Today's roundup includes Slow Club, Steve Martin and Asobi Seksu. *Remember! The news roundup gets updated throughout the day, so make sure you come back later for more news! Slow Club Slow Club (pictured above) have announced they'll be releasing a Christmas single, happily titled ‘Christmas, Thanks For Nothing’. It's out on the 14th of December! http://www.myspace.com/slowclub Asobi Seksu Asobi Seksu's latest album, Acoustic At Olympic Studios, will be released on the 16th of November. It's one of the last albums ever recorded at London’s renowned Olympic Studios, where The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who have all recorded. http://www.myspace.com/asobiseksu Steve Martin Master of the difficult five-fingered playing style known as 'clawhammer', Steve Martin appears for the first time in the UK with his bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers performing tracks from his acclaimed new album: The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. www.southbankcentre.co.uk Remember to check out the following 405 Playlists: The 405 Radar The 405 Staff Picks The 405 Ultimate Mixtape (Add songs to it!)

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