15th
August 2005 |
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Apologies
for the lack of updates lately,
we've been largely off-line for
a couple of months, but we're
back now, and things will start
to heat up very soon…
You'll
probably notice there's NO mention
of a bootleg 3 DVD PiL box set
released via Atkins Underground
Inc, funny that... |
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|  Jah
Wobble is interviewed on
Billboard
on-line about his forthcoming
'Mu' album, the
interview also has some interesting
quotes about PiL…As previously
mentioned 'Mu' is releasedSeptember
12th via Trojan
Records.
Full
recording info, plus tracklistings,
as well as pix and quotes from Wobble
can be found on the official
'Mu' web page by clicking the
banner below… |
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PiL guitarist Mark
Schulz has a new band
called Skin. Check out their official
web site for news of live dates
and full bio's etc. The band have
a CD & DVD available to purchase,
there are also plenty of free downloads,
videos. |
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| The
recent re-issue of the Revolting
Cocks - 'Live You Goddam
Son of a Bitch!' includes the live
version of 'Public Image'
with Martin Atkins on drums, however,
they haven't credited him. Oh the
irony…
Thanks to Tim
Bucknall |
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3rd
July 2005 |
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 Pete
Jones 'Neurotechnic'
CD is now available to order via
his own JABBERJAB
web site, or on-line at CD
Baby. The EP features 4 new
tracks; 'Tiny Mind' / 'Liar' / 'Hard2breathe'
& 'Neurotechnic'.
Displaying
Jones' unique sensibilities throughout,
'Neurotechnic' is more than worth
checking out, whether you were a
fan of his previous 'Twisted' release
or just plain curious. A full review
will follow in the near future.
Pete's version of 'Blue
Water' from his 'Twisted'
album also features on the recent
Invisible "Tribute" album. |
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Jah
Wobble has an extra special new
album set for release on September
12th, entitled 'Mu'. The album
was recorded with long time collaborator
engineer Mark Lusardi and will
be released on Trojan Records
rather than his own 30 hertz.
Wobble is genuinely excited by
the record and believes it's one
of the best things he's done in
years, which really says something.
He describes it as "heavy,
heavy bass" and reckons the
it even borders on the commercial
in places, which is part of the
reason it's being released outside
of 30 Hertz.
See
Trojan
Records / 30
Hertz for further release
info and track listings etc nearer
the time…
Trojan
Press Release
Jah Wobble returns on 12th September
with his brand new studio album
'Mu'. Following on from last
year's critically acclaimed 3-disc
anthology 'I Could Have Been A
Contender'. Below, John talks
about his new album:
"The
original idea behind 'Mu' was
to make a dub style 5.1 recording.
The only engineer I knew capable
of helping me in that task was
my old side kick Mark Lusardi.
We had just finished a soundtrack
to a French movie called 'The
Fury'. The film was not so hot,
but working in 5.1 had been a
blast (the sonic possibilities
seemed mind blowing). However,
I had underestimated how difficult
it would be to get a release on
a 5.1 music only release. So at
a fairly early stage we aborted
the 5.1 sessions and reverted
to stereo. However, we retained
a '5.1 sensibility' with most
of the tracks, i.e. lots of frequencies
moving around, stereo image as
wide as can be, the sound layered
in sonic tiers. One notable exception
is the opening track, 'Viking
Funeral' which is dubby but in
an old school mono sort of way.
I also wanted to avoid studio
self indulgence, and make a tight,
disciplined album that had a great
deal of stylistic variation. To
be honest it's my first attempt
at a 'commercial album' since
'Take me to God' in 1994.
'Mu'
also offered a wonderful opportunity
to showcase the prodigious talents
of sound engineer Mark Lusardi.
I first worked with Mark in 1978,
and we have worked together on
many projects since. Back in the
seventies Mark was house engineer
at Gooseberry studios in Chinatown,
which was his first job after
completing his apprenticeship
at the old Decca studios. Mark
quickly built a mighty reputation
around the London reggae scene
for his expertise as a dub mixer.
He was much in demand. He went
on to engineer on many successful
dance records through the eighties
and nineties. He is the most under
appreciated and unacknowledged
'back room boy' in the game that
I know of. During the making of
'Mu' we had some fearsome rows,
even more fierce than usual. However,
I know that in his heart of hearts
Mark knows that I am always right.
Only his Italian pride will never
allow him to admit that of course."
Prior
to the release of the album, Jah
Wobble will play the following live
shows:
11 Aug Cropredy Festival,
Banbury, Oxon
12 Aug Tartan Heart Festival,
Belladrum, Inverness-Shire
3rd Sept St Barnabas Church
fete E2
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 Phil
Strongman's PiL biography, 'John
Lydon's "Metal Box":
The Story of "Public Image
Ltd' has been delayed
until at least next year due to
several re-writes.
The
book will still be published by
Helter Skelter Publishing, but
now looks like being a co-written
with a second author.
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11th
June 2005 |
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 Martin
Atkins Underground
Inc have just released a PiL
tribute CD, funnily enough
entitled 'Tribute - A
Tribute to PiL'. The
15 track CD features contributions
from a whole host of Invisible
related artists, as well as the
likes of Pete Jones and Can's
Irmin Schmidt. The album is available
for $12 via Underground
and all the usual outlets (Underground,
1112-UIN).
Check
out http://www.myspace.com/undergroundinc
to hear 4 tracks
from the album, plus some other
Underground goodies…
Track
Listing:
1. Hanin Elias Public
Image
2. The Winterbrief Bad
Baby
3. The Damage Manual Memories
4. Jared Louche Poptones
5. Omegaman vs. Pigface Religion
6. October File Under
The House
7. Irmin Schmidt & Kumo (of
CAN) Banging the Door
8. Sheep On Drugs Four
Enclosed Walls
9. The Countdown Annalisa
10. You Shriek Ease
11. Scars (feat. Greta Brinkman)
Seattle
12. Pete Jones Blue Water
13. Vanishing Kids Death
Disco
14. Twitch of the Death Nerve
Order of Death
15. Chris Haskett Banging
the Door
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Pete
Jones new 4 track EP 'Neurotechnic'
is nearing release. The EP will
be available soley through his web
site, which will also be updated
soon, so keep checking back for
updates and info… |
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 Not
strictly PiL news but Alan
McGee released a compilation
of new bands signed to his Poptones
label in May entitled 'The
Cassette played Poptones'.
The CD is available via Mercury
(9870791), and not his own Poptones
label. Apparently the sleevenotes
feature a personal thank you from
McGee to John Lydon… The CD
features tracks by the likes of
The Others, The Boxer Rebellion,
Special Needs and The Paddingtons. |
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Richard
Dudanski's Doghouse
now has its own web site www.eldoghouse.com.
The band have just released a single
and have been playing a few gigs.
Richard was also heavily involved
with the new 101'ers
compilation 'Elgin Avenue
Breakdown (Revisited)'
which was recently released on EMI.
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25th
April 2005 |
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Forthcoming
Jah Wobble UK Live Dates
(see 30 Hertz for additions
and updates)
11th May - London, Bloomsbury Theatre
(cancelled)
20th May - Telerama Dub Festival,
France
27 May - Bradford, The Mill
11th August - 'Fairport's Cropredy
Convention' Festival, Cropredy,
Oxfordshire
12th August - Tartan Heart Festival,
Belladrum, Inverness-Shire, Scotland |
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Martin
Atkins is interviewed at
Rock
Star Journalism, and Richmond
Times Dispatch about the forthcoming
Pigface tour.
We
have been asked by Keith
Levene to state that there
is "NO WAY"
he is touring with Martin Atkins,
or will be involved with the Pigface
tour in any shape… |
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| 'Rip
It Up and Start Again'
a new book on post-punk by Simon
Reynolds has just been published
in the UK. The extensive 576 page
book takes in the post punk period
1978-84, covering everything from
PiL to ABC to ZTT, from industrial
and 2-Tone to synthpop and goth… Simon
informs us that there are 2
chapters devoted to PiL.
The
book was published in the UK by
Faber & Faber on April 21, with
a US edition to follow by Viking
Penguin in February 2006. For more
info see www.simonreynolds.net,
and read a detailed review at Guardian
Unlimited. |
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Ted
Chau plays guitar on the
new single by Hazel
Kaneswaran entitled 'Crying Again'.
The single was released on March 18th
and entered the Irish top 10. Ted
will also play on Hazel's next single
'Radio', which he has co-written along
with her.
Thanks to Karsten
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27th
March 2005 |
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Jah
Wobble will be giving a
"talk" at the Chelsea
College of Art & Design, April
8th.
Full info from 30 Hertz:
Talk: Jah
Wobble - 8 April 2005, 6.30pm
In response to the Turner Whistler
Monet exhibition at Tate Britain,
Chelsea College of Art & Design
have invited Jah Wobble to talk
about material and spiritual London.
This is part one of a two part series,
the second part being a talk by
Alex Lifschutz of Lifschutz Davidson
Architects, who designed the new
twin footbridges between Charing
Cross and the Southbank.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Chelsea
College of Art & Design, Millbank,
London
SW1Y (entrance via Atterbury Street)
Tickets: £5 (£3.50 concessions).
Please book tickets in advance by
telephoning
020 7269 1606, lines are open from
Mon – Fri 10am-6pm. Alternatively
email
your request to info@cochranetheatre.co.uk
Or visit the their website: www.lecturelist.org
Forthcoming
Jah Wobble UK Live Dates
(see 30 Hertz for additions and
updates)
1st April - Stratford-upon-Avon,
Cox's Yard
11th May - London, Bloomsbury Theatre
11th August Cropredy (Oxfordshire)
'Fairport's Cropredy Convention'
Festival
12th August - Belladrum (Scotland),
Italian Gardens 'Tartan Heart 2005
Belladrum Festival'
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New
Martin Atkins interview
at 'Intellectos'
online magazine. Martin talks about
PiL, his forthcoming book, and reveals
he hopes to include Keith Levene
in the Pigface tour… |
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19th
March 2005 |
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| Sorry,
no real news. It's all went
strangely quiet, maybe too quiet… |
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| Jah
Wobble
is currently finishing off work
on a couple of new projects, more
info soon… Wobble is set to
appear at Harold Budd's farewell
live concert at the Brighton
Festival in May. John Foxx
(Ultravox), Robin Guthrie (Cocteau
Twins), Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe),
along with a selection of other
special guests are also expected
to perform. The gig will take place
at the Brighton, Concert
Hall, May 21st.
Thanks
to Mileta Okiljevic
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| Martin
Atkins Pigface / Damage
Manual will be touring
the States in April. See the special
Underground
Inc tour page for full info
& dates. Pigface have also just
released a retrospective 4
CD box set 'Pigface
vs. the World' in Europe.
It
would appear that Underground Inc
are planning a PiL tribute
album as Martin has been
deejaying a new mix of 'Banging
the Door' by Irmin
Schmidt (Can) credited
to a "unreleased PiL
tribute". More info
as we get it… |
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| New
Order's Peter Hook
recently picked some of his favourite
records for a Sunday newspaper.
His Top 10 included both 'Never
Mind the Bollocks' and
'Metal Box'.
Hooky said of 'Metal Box'; "As
a musician, this has inspired
me sonically. Jah Wobble's
bass playing is awesome"
1.
Nico - Chelsea Girl
2. Iggy & the Stooges - Metallic
KO
3. PiL - Metal Box
("As a musician, this has inspired
me sonically. Jah Wobble's bass
playing is awesome")
4. Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties
5. Bowie - Low ("This is one
of the records that NO have actively
tried to rip off... though we've
been very unsuccessful")
6. Joy Division - Closer ("This
is so gorgeous and also tempered
with memories of Ian working really
hard despite his illness. It's so
sad to have created something so
beautiful which didn't help him.
But it didn't take me long to listen
to it as if I wasn't part of it.
It took only 3 wks to make. Our
latest took 3 years!")
7. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
8. Cockney Rebel - Human Menagerie
9. Sex Pistols - Never Mind
the Bollocks
10.Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk
Greats
From
Wire (ideal-copy) mailing list
Thanks to Mileta Okiljevic |
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| Seattle's
A-Frames are the
latest in a long line of new bands
apparently tipping a hat to PiL.
The band have a new album 'Black
Forest' out now on Sub-Pop, read
the review at Aversion.Com. |
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 A
new compilation from Oui 3
features a previously unreleased
cover of PiL's 'Rise',
with the late Matthew Ashman on guitar
(Bow Wow Wow). The CD also features
Jah Wobble on the
track 'Oui Love You'. 'Break
from the Old Routine - The Collection'
is available now on Spectrum Records
(9827878).
Thanks
to Erik Stein |
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| Mr
Rotten's been a busy bee…
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John
Lydon's Megabugs
check
JohnLydon.Com for full info! |
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20th
January 2005 |
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 The
Damage Manual have a new
studio album entitled 'Damage Manual
- Limited Edition' released on
February 22nd via Underground
Inc. The ten track CD also includes
a remix of 'Expand' from Irmin Schmidt
of CAN. This pressing is limited
to 4000 copies. Underground
Inc are taking advance orders
now.
The
new line-up of this Damage
Manual does NOT feature
Jah Wobble, or Geordie
(or Keith Levene). The full line-up
is follows; Chris Connelly, Martin
Atkins, and Steven Seibold. More
info on the album soon…
Track
Listing:
Revenge Fiction
No Act of Grace
I Am War Again
Mad Dialect
Laugh Track
South Pole Fighters
Quiet Life
Driven Menace
Limited Edition
Expand - Remix by Irmin Schmidt
and Kumo of CAN
You
can download a FREE track from the
album at Underground
Inc. The band are also set to
support Pigface on their upcoming
tour. |
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18th
January 2005 |
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Jah
Wobble & the English Roots Band
UK Live Dates
4th February - Swindon, Arts Centre
5th February - Exeter, Phoenix Arts
Centre
6th February - Birmingham,The Glee
Club
4th March - Carlisle, The Brickyard
5th March - Peebles, Eastgate Theatre
and Arts Centre, Scotland
19th March - Brighton, Komedia |
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6th
January 2005 |
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A
new book on PiL is
to be published this year; 'John
Lydon's Metal Box: The Story of Public
Image Ltd' by Phil Strongman
is set for a April/May release by
Helter Skelter Publishing. More info
soon…
We finally added a review
of John Lydon: Sex Pistols,
PiL & Anti-Celebrity'
the unauthorised
biography of John Lydon by Ben Myers,
which was published last year. |
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| Martin
Atkins' Pigface will
be touring the USA this
April. Support will come from
Sheep On Drugs and the Damage
Manual. Apparently the Damage
Manual
also have a new studio album coming
out in the spring. However, this
Damage Manual will NOT feature
Jah Wobble in any way shape or form.
See Underground
Inc for more Pigface/Damage
Manual info… |
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There
is a new cut-price DVD
issue of Cop Killer
(Order of Death etc) on release
in Canada. However, it is to be
completely avoided. Apparently the
movie is taken from a poor quality
video that has been recorded from
TV! Complete with swearing bleeped
and breaks where the commercials
were! Oh dear… If EVER
a movie needed repackaged, remastered
and re-released properly it's Order
of Death…
Thanks to Mark
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19th
December 2004 (updated) |
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| A
new PiL audio bootleg
from Manchester, Russell
Club 18.6.79 (aka The Factory)
has appeared on the internet for
download. The interesting thing
is that this show has never appeared
on cassette or LP bootleg, so its
a real find. Unfortunately the recording
is incomplete as it misses 'Albatross',
but runs to just under 45 mins and
has excellent sound quality, taken
from the desk.
This
gig was Richard Dudanski's first
live appearance with the band, and
was arranged at the last minute
while PiL were in Manchester to
record two tracks for Granada TV.
Effectively the show was a live
rehearsal, but is a
truly unique recording, that is
an absolute must have for 'Metal
Box' fans…
Read
Full Review
Setlist:
1. Chant
2. Swanlake
3. Memories
4. Public Image [false start
1]
5. Public Image [false start
2]
6. Public Image
7. Annalisa
8. No Birds Do Sing
Thanks
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On
the subject of bootlegs… apparently
a mispressed Velvet Underground
bootleg LP entitled 'More
Bermuda Than Pizza' features
a live PiL recording from
1986. The source is unknown,
but the set list is as follows.
If anybody has any more info about
both recordings please get in touch…
Further
info added January 2005
Side A:
1 - kashmir
2 - fff
3 - low life
4 - fishing
Side B:
1 - poptones
2 - pretty vacant
3 - banging the door
4 - four enclosed walls
5 - flowers of romance
Thanks to Eduardo |
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Jim
Walker news (sort of…)
Captain Oi! Records are set to release
an Anthology CD of The Straps
early next year. The collection will
include the two singles Jim released
on his own Donut Records back in 1980
and 82. You can also order a live
CD via The
Straps web site 'Live
at the Marquee 6.1.81' with
Jim on drums.
Thanks
to Karsten |
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4th
December 2004 |
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Jah
Wobble plays
the legendary London,
100 Club this Tuesday
7th December. BJ Cole,
Neville Murray, & Clive Bell
will be joining the English Roots
Band. Doors open at 7.30pm, tickets
are £15 and can be purchased
on-line via Club
Bang Bang.
PlayLouder.Com
have just published a new interview
with Mr Wobble. The link can be
found here. |
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1st
December 2004 |
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| Keith
Levene is interviewed in
the October issue of on-line Canadian
Magazine The Nerve.
The link can be found here. |
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24th
November 2004 |
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| If
you've found this page, then you
already know, but…
PLEASE
NOTE: The WHOLE of Fodderstompf
has now moved away from F&F
to it's own www.fodderstompf.com
site.
Please
update your bookmarks.
Hopefully
you won't notice any difference
and everything should work ok, but
If you spot any broken links
etc, give us a shout… I won't
pretend it wasn't a pain in the
arse, but it was long overdue… |
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|  VillageVoice.Com
recently featured the following
snippet on PiL's infamous appearance
on 'American Bandstand'
back in 1980.
Dick
Clark's asshole
March 5, 1980
"What can I expect from this
asshole?" That is the question
Dick Clark asks Larry White, then
tour manager for PiL, before the
band's scheduled appearance on American
Bandstand. When they do go onstage,
John Lydon refuses to mouth the
pre-recorded vocals, ending the
long standing Bandstand lip-synch
tradition. He then invites audience
members onstage, and infuriates
Clark by charging the host's podium.
This
link
from VillageVoice
takes you to a downloadable video
clip of the appearance
(be warned it's 20mb). |
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|  After
being quiet for a couple of years,
ex-PiL and Brian Brain bass player
Pete
Jones has some new
projects on the go. He is currently
working with Simon Scardanelli
on an album set
for release in Spring 2005, through
Resonator. Some live dates are
planned, although the line-up
is uncertain. Ex-Big Bam Boo
drummer Mikov Sparrow will also
be involved with the project.
Jones
is also planning a retrospective
for 2005 which will feature Brian
Brain, PiL and his own solo material.
And still hopes to release his 'Neurotechnic'
project later this year.
More
info on all projects as we get it,
but also see Pete's Jabberjab
site,
or
www.scardanelli.com for further
updates. |
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 Martin
Atkins Underground
Inc are currently selling CD
reissue's of Brian Brain's
'Time Flies When You're
Having Toast' album. Undergound
also have a limited amount of PiL's
'Metal Box' CD, signed by Atkins.
Atkins
is continuing work on his autobiography.
The still untitled book will cover
all aspects of his musical career,
from PiL through
Brian Brain, Killing Joke, Ministry,
Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, The Damage
Manual, etc... Undergound
have set up a special
page on their site with preview
images, where readers can also leave
feedback or requests for more info… |
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A
cover of 'This is Not a Love
Song' was released by Crispin
G. Glover back in May. The
track was originally released as a
12" white label, but also features
on album 'Which Way Is Up' (One Little
Indian, TPLP346CD). See Cover
Version Discography for more info.
Thanks to Chris
Lynch |
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31st
October 2004 |
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|  Jah
Wobble's
'Live At Leuven'
is now available for purchase via
30 Hertz. The album was previously
released as an exclusive Emusic
download. The disc was recorded
in Belgium on the Ode to Joy Tour
along with Philip Jeck and Jaki
Liebezeit.
Jah
Wobble's 'Car Ad Music'
will be available via 30
Hertz sometime early next year.
I'd
also like to point out the sad death
of Dianne Faber
who ran the Jah
Wobble fan site we mentioned
a while back. The site is still
available at the moment, and there
is a guest
book where anybody can leave
their condolences. |
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| John
Lydon's Shark Attack
Channel 5, Wednesday, November 3rd,
20.00
John
Lydon's Megabugs
Discovery, starts Sunday, November
7th, 17.00
John
Lydon Goes Ape
Channel 5, Wednesday, November 10th,
20.00 |
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