Who’s Next: Kate Nash
Yahoo! Music’s ‘Who’s Next’ features Kate Nash in an interview and performance of ‘Foundations’.
Kate talked about how she got her start going the DIY route, the success of ‘Foundations’, comparisons to Lily Allen and being appreciative that Lily was nice to her, writing songs people relate to, and her vintage style. Watch the interview and performance below the fold.
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On TV: Blake Lewis, Maroon 5, KT Tunstall, Kate Nash
Pop acts on television this week include:
Maroon 5, who perform on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ on Monday and ‘Total Request Live’ and ‘The View’ on Wednesday.
KT Tunstall, who performs on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Tuesday.
Kate Nash, who performs on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Tuesday.
‘American Idol’ season six runner-up Blake Lewis, who performs on ‘The View’ on Tuesday and ‘The Late Late Show’ on Wednesday.
And ‘American Idol’ kicks off with a two night, four hour season premiere on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Amy Macdonald, Kate Nash & Duffy Hope For ‘08 U.S. Breakthrough
Billboard profiled some female UK artists hoping to copy the success of singer/songwriters such as Amy Winehouse, KT Tunstall and Corinne Bailey Rae with American releases in 2008. “I’m always going to take it as a compliment because I’m being compared to some of the most successful women in music,” Amy Macdonald said of comparisons to fellow Scottish artist Tunstall. “But we all have our different sound.” Macdonald is set to release ‘This Is The Life’ stateside in the summer. “I’ve worked hard at this for the past five years of my life,” Macdonald said. “The good thing is that people feel they’ve discovered me for themselves.”
Kate Nash Is Writing A Children’s Book… About A Transvestite
Kate Nash tells NME she’d like to follow in Madonna’s footsteps by penning her own children’s book. “I would like to release a collection of short stories, like Roald Dahl,” the singer said. “I like the idea of people reading my stuff without necessarily knowing my music, so I might have to write under a pseudonym. That way I could get people who really hate my music loving my stories.” Nash said she has already started working on a story for kids based around a transvestite. The full story at dailyrecord.co.uk has since been removed.
Kate Nash ‘Pumpkin Soup’ Video
Kate Nash is out with the video to her new single ‘Pumpkin Soup’, directed by Kinga Burza, which is the third release from the London, England based singer-songwriter’s debut album ‘Made of Bricks’, out now on Fiction Records. Watch it below the fold.
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Kate Nash Performs In London
Kate Nash performed live on Wednesday (November 14) at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, England in support of the London singer songwriter’s debut album ‘Made of Bricks’, out now on Fiction Records. Check out pictures from GettyImages. Watch fan filmed highlight clips from YouTube.
Kate Nash Fannish Inquisition
Readers sent NME questions for Kate Nash, and the music site asked the London singer songwriter for her answers, including whether she prefers to play the guitar or piano, her favorite party food, how many lemons she ate during the ‘Foundations’ video shoot, and more. Watch the two-part feature below the fold.
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Vodafone Live Music Awards 2007
Former S Club star Rachel Stevens, Kate Nash, Michelle Heaton of Liberty X, Deborah Harry, and Louise Redknapp attended the Vodafone Live Music Awards 2007 at Brompton Hall, Earls Court in London, England on Wednesday (September 19). Check out pictures from EastNews, ExpoSay, Abaca, Photoshot, and WireImage.
Kate Nash Performs At Pukkelpop 2007
Kate Nash performed at the Pukkelpop Music Festival 2007 at the Kempische Steenweg terrains in Kiewit, Hasselt, Belgium on August 18th. Watch her performance of ‘Mouthwash’ at the show below the fold.
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Kate Nash Updates Fans After Busy Summer
Kate Nash checked in with fans on her blog at Myspace on Thursday (September 6). “Been doing all the festivals over the summer,” she writes. “Went to Belgium and Holland. Did Leeds, Cardiff, Edinburgh T on the Fringe, Electric Gardens, etc. I did a signing at HMV, the album chart show, my album went to number one! Which I can’t believe and express my happiness at how I managed to connect with that many of you. I tried to save the Camden Stables, got papped, played at the GQ Awards in front of people like Jude Law, Paul McCartney, Michael Caine and Elton John! I’ve also recently met 2 of my favorite people Johnny Clarke and Simon Pegg. Which was so cool. And they both liked my music which makes you think you must be doing it right, when people you admire get what you’re about.” Read more and check out pictures here.