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www.Warchild Album out Today!
Mercury Music Prize Nominees!
See Magic Numbers Tonight at ...

www.Warchild Album out Today!
See Magic Numbers Tonight at ...
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Mercury Music Prize Nominees!  

Bring out the go getters 

This years Mercury Music prize nominations were revealed at a small bash in London by Jools Holland, and it's gonna be a close one!  The-Raft couldn't pick a favourite, but if we absolutely had to, we still couldn't!!  Ha!  Good job we're not the judges then.  Here are the nominations:

Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
Hard-Fi –Stars Of CCTV
Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
MIA – Arular
The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers
Coldplay – X&Y
The Go! Team – Thunder, Lightning Strike
Antony And The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
KT Tunstall – Eye To The Telescope
Maximo Park – A Certain Trigger
Seth Lakeman – Kitty Jay
Polar Bear – Held On The Tips Of Fingers

The winner will be announced on Sept 6th and will take home a tidy £20,000.  Nice.



 
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www.Warchild Album out Today!     

Children of the revolution - help the kids    

Today (9th Sept) saw the online release of the warchild album.  Artists such as Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs and The Magic Numbers recorded new songs for the album which was recorded, mixed and mastered in a speedy 24 hours!     

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See Magic Numbers Tonight at Megastores!

It's a match made in heaven...we think   

Not only have The Magic Numbers have been announced as the support act on the forthcoming Brian Wilson tour but they will also be performing tonight 6pm at Virgin Megastore 14-16 Oxford St. Come along and get your album signed and see the show for free!



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