I’ve been away, but now I am back. I have a massive box of CD’s to review and mail account bursting at the seams with links and announcements. Better crack on I suppose..
Pink Floyd hit a little legal problem with the 40th anniversary edition of ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn”. The booklet has a page just reading “This particular page has been left blank for legal reasons”, as they couldn’t get clearance for an image included in a collage by Syd. Not sure why you’d bother putting that in when you could just go on to the next collage? Anyway the high lords of prog have bundled a three CD reissue, one in stereo, one in mono and one with all the 1967 singles, some B-sides and previously unreleased versions of songs, with a little booklet containing some previously unseen notebooks from the late Syd Barrett.
The track listings are as follows for CD 1 and 2 (the stereo/mono versions of the same album remember):
1. Astronomy Domine
2. Lucifer Sam
3. Matilda Mother
4. Flaming
5. Pow R. Toc H.
6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
7. Interstellar Overdrive
8. The Gnome
9. Chapter 24
10. The Scarecrow
11. Bike
While the bonus CD has the following,
1. Arnold Layne
2. Candy And A Currant Bun
3. See Emily Play
4. Apples And Oranges
5. Paintbox
6. Interstellar Overdrive (French Edit)
7. Apple And Oranges (stereo mix) Previously unissued
8. Matilda Mother (Alternative version) Previously unissued
9. Interstellar Overdrive (Take six) Previously unissued
Moving on now to something more recent. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are playing in China according to their MySpace blog at www.myspace.com/yeahyeahyeahs. Also, in case you missed it, the band’s Ep “Is Is”, err, is out now with its five videos, one for each track, co-directed by KK Barrett (Sofia Coppola films) and Lance Bangs (video director - Sonic Youth, Nirvana and producer of Director’s Cut series of DVDs - Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham. See them in the media section at www.yeahyeahyeahs.com.
Northampton based band called Bruises, fronted by guitarist (ex-departure) Lee Irons, have a single being realeased by a small independant label as a 500 run limited edition 7″ vinyl, followed by a small uk tour. Check www.myspace.com/wakeupwithbruises for details
The Go! Team are going to release their new album ‘Proof of Youth’ on September 10th - it is all streamed from they MySpace page www.myspace.com/thegoteam - To help big it up they are playing 3 shows next week:
12 Sep 2007- Electric Ballroom - London
13 Sep 2007 - Ritz - Manchester
14 Sep 2007 - ABC - Glasgow, Scotland
Get tickets, Go see them, you won’t be dissappointed.
Siouxsie Sioux is going to play the Eiffel Tower as part of a set of gigs by Coke (cue cries of SELL OUT!!, etc) to big up the soft brown drinksmongers unsigned bands thingy. No mention of Banshees but there will also be The Magic Numbers playing Frikirkjan Church in Reykjavik. In both cases the support acts will be unsigned acts from the aforementioned ‘unsigned band thingy’ (Yes, I can’t be bothered to look at the coke site and find out. If you are interested go there yourself and find out).
The (very good IMHO) DAB radio manufacturers PURE, along with Marshall Amplification, Planet Rock and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy are going to ‘turn it up to 11’ in October by having a charity auction, called RockStarRadios (www.rockstarradios.com). You can bid for special edition DAB digital radios signed by rock stars old and new. The donors are…
{deep breath} Bill Wyman, Graham Coxon, Ronnie James, Dio, Andy Powell, Trivium, Guy Pratt, Steve Wilson, The Answer, Scott Gorham, Jon Lord, Liam Gallagher, Sandi Thom, Joe Walsh, James Dean Bradfield, Annie Lennox, Biff Byford, Nicky Wire, Mark Ronson, Bob Catley, Paul Weller, John Legend, Thunder, Steve Cradock, Ronnie Wood, Ian Anderson, Jim Davies, Mark Knopfler, Hawkwind, Alice Cooper, Jet, Phil Manzanera, Bruce Dickinson, Eric Clapton, Ray Manzarek, The Feeling, Dave Grohl, Toby Banks, Keane, Editors, Mike Rutherford, Queens of the Stone Age, The Proclaimers, Marillion, Peter Hook, Gene Simmons, Roger Hodgson, Noel Gallagher and Steve Hogarth {phew!}
One Night Only release their first single ‘You & Me’ on Vertigo on the 29th October and their debut album follows in January.
Press release
Formed in 2003 (which seems an awfully long time ago when you consider that singer George has only just turned 17), One Night Only started out as a bunch of school friends ‘just making noise’ in their rural hometown of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. They went on to spend the following two years tearing the vaulted roof off the local scene with unrefined gigs showcasing punk bastard pop way beyond their tender years. It was only a matter of time before One Night Only broke out of Helmsley. They knuckled down, wrote some songs and last October Steve Lamacq began spinning the demo of ‘You And Me’, prompting the band to really take themselves seriously. One Night Only signed to Vertigo, home of Razorlight and The Killers and then hit the road for months, supporting The Enemy, Milburn and The Coral and embarked on a jaunt around the nation’s Club NMEs.
Already a fan, Zane Lowe picked ‘You & Me’ as his ‘Hottest Record In The World’ this week and demo versions have already been played on Radio 1 and Xfm. One Night Only are also confirmed to do a session with Steve Lamacq on the 10th September. They have a busy Autumn ahead. They are currently in the studio with the legendary producer Steve Lilywhite (U2, Morrissey) putting the final touches to their debut album due for release in January 2008. One Night Only have been confirmed as support for The Pigeon Detectives UK tour, have a bunch of dates with The Rifles, more Club NME dates and a headline show at the London Barfly (full dates overleaf).
One Night Only are: George Craig (Vocals/Guitar), Mark Hayton (Guitar), Sam Ford (Drums), Dan Parkin (Bass) and Jack Sails (Keyboards).
Full live dates:
September:
21st - Koko, Club NME, London
22nd - The underground, club NME, Stoke
25th - The Barfly, Camden, London
28th - Ku Bar, Stockton-On-Tees
29th - Empire, MiddlesbroughOctober:
1st - Soundhaus, Northampton (with the rifles)
2nd - Brook, Southampton (with the rifles)
4th - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (with the rifles)
5th - Leadmill, Sheffield (with the rifles)
6th - QMU @ The University of Glasgow (with the rifles)
15th - -Lemon tree (with the pigeon detectives) - Aberdeen
16th - Raigmore (with the pigeon detectives) -Inverness
18th - Fat Sams (with the pigeon detectives) -Dundee
19th - B.A Club (with the pigeon detectives) - Fort William
20th - Village Hall (with the pigeons detectives) - Ullapool
21st - Arches (with the pigeon detectives) - Glasgow
24th -Union (with the pigeon detectives) - Durham
25th - University (with the pigeon detectives) - Newcastle
26th - Vivaz (with the pigeon detectives) - Scarborough
28th - Academy (with the pigeon detectives) -Manchester
29th - Empress Ballroom (with the pigeon detectives) - Blackpool
30th - SINGLE LANCH PARTY! -Fibbers - York
31st - Carling Academy (with the pigeon detectives) - LiverpoolNovember: (all with the pigeon detectives)
2nd - Embassy - Skegness
3rd - Octagon - Sheffield
4th - Cressett - Peterborough
5th - Waterfront - Norwich
6th - Rock City -Nottingham
8th - Central Station - Wrexham
9th - University - Bangor
10th - Wulfrun Hall - Wolverhampton
11th - University - Keele
13th - Union - Swansea
14th - Anson Rooms - Bristol
15th - Lemon grove - Exeter
16th - Pyramid Centre - Portsmouth
17th - Fire station - Bournemouth
19th - Hexagon - Reading
20th - Zodiac Oxford
22nd - Forum - London
23rd - Forum - London
RIP to keyboardist Jeffery Carter Albrecht of the New Bohemians. News reports are that he has been shot dead in an incident with a burgler. More here http://news.google.com/news?q=Jeffery+Carter+Albrecht
Just in is news of The Rakes hosting their very own club event in London this autumn. Tickets officially go on sale on Wednesday 5th September at 10am. The event will run across four rooms featuring eight bands plus a room hosted by Adventures In The Beetroot Field DJ’s.
Friday 9th November, SeOne Club, St Thomas St London, SE1, 9pm – 3am
From the press release
So far confirmed to join The Rakes at the event are The Metros, We Start Fires and The Ghost Frequency with a secret special guest and more yet to be announced. The DJ room will be hosted by Adventures In The Beetroot Field DJ’s Crispin Dior and Casper C and will also feature Terry Hall (The Specials) and the Filthy Dukes.
Tickets will be priced at £17.50 and will be available from 0207 403 3331 and 24 hour CC Line 0871 2200 260 and www.gigsandtours.com.
Alan Donohoe Singer from The Rakes added “It’s a dream you’re outside a club with all your friends, entering you discover the best DJ’s and the newest cool bands in the UK. You drink n dance and meet the boy/girl of your dreams. It’s the perfect club and then The Rakes headline the whole lot. You wet your pants. It’s not a dream. You’re at the best night ever, watching The Rakes holding hands with the lover of your dreams… and you’ve wet yourself.”
Finally, well done to Klaxons for the Mercury gong they picked up for “Myths Of The Near Future” last night, well done to Amy Winehouse for being able to perform and well done for the bookies for not losing a ton of cash on Bat for Lashes.
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Irish retro power rockers The Answer are celebrating the end of a very good year with a new single. The hair is flying everywhere, the licks are classic, the chorus is catchy and the whole thing is thrown together to perfect effect. There is even a twiddly solo to air guitar to, as well!
