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Babyshambles Reschedule UK Tour

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25th October 2006

Babyshambles have rescheduled tour dates postponed from this month, and have added extra dates too. The tour has been postponed till December in order to help Pete Doherty continue to recover from his drug addiction. In a joint statement the group have said, “With hindsight, it was too much for Pete to get back into touring so quickly after his discharge from rehab. The extra couple of months will ensure that he is in good shape for the December dates.” The first date of the tour, December 4, coincides with the release of new 5-track EP “The Blinding.” Featuring five new songs, the EP will not be eligible for the UK singles chart due to the number of tracks. The tour dates, including seven new additions are as follows Newcastle Academy (December 4) Liverpool Academy (5) Bristol Academy (6) London Hammersmith Apollo (7) Lincoln Engine (8) Inverness Ironworks (9) Glasgow Academy (10) Middlesbrough Town Hall (11) Manchester Academy (12) Nottingham Rock City (13)

Babyshambles have rescheduled tour dates postponed from this month, and have added extra dates too.

The tour has been postponed till December in order to help Pete Doherty continue to recover from his drug addiction.

In a joint statement the group have said, “With hindsight, it was too much for Pete to get back into touring so quickly after his discharge from rehab. The extra couple of months will ensure that he is in good shape for the December dates.”

The first date of the tour, December 4, coincides with the release of new 5-track EP “The Blinding.” Featuring five new songs, the EP will not be eligible for the UK singles chart due to the number of tracks.

The tour dates, including seven new additions are as follows

Newcastle Academy (December 4)

Liverpool Academy (5)

Bristol Academy (6)

London Hammersmith Apollo (7)

Lincoln Engine (8)

Inverness Ironworks (9)

Glasgow Academy (10)

Middlesbrough Town Hall (11)

Manchester Academy (12)

Nottingham Rock City (13)

Kurt Cobain is the year’s top dead earner

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Kurt Cobain is the year’s top dead earner

Kurt Cobain has been named the "Top-Earning Dead Celebrity" of the year in a poll by Forbes.com. The Nirvana frontman, who died in 1994 aged 27, earned $50 million (£26.3m), as a result of his widow Courtney Love selling a 25% stake of his song catalogue to Primary Wave. Relegated to second place, Elvis Presley, who has been top of the list for the past six years, earned $42 million (£22.1m). The list includes other stars whos fortunes change year on year, depending on how the icon’s estates are handled. Johnny Cash, who comes tenth on the list, earning $8million (£4.2m), released two albums this year, whereas Cobain’s fortune was from a solitary event. Future Top-Earning lists will possibly see John Lennon move from this years’ fourth position at $24m (£12.6m) as Yoko Ono has filed to reclaim lost royalties from EMI. The full Top ten "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities" are as follows: 1. Kurt Cobain $50m (£26.3m) 2. Elvis Presley $42m (£22.1m) 3. Charles Schulz $35m (£18.4m) 4. John Lennon $24m (£12.6m) 5. Albert Einstein $20m (£10.5m) 6. Andy Warhol $19m (£10m) 7. Dr Seuss/ Theodor Geisel $10m (£5.3m) 8. Ray Charles £10m (£5.3m) 9. Marilyn Monroe $8m (£4.2m) 10. Johnny Cash $8m (£4.2m) To see the Forbes analysis of the list click here

Kurt Cobain has been named the “Top-Earning Dead Celebrity” of the year in a poll by Forbes.com.

The Nirvana frontman, who died in 1994 aged 27, earned $50 million (£26.3m), as a result of his widow Courtney Love selling a 25% stake of his song catalogue to Primary Wave.

Relegated to second place, Elvis Presley, who has been top of the list for the past six years, earned $42 million (£22.1m).

The list includes other stars whos fortunes change year on year, depending on how the icon’s estates are handled.

Johnny Cash, who comes tenth on the list, earning $8million (£4.2m), released two albums this year, whereas Cobain’s fortune was from a solitary event.

Future Top-Earning lists will possibly see John Lennon move from this years’ fourth position at $24m (£12.6m) as Yoko Ono has filed to reclaim lost royalties from EMI.

The full Top ten “Top-Earning Dead Celebrities” are as follows:

1. Kurt Cobain $50m (£26.3m)

2. Elvis Presley $42m (£22.1m)

3. Charles Schulz $35m (£18.4m)

4. John Lennon $24m (£12.6m)

5. Albert Einstein $20m (£10.5m)

6. Andy Warhol $19m (£10m)

7. Dr Seuss/ Theodor Geisel $10m (£5.3m)

8. Ray Charles £10m (£5.3m)

9. Marilyn Monroe $8m (£4.2m)

10. Johnny Cash $8m (£4.2m)

To see the Forbes analysis of the list click here

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Punches Fan

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Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has defended his actions during an incident at the band’s show on Monday October 16 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri, when Tweedy punched a male fan who had jumped on stage and grabbed him from behind. In a post on the band’s website, they explain that they had felt uncomfortable throughout the concert because of lax security that had already seen fans getting on stage and interrupting the show on two earlier occasions. “I wish it had gone another way,” Tweedy says on wilcoworld.net. “And I suspect had I felt safer on that stage, had security been doing a better job all night long, well, things would have gone differently. He approached me from behind and I reacted in defence to get him away. I didn’t know what his intentions were, and I had to get him off me. I’m sad that it happened at all.” Following the incident, tweedy told the Springfield crowd: “Here’s the deal. You guys get to stay down there and be nice or we can’t play. It’s scary when people come up when you’re trying to sing your heart out. Seriously, we don’t have to deal with that very often.” For film footage of the incident click here

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has defended his actions during an incident at the band’s show on Monday October 16 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri, when Tweedy punched a male fan who had jumped on stage and grabbed him from behind.

In a post on the band’s website, they explain that they had felt uncomfortable throughout the concert because of lax security that had already seen fans getting on stage and interrupting the show on two earlier occasions.

“I wish it had gone another way,” Tweedy says on wilcoworld.net. “And I suspect had I felt safer on that stage, had security been doing a better job all night long, well, things would have gone differently. He approached me from behind and I reacted in defence to get him away. I didn’t know what his intentions were, and I had to get him off me. I’m sad that it happened at all.”

Following the incident, tweedy told the Springfield crowd: “Here’s the deal. You guys get to stay down there and be nice or we can’t play. It’s scary when people come up when you’re trying to sing your heart out. Seriously, we don’t have to deal with that very often.”

For film footage of the incident click here

The Feeling Announce Another UK Tour

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24th October 2006

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The Feeling have announced a UK tour for early Spring 2007. Their current jaunt around the UK is completely sold-out on the back of the chart success of three Top 10 singles, “Sewn”, “Fill My Little World” and “Never Be Lonely.” The band have also confirmed that they will release a fourth single, “Love It When You Call” from their platinum selling debut album, “Twelve Stops And Home.” Norwich UEA (February 16) Wolverhampton Civic Theatre (18) Bournemouth BIC (19) Plymouth Pavilions (20 Liverpool University (22) Edinburgh Corn Exchange (23) Doncaster Dome (24) Derby Assembly Rooms (26) Manchester Apollo (27) London Hammersmith Apollo (March 2) Support on all dates will come from rising US rockers The Fray. Tickets will be on sale from this Friday, October 27. For ticket availability click here

The Feeling have announced a UK tour for early Spring 2007. Their current jaunt around the UK is completely sold-out on the back of the chart success of three Top 10 singles, “Sewn”, “Fill My Little World” and “Never Be Lonely.”

The band have also confirmed that they will release a fourth single, “Love It When You Call” from their platinum selling debut album, “Twelve Stops And Home.”

Norwich UEA (February 16)

Wolverhampton Civic Theatre (18)

Bournemouth BIC (19)

Plymouth Pavilions (20

Liverpool University (22)

Edinburgh Corn Exchange (23)

Doncaster Dome (24)

Derby Assembly Rooms (26)

Manchester Apollo (27)

London Hammersmith Apollo (March 2)

Support on all dates will come from rising US rockers The Fray.

Tickets will be on sale from this Friday, October 27.

For ticket availability click here

Ricky Gervais cast in new Christopher Guest movie

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Ricky Gervais cast in new Christopher Guest movie

Spinal Tap stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reteam for a new comedy, "For Your Consideration", released in the UK in February. The film is a biting satire on the movie business. Guest, McKean and Shearer -- who have also made Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show and A Mighty Wind -- star alongside Ricky Gervais, as well as many familiar faces from their previous films, including Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy. Watch the For Your Consideration trailer here

Spinal Tap stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reteam for a new comedy, “For Your Consideration”, released in the UK in February.

The film is a biting satire on the movie business. Guest, McKean and Shearer — who have also made Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show and A Mighty Wind — star alongside Ricky Gervais, as well as many familiar faces from their previous films, including Parker Posey, Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy.

Watch the For Your Consideration trailer here

Rufus Wainwright brings Judy Garland epic to UK

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Rufus Wainwright brings Judy Garland epic to UK

Rufus Wainwright is to perform Judy Garland’s legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall Concert, this time in London. Backed by a 36-piece orchestra, Wainwright recreated the Judy Garland Show at the original venue, Carnegie Hall, New York, for two sold-out concerts in July. Wainwright is now bringing the show to the London Palladium for one night only, February 18. He exclaims on his website "Rufus! London! Paris! Judy! Somewhere over the Atlantic, let's do it again!!!" He has previously cited Garland’s album “Live At Carnegie Hall as one of his lifelong “obsessions.” Judy Garland played at the London Palladium a total of 68 times and it was the scene of her first ever performance with daughter Liza Minnelli. Her last appearance there was on January 19, 1969. As well as preparing for the Garland tribute, Rufus Wainwright is currently in the studio recording material for a new album. It is expected to be complete in early 2007. Tickets for Rufus doing Judy are priced from £65 and go on sale on November 3, at 9am. For more information about the show, go to Rufus’ homepage here

Rufus Wainwright is to perform Judy Garland’s legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall Concert, this time in London.

Backed by a 36-piece orchestra, Wainwright recreated the Judy Garland Show at the original venue, Carnegie Hall, New York, for two sold-out concerts in July.

Wainwright is now bringing the show to the London Palladium for one night only, February 18.

He exclaims on his website “Rufus! London! Paris! Judy! Somewhere over the Atlantic, let’s do it again!!!”

He has previously cited Garland’s album “Live At Carnegie Hall as one of his lifelong “obsessions.”

Judy Garland played at the London Palladium a total of 68 times and it was the scene of her first ever performance with daughter Liza Minnelli. Her last appearance there was on January 19, 1969.

As well as preparing for the Garland tribute, Rufus Wainwright is currently in the studio recording material for a new album. It is expected to be complete in early 2007.

Tickets for Rufus doing Judy are priced from £65 and go on sale on November 3, at 9am.

For more information about the show, go to Rufus’ homepage here

Dylan Blog Day 5 Sustains The Pressure

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Dylan as ever full of surprises Bob Dylan Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco Tuesday, October 17 2006 Dylan starts with “Maggie’s Farm”, follows it with “She Belongs To Me”, “Lonesome Day Blues”, “Simple Twist Of Fate” and “Rollin’ And Tumblin’” and your first thought is that as brilliant as these songs are being played, tonight’s set is going to be a shuffling of the pack. Songs you’ve heard, that is, over the last four shows, simply played in another order, the tour repertoire pretty much what’s been performed so far. Which is when, of course, Dylan starts lobbing in even more surprises. Like a fantastic version of “Boots Of Spanish Leather” almost too beautiful for words, with Donnie Herron’s violin to the fore and a guitar solo from Donny Freeman that sounds like something made of crystal cracking in slow motion. Dylan’s voice, meanwhile, fully recovered and showing none of the occasional fatigue of last night’s show, is a vehicle of profound and wavering loss, a postcard home from some outpost of love and longing that’s way off the map, too much aching grief in what he’s singing to easily accommodate, tears in the eyes of many. Next is a brusing bluesy “Till I Fell In Love With You”, a blistering thing. It’s hotly pursued by a radiant “I Shall Be Released” – the audience finding a voice of its own. Bob giving it everything, which is a lot, and then some more. Then there’s the best version yet on this tour of “Highway 61 Revisited” – played for five shows straight, but more searing tonight than ever, with a Doug Sahm-style keyboard solo from Dylan I swear wasn’t there the last time I looked. The venerable anti-war lament “John Brown” is next – as scarily appropriate as the version of “Masters Of War” played in Portland, Dylan finding another way of reminding us of the dismaying repetition of history, a fuming anger burning within it at what continues to happen to too many people in too many places, bullets flying everywhere and bombs going off in every direction. Donnie Herron’s stirring mandolin and George Recelli’s military drums make you want to march down the nearest street under a banner or blow up the White House and whoever’s in it. This is followed by a chiming “Most Likely You Go You’re Way (And I’ll Go Mine)”, keening pedal steel giving it a driving edge. From here, we’re into another tremendous reading of “Workingman’s Blues”, Dylan finding new ways to sing a song that like “Highway 61” we’ve heard at five consecutive shows, but which Dylan continues to invest with subtle new shadings. The closing jamboree of “Summer Days” and the three-song encore are the only things that are predictable, but when those three songs are “Thunder On The Mountain”, “Like A Rolling Stone” and “All Along The Watchtower”, hell, who’s complaining? Set list: San Francisco, California Bill Graham Civic Auditorium October 17, 2006 1. Maggie's Farm 2. She Belongs To Me 3. Lonesome Day Blues 4. Simple Twist Of Fate 5. Rollin' And Tumblin' 6. Boots Of Spanish Leather 7. 'Til I Fell In Love With You 8. I Shall Be Released 9. Highway 61 Revisited 10. John Brown 11. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 12. Workingman's Blues #2 13. Summer Days (encore) 14. Thunder On The Mountain 15. Like A Rolling Stone 16. All Along The Watchtower

Dylan as ever full of surprises

Bob Dylan

Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco

Tuesday, October 17 2006

Dylan starts with “Maggie’s Farm”, follows it with “She Belongs To Me”, “Lonesome Day Blues”, “Simple Twist Of Fate” and “Rollin’ And Tumblin’” and your first thought is that as brilliant as these songs are being played, tonight’s set is going to be a shuffling of the pack. Songs you’ve heard, that is, over the last four shows, simply played in another order, the tour repertoire pretty much what’s been performed so far.

Which is when, of course, Dylan starts lobbing in even more surprises.

Like a fantastic version of “Boots Of Spanish Leather” almost too beautiful for words, with Donnie Herron’s violin to the fore and a guitar solo from Donny Freeman that sounds like something made of crystal cracking in slow motion. Dylan’s voice, meanwhile, fully recovered and showing none of the occasional fatigue of last night’s show, is a vehicle of profound and wavering loss, a postcard home from some outpost of love and longing that’s way off the map, too much aching grief in what he’s singing to easily accommodate, tears in the eyes of many.

Next is a brusing bluesy “Till I Fell In Love With You”, a blistering thing. It’s hotly pursued by a radiant “I Shall Be Released” – the audience finding a voice of its own. Bob giving it everything, which is a lot, and then some more.

Then there’s the best version yet on this tour of “Highway 61 Revisited” – played for five shows straight, but more searing tonight than ever, with a Doug Sahm-style keyboard solo from Dylan I swear wasn’t there the last time I looked.

The venerable anti-war lament “John Brown” is next – as scarily appropriate as the version of “Masters Of War” played in Portland, Dylan finding another way of reminding us of the dismaying repetition of history, a fuming anger burning within it at what continues to happen to too many people in too many places, bullets flying everywhere and bombs going off in every direction. Donnie Herron’s stirring mandolin and George Recelli’s military drums make you want to march down the nearest street under a banner or blow up the White House and whoever’s in it.

This is followed by a chiming “Most Likely You Go You’re Way (And I’ll Go Mine)”, keening pedal steel giving it a driving edge.

From here, we’re into another tremendous reading of “Workingman’s Blues”, Dylan finding new ways to sing a song that like “Highway 61” we’ve heard at five consecutive shows, but which Dylan continues to invest with subtle new shadings.

The closing jamboree of “Summer Days” and the three-song encore are the only things that are predictable, but when those three songs are “Thunder On The Mountain”, “Like A Rolling Stone” and “All Along The Watchtower”, hell, who’s complaining?

Set list:

San Francisco, California Bill Graham Civic Auditorium October 17, 2006

1. Maggie’s Farm

2. She Belongs To Me

3. Lonesome Day Blues

4. Simple Twist Of Fate

5. Rollin’ And Tumblin’

6. Boots Of Spanish Leather

7. ‘Til I Fell In Love With You

8. I Shall Be Released

9. Highway 61 Revisited

10. John Brown

11. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)

12. Workingman’s Blues #2

13. Summer Days

(encore)

14. Thunder On The Mountain

15. Like A Rolling Stone

16. All Along The Watchtower

Paul Simon Tours For First Time In 15 years

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Paul Simon Tours For First Time In 15 years

Paul Simon will release new single “Outrageous” on November 13. “Outrageous'” is the third single to be taken from his Uncut 4-star rated album “Surprise”. The whole album is co-written with none other than renowned sonic whiz Brian Eno. The title track features distinctive funk-infused guitars as well as exploratory sound sculptures courtesy of Eno. “Surprise” is the first album that Paul Simon has worked on since 2000's “You're The One”. Musical contributions on the album come from Herbie Hancock, Bill Frisell and Steve Gadd. As well as the new single, Paul Simon has also announced his first full UK tour since 1991. He will play the following dates: Glasgow, SECC (November 3) Manchester, MEN Arena (4) Bournemouth, BIC (6) London, Wembley Arena (10) Birmingham, NEC (11) To go to Paul Simon’s homepage click here

Paul Simon will release new single “Outrageous” on November 13.

“Outrageous’” is the third single to be taken from his Uncut 4-star rated album “Surprise”.

The whole album is co-written with none other than renowned sonic whiz Brian Eno.

The title track features distinctive funk-infused guitars as well as exploratory sound sculptures courtesy of Eno.

“Surprise” is the first album that Paul Simon has worked on since 2000’s “You’re The One”.

Musical contributions on the album come from Herbie Hancock, Bill Frisell and Steve Gadd.

As well as the new single, Paul Simon has also announced his first full UK tour since 1991.

He will play the following dates:

Glasgow, SECC (November 3)

Manchester, MEN Arena (4)

Bournemouth, BIC (6)

London, Wembley Arena (10)

Birmingham, NEC (11)

To go to Paul Simon’s homepage click here

The Flaming Lips Back In The UK

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The Flaming Lips release a new EP, “It Overtakes Me”, on November 13. The EP leads with the title track, a highlight from the album “At War With The Mystics” released earlier this year. “It Overtakes Me” is backed with three brand new tracks: “Crazy In Tikrit”, “Free Radicals (Albino New Wave Mix No.12)” and “Time Travel.” “Time Travel” features Steve Burns, the singer/songwriter that The Flaming Lips have previously performed with. They helped out on his debut album, “Songs for Dust Mites.” As well as the new EP, The Flaming Lips are bringing their colourful live shows back to the UK, after memorable gigs at London’s Albert Hall and the Wireless festival this summer. The Flaming Lips will return to play the following venues: Brighton, Centre (November 4) Bournemouth, BIC (5) Manchester, Apollo (6) Blackpool, Empress Ballroom (8) Birmingham, NIA (9) Glasgow, SECC (10) London, Hammersmith Apollo (13) London, Hammersmith Apollo (14) click here to go to The Flaming Lips website

The Flaming Lips release a new EP, “It Overtakes Me”, on November 13.

The EP leads with the title track, a highlight from the album “At War With The Mystics” released earlier this year.

“It Overtakes Me” is backed with three brand new tracks: “Crazy In Tikrit”, “Free Radicals (Albino New Wave Mix No.12)” and “Time Travel.”

“Time Travel” features Steve Burns, the singer/songwriter that The Flaming Lips have previously performed with. They helped out on his debut album, “Songs for Dust Mites.”

As well as the new EP, The Flaming Lips are bringing their colourful live shows back to the UK, after memorable gigs at London’s Albert Hall and the Wireless festival this summer.

The Flaming Lips will return to play the following venues:

Brighton, Centre (November 4)

Bournemouth, BIC (5)

Manchester, Apollo (6)

Blackpool, Empress Ballroom (8)

Birmingham, NIA (9)

Glasgow, SECC (10)

London, Hammersmith Apollo (13)

London, Hammersmith Apollo (14)

click here to go to The Flaming Lips website

Watch the new video from Depeche Mode

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Depeche Mode return to the fore on October 30 with the stunning new single ‘Martyr’ – their first new material since the international Number 1 album ‘Playing The Angel’. The Martin Gore penned track is taken from the eagerly awaited ‘Best Of’ collection and was produced by Ben Hillier, of Doves and Blur fame. Since their arrival on the scene, Depeche Mode have inspired generations of new musicians and in the process they have sold over 72 million records and played to audiences in excess of 30 million, making them one of the most highly regarded and supported groups in modern music. Uncut.co.uk has got the video for new single ‘Martyr’ here for you to watch. View via the links below. Windows Media - lo / hi

Depeche Mode return to the fore on October 30 with the stunning new single ‘Martyr’ – their first new material since the international Number 1 album ‘Playing The Angel’.

The Martin Gore penned track is taken from the eagerly awaited ‘Best Of’ collection and was produced by Ben Hillier, of Doves and Blur fame.

Since their arrival on the scene, Depeche Mode have inspired generations of new musicians and in the process they have sold over 72 million records and played to audiences in excess of 30 million, making them one of the most highly regarded and supported groups in modern music.

Uncut.co.uk has got the video for new single ‘Martyr’ here for you to watch. View via the links below.

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Sandy West Has Died

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Sandy West, drummer for influential '70s all-girl rock band The Runaways, died on October 21 after a long battle with lung cancer. West was a founding member of the Kim Fowley-formed, proto-punk band The Runaways, which featured fellow rockers Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie. Ex-band-mate Joan Jett made in a statement on The Runaways' website: “I started The Runaways with Sandy West. We shared the dream of girls playing rock and roll. Sandy was an exuberant and powerful drummer. So underrated, she was the caliber of John Bonham. I am overcome from the loss of my friend. I always told her, we changed the world.” Their discography includes over 60 albums, singles, bootlegs and punk compilations, and their biggest hit was 1975’s "Cherry Bomb.” When the group disbanded in 1979, West continued to sing and drum with “The Sandy West Band”. She recorded a collectible EP CD as well as numerous videos, and continued to enjoy the dedication of a cult following. Runaways vocalist and life-long friend Cherie Currie had this to add: “Sandy West was by far the greatest female drummer in the history of rock and roll. No one could compete or even come close to her.” Funeral services for Sandy West are pending. click here to go to The Runaways' website

Sandy West, drummer for influential ’70s all-girl rock band The Runaways, died on October 21 after a long battle with lung cancer.

West was a founding member of the Kim Fowley-formed, proto-punk band The Runaways, which featured fellow rockers Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie.

Ex-band-mate Joan Jett made in a statement on The Runaways’ website: “I started The Runaways with Sandy West. We shared the dream of girls playing rock and roll. Sandy was an exuberant and powerful drummer. So underrated, she was the caliber of John Bonham. I am overcome from the loss of my friend. I always told her, we changed the world.”

Their discography includes over 60 albums, singles, bootlegs and punk compilations, and their biggest hit was 1975’s “Cherry Bomb.”

When the group disbanded in 1979, West continued to sing and drum with “The Sandy West Band”. She recorded a collectible EP CD as well as numerous videos, and continued to enjoy the dedication of a cult following.

Runaways vocalist and life-long friend Cherie Currie had this to add: “Sandy West was by far the greatest female drummer in the history of rock and roll. No one could compete or even come close to her.”

Funeral services for Sandy West are pending.

click here to go to The Runaways’ website

Tarantino Horrorcore Trailer Goes Online

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23rd October 2006

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Tarantino Horrorcore Trailer Goes Online

The trailer for 'Grindhouse', Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez' homage to '70s horror-exploitation flicks, has hit the web. 'Grindhouse', which will be released in 2007, is a double feature, with each director shooting their own full-length horror film. This trailer showcases Rodriguez' film, 'Planet Terror', and comes complete with zombies, knife-wielding maniacs, "The Crazy Baby-Sitter Twins" - and plenty of blood. The cast includes Rose McGowan, Michael Biehn, 'Six Feet Under''s Freddie Rodriquez, 'Lost''s Naveen Andrews, horror effects guru Tom Savini and the original Mariachi, Carlos Gallardo. Catch the trailer here: here

The trailer for ‘Grindhouse’, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’ homage to ’70s horror-exploitation flicks, has hit the web.

‘Grindhouse’, which will be released in 2007, is a double feature, with each director shooting their own full-length horror film.

This trailer showcases Rodriguez’ film, ‘Planet Terror’, and comes complete with zombies, knife-wielding maniacs, “The Crazy Baby-Sitter Twins” – and plenty of blood.

The cast includes Rose McGowan, Michael Biehn, ‘Six Feet Under”s Freddie Rodriquez, ‘Lost”s Naveen Andrews, horror effects guru Tom Savini and the original Mariachi, Carlos Gallardo.

Catch the trailer here:

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Joni Mitchell makes new album after decade hiatus

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Joni Mitchell makes new album after decade hiatus

Joni Mitchell has announced that she has come out of self-imposed retirement and is currently recording material for a new album. In an interview with Canadian regional newspaper the Ottawa Citizen, Mitchell said, “When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.” She says she aims to help bring "courage through tough times." The new album is still untitled, and Mitchell has said that she doesn't know when it will be released, but it is likely that the album will be released online. Mitchell is adamant that record companies will not make any money from anything she releases. She told the Ottawa Citizen: "The record labels are criminally insane... ugly, screwed up, crooked, uncreative, selfish.” The forthcoming album will feature the same musicians she has been working with since 1972’s “For The Roses”, including drummer Brian Blade, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and possibly pianist Herbie Hancock. Mitchell will play piano, electric and acoustic guitars and synthesizers herself. Lyrics for several songs are still being refined. "There's a lot of back and forth, back and forth," she said. "But it's coming." The new material that is completed, includes a song inspired by “If”, Rudyard Kipling's poem standing up for personal integrity. Mitchell has altered it slightly to make the message more relevant. She also gets political on new song “Holy War”, condemning war waged in the name of religion, and although no names are mentioned, it is clearly an open-ended attack on both terrorist groups and U.S. President George W. Bush. Joni Mitchell retired writing songs with social and political commentary after 1998's Taming the Tiger was mauled critically.

Joni Mitchell has announced that she has come out of self-imposed retirement and is currently recording material for a new album.

In an interview with Canadian regional newspaper the Ottawa Citizen, Mitchell said, “When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it’s time for artists to make their mark.”

She says she aims to help bring “courage through tough times.”

The new album is still untitled, and Mitchell has said that she doesn’t know when it will be released, but it is likely that the album will be released online.

Mitchell is adamant that record companies will not make any money from anything she releases.

She told the Ottawa Citizen: “The record labels are criminally insane… ugly, screwed up, crooked, uncreative, selfish.”

The forthcoming album will feature the same musicians she has been working with since 1972’s “For The Roses”, including drummer Brian Blade, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and possibly pianist Herbie Hancock.

Mitchell will play piano, electric and acoustic guitars and synthesizers herself.

Lyrics for several songs are still being refined. “There’s a lot of back and forth, back and forth,” she said. “But it’s coming.”

The new material that is completed, includes a song inspired by “If”, Rudyard Kipling’s poem standing up for personal integrity. Mitchell has altered it slightly to make the message more relevant.

She also gets political on new song “Holy War”, condemning war waged in the name of religion, and although no names are mentioned, it is clearly an open-ended attack on both terrorist groups and U.S. President George W. Bush.

Joni Mitchell retired writing songs with social and political commentary after 1998’s Taming the Tiger was mauled critically.

Tom Waits releases “Orphans” trilogy

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Feted singer-songwriter Tom Waits is to release a 56-track triple album, 30 of which are brand new material. “Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards” ingeniously captures Tom Waits’ full range as vocalist, lyricist, melodist and arranger. Each CD of the trilogy has been separately arranged by musical style. Waits says, in an ‘artist statement’ that accompanies the discs, that he “wanted “Orphans” to be like a shortwave radio show where the past is sequenced with the future, consisting of things you find on the ground, in this world and no world, or maybe the next world.” He goes on to say, “Gathering all this material together was like rounding up chickens at the beach. Most of it was lost or buried under the house.” Waits took archive material and started writing over it, in response to what he heard. “Orphans” contains individual-sounding records that fit together as a whole. “Brawlers” is a full-on riotous blues album, the highlight being “Low Down” on which his 20-year-old son Casey accompanies him on drums. “Bawlers” is, according to Waits, a lonesome ballads record of country-style laments such as “The World Keeps Turning” “Bastards”, the last of the set, shows the eccentric side of Waits. The record includes experiments with poetry and cover versions from diverse sources all done in typical Waits style. He takes material from The Ramones ("The Return Of Jackie And Judy"), Daniel Johnston ("King Kong") and Brecht & Weill ("What Keeps Mankind Alive"), as well as adaptations of Kerouac’s "Home I'll Never Be” and “On The Road” and a poem by Charles Bukowski. Other self-penned highlights among the three discs include the prisoner in "Fish In The Jailhouse" bragging about his ability to pick locks with a fishbone and Waits' most political song to date, "Road To Peace", an account of a young suicide bomber's attack on a bus in Jerusalem. “Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards” is released through Epitaph on November 20.

Feted singer-songwriter Tom Waits is to release a 56-track triple album, 30 of which are brand new material.

“Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards” ingeniously captures Tom Waits’ full range as vocalist, lyricist, melodist and arranger. Each CD of the trilogy has been separately arranged by musical style.

Waits says, in an ‘artist statement’ that accompanies the discs, that he “wanted “Orphans” to be like a shortwave radio show where the past is sequenced with the future, consisting of things you find on the ground, in this world and no world, or maybe the next world.”

He goes on to say, “Gathering all this material together was like rounding up chickens at the beach. Most of it was lost or buried under the house.”

Waits took archive material and started writing over it, in response to what he heard.

“Orphans” contains individual-sounding records that fit together as a whole. “Brawlers” is a full-on riotous blues album, the highlight being “Low Down” on which his 20-year-old son Casey accompanies him on drums.

“Bawlers” is, according to Waits, a lonesome ballads record of country-style laments such as “The World Keeps Turning”

“Bastards”, the last of the set, shows the eccentric side of Waits. The record includes experiments with poetry and cover versions from diverse sources all done in typical Waits style.

He takes material from The Ramones (“The Return Of Jackie And Judy”), Daniel Johnston (“King Kong”) and Brecht & Weill (“What Keeps Mankind Alive”), as well as adaptations of Kerouac’s “Home I’ll Never Be” and “On The Road” and a poem by Charles Bukowski.

Other self-penned highlights among the three discs include the prisoner in “Fish In The Jailhouse” bragging about his ability to pick locks with a fishbone and Waits’ most political song to date, “Road To Peace”, an account of a young suicide bomber’s attack on a bus in Jerusalem.

“Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards” is released through Epitaph on November 20.

Billy Bragg Announces UK Tour

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Billy Bragg, performer and songwriter, will start his second “Hope Not Hate” tour in December. Following the success of Bragg’s first “Hope Not Hate” tour in April and May this year, to raise awareness of the rise of the BNP, this new tour will again be in support of five of the UK’s leading anti-Fascist organisations. Remarkably, the tour sponsors are three major UK trade unions: Unison, the GMB and Amicus. The December tour includes two concerts at London’s Hackney Empire, the scene of Bragg’s legendary New Year’s Eve show in 1991. You can catch the “Hope Not Hate Tour Part II” at the following venues: York, Opera House (December 1) Holmfirth, Picturedome (2) Burnley, Mechanics Arts Centre (3) Glasgow, City Hall (4) Perth, Concert Hall (6) Aberdeen, Lemon Tree (7) London, Hackney Empire (10) Cambridge, Junction (11) Bristol, St George’s Hall (12) Birmingham, Carling Academy (13) Reading, Concert Hall (14) Brighton, Dome (16) London, Hackney Empire (17) The shows will include live highlights from Bragg’s just-released ‘Billy Bragg Volume 2’ box set as well as a preview of songs he is recording for his new album next year. Billy Bragg’s first part autobiography “The Progressive Patriot: A Search For Belonging, published by Bantam Press, is also available now.

Billy Bragg, performer and songwriter, will start his second “Hope Not Hate” tour in December.

Following the success of Bragg’s first “Hope Not Hate” tour in April and May this year, to raise awareness of the rise of the BNP, this new tour will again be in support of five of the UK’s leading anti-Fascist organisations.

Remarkably, the tour sponsors are three major UK trade unions: Unison, the GMB and Amicus.

The December tour includes two concerts at London’s Hackney Empire, the scene of Bragg’s legendary New Year’s Eve show in 1991.

You can catch the “Hope Not Hate Tour Part II” at the following venues:

York, Opera House (December 1)

Holmfirth, Picturedome (2)

Burnley, Mechanics Arts Centre (3)

Glasgow, City Hall (4)

Perth, Concert Hall (6)

Aberdeen, Lemon Tree (7)

London, Hackney Empire (10)

Cambridge, Junction (11)

Bristol, St George’s Hall (12)

Birmingham, Carling Academy (13)

Reading, Concert Hall (14)

Brighton, Dome (16)

London, Hackney Empire (17)

The shows will include live highlights from Bragg’s just-released ‘Billy Bragg Volume 2’ box set as well as a preview of songs he is recording for his new album next year.

Billy Bragg’s first part autobiography “The Progressive Patriot: A Search For Belonging, published by Bantam Press, is also available now.

Nick Cave to curate All Tomorrow’s Parties

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Nick Cave to curate All Tomorrow’s Parties

Nick Cave will headline next April’s All Tomorrows Parties festival. The festival is being curated by his Australian compatriots, The Dirty Three. Warren Ellis, violinist in The Dirty Three, is also a member of Cave’s Bad Seeds. Nick Cave will headline with a solo performance, and other bands confirmed for the festival next April include Cave and Ellis’ new side project, Grinderman, along with Low and The Drones. ATP takes place April 27- 29 2007. For more information about All Tomorrow’s Parties click here

Nick Cave will headline next April’s All Tomorrows Parties festival.

The festival is being curated by his Australian compatriots, The Dirty Three.

Warren Ellis, violinist in The Dirty Three, is also a member of Cave’s Bad Seeds.

Nick Cave will headline with a solo performance, and other bands confirmed for the festival next April include Cave and Ellis’ new side project, Grinderman, along with Low and The Drones.

ATP takes place April 27- 29 2007.

For more information about All Tomorrow’s Parties click here

Badly Drawn Boy Confirms UK Tour

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Singer Damon Gough, the cat in the (woolly) hat, also known as Badly Drawn Boy, has scheduled a full UK tour. The UK tour is to promote his fifth album “Born In The UK”, which is out this week on his new label EMI. Gough will be joined on the dates by his live band; Alex Thomas (Drums), Sean McCann (Bass), Cameron Miller (Guitar), and Steve MaGuire (Keyboards/Guitar). They will play the following dates this Autumn: OCTOBER Glasgow, ABC (25) Newcastle, University (26) Sheffield, Leadmill (27) Keele, University (28) NOVEMBER Wolverhampton, Wulfrun (1) Cambridge, Junction (2) Portsmouth, Pyramids (4) London, Bloomsbury Ballroom (5) London, Bloomsbury Ballroom (6) 2006 Mercury Prize nominee Isobel Campbell will support on the dates. Prior to the UK tour Badly Drawn Boy appears at a Serge Gainsborg tribute concert alongside Javis Cocker, Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys, Mick Harvey and Stereolab. The tribute takes place this Saturday at London’s Barbican

Singer Damon Gough, the cat in the (woolly) hat, also known as Badly Drawn Boy, has scheduled a full UK tour.

The UK tour is to promote his fifth album “Born In The UK”, which is out this week on his new label EMI.

Gough will be joined on the dates by his live band; Alex Thomas (Drums), Sean McCann (Bass), Cameron Miller (Guitar), and Steve MaGuire (Keyboards/Guitar).

They will play the following dates this Autumn:

OCTOBER

Glasgow, ABC (25)

Newcastle, University (26)

Sheffield, Leadmill (27)

Keele, University (28)

NOVEMBER

Wolverhampton, Wulfrun (1)

Cambridge, Junction (2)

Portsmouth, Pyramids (4)

London, Bloomsbury Ballroom (5)

London, Bloomsbury Ballroom (6)

2006 Mercury Prize nominee Isobel Campbell will support on the dates.

Prior to the UK tour Badly Drawn Boy appears at a Serge Gainsborg tribute concert alongside Javis Cocker, Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys, Mick Harvey and Stereolab. The tribute takes place this Saturday at London’s Barbican

Public Enemy ‘funnyman’ goes solo

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Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav will release a solo album next month. The Public Enemy member, famous for his shades, gold teeth and giant clock around his neck permanently set to one-minute-to-midnight, has experimented with R&B on the self-titled record. Flavor Flav says he “always wanted to make my own album". He added: “This is my first and only album ever because I want it to be a collector’s item. I always wanted to do a solo album but through the years there’s been a lot of obstacles in my way that have stopped me from being able to do so.” The new disc features a bonus track, “Baby Baby Baby”, with a guest appearance from Smooth Bee of ‘90s rap duo Nice & Smooth. Apart from making a new record, Flav is planning a solo tour, a book and another Public Enemy album to be helmed by him. As Flav says, “Chuck D wants to release another Public Enemy album but I always wanted the next Public Enemy album to be done by me”. The former other half of Brigitte Nielsen also plans to kill off his surprisngly successful US reality TV career: the current “Flavor Of Love”, now in its third season, will be the last. The rapper wants to concentrate on new projects. “Flavor Flav” is released through his own label, Draytown Records, on November 20.

Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav will release a solo album next month.

The Public Enemy member, famous for his shades, gold teeth and giant clock around his neck permanently set to one-minute-to-midnight, has experimented with R&B on the self-titled record.

Flavor Flav says he “always wanted to make my own album”. He added: “This is my first and only album ever because I want it to be a collector’s item. I always wanted to do a solo album but through the years there’s been a lot of obstacles in my way that have stopped me from being able to do so.”

The new disc features a bonus track, “Baby Baby Baby”, with a guest appearance from Smooth Bee of ‘90s rap duo Nice & Smooth.

Apart from making a new record, Flav is planning a solo tour, a book and another Public Enemy album to be helmed by him.

As Flav says, “Chuck D wants to release another Public Enemy album but I always wanted the next Public Enemy album to be done by me”.

The former other half of Brigitte Nielsen also plans to kill off his surprisngly successful US reality TV career: the current “Flavor Of Love”, now in its third season, will be the last.

The rapper wants to concentrate on new projects.

“Flavor Flav” is released through his own label, Draytown Records, on November 20.

Ray Davies Postpones UK Tour

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Ray Davies’ planned UK tour UK this autumn has been postponed due to the singer’s current ill health. The tour is now scheduled for May 2007. Davies is said to be disappointed not to be able to complete the tour as planned, and hopes to have a speedy recovery. The nature of his illness has not been revealed. Davies released his studio album “Other People’s Lives” earlier this year and recently completed extensive tours throughout the UK, Europe and USA. The Kinks have received much adulation since their induction into the UK Hall of Fame in 2005. Recent awards have included the Ivor Novello “Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award” and the BMI Icon Award. The rescheduled dates are as follows: MAY 2007 York, Opera House (3) Perth, Town Hall (4) Glasgow, RCH (6) Edinburgh, Festival Hall (7) Nottingham, RCH (8) London, Royal Albert Hall (10) Sheffield, City Hall (13) Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (14) Gateshead, Sage (15) Warwick, Arts Centre (17) Cardiff, St Davids (19) Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall (20) London, Hammersmith Apollo (25) Brighton, Centre (26) Bristol, Colston Hall (27) www.raydavies.info

Ray Davies’ planned UK tour UK this autumn has been postponed due to the singer’s current ill health.

The tour is now scheduled for May 2007.

Davies is said to be disappointed not to be able to complete the tour as planned, and hopes to have a speedy recovery.

The nature of his illness has not been revealed.

Davies released his studio album “Other People’s Lives” earlier this year and recently completed extensive tours throughout the UK, Europe and USA.

The Kinks have received much adulation since their induction into the UK Hall of Fame in 2005.

Recent awards have included the Ivor Novello “Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award” and the BMI Icon Award.

The rescheduled dates are as follows:

MAY 2007

York, Opera House (3)

Perth, Town Hall (4)

Glasgow, RCH (6)

Edinburgh, Festival Hall (7)

Nottingham, RCH (8)

London, Royal Albert Hall (10)

Sheffield, City Hall (13)

Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (14)

Gateshead, Sage (15)

Warwick, Arts Centre (17)

Cardiff, St Davids (19)

Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall (20)

London, Hammersmith Apollo (25)

Brighton, Centre (26)

Bristol, Colston Hall (27)

www.raydavies.info

Dylan Blog Day 5 Sustains The Pressure

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