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21st
April 2004 |
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| The
May issue of Mojo
features a John McGeoch obituary written
by Siouxsie and the Banshees biographer Mark Paytress,
apparently, the last person to interview McGeoch...
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| The
MurderGlobal 'Killer In The Crowd' EP will
be released June 1st, via Underground
Inc / Invisible. The CD will be a limited
edition of 1500, and feature new mixes not available
on the original EP which was released through
the MurderGlobal
web site. |
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Damage Manual will be touring the USA
starting May 28th. See Underground
Inc / Invisible for full dates.
The Damage Manual live will be:
Chris Connelly - vocals
Martin Atkins - drums
Krztoff (Bile) - guitar
Charles Levi (Thrill Kill Kult) - bass
Seibold (Hate Dept) - keyboards & guitar
A Damage
Manual remix album is also currently in production.
The CD will include remixes by members of Can,
The Smashing Pumpkins, The Orb, Pigface. More
info soon... You can currently download a free
Martin Atkins remix of 'Damage Addict' entitled
'Damage Dub' at the Underground
Inc / Invisible site. |
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| A Dub
remix of the Pigface 'Easy Listening...
' album entitled 'Dubhead' (UIN1086) will
be released May 11th.
Pigface
are also part of the new documentary 'She
Said', which features 'You Know / You Know
/ You Know' from 'A New High In
Low' prominently throughout.
"She Said is a hard-hitting, raw documentary
about young women in their twenties. They are
shown in frank and shocking interviews as well
as dazzling photographs and digital art pieces.
Their honesty and willingness to “tell all”
makes “She Said” not only a powerful
social commentary, but a poignant and moving statement
about the challenges women face in the modern
world."
www.shesaidmovie.com |
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| Jah
Wobble was interviewed by the Times
Higher Educational Supplement (the weekly
newspaper for Higher Education workers), 19th
March. Regarding his return to education in 1996
to study for a Degree in Humanities at Birkbeck
College, London. You can read a transcript here.
Thanks to
Stephen Orr
Wobble
also had an essay on the music business published
in the German 'Sueddeutsche
Zeitung' newspaper, January 31st. Unfortunately
it's in German...
Thanks to Karsten Roekens
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| Since
the Candyheads split last year Ted
Chau has been working with producer George
DeAngelis and a singer called Malone. He also
just played guitars on a new single for Hazel
Kaneswaran from Ireland. He says he may get involved
with a another band project soon, but only when
he finds the right people to work with... |
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A
new untitled white label 12" features
a speeded up vocal sample of Time Zone - 'World
Destruction'. The label simply states "RAW
21", and features two different mixes of
the track. More info if/when we get it...
Thanks to Acid Drops |
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18th
April 2004 |
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| You
can read John's Sunday Times Magazine interview,
via the Sunday
Times web site. In a very frank and open interview
John talks about his personal life and family, and
also reveals some of his future plans, including
swimming with Sharks! |
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15th
April 2004 |
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| John
Lydon will be interviewed in this weeks 'Sunday
Times Magazine'. This is the previously
mentioned interview that was postponed after the
journalist was refused entry into the USA! |
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8th
April 2004 |
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| David
Humphrey interview
As
mentioned 'News 27th March' David appears on parts
of 'Metal Box' including ‘Death Disco',
plus some other PiL tracks that were never released!
Read the interview
for full info, plus exclusive pix taken at the
Manor... |
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2nd
April 2004 |
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| Keith
Levene appears in the March issue of 'Guitar
Player' magazine as part of a feature on punk
guitarists. The magazine is published in the USA,
but is available elsewhere.
Thanks to Teresa O'Hara |
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27th
March 2004 |
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| 'Mystery'
PiL drummer David Humphrey alive and well!
After
Jim Walker left (but before Dudanski joined etc
etc) David Humphrey was brought into play
drums for the ‘Metal Box’ sessions
at the Manor in Oxfordshire, and the Townhouse
in London. With virtually no information about
him existing, David’s short time with PiL
was always a bit of a mystery until he recently
got in touch with us to clear things up... We'd
always been led to believe David joined to play
at the Manchester, King's Hall gig on February
23rd 1979, however, this is NOT the case
(one PiL mystery solved, another opens up... !).
However, David definitely plays on the ‘Death
Disco’ single, and probably also appears
on other parts of ‘Metal Box’... (more
info soon).
Check out his updated
bio for further info, we'll also soon be posting
an exclusive interview with David, featuring
unpublished pictures of the band, together with
some interesting revelations about the recording
of 'Metal Box'...
David
is now a professional drum tutor and runs his
own classes in East London, maybe this is your
chance to try and learn the PiL way! Check out
his web site at www.bluedrums.co.uk
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| In
more PiL drummer news!, Bruce Smith plays
drums and percussion on the new album by Sweetback
entitled 'Stage 2'. The album is already out in
Japan (with one bonus track) and will be released
elsewhere April 6th. Sweetback
are Sade's backing band, who Bruce has previously
worked with...
Thanks to Karsten Roekens
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16th
March 2004 |
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| Keith
Levene has collaborated with DJ Carpetface
on several tracks (incl. one called 'Realeyesation'),
who in return also appears on MurderGlobal's forthcoming
'Perfect Crime' album. Carpetface
is a hotly tipped London based DJ / Rapper, who
earns his name due to having a beard!
Thanks to Karsten Roekens |
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| Rumours
are circulating of a forthcoming Damage Manual
US tour. Some dates appear to have been announced
already, however we are still waiting official
confirmation and line up. (Though, one thing is
for sure, if the tour goes ahead it will definitely
NOT feature Jah Wobble!) Watch Underground
Inc / Invisible for more info...
Thanks to Tim Bucknall
As
well as Keith Levene's forthcoming 'Murder Global'
EP re-release, Invisible Records are set to release
a Damage Manual Remix Disc, along with
a new Pigface CD entitled 'Dubhead'...
Invisible are currently giving away FREE
CD's!! Buy any disc from them and receive
a rebate voucher to get your money back... Again,
see Underground
Inc / Invisible for full info... |
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13th
March 2004 |
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| On
Thursday evening, March 11th, as part of
the Royal Festival Hall Ether Fest 2004
concert series, at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall,
Keith Levene joined members of Asian Dub Foundation
and Techno Animal (aka The Bug) plus Adrian Sherwood
in a Sound System soundclash... Keith, of course,
has worked with Adrian Sherwood and ON-U in the
past, he was also asked to produce Techno Animal
by Alan McGee a few years back, an offer which
he decided to turn down... Unfortunately the Ether
Fest appearance all came together virtually at
the last minute so we were unable to announce
it beforehand. Apparently things went, but if
anyone was there, a little review would be nice...
Tinkering
with packaging has caused the slight delay, but
Keith's MurderGlobal 'Killer in the Crowd'
EP will be released soon via Underground
Inc.. The EP includes five, newly-mixed
tunes, along with the 'Killer In The Crowd video
produced by Levene.
Thanks to Teresa O'Hara
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| As
previously mentioned John Lydon will appear
on Johnny Vaughan's 'Live
at Johnny's' TV Show on BBC3, Monday
15th March at 8pm. |
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Another
John McGeoch obituary appeared in
Friday's, 12th March, edition of The Guardian.
Click Click
here for link.
Thanks to Rob Macgregor |
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| Jah
Wobble will be interviewed, tomorrow Sunday,
14th March, 9-10pm, on Radio Scorpio from
Leuven, Belgium. Details at www.radioscorpio.com
Thanks to Karsten Roekens |
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11th
March 2004 |
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| Today's
copy of The
Independent newspaper carries a well written
John McGeoch Obituary. Click
here for link. |
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|  The
Arpil issue of Total
DVD Magazine includes a free copy of
The Independent, the movie featuring a
brief cameo appearance by John Lydon. The
special 'free' disc also contains 'Air America'
(oh, wow what a treat). Well, if you don't count
the £4.99 for the magazine it's free...
Thanks to PR Paul / GSTSP
The
"comedy", directed by Stephen Kessler,
is loosely based on the life of independent/B-Movie
producer Morty Fineman. John only appears in one
scene, playing BaRuce Diamond (a 'camp'
town official). Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo
& Ginger Lynn Allen also appear. See the official
Fineman
Films web site for more info, stills etc. |
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9th
March 2004 |
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|  John
McGeoch RIP (1955-2004)
John
McGeoch sadly passed away in his sleep on
Friday 5th March.
John
joined PiL in 1986 helping to form the 'new' re-invented
band with John Lydon. He would go on to become
their longest serving member, bar Lydon, staying
from 1986-1992, and playing on three studio albums
('Happy?', '9' & 'That What is Not') along
with countless live gigs. McGeoch, together with
Alan Dias, would form the backbone of the "new"
PiL, contributing song-writing and acting as a
full member.
Often touted as one of Lydon's most important
collaborator's, McGeoch's arrival in PiL changed
the whole sound and outlook of the band, with
a more guitar friendly 'rockier' sound becoming
the way forward.
Pre-PiL McGeoch had been guitarist for the seminal
'Magazine' and would later become a member of
'Siouxsie & the Banshees', contributing to
some of their most interesting and exciting guitar
work.
After
PiL John returned to England from LA. 1995 saw
him become a qualified Nurse. However, he chose
not to pursue the career, and returned to making
music...
RIP
John, you'll be sadly missed...
Sincerest Sympathy to his daughter Emily, and
all his loved ones... |
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6th
March 2004 |
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John
Lydon was set to appear in tomorrow's 'Sunday
Times Magazine', however, (get this!) the journalist
was refused entry into the USA, and was even held
in a holding cell overnight! And that's the establishment...
The interview will now be held at a later date...
While John is over in the UK for the 'Jonathan
Ross TV Show' (BBC1, 12th March) he should
be doing some follow up press including an appearance
on Johnny Vaughan's 'Live at Johnny's' TV
Show on BBC3, more info soon... |
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2nd
March 2004 |
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|  Jah
Wobble's 'Elevator Music Volume 1A' is
now available. The album was previously available
as an Emusic.Com
exclusive download. Three new tracks have now
been added, with one removed. Check out 30
Hertz for full info.
Thanks to 30 Hertz
Tour
Update
Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart ÷English
Roots Music
26 March - Whitby, The Compass
Club
8 May - Carlisle, The Brickyard
26 May - Norwich, Waterfront
27 May - Sheffield, Boardwalk
28 May - Kendal, Brewery Arts Centre
June 11 - Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Jah
Wobble Bass & Drum Show
5th May - Bradford, The Love Apple
6th May - Liverpool, The Masque
7th May - Manchester, Academy 3
More
dates still to be announced, check 30
Hertz for updates |
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