And the assault continues with “Local Boy”, the brand new single
from hot London four piece The Rifles, whose punchy mod-punk influenced
rock is winning fans across the board from NME to Zane Lowe (who
debuted the record 6 weeks prior to release), XFM and beyond.
Having already scored with their two previous singles “Peace and
Quiet” (Zane Lowe’s ‘hottest record in the world’) and “When I’m
Alone” both on their own label Right Hook Recordings, the Ian Broudie
(The Coral, The Zutons, The Subways) produced “Local Boy” will undoubtedly
take them to the next level.
Following storming performances at Reading & Leeds, the band
have undertaken a full UK tour supporting The Subways throughout
late Sept and October. More headline dates are being added due to
demand.
To order your download of ‘Local Boy' or exclusive track ‘Down South'
go to their website www.therifles.co.uk
‘Local Boy' is also available on Signed 7”/ Limited Edition Number
7” & CD in all record stores
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Jen Elliott and Bluestruck Rock the Red Lion on
November 1
Jen Elliott and her band Bluestruck return to the Red Lion Tuesday,
November 1 delivering delicious music with a style and charisma
that have become almost legendary among Red Lion patrons. She'll
be sharing the stage with the fabulous British blues rockers, The
John Wilde Group, along with The Blisstones and Dark's Diva's featuring
Timothy Dark.
Jen will be performing songs from her upcoming EP, THIS DAMN SONG,
as well as material from her critically acclaimed debut album, THE
SECRET'S OUT. You can buy THE SECRET'S OUT through the CD Baby link
shown below or at the City Canyons Online Store at the City Canyons
website.
Mark it on your calendars: November 1 at the Red Lion located at
151 Bleecker Street, in Greenwich Village where you'll see Jen Elliott
and Bluestruck and such other sizzling talents as The John Wilde
Group, Dark's Divas with Timothy Dark and The Blisstones.
The music starts at 7:30. All righty then, it's a date! See you
there.
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The new DLP/CD from our band „Space Debris“ is
out now!
Liner Notes from Jerry Kranitz/Aural Innovations:
“…The gorgeous 2-LP gatefold set you hold in your hands is a textbook
example of the power and possibilities of heavy rocking cosmic Krautrock
when played by talented and devoted practitioners of the art. From
the soulful and passionately melodic jams of “Bolivia”, to the hard
and heavy spaced out Hammond and guitar explorations of “Capitalists
Nightmare”, to the epic “Kraut Lok”, which sweeps the listener through
an instrumental journey of soulful space jazz, acid rock, heavy
jamming progressive rock, cool grooves and pure mind massage. So
relax, put on the headphones, and climb aboard the Space Debris
mothership.
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The October online issue of Haunted Times Magazine
is up for all of our loyal readers to view! Just stop by: http://www.hauntedtimes.com
and click on the Fall print edition cover. While you are there,
make
sure to sign up for your print subscription or single issue (if
you haven't already)!
Haunted Times Magazine… Your Connection To The Other Side!
------------------------ The Magic Numbers release their new single 'Love's
A Game' next week on CD, DVD and Limited 7" Vinyl all featuring
exclusive brand new recordings as premiered recently on their UK
tour.
CD
Love's A Game / Keep It In The Pocket
DVD
Love's A Game (Video) / Love Me Like You (Video) / Love's A Game
(Original Swedish Recording - Audio)
Limited 7" with 4 free postcards Love Me Like You / Last Night
I Fell
The single will be stocked by all good local independent record
stores, HMV and Virgin Megastores
------------------------ NEW BBC SERIES
Thinking about having a baby?
We are looking for couples to take part in a new BBC series exploring
the science behind getting pregnant and pregnancy. If you are thinking
about trying for a baby or have already started trying and would
like to find out more, please call us on 0141 204 6620 or e-mail:
baby@mentorn.tv
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Chart topping Katie Melua announces UK tour
Following the release of her second number 1 album ‘Piece By Piece’,
British songstress Katie Melua announces a 16 date tour of Britain
and Ireland. Starting in Aberdeen on January 20th the comprehensive
tour includes venues across the country ending in Katie’s former
home town of Belfast on February 13th.
21 year old Katie first came into the spotlight with the release
of her debut album ‘Call Off The Search’ in 2003. The album took
more than two months to reach number 1, and subsequently sold 1.8
million copies in Britain, where Katie was the most successful female
artist in 2004, and sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Released
on September 26 2005 ‘Piece By Piece’ went straight to the top spot
in Britain in its first week and has already reached platinum status.
The success story continues overseas where it is #1 in Holland and
Norway and top 5 in Ireland, Denmark, Germany and Iceland and #2
in the overall Billboard European chart.
This will be Katie’s third UK tour and she is keen to get back on
the road. Fans can look forward to live renditions of songs from
‘Piece By Piece’ including the Top 5 single ‘Nine Million Bicycles’,
‘Spiders Web’ and the beautiful ‘I Cried For You’, as well as favourites
from Call Off The Search such as The Closest Thing To Crazy and
Crawling Up A Hill.
In order to maintain the intimacy that Katie strives for, the show
will be presented in a theatre style setting in the arena venues.
“Although some of the venues are larger than on previous tours I
still want to ensure that there a feeling of closeness and a connection
with the audience, that is important to me as a performer and also
as a member of an audience. But mostly I’m really looking forward
to being out on the road again next year”
Full tour dates are as follows:
JANUARY 2006
FRI 20 ABERDEEN PRESS & JOURNAL ARENA 0870 272 6600
SAT 21 EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 0870 606 3424
MON 23 NEWCASTLE METRO RADIO ARENA 0870 707 8000
TUE 24 HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE 01423 537 230
WED 25 SHEFFIELD HALLAM FM ARENA 0114 256 5656
FRI 27 MANCHESTER MEN ARENA 0870 190 8000
SUN 29 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE 01223 357 851
MON 30 NOTTINGHAM ARENA 0870 121 0123
TUE 31 BIRMINGHAM NIA ACADEMY 0870 909 4144
FEBRUARY 2006
THU 2 LONDON APOLLO HAMMERSMITH 0870 606 3400
SUN 5 CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA 029 2022 4488
MON 6 BRIGHTON CENTRE ARENA 0870 900 9100
TUE 7 BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE 0870 111 3000
THU 9 GLASGOW SECC 0870 040 4000
FRI 10 DUBLIN STADIUM 0818719300
MON 13 BELFAST WATERFRONT 0870 243 4455 / 028 9033 4455
Katie’s new single, a double A-side with the self-penned ‘I Cried
For You’ and Katie’s cover of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ which
she recorded as the theme tune for the new DreamWorks film of the
same name, will be released on December 5th
------------------------ BETA Records are proud to announce the launch of
Version 2 of our website and invite you to browse the website as
a listener or upload content as an artist. For a limited time we
are offering all producers, songwriters and musicians the opportunity
to join the BETA community for FREE by using promo code 1250 in
the sign-up process. Please visit us at www.betarecords.com
BETA Records is an online community that showcases unsigned music
talent to the music industry and enthusiasts. BETA offers its artists
a dedicated webspace to upload pictures, stream songs and video,
create ring tones, email and blog with fans, and more. Listeners
too can visit BETA and create user profiles to customize their music
preferences and download favorite artists. In addition to exciting
web tools, BETA provides all artists with 100 business cards, the
chance to record in the BETA Bus mobile recording studio, showcase
nights at hot Hollywood venues, and Industry mixers to mingle among
major label A&Rs and producers. Top BETA acts are invited to visit
BETA's studio to record demos or produce songs ready for compilation
CDs.
The BETA Bus is a one-of-a-kind vehicle capable of quickly capturing
vocal talent in a professional environment. All services are offered
for FREE in our Company's quest to discover the best unsigned artists
across the U.S. Our current website has over 10,000 musicians and
is the fastest growing company focused on finding, promoting, and
producing new talent. The BETA Bus has just ended a 15-state tour
and has returned to Hollywood to focus on visiting major High Schools
in the Los Angeles School District.
We hope you enjoy your experience and please do not hesitate to
contact us with questions and/or comments at office@betarecords.com
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Side-Line are happy to announce you the sales for the Kraftwerk
live-DVD "Minimum-Maximum". The live DVD set comes in
2 formats, as a double DVD edition and as a special edition very
limited notebook box set (a Deluxe laptop style box (approx: 31cm
wide x 21cm deep x 4.5cm high)) featuring the double DVD and double
CD of the "Minimum-Maximum" live set presented in exclusive
6 page digi-packs together with a wide-format, 88-page, hardback
book featuring a host of Kraftwerk live photos including some previously
unseen images, stage artwork and technical tour data. Surely the
ultimate Kraftwerk souvenir from their 2004-2005 World Tour.
------------------------ Collide DVD - We finally have some artwork to look
at!!! We will be going to press any moment now. As soon as we know
an exact release date, we will begin pre-sales!!!
Here is the tracklisting.
Live At The El Rey
Beneath the Skin
Crushed
Complicated
Falling Up
Dreamsleep
Slither Thing
Modify
Razor Sharp
White Rabbit
Wings of Steel
Like You Want to Believe
Somewhere
Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
Euphoria
“The Modification”
(interview/video outakes)
Studio videos
Euphoria
Son of a Preacherman
Razor Sharp
Acoustic performances
Deep
Modify
West Coast Tour videos
Wings of Steel
Like you Want to Believe
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So..... the magnificent Mystery Jets have a huge
27 date tour during November and the start of December. If they're
bringing their eccentric brand of fresh prog rock to your town.
I'm sure you've all heard of them by now but if you haven't seen
them live where they unleash the full epic magnificence of tracks
like Zoo Time and Alas Agnes I would highly recomend heading down
to the venue nearest to you.
Their new single 'Alas Agnes' is released on December 5th and 'tells
the tale of unrequited love between a young protagonist and Agnes,
a stunning Transvestite sat in the back streets of Kings Cross.
In order to win Agnes’s heart he takes the drastic step of a sex
change only to return and find Agnes has already fallen for a younger
prettier muse'
Hmmm, I promise it does actually sounds a lot better than that...
November
Tue 1st Northampton Soundhaus
Wed 2nd Leeds Cockpit
Thu 3rd Hull Adelphi
Fri 4th Darlington 2K
Sun 6th Newcastle Cluny
Mon 7th Glasgow King Tuts
Tue 8th Aberdeen The Tunnel
Wed 9th Edinburgh The Venue
Fri 11th Sheffield Leadmill
Sat 12th Middlesbrough Empire
Sun 13th Manchester Roadhouse
Mon 14th Derby Victoria Inn
Tue 15th Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thu 17th York Fibbers
Fri 18th Liverpool Barfly
Sun 20th Oxford Zodiac
Mon 21st Exeter Cavern
Tue 22nd Birmingham Barfly
Thu 24th Cardiff Iforbach
Fri 25th Bristol Louisiana
Sun 27th Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms
Mon 28th Brighton Komedia
Tue 29th Southend Chimnerys
December
Thu 1st Reading Fex Club
Fri 2nd Tunbridge Wells Forum
Sat 3rd Cambridge APU
Mon 5th London International Student House
There's an insanely long list of bands supporting them on this tour
so check out the website for more info.
Ronnie James Dio has recently revealed to BBC Radio
2's Masters Of Rock program that he will be collaborating with guitarist
Tony Iommi on a few tracks for a Black Sabbath -- The Dio Years
which will contain 2 unreleased tracks.
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Soul Asylum are planning to release their first
new studio album in 7 years in March. Bassist Karl Mueller finished
his recording sessions prior to succumbing to throat cancer in June.
Former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson and former New Power Generation
drummer Michael Bland will back up the band during early tour dates.
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Al Jourgensen plans to release all of his new recordings
through his new 13th Planet label. The first album due out on the
label will be the Revolting Cocks' Cocked and Loaded on Feb. 14th
featuring guest appearances by Jello Biafra, Gibby Haynes, Rick
Nielsen, Robin Zander, Billy Gibbons and many others. Ministry will
release their next album, Rio Grande Blood, in April.
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This month saw Manilla PR welcome some new artists
to our roster including Akayzia Parker, Moonshot, Spraydog and Black
Raven Music. A busy month of releases lay ahead with Caplyn's EP
already available. Mon 24th saw new singles released by Seventythree
and The Cutters and next Monday see's Murkin's Halloween Party EP
released. The Golden Virgins continue to attract press and radio
coverage prior to their new single 'I am a Camera', this week saw
the band win Steve Lamacqs Rebel Playlist on BBC 6 Music, following
on from their Radio 1 playlisting. Also released in November is
Ed Parrish's new album Race Against Time, on the same day (Nov 14)
he is live in session on BBC Radio Manchester. Ultrasonic have just
had four tracks from their new album selected selected for BBC Scotland
show River City.
If you are in the Manchester area in the coming weeks don't forget
to listen out for BBC Manchester live sessions from Kald (Oct 25),
Stillman (Nov 1), Casual Saints (Nov 4) and Marsha Swanson (Nov
17th). Alternatively, if you are midlands based don't forget to
check out Liner, who are attracting quite a bit of press interest
and a live date to look out for is Thurs 17th Nov at Edwards No.8,
Birmingham when www.tourdates.co.uk
launch their latest live nights.
Another band to look our are The Stick Finlays, who's album Progress
on Paper is attracting rave reviews. Bands to keep your eye on towards
the end of this year include Moonshot, Zuba and Akayzia Parker.
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Roe Sham Bo have finally released their debut album Serotonin
on 14th August 05. You can buy, download and listen to tracks and
the album on www.roeshambo.co.uk
Also HMV in Enfield have taken the album on before the distribution
is set up so please go in and get some Serotonin!
Manilla PR have included the band on a compliation CD and also featured
the band in a 50.000 free copy of the magazine that was distributed
at the Leeds festival earlier this year. Plus they want to add the
band to their PR roster for next year.
Finally Roe Sham Bo are headlining the fantastic Metro Bar in Tottenham
Court Rd on Friday 2nd of December. You can buy tickets online,
visit www.deadoralive.org.uk
for more
info.
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The new Kate Bush single is out now on CD and limited
edition 7" picture disc, both of which include Kate's cover
version of 'Sexual Healing'.
----------------------- Giles news
Weed File
This newsletter’s weed file is ‘Keep On Dancing’, one of our own
songs. We hope you like it.
Next album
Recording for our next album is well underway. The only trouble
is that we keep coming up with new material, which we want to include
of course. We hope to have all the mixes done in January, maybe
even earlier. We will keep you posted.
Gigs Coming Soon
Sun 30th October (9:00pm) – The Flying Horse in Newcastle
Mon 31st October – The Causeway in Hartlepool
Sun 6th November – The Hope in Holton-Le-Moor
Sun 13th November – The Navy Club in Maryport
Our first time in London:
Sun 20th November – The 3 Lions in Godalming (near London)
Tue 22nd November – Ain’t Nothing But Blues Bar in London
Full details: www.gilesmusic.com/giglist.htm
No gigs scheduled for December at the moment, so these might be
your last chance to see GILES in 2005.
Ben Andrews
I want to take this opportunity to tell you that Ben Andrews is
touring the UK in November. He is an exceptional musician and I
am very much looking forward to seeing him play in Liverpool on
the 15th of November (tickets from 0151 428 2855). For his other
dates in the UK, go to www.bottleneckblues.co.uk,
click on ‘Tours’ and then ‘Ben Andrews’. Don’t miss him…
It is now only a matter of days before you can own Gemma’s stunning
new album.
‘The Roads Don’t Love You’ is released through Virgin Records on
Monday 31st October.
You can of course make sure you are ahead of the rest by pre-ordering
your copy through Amazon by clicking HERE:
Tune in to Radio Two next Monday – the 31st October – to hear Gemma
talk about the inspiration behind ‘The Roads Don’t Love You.’ Her
eagerly-awaited second album is featured on Radio Two’s Album Chart
Show. Tune in to 88-91FM, digital radio or online between 7pm and
8pm. The album, recorded in Los Angeles, has also been selected
as 6 Music’s Album Of The Day next Thursday – the 3rd November.
Listen on digital radio or online to hear Gemma bring a little of
that Californian sunshine to 6 Music throughout the day.
Come and meet Gemma
Gemma begins a special series of in-store appearances next Monday
where, not only can you get your copy of her new album signed, you
can hear her sing too. Gemma will showcase a selection of acoustic
tracks from ‘The Roads Don’t Love You’ at venues in Eastbourne,
London, Witney, Derby, Bristol, Nottingham and Bath. All the dates
and details can be found on her official website HERE:
Your chance to see Joan Armatrading live on DVD if you have never
been to a concert.
Songs include:
Love and Affection
Me Myself I
In These Times
Down To Zero
Lovers Speak
Save Me
