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Bossk are a post-rock band from the UK who earlier this year reformed after a 3 year hiatus. The reformed band has been playing a number of live shows across the UK to celebrate their return to the music scene and have begun work recording new material.

This week we have seen one of the most anticipated devices hit the market, the iPhone 5 is one of the most discussed pieces of technology on earth. Obviously its a device which is very useful in the music world and it seems the new model has been geared up with some pretty neat music features for playback, recording and sound.

After it's recent world premier on PureGrainAudio.com, Reverse Order's newest music video is streaming live on YouTube. Stepping away from their Pop/Rock roots and expanding their horizons even further, Reverse Order fuses a Maroon 5/ Fall Out Boy-esque sound into "Playing Games", a song filled with jumping piano lines and witty lyrics about the games we play when we like someone.

If you're looking for a new unusual music, we are proud to introduce to you the most unique band of the modern art. New band from Transylvania, it is SchmetterLynx! A real Fairy from The Garden of the Blue Lakes, other world, lives in a small town Brashov, Romania, where she makes a strange and wonderful music.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- BandSwap is a musical and cultural alliance among six like-minded cities combining the best of grassroots celebration, cross promotion, creative interconnectivity and most of all, the unrivaled experience of live music.

For some reason this years X-Factor audience is down, we aren't just talking a few thousand either. Its actually being reported as much as a whopping 3 million. So why is this happening?

Parish "PMD" Smith is set to deliver the keynote address to an audience of aspiring musicians and seasoned music professionals during the 10th yr anniversary of the Midatlantic Music Conference.   He is currently on the road touring with Erick Sermon and the remaining Hit Squad members, through the Rock The Bell tour. 

Lucy Spraggan has got many people talking in the early stages of the X-Factor show, so much that last years winners Little Mix have come forward with some handy advice for her. Mix's words of wisdom to Spraggan was “stay humble and grounded and don't change” if she makes the live shows.

On www.beats4djs.net– The combination of Native American Flute, Japanese Vocals, and a Filipino Dub Step producer intertwine to give you a single called, “Autumn Winds of the Rising Sun”

These days, V finds itself frozen out by bigger and better emerging festivals yet lacking the niche appeal or distinct identity to attract true specialist music fans AA list headline talent or the peak of up and coming talent to perform.

A surprise came out to the music world today when Avril Lavigne announced that she was to get married to rocker Chad Kroeger, lead singer and front man of Nickelback.

After starting out in 2004 Bestival was founded by the well-known Rob da Bank and has become one of the most celebrated festivals in the UK. Attracting at least 50,000 people to the beautiful Isle of Wight, the festival has some of the best acts on offer from Dizzee Rascal to the new Ellie Goulding. With a pop and electronic feel, escape to the diverse music event this summer and take home some permanent memories with you. If you love dressing up and acting that bit different, then Bestival invites you to come. With their themed fancy dress day held every year, join in with the colourful array of fans and be part of the fun. Figures have successfully increased since its first stint in 2004 making Bestival a truly energetic and thriving festival to be a part of.

The future of border control technology is here, the U.S have created an avatar which can replace a human boarding officer and is even so clever can detect lies from passengers. This new system is called Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time kiosk. It can be seen on the border from Mexico and is ready to pick up illegal immigrants and minor criminals.

Finally we have more new material from rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Two new songs have been released today and are part of 18 tracks which have been recorded. The rest are thought to be introduced over the next six months.

As the Olympics closing ceremony is fast approaching this Sunday, rock band Muse posted a photo of themselves on Twitter giving an idea how they will perform. Muse who were confirmed to play earlier this week have obviously since been busy rehearsing the show.

The latest series of X-Factor is scheduled to return to our TV's on the 18th August. This is bound to start a new trend of gossip, interest and controversy, as a new set of hopefuls take to the stage to impress the judges of this massive music contest.

New to the hip-hop game is 23 year old producer Mr 08 aka Lebanon Don from Tickfaw, Louisiana. Lebanon Don began producing in 2008 and two years later, inspired by his love for music and producing, started rapping. With producing as his first love, Don developed a knack for song writing and rapping along the way in hopes to express himself and tell his story.

The latest microchip technology has just been used in wrist bands for UK's Wakestock festival in Wales. Designed to cut ques and weed out fake tickets its the first time this technology has been seen in the UK for festivals. Not everyone is happy about the new move though. UK singer Ed Sheeran and others have spoke out about this latest move.

In a new revelation, the former Beatles star has said he is working on a new project with the highly successful video game Halo. This came about when McCartney posted on his Twitter page earlier.

Online reports and rumors suggest Microsoft are getting ready to join giants iTunes, and online streaming service Spotify to compete in the highly competitive online music market. Recently revealed, Microsoft must feel they can compete with established music giants and try to take a piece of the internet music pie.