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Kaiser Chiefs Didn't Miss A Beat

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) November 19, 2008 5:48 pm
It's always a treat when a great live act shifts from its usual stadium setting to a smaller, more intimate club. When I heard the Kaiser Chiefs were going to play The Mod Club — to a sold-out crowd, no less — I knew things were going to get a little crazy. (I'll let you make your own "predicting a riot" jokes.) Starting off the night...
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Kaiser Chiefs — Off With Their Heads

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) October 31, 2008 12:13 pm
The Kaiser Chiefs are back in more ways than one. While 2007's Yours Truly, Angry Mob veered a tad to the left of the fun, new wave-inspired indie rock path that was carved out by their Employment debut, their latest effort, the Mark Ronson-produced Off With Their Heads, gets the Leeds quintet back on track. Lead single "Never Miss A Beat...
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Kaiser Chiefs — Employment

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By Brian Wong (CHARTattack) April 5, 2005 2:52 pm
Hot listed Leeds quintet Kaiser Chiefs continue the U.K.'s retro-rock revival with a solid debut album that leans towards The Futureheads' robust new wave/punk workouts. Evoking the struggles and alienation of the working class may be oh-so-British, but the Chiefs don't forget to write infectious, rock 'n' roll dance party songs. This is evident...
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I Read The News Today... For April 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 19, 2011 3:29 pm
Holy crappers! Radiohead have released "Supercollider" and "The Butcher," the two tunes they released on limited-edition vinyl on Saturday for Record Store Day, to fans for free download. There's no catch, and they're apparently giving them away as a "thank you." —NME If you're a grunge obsessive whose VHS copy of 1991: The Year Punk Broke, a...
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Kaiser Chief Breaks Rib

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) July 29, 2009 2:59 pm
Rock 'n' roll just ain't authentic without the odd injury. Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson broke a rib on Tuesday while the band opened for Green Day at New York's Madison Square Garden. Wilson "fell jumping between the barrier and the stage, breaking a rib in the process whilst the band had been playing," a statement from the...
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Liam Calls Kaiser Chiefs "Shit Blur"

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 1, 2009 3:47 pm
Liam Gallagher is all for Blur reuniting — but not because he's feeling particularly kindhearted. It turns out Liam's hatred for another band runs even deeper than the longstanding Oasis vs. Blur feud. "I'm right into the Blur reunion, [because] it'll finish off the Kaiser Chiefs and put them to bed," Gallagher told the U.K.'s The...
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Franz, Kaisers Open For Green Day

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) May 8, 2009 12:42 pm
U.K. arena rockers Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs will open part of the North American leg of Green Day's summer tour in support of the May 15 release of 21st Century Breakdown. The gigs will be a change of pace for Franz and the Chiefs, since they're more often than not headlining their own tours, but they should make for great shows. Green...
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Kaiser Chiefs Vs. Oasis Feud Returns

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By Craig Clark (CHARTattack) April 8, 2009 2:40 pm
Kaiser Chiefs have reignited a feud with Oasis' Noel Gallagher, who compared the band to The Monkees and claimed he didn't like them last year. "We have no time for him," Kaiser Chiefs guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White recently said of "bitter old man" Gallagher in U.K. tabloid The Sun. "Music is an art but he...
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Kaiser Chiefs Opening For Green Day

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 31, 2009 12:54 pm
Kaiser Chiefs have been invited to open for Green Day on their still unannounced North American summer tour, according to frontman Ricky Wilson. "I can't wait," Wilson told the U.K.'s Daily Star tabloid. "We're booked up until September, then we'll see what happens." Wilson also said he's excited to start working on Kaiser...
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Pumping: Kaiser Chiefs — Employment

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) February 13, 2009 4:23 pm
The good thing about being North American is that you're about 20 per cent removed from the U.K. band hype machine. That way, when you play an album like this four years after the fact, you're all like, "Hey, I forgot how much I like this album" instead of "Crystal Castles? I'll stick this up your fucking Castle!"
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Kaiser Chiefs Won't Rest

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) January 23, 2009 3:38 pm
The Kaiser Chiefs had every intention of taking a break. They had a successful run with sophomore effort, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, and first single "Ruby" became their first U.K. #1 hit. When touring in support of the album was winding down, the Kaisers were looking forward to a rest. "We definitely needed a break," says...
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Kaiser Chiefs' Own Live At Leeds

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By CHARTattack Staff November 12, 2008 12:39 pm
The Who's Live At Leeds is considered one of the greatest live albums ever made, and now Kaiser Chiefs are going to follow in that landmark record's big footsteps by releasing a live DVD shot in their hometown. Live From Elland Road documents the Kaiser Chiefs' May 24 concert in Leeds that attracted 40,000 fans, making it the group's biggest...
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Kaiser Chiefs Keep Heads

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) October 30, 2008 4:31 pm
There are a slew of new releases coming from the U.K. this fall, but Leeds, England's Kaiser Chiefs didn't take that into consideration for the release of their third album, Off With Their Heads, which was released in Canada on Tuesday. "I think music needs a bit of an injection," says guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White. "...
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Kaiser Chiefs Breaking Up?

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) October 21, 2008 11:23 am
The Kaiser Chiefs' train has been full steam ahead lately, with the decision to forgo a much-needed break to record and release another album, but their next stop might be their last. Guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White said things aren't slowing down any time soon for the Leeds quintet. The Kaisers expect to be "full on" until...
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Pumping: Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) September 26, 2008 2:39 pm
This one ain't quite as good as their first album, but we're still reasonably onside with these guys. They feel like the sort of band that can survive — sort of like English versions of 54-40 or Sloan.
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Kaiser Chiefs Lose Their Heads

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 18, 2008 12:41 pm
It looks like Kaiser Chiefs may have run into some trouble from the angry mob that was featured in the title of their last disc, because they've titled their third album Off With Their Heads. It's out Oct. 14 through Universal Motown and was produced by Mark Ronson (Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse) and Eliot James (Noah And The Whale, Does It Offend...
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Pumping: Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) September 15, 2008 4:54 pm
You can't really hate on the Kaiser Chiefs. In a sea of musical poo, comparitively they're a diamond. That still doesn't mean we're going to listen to this record more than twice, though.
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Kaiser Chiefs Jump For Joy

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
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Mod Club
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Toronto
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May 30, 2005

Kaiser Chiefs Don't Think Orson Are Worthy

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By Caitlin Hotchkiss (CHARTattack) March 22, 2007 5:30 pm
Just call the Kaiser Chiefs road warriors. A successful album, a handful of catchy singles and a year of whirlwind touring will do that to a Brit-rock band. Two years after the release of their Employment debut, and right on the cusp of the March 27 release of their follow-up, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, the Chiefs are veterans of the global music...
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Kaiser Chiefs Follow Up Employment With An Angry Mob

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By Josh Finkelman (CHARTattack) January 9, 2007 6:30 pm
The Kaiser Chiefs spent much of last year plugging away at their follow-up to 2005's hit debut, Employment, and their efforts will be made public with the Feb. 27 release of Yours Truly, Angry Mob. The album title was inspired by the track "The Angry Mob," which the band played for the first time at the U.K.'s Carling Weekend: Reading...
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