First off! If there's any tickets left you should go check out the launch of this collective - Why Music Matters (www.whymusicmatters.org/">www.whymusicmatters.org) at Cargo, It's free but you do need a ticket. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/75820

LONDON: Cargo

WED 24TH MAR, 2010 7.30pm

Future Shorts are proud to announce a very special launch event for Music Matters, a collective formed by musicians and all those who work in and around music to remind listeners of its enduring value.

Join us tonight on Wednesday 24th March for an exclusive screening of the Music Matters films with djs and live music from some very special acts.

Free Entry
19.30 - Late
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY

Entry is free, but you must reserve tickets here to gain entry.

All guests must bring an instrument as there may be bit of a jam..

Music Matters is an ongoing project that focuses on some inspirational music brought to you in the form of short animated films by brilliant animators from across the UK. The films - about artists including Nick Cave, Sigur Ros and John Martyn - reveal the stories behind the music: the passion, devotion, trials and tribulations that have forged music's lasting legacy. The dozen and more films focus on music that can't be ignored, music that matters.

Follow Music Matters:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Why-Music-Matters/317576082166
Twitter: http://twitter.com/whymusicmatters

Check out the Music Matters films on the Future Shorts YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/futureshorts

Let music do the talking

Now what are you doing this weekend? In particular, Saturday? Ten Tracks is the highly acclaimed 'new music download portal', an innovative website and project that equally provides for the music-maker. Amongst other things it is an organic digital 'platform for the marketing and retail of music which responds to online music listening culture in a way that has not been achieved to date by the major music industry' and wahey - it's Scottish!

As well as putting on gigs, the people behind it have been creating and collaborating with exciting music related multimedia and art events, supporting quality 'up and coming' musicians alike while also welcoming the more established. For more details on Ten Tracks and a bounty of top class tracks for cheaper than chips, head to http://www.tentracks.co.uk Otherwise, if you're simply looking for some great live music this weekend, in an alternative venue of clandestine atmosphere and projected visual ecstasy, then come on down - free DVD of the night included in your £10 for ten great bands. But be quick - very few tickets left - http://uk.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/102165?prod_id=19480