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 February
4th, 2010 |
Bad Lieutenant announce UK gigs and ticket details
Bernard Sumner's band also set for new single
 Bad Lieutenant have announced a series of UK gigs for March.
Bernard Sumner's band will play in Sheffield, Glasgow, London, Preston and Liverpool, kicking off on March 15.
They have also announced the release of a new single, 'Twist Of Fate', on March 22. They are set to play as-yet unannounced gigs in the USA in April.
Bad Lieutenant will play:
Sheffield Leadmill (March 15)
Glasgow Garage (16)
London Electric Ballroom (18)
Preston 53 Degrees (20)
Liverpool Masque (21)
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www.badlieutenant.net
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January
19th, 2010 |
Salford stars on track for The Christie
Salford stars Peter Hook and Rebecca Atkinson will be on the starting line up for this year’s Bupa Great Manchester Run in aid of The Christie.
Thousands of participants have run for The Christie since the event was launched in 2003, but for the first time ever the famous cancer centre has been chosen as the main local charity.
The 10 kilometre run through Manchester City Centre takes place on Sunday 16th May 2010 and is one of the largest and most prestigious mass participation runs in the UK.
Peter Hook, musician from two of Manchester’s most legendary bands Joy Division and New Order said; “It will be an honour to take part in this year’s Great Manchester Run for The Christie. I was born and bred in Salford and Manchester and I know what vital and life-saving work is done every day for cancer patients at The Christie.
“I will be running for all cancer patients, especially my dear friends the late Tony Wilson and Dave Dee. I hope everyone signs up to run in support of The Christie, a world leading cancer centre right here in Manchester.
“I had the time of my life when I ran last year. I thought I'd done everything, but the depth of love, hope and support shown on the day left me breathless. It was a great day for great people for a great cause, and very important to all of us.”
Salford-born actress Rebecca who plays Jockey landlady Karen Maguire in Shameless, said; “After all the Christmas parties and New Year’s celebrations, taking part in this run for The Christie will be the perfect motivator to get back into fitness again! I’ve done a lot of work with The Christie and it is very close to my heart. I feel extremely passionate about supporting the charity in anyway I can.”
Other celebrities who have also signed up to run for The Christie include Rebecca’s Shameless co-stars Ben Batt, from Wigan, and Ciaran Griffiths and Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas who plays Jason Grimshaw and Katy Cavanagh, who plays Julie Carp.
Head of sporting events at the Christie charity, Jenny Haskey, said; “Registration for the run is now open, but places do go quickly so do act now to avoid disappointment. Visit www.greatrun.org and we’d be delighted if you choose The Christie as your chosen charity. All the money raised will help cancer patients now and in the future.”
The Christie is currently building a new £17 million radiotherapy centre at Salford Royal, where cancer patients from Salford, Wigan and Bolton will be able to access first class radiotherapy treatments from Christie experts, but much closer to home. Building work has started and the centre will open in 2011.
As well as treating patients for the most common cancers like breast, bowel and lung, this special development will also be a national centre of excellence for treating brain conditions. It will be equipped to deliver stereotactic radiosurgery, a highly specialised neurosurgical technique for brain cancers – making it one of only a handful of such centres in the UK. Currently patients from Greater Manchester have to travel to Sheffield for this treatment.
www.christies.org
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January
18th, 2010 |
Bad Lieutenant
“Sink Or Swim” remix bundle available from 15th Feb
Bad Lieutenant will release remixes from their first single, "Sink Or Swim" on the 16th February in the USA and 15th February in all other territories. The remixes will be available on itunes and other quality digital retailers.
The remixes come from Mark Reeder and James Bright for "Sink Or Swim" and Teenagers on "Dynamo". Mark Reeder is a seminal electronic pioneer with an extensive discography, whilst James Bright's trademark downtempo tracks have graced a host of compilations including the seminal Cafe Del Mar series. Hipsters Teengers have been hailed as "the saviours of French Indie Pop"
Tracklisting as follows:
- Sink Or Swim (Original Mix)
- Sink Or Swim (Reeder’s Rettungsring Remix)
- Sink Or Swim (Reeder’s Waterwing Remix)
- Sink Or Swim (James Bright Remix)
- Dynamo (Teenagers Remix)
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January
15th, 2010 |
'No World Cup song', FA confirms
The FA has confirmed that, for the first time since 1966, there will be no official song to mark England's World Cup campaign in South Africa.
According to an FA spokesman, the England management "want to be fully focused on the football".
Several unofficial anthems have been rumoured, including a reworking of 1990's World in Motion by New Order.
Peter Hook, co-author of World in Motion, said an anthem was not a distraction and "enhanced patriotism".
Hook was the bassist in New Order, whose members wrote World in Motion.
He told the BBC that the band members were not big football fans at the time of writing the World Cup song but it helped them get behind the team.
"I don't think it took people's minds off things," he said. "If anything, I think it focussed you more."
The 2006 World Cup song, World At Your Feet by Embrace, charted at number three after a lukewarm response.
UK punk singer Jimmy Pursey, frontman of Sham 69, who recorded their own World Cup song the same year, branded Embrace's track "embarrassing".
There were also efforts from Tony Christie and Crazy Frog.
The previous World Cup song, in 2002 was recorded by TV presenters Ant and Dec.
In 1998, The Spice Girls sang (How Does It Feel To Be) On Top Of The World, written by Echo and the Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch.
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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January
13th, 2010 |
New Order bassist Peter Hook opens new Factory club
Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order is opening a new live music venue in the old offices of Factory Records in Manchester.
FAC251: The Factory launches on 29 January, with Hook performing songs from his whole back catalogue.
Hook said the aim of the three-floor club, which features a 350-capacity room, is to make it "a gigging venue".
Joy Division were one of the first bands to be signed by Factory Records, later home to the Happy Mondays.
The building has undergone a re-design by Ben Kelly, the original architect that designed Factory's infamous Haçienda nightclub.
Hook revealed to BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq that The Factory will differ from The Haçienda, a key player in the rise of acid house and rave music, during the 'Madchester' years of the late 80s and early 90s.
"The thing that appealed to me was the propagation of music, bringing through new groups, because I think that new bands in Manchester are getting used and abused a little bit," he explained.
"So, the idea is to put a good old-fashioned venue, where music is the key, and give them a chance to grow."
Business attitude
The Haçienda, which was shut down in 1997, struggled financially with much of its funds supported by New Order's record sales.
However, Hook said he hopes to make money this time around: "The whole story with the Haçienda is that we were rubbish at business, so the idea is that we try and keep some of the ethos, the heritage and attitude, and do it in a business manner."
It's not the first time the offices have been used as a venue. Club promoters The Warehouse Project recently put on events there but highlighted issues which Hook and his team have addressed.
"They had a lot of problems with the noise so we've been working quite hard with Ben Kelly to put right those problems," he said. "It was on its own at one point and now it's surrounded by flats and a hotel.
"It's amazing how Manchester's changed over the years," he added.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8456786.stm
Former Factory Records offices to reopen as a club
The former offices of legendary Manchester record label Factory Records are set to reopen as a club.
Called FAC251, the club will be located on Princess Street in the UK city. Its opening night is set to be February 5.
New Order's Peter Hook is behind the new venture, along with Factory designer Ben Kelly and speaker manufacturers Funktion One.
According to Factorymanchester.com, FAC251 will host live bands and be predominantly an "indie rock & roll club".
www.nme.com
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January
7th, 2010 |
Royal Mail put New Order album cover on a stamp
New Order bassist Peter Hook says he is "very happy" that the artwork from the band's Power, Corruption & Lies album is being put on a stamp.
The cover joins Blur's Parklife and Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells as one of ten covers on a new set of stamps.
The artwork, which features a bunch of scattered roses, was created by designer Peter Saville.
He's one of two local artists featured, as Ray Lowry's cover for The Clash's London Calling is also included.
Peter Hook told BBC Radio 4's Front Row that he was honoured by the accolade and didn't mind having the Queen's head on the cover of one of his albums at all.
"I suppose it's one of those funny things that when we were younger and we were punks, we would have fought against with all our might.
"But then as you get older and you realise the significance of something as important as a stamp, it's quite a humbling thing to be put in that category and I'm very happy about it."
"The thing that made me happiest is when the young lady at the Royal Mail was telling me that everything had to go before the Queen to be okayed.
"I thought that was the nearest I'll ever get to the Queen, so it was definitely a very humbling thing as a musician."
The special stamps celebrate the work of the album sleeve designer, rather than the music, and were chosen after the Royal Mail did extensive research into the UK's greatest album covers, trawling lists and polls and speaking to experts in both music and design.
Peter Saville, who now works as Creative Director of the city of Manchester, says it is a long overdue honour and proof of how important the covers have been to popular culture.
"It's not before time, not for me personally, but for pop culture in general.
"The New Order one is from 27 years ago, Tubular Bells is definitely a few years prior to that, the David Bowie cover, Ziggy Stardust, was terribly important to me as a teenager
"We're covering 40 years or more of contemporary British culture, so it's quite fitting really."
"It's crucial to point out that in the 60s and 70s and into the 80s, the record cover was almost the sole medium of any kind of alternative visual culture for young people.
"There were not style magazines, there was not the Internet, there was not even MTV until the mid-80s.
"The record cover was the only place where you would experience any kind of visual culture that was different to the world that you were living in."
Peter Hook agrees that the record cover in general has been very important, but admits that had he had his way, the New Order album would have looked very different.
"I hate to say that I found it much too subtle at the time.
"As a burgeoning young musician full of spite, I thought it was very subtle and if it had been left to me at the point that we did the sleeve, it would have been much less interesting."
The Power, Corruption & Lies stamp, along with the other nine album cover stamps, is available from Thursday 7 January.
Royalmail.com
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January
7th, 2010 |
THE OTHER TWO
Artist: THE OTHER TWO
Title: “The Other Two & You”
Cat No: LTMCD 2551 (16 tracks)
Released: 25 January 2010
Barcode: 502 4545 5788 29
LTM presents an expanded CD edition of the debut album by The Other Two, the electronic pop duo comprising Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order.
The Other Two came into being in 1990, spurred by Morris and Gilbert’s work on television soundtracks, and a temporary lull in New Order activity in which Electronic and Revenge also released albums. First album The Other Two & You features ten original synth pop gems produced by the duo with Stephen Hague, with surprise vocals by Gillian, showcased on the singles Tasty Fish and Selfish.
Originally scheduled for release on Factory Records in late 1992, The Other Two & You was delayed by the collapse of the label, and instead emerged on London in 1993. This expanded edition features all tracks from the original Factory/London album as well as six bonus tracks from companion singles, including superb mixes by Moby, Pascal Gabriel and Boys Own.
The album also includes Loved It, originally released as a free CD to celebrate the opening of the controversial Factory HQ building on Charles Street (Manchester) in September 1990. The remastered CD runs for 76 minutes, and features new artwork and detailed sleevenotes.
Please note this CD is not for sale in North America and Canada.
Tracklist:
TASTY FISH 3.47
THE GREATEST THING 3.39
SELFISH 4.09
MOVIN’ ON 4.44
NINTH CONFIGURATION 4.19
FEEL THIS LOVE 4.26
SPIRIT LEVEL 3.51
NIGHT VOICE 2.05
INNOCENCE 5.46
LOVED IT (THE OTHER TRACK) 4.46
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TASTY FISH (PASCAL MIX 12”) 5.20
SELFISH (THAT POP MIX) 5.28
THE GREATEST THING (PASCAL MIX) 3.30
MOVIN’ ON (MOBY MIX) 5.50
TASTY FISH (ALMOND SLICE MIX) 4.35
SELFISH (JUNIOR STYLE DUB) 9.02
Artist: THE OTHER TWO
Title: “Super Highways”
Cat No: LTMCD 2553 (15 tracks)
Released: 25 January 2010
Barcode: 502 4545 5789 28
LTM presents an expanded CD edition of the second album by The Other Two, the electronic pop duo comprising Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order.
The Other Two came into being in 1990, spurred by Morris and Gilbert’s work on television soundtracks, and a temporary lull in New Order activity in which Electronic and Revenge also released albums. Debut album The Other Two & You was finally released in 1993, produced by the duo with Stephen Hague and featuring infectious singles Tasty Fish, Selfish and Innocence.
Super Highways, their second album, followed in 1999. Produced by O2 with Tim Oliver, vocals are shared by Gillian and Melanie Williams, best known for her guest vocal on the hit Sub Sub single Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use). The title track was also released as a single, featuring remixes by Andy Votel and Cevin Fisher.
This expanded edition features all tracks from the original album as well as three bonus tracks from companion singles, including a rare mix of Tasty Fish by K-Klass. The remastered CD runs for 76 minutes, the booklet features archive images and detailed sleevenotes.
Please note this CD is not for sale in North America and Canada.
Tracklist:
YOU CAN FLY 4.55
SUPER HIGHWAYS 5.05
THE RIVER 4.17
ONE LAST KISS 5.05
VOYTEK 4.57
UNWANTED 4.26
NEW HORIZONS 4.07
COLD FEET 4.34
THE GRAVE 6.49
HELLO 3.49
RIPPLE 3.50
WEIRD WOMAN 4.22
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SUPER HIGHWAYS (VOTEL MIX) 5.40
YOU CAN FLY (CEVIN FISHER) 8.53
TASTY FISH (K-KLASS MIX) 6.48
For more information contact James on tel/fax 01362 861009 or on e-mail at: jnice@ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk www.ltmrecordings.com
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