New York trio School Of Seven Bells will return with their new album Disconnect From Desire, released 12th July.  For a taster of what's to come click here to download 'Babelonia' from the album for free.

Check out the band live in July:

17th Latitude festival

18th Thekla, Bristol

19th Ruby Lounge, Manchester

20th Scala, London

www.latitudefestival.co.uk / www.seetickets.com

Amnesty International and Buffetlibre release PEACE, the first music atlas in the Net


PEACE, a unique initiative co-produced by Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya, is finally available, including more than 180 exclusive and unreleased songs by artists from more than 50 countries. The compilation is digitally available worldwide here ( http://www.buffetlibredjs...net/peace.html ) and can be downloaded after making a donation to Amnesty International Catalunya. The collected money will be used for AI’s investigation and action campaigns aimed at preventing cases of Human Rights abuses around the world.

Among the 182 artists participating in this project there are acclaimed musicians and exciting new talents from countries and territories such us USA, England, France, Spain, China, Mali, Japan, Congo, Senegal, Venezuela, Cuba, Israel, Palestine, New Zealand, Tibet, Turkey or Thailand, to name only a few.

All the songs included in PEACE are available for streaming at http://www.buffetlibredjs...net/peace.html as well as information on all artists participating in the project. The full compilation, downloadable through a donation to Amnesty International Catalunya, includes all the songs in 320Kbps mp3 format.

Dance around the world. Enjoy PEACE.

Full Time Hobby fully and entirely endorses the campaign to save 6 Music.

And here are some quotes from FTH artists...

There's a rare sanctity at play when new music is broadcast by a DJ purely because they love it, not because it has found its way onto a dubious playlist.  6 Music has that sanctity, which is why it means so much to its loyal listeners, and to bands like us who have been given airtime.  For me, axing 6 Music is a perversely self-inflicted public amputation of the BBC's soul.

Christian Hardy, The Leisure Society, 25.03.10

6Music is important to me because as an independent, non-mainstream musician it is one of the only platforms available for me to get my music heard. As a country Britain has always thrived on cultural and artistic diversity, and even for those who love only the mainstream, radio stations like 6Music are the breeding grounds for mainstream popular artists of the future.

Malcolm Middleton, 28.03.10

People that listen to six music, really listen. They are passionate about music and love to share it.
Case in point......We recently met a member of our audience who told us that he had a white board in his kitchen and the whole family would write their favourite bands from six on it. We'd made the list apparently and he and his wife and child had driven 100 miles to see us play. There we have it......Passion & sharing

David Nock, Erland & the Carnival, 29.03.10

I am not content to hear that 6Music is possibly closing. Without 6Music, and Marc Riley, I would certainly not be where I am today with my career and music. These people have their fingers on a pulse that the rest of us just can't hear. And with this, they have an irreplacable seat in popular music and in the backing of desperate musicians, young and old. They hear when no one else will listen.

Micah P. Hinson, 07.04.10

The pre-order for Micah P. Hinson's new album 'Micah P. Hinson & The Pioneer Saboteurs' is now live on our online store.  Available from 24th May on CD, double gatefold LP, MP3 and FLAC, the album can also be pre-ordered with a set of EXCLUSIVE Micah P. Hinson playing cards. Perfect for a Micah themed Texan poker night all of your very own! Check out the artwork below...

All album pre-orders will receive a free download of new track 2's & 3's.