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NEWS DIGEST: Friday, March 14

10:30 AM GMT 14/03/2008

NEWS DIGEST: Friday, March 14

Lou Reed delivered his keynote address at this year's South-By-Southwest festival last night. During the speech, he expressed his concerns about new audio technology. "People have got to demand a higher standard" he said when discussing the quality of MP3s. "It's like the technology is taking us backwards. It's making it easier to make things worse." Read more HERE.

MOJO faves, Guillemots have just announced a series of brand new UK tour dates in support of their forthcoming album Red. A new single, Get Over It, will hit ears on March 17.

Those dates in full:

18 May - UEA Norwich (May 18)
19 May - Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton (19)
20 May - Engine Shed Lincoln (20)
22 May - Academy Liverpool (22)
23 May - Barrowlands Glasgow (23)
24 May - Fat Sam’s Live Dundee (24)
26 May - Met Uni Leeds (26)
27 May - University Newcastle (27)
29 May - Academy Bristol (29)
30 May - Guildhall Southampton (30)
31 May - Dome Brighton (31)
2 June - Kasbah Coventry (June2)
3 June - Rock City Nottingham (3)
4 June - Forum London (4)

If you're planning on heading to Glastonbury this year, today marks your last chance to register for tickets. Do so by clicking HERE.

And finally...Happy 75th Birthday Quincy Jones! Here he is in 1960.

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:30 AM GMT 14/03/2008


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  • Lou Reed certainly knows his shit. It's about time everyone woke up and smelled the roses. MP3 audio quality is compressed to the hilt. The sound is inferior. YouTube, although cool, the picture quality is like a postage stamp. Everything is getting too instant. I'm not complaining about new technology. Embrace it. But don't abuse the music. Reed understands the bigger picture. He continues to be a genius.

    Posted by Phil Wiliams, London at 7:36 PM GMT 15/03/2008 Report Abuse

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