently. #doovdefailsagain

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

No Nicki Minaj (whoever she is, I actually don't know or care), was PAID to say she loves her, probably part of the same record company. Surely being a Madonna fan, you know how sponsorship/whoring works? Thanks for proving one point though, she's only doing anything for attention and cash.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

O, and one of her brothers said she was a marketing genius back in early 1990s, not recently. #doovdefailsagain

Doesn't matter WHEN it was said...

#VivLoses

[Viv 14]

Yes, of course everyone is "paid". same way many peeps will be paid to say they love belch. madonna would never lower her perfect standards to appear on xfactor. so, madonna makes lots o cash... That's just a great business lady. or perhaps you are just bitter because you will never aspire to such greatness. god knows why madonna is apparently v nervous about the superbowl and costume malfunctions, because nobody prepares better, whilst making it look like it took five mins.

[cxx666 10]

you ain't gonna like this, but I'm with Viv on this one. Florence and her machine are dreadful, unfortunately anyone can buy music these days including those with no taste which is why her albums do so well. Its also why we have so much bilge in the charts these days

[Viv 14]

LOVE this post. lasting genuine talent is so hard to find these days, hence the room for madonna. good luck to her today, playing to just a few peeps. well, 111,000,000 really.

[rosie_posii 10]

Seriously, if we all stop comparing everything to Madonna, would the world be a better place? I think so.

Florence has genuine talent, as does Adele, as does loads of artists around at the moment. It's just the not so talented ones that people judge music by, then say that everyone who's in the charts are crap.

[rosie_posii 10]

Good line up except for florence. there is always that spanner in the works, i guess. i am a bit concerned that hackney want a "handling fee" from listeners. What do we pay licence fee for?!?

Well, I'm guessing that because it's such a bug event, then they need something for handling.If this was any other concert, you wouldn't be moaning. Don't you moan enough about the licence fee? Surely this is so that people who aren't going don't have to pay as much for it as the people who are...

[Viv 14]

Talent? florence? reminds me of a howling cat trapped in a recycling bucket.

[Viv 14]

I fear a "bug event" may sum it all up rather well. Lol

[rosie_posii 10]

Talent? florence? reminds me of a howling cat trapped in a recycling bucket.

Don't you mean madonna?

[rosie_posii 10]

And sorry, I don't speak insect.