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		<title>Blossoms and Inhaler Announce Charity Show at Komedia, Bath</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rock bands Blossoms and Inhaler have announced an intimate gig raising money for mental health charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) at Komedia in Bath. The two bands will take to the Somerset stage on 26 June, just ahead of their appearances at Glastonbury that same weekend. They&#8217;re raising money for CALM, a suicide prevention [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rock bands Blossoms and Inhaler have announced an intimate gig raising money for mental health charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) at Komedia in Bath.</p>
<p>The two bands will take to the Somerset stage on 26 June, just ahead of their appearances at Glastonbury that same weekend. They&#8217;re raising money for CALM, a suicide prevention charity which runs a free and anonymous helpline, open to everyone across the UK, from 5pm to midnight every day. CALM also provides helpful tools and resources on their website, available to all at any time.</p>
<p>With a capacity of just over 600, Komedia is a small venue, providing a more intimate setting for the gig ahead of their shows in Glastonbury, where the bands will be performing to crowds of tens of thousands. Both bands will be at Glastonbury on Friday 27 June, the day after their charity show.</p>
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<p>The bands share a close friendship. Recently, Blossoms supported Inhaler on their 2025 European tour, as well as opening for them for their homecoming gig at St. Anne&#8217;s Park in Dublin. In July, Inhaler will support Blossoms at their gig at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre. In an interview with <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/blossoms-and-inhaler-announce-intimate-bath-show-in-aid-of-mental-health-charity-calm-buy-tickets-3867210" target="_blank"><em>NME</em></a>, Inhaler frontman Elijah Hewson and bassist Robert Keating detailed what it was like to work with Blossoms, and listed the British band as a source of support.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;We&#8217;re very close with the Blossoms lads. It&#8217;s funny, because when we were in school, we used to sneak off from class and go to the computer rooms. We&#8217;d be like &#8216;Have you heard this band from Manchester? They&#8217;re on Radio 1 and they use guitars.&#8217; We just thought it was deadly.&#8221;</p>
<p>Keating added: “They showed us the ropes. It’s very much like a big brother situation now.”</p>
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<p>Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden shares his respect for the Irish band in an interview with <a href="https://www.hotpress.com/music/blossoms-look-ahead-to-st-annes-park-show-with-inhaler-ive-got-loads-of-respect-for-them-theyre-a-top-band-and-top-group-of-lads-23087339" target="_blank"><em>Hot Press</em></a>, explaining how Noel Gallagher&#8217;s daughter Anaïs was the one to introduce them:</p>
<p>“Me and my wife Katie went to one of Anaïs’ birthdays in London. Rob and Eli were there, and we hung out and became friends. They carried on writing songs and got to a point where they were put on to support us in Dublin at the Olympia and in Belfast at Limelight.</p>
<p>“We’ve just remained friends since then. They’re like a gang of friends the same way we are, so we relate on a lot of things. You meet a lot of bands and maybe they’re not quite as tight as we are. You could see that Inhaler are actually friends and they’d hang out away from the music.</p>
<p>“I’ve got loads of respect for them, they’re a top band and top group of lads. They did some big shows for us, and we’re doing their big Dublin one, so I’m buzzing.”</p>
<p>Tickets to see Blossoms and Inhaler at Komedia go live this Friday, 6 June. You can get them <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/blossoms-inhaler-bath-26-06-2025/event/1F0062BEAF3439EF" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>London Grammar Teams Up with Calm App for Californian Soil New Mixes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 06:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Giulia Tudisco]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After ‘Californian Soil’ hit number one, London Grammar decided to rework the tracks to create extensive, meditative mixes to share via Calm, a meditation app. Indeed, the band from Nottingham has shared new versions of the songs ‘All My Love’, ‘Californian Soil’ and ‘Lord It’s A Feeling’, with the length of these tracks ranging from 15 to 60 minutes. [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After ‘<em>Californian Soil’</em> <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/london-grammar-reach-number-one-album-with-californian-soil/">hit number one</a>, London Grammar decided to rework the tracks to create extensive, meditative mixes to share via Calm, a meditation app. Indeed, the band from Nottingham has shared new versions of the songs ‘<em>All My Love</em>’, ‘<em>Californian Soil</em>’ and <em>‘Lord It’s A Feeling</em>’, with the length of these tracks ranging from 15 to 60 minutes. The mixes are available only through the Calm app from April 29th. The partnership was led by Sony Music UK’s 4th Floor Creative in collaboration with Ministry of Sound.</p>
<p>London Grammar guitarist Dan Rothman <a href="https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/london-grammar-partner-with-calm-for-extended-californain-soil-mixes/083147">opened up about meditation</a>: ‘<em>I was always a bad sleeper when I was young. I was scared of the dark, and constantly had nightmares. My anxiety around sleep lasted until my mid 20s. When I learnt about meditation and mindfulness it really helped me understand sleep and how to deal with those difficult moments when it evades me.</em>’</p>
<p>Similarly, keyboardist and drummer Dot Major <a href="https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/london-grammar-partner-with-calm-for-extended-californain-soil-mixes/083147">added</a>: ‘<em>I’ve been a perennial sufferer of sleepless nights since I can remember […]. Here is something to help you sleep, I’ve made sure there’s nothing jarring in there. Just cyclical rhythms and harmony that hopefully appeals to your senses in the most soporific way</em>.’</p>
<p>‘<em>Our users are continuously looking for music to help relax, unwind and focus, so it felt completely natural to collaborate with London Grammar on remixes from their new album</em>.’ Courtney Phillips, head of Calm Music, <a href="https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/london-grammar-partner-with-calm-for-extended-californain-soil-mixes/083147">said</a>. ‘<em>We really pushed the boundaries to create long, winding tracks that create space to find stillness, and we can’t wait to hear what our listeners think</em>.’</p>
<p>Calm is starting to collaborate with Universal and their roster, providing ‘Sleep Remix Series’ featuring specifically re-arranged mixes of known pop songs designed to help the listeners fall asleep. They include collaborations with Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and more.</p>
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