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StarLittleThing: Where is the Child Gone launched, album launch in October

StarLittleThing – who we now have in our mind as 'StarryLittleThing' – just launched their new single (video above), and their album is due to be at the start of next month.

Where is the Child Gone was launched on Friday in the Loft at the Powercourt Centre, Dublin. You should be able to see a YouTube video for the song above – press play.

StarLittleThing's album is set to be launched on October 5 at the Crawdaddy, at the PoD Complex on Harcourt Street. The admission of €15 (€17.45 on Ticketmaster.ie) includes a copy of the album.

The album launch runs from 11pm to 3pm, and is part of Wanted Weekender from October 4 - 7.

Zeppelin rising

About 20 million fans have rushed to get tickets for Led Zeppelin's comeback gig which will be held in London's O2 Arena on November 26.
The legendary rock group will perform for the first time in 19 years at a tribute concert for the late founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun who signed the rock titans in 1968.

Fans are attempting to register for tickets at a rate of 80,000 per minute according to its service provider.
The gig which will also feature performances from Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini.
The group's original members - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones - will be joined by Jason Bonham, son of the late drummer John.

PHOTOS: Electric Picnic 2007

What music?

PlayRewind were in part at Electric Picnic over the weekend - this amateur photographer was there from late Saturday afternoon and had to leave before mid-day on Sunday. Here is a selection of what we snapped, there are over 20 more photos on our Flickr Electric Picnic gallery.

The Chemical Brothers headlined the Saturday night line up (on Sunday morning actually)

The Beastie Boys on stage in a rather large tent, but one which could not take half the crowd. Sure, they're a new group, how would anybody know so many people would have wanted to see them? 

Polyphonic Spree: Cult or not, you decide. 

MIA on Saturday evening.

Some of the stranger headgear for the weekend.

Forget the silent disco, the Gramophone Disco was opened for far longer, then the strange looking car tuck over, after that there was a bicycle-powered disco.

No comment.

Why were the Beastie Boys in a tent?

So, EP again has set standards high for the competition (ie MCD), but that doesn't mean there wasn't fuck ups.

The Beastie Boys played in a tent on Saturday around the same time played on the main stage. It was quite a large tent, but there was - to our estimate - at least four times the amount around the tent trying to hear as well as see the New York group (some picture above).

Parts of the side of the tent was opened up (as pictured below), from what we could see this was done on the direction of the Gardaí.

As would be expected, sound was quite low outside the tend. To our ears the sound volume was raised within 15 mins or so, but many left quite early in the set - although some most likely heading for the Chemical Brothers who were .

So, who put, made, or even allowed the Beastie Boys to play in the bloody tent?