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Florence has customised a shirt for a 6Music giveaway!

Florence co-hosts Steve Lamacq Show

Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine co-hosts the Saturday night in, picking the tunes that have inspired the writing of her second album 'Ceremonials'.

Tune into BBC Radio 2 tonight at 11pm to listen to Florence co-host the Steve Lamacq show! If you miss the show you can listen here!

Annie Mac Takeover

The multi-talented Florence Welch, plus some of her friends including Isabella the Machine, take over from Annie Mac for one night only! Benny Benassi drops a guest mix, plus there's a mini mix from Paul Epworth.

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Tracklist
You Got The Love - Mark Knight vs Florence + The Machine
Levels - Avicii
Shake It Out (Benny Benassi Remix) -Florence + The Machine
Heaven (Nu:Tone Remix) - Emeli Sande
1 Thing - Amerie
212 - Azealia Banks
I Still Love You - Switch
End Of Love - Jack Beats
Kids ( Soulwax Remix) - MGMT
PHONE CONVERSATION WITH OLIVER XX
The xx Mini Mix: Download here
Rolling In The Deep (Jamie xx Remix) - Adele
PHONE CONVERSATION WITH JAMIE FROM THE KLAXONS
Love For The Sake Of Love - Claudja Barry
Everything Goes My Way (Ewan Pearson Remix) - Metronomy
Champagne Coast - Blood Orange
Animal (Fake Blood Mix) - Miike Snow
One - Swedish House Mafia
Heavy - Dizzee Rascal
Countdown (Isa Machine Remix) - Beyonce
Spectrum - Florence + The Machine
Hyph Mngo - Joy Orbison
I Wanna Be Your Man (Drop The Lime Remix) - Willy Moon
Paul Epworth Mini Mix
Move Your Body (Benny Benassi Remix) - Marshall Jefferson vs Benny Benassi
Close To Me (R3hab Remix) - Benny Benassi vs Gary Go
Kill Humans (Dirtyloud Remix) - Dubsidia
Control (Gigi Barocco Remix) - Benny Benassi vs Gary Go
Ivory (Original Mix) - Congorock
Shake It Out (Benny Benassi Mix) - Florence + The Machine

Florence across the BBC

02/11/2011
Listen : Wednesday, 22:00 on BBC Radio 1
SynopsisAnother chance to hear what happened when Grimmy spent the night with Florence and the Machine!
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31/10/2011
Listen : Monday, 19:00 on BBC Radio 1
SynopsisZane's hottest record is from Santigold and Florence and the Machine supply the album of the week.

Listen : Wednesday, 19:00 on BBC Radio Berkshire
SynopsisShe's the hottest property in British music today and she is officially jealous of Roger Day! Find out why as Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine chats about her new album Ceremonials and how she used to pretend she was a witch/waitress as a child.

Florence Talks To Steve Lamacq

Next on:
Today, 16:00 on BBC 6 Music
Synopsis
Lammo is joined by Florence Welch AKA Florence and the Machine ahead of the release of her 2nd album Ceremonials.

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Later Live... with Jools Holland

Later ... Live With Jools Holland

Tuesday 1 November
10.00-10.30pm BBC TWO
www.bbc.co.uk/later
Tonight Jools Holland has Florence & The Machine in the studio performing songs from brand-new album Ceremonials, the follow-up to the multi-million selling Lungs. Also on the show are the Louisville, Kentucky-based My Morning Jacket who play tracks from their sixth album Circuital.

Born Goumar Almoctar in Niger, Tuareg musician Bombino has had an eventful life. He and his family fled to Algeria after the first Tamasheq rebellion in 1990, and after a spell in California, he was forced into exile in Burkina Faso during the second rebellion. He will be performing a tune or two from his Agadez album.

Further guests will be confirmed closer to transmission.

The Later... website features exclusive content from each week's show at bbc.co.uk/later. Friday's hour-long show is from 11.50pm-12.50am and is repeated on Saturday.

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Shake It Out

Shake It Out

Apparently Zane Lowe will play the next single 'Shake It Out' and an interview with Florence during his on Radio One, so tune in tomorrow between 19:00 and 21:00 this listen to the whole track!

Zane Lowe

30/08/2011
Zane has highlights from 30 Seconds To Mars at Reading, plus Florence Welch on the phone.

Tune in to BBC Radio One from 7pm and listen out for Florence Welch on the phone with Zane Lowe. If you are unable to hear it the first time round look out for it here.

Finishing Florence & The Machine

Producer discusses how he's pulled off one his biggest projects of the year
07/06/2011



By all accounts it has been a busy year for London producer Paul Epworth, having worked on the biggest album of the year, Adele's record smashing 21 and the well received second record, Pala from Friendly Fires.

Now he's confirmed that he's putting the finishing touches to the hotly anticipated Florence and the machine album.

6 Music's Jo Youle caught up with him to find out the full details:

Inside Out London: Making The Harp Hip

The harp's image has always been seen as somewhat regal. However, all that is changing and the time has come for the harp to be hip.
In the past the instrument tended to be associated with classical concerts, folk music or musicians playing at weddings, eisteddfods and on cruise ship liners.
This most ancient of instruments is now going through a rock and roll renaissance as illustrated by artists such as Joanna Newsom, Dizzee Rascal and Florence and the Machine.
Tom Moth is Florence and the Machine's harpist and he is happy that the harp's image is changing.
"People have still got this very fixed impression of what the harp is and what it is used for. And it would be nice if hopefully at some point people come to accept it in other forms of music.
"I don't see any reason why harps shouldn't be accepted in that scenario anymore than guitars. It's not the instrument, it's how you play it."
The harp is also a big part of Lucinda Belle's life. She started playing when she was six and has developed a life-long passion for the instrument.
Lucinda said, "It's so important that we keep this alive."
BBC Inside Out London, Monday 24 January, BBC One at 7.30pm.

Tom Moth F+TM's harpist will be featured in this program.

Nick Grimshaw Interview with Drake

On Sunday he [Drake] was in the studio with Florence

I went to the studio with Flo... The night after the VMAs we went to the studio and we just clicked... Mairead, Stuart everyone is great... Yeah we were both big Florence fans.

It was a great moment I think it's just the place we were at, at the moment with the Grammy and VMA recognition... It was a real shit show we were wasted [Whilst in the studio on Sunday].. I think Tabs was filming... I can't wait for the world to hear the music... It was incredible.

Also Drake is working with Jamie xx.

UPDATED
Here is the link to listen to the whole interview/whole Nick Grimshaw show on iPlayer.

Radio One Teen Awards

Unfortunately Florence lost out on the award for Best Dressed at the Teen Awards. The actual winner of the award was Robert Pattison.

Vote Flo

Florence is nominated for the 'Best Dressed' category in the BBC Radio One Teen Awards! Vote here, also if you are feeling generous you could vote for The xx who are nominated in the 'Best Song' category! Vote as many times as you can (Granted some refreshing and closing of browsers may be necessary, but it'll be worth it.)

Track name from Second Album revealed

Speaking to Newsbeat, Welch said: "There's a song called Spectrum which has a lot to do with rainbows and prisms - so it has taken on a lot more of a crystal theme."

"I did a song inspired by these two atomic particles called strangeness and charm, now everyone thinks I'm going to do an album about the periodic table - which I'm not."

She added: "But that would be a good concept album though. You could go into schools and get people back into science."

'More chemical'
Lungs spent 28 consecutive weeks in the UK album chart before finally reaching number one in January 2010.

The south London singer explained that the album will see a change in her lyrical themes.

"The atmosphere is quite tough but the lyrics are moving away from gothic horror toward something that's slightly more chemical."

"It's ages away from finished yet though."

Flo talks about 2nd album plans

After a summer of festivals, and some time off in September, Florence Welch has told 6 Music she is hoping to get back into the studio this October with Paul Epworth and James Ford, who worked on her debut Lungs.

Georgie Rogers caught up with her at the Isle of Wight festival:

Radio One's Big Weekend

Revealing some of the backstage gossip was Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman, who said:

"Sunday was a beautiful day. Dizzee was wondering round with his top off and his crew were having a kick around with Florence and her Machine and MGMT. Florence hadn't realised how much talent she has on the football field, so it might be something she'll expand on in the future!"

Florence Welch revealed she was staying in a hotel in Conwy.

"I went for a walk yesterday in a graveyard and a black cat stared at me for five minutes," she said. "Absolutely stood still and stared at me and I really don't know if that's a good omen or a bad omen for tonight!"

And it wasn't only cats who were keeping an eye on Florence. "I woke up, castle to my left, bingo hall to my right, opened the curtains and people in the building opposite were waving at me! I was in my dressing gown and actually screamed!

"So cheers, whoever you are, and thank you for the morning wave."

Source

Artists choose their albums of the decade - part one

Florence Welch (Florence And The Machine) picks...

Arcade Fire - Funeral

It's maybe not defined the decade, but for me on hearing that it just choked me in some way.

It really kind of opened up my idea that pop music or contemporary music could be - so orchestral and grand, but at the same time tough. It was all kinds of things.

I remember sitting on my bed having to listen to it all the way through, you can't just have it on in the background. I was really swept away by it.

Audio Here

Florence says she's working on 'chemical' songs

Florence Welch has described sessions for her forthcoming second album as "a step forward" and "heavier in sound".

After receiving three nominations for this year's Brit Awards the singer returned to the studio last week with producer Paul Epworth to begin working on new material.

She said: "It sounds a bit more fuzzy, a bit harder. If the first album was animal and anatomical I think this one is chemical and elemental."

Debut Lungs is still at number one in the UK album chart after selling more than 700,000 copies since being released in July 2009.

Meanwhile, Welch has also unveiled details of her forthcoming Cosmic Tour.

Tickets for the gigs go on sale on Friday 29 January.

The dates in full are:
Dublin Olympia Theatre - 2 and 3 May

Edinburgh Corn Exchange - 5 and 6

Blackpool Empress Ballroom - 7 and 9

Wolverhampton Civic Theatre - 10 and 11

London Hammersmith Apollo - 13, 14 and 15