Se muestran los artículos pertenecientes a Abril de 2007.
03/04/2007
"Steve McQueen" reeditado
Steve McQueen Legacy Edition
2CD Deluxe Re-Release - Out Monday 2nd April 'Steve McQueen,' is being re-released on April 2nd as a two-disc set. The first disc has the original album remastered by Thomas Dolby himself. On the second disc are eight brand-new acoustic versions of classic tracks, recorded and arranged by Paddy in mid-2005. According to Keith Armstrong of Kitchenware records, they 'took longer than the original album' to complete, and are radical departures from the album versions.
04/04/2007
“Let's Get Out Of This Country" deluxe edition
Me he fabricado mi propia deluxe edition del “Let's Get Out Of This Country”. Contiene TODAS las caras B de los cuatro singles editados (incluyendo los de vinilo). 06/04/2007
Kiko Amat revisa a los Dexys en el Rock de Lux
“Mis fieles amigos ingleses me llaman por teléfono cada vez que le ven en el café de Brighton donde va a desayunar y me cuentan su look (“Hoy lleva bufanda y flat cap, Kiko”). Y yo les digo que le digan: Kevin, Kevin, ¿Todavía buscas a los jóvenes rebeldes del soul? Yo he buscado por todas partes y no puedo encontrarlos. Ya no los veo en ninguna parte.” (Kiko Amat en la sección Revisión del Rock de Lux 250, Abril 2007, bajo el título de Dexy´s Midnight Runners: Los dandis kamikazes del soul.) 11/04/2007
The Concretes - Hey Trouble
Regresan The Concretes ya sin Victoria. Produce Jari Haapalainen, que ya se encargó de “The Concretes” y del “Let’s Get Out Of This Country” de Camera Obscura. 13/04/2007
El nuevo de Trembling Blue Stars
¿Soy yo o esto es un poco (bastante) aburrido? 18/04/2007
"New Order Tribute"
The Durutti (y no Durruti, curioso) Column han hecho un curioso homenaje a New Order con una canción titulada “New Order Tribute”. Está contenida en la tercera parte de su serie de rarezas y outtakes que llevan por título “Sporadic” (“Sporadic Three”). Suena como una canción de “Technique”. Muy conseguida.19/04/2007
The Icicles: Indiepop Cuties
Motorola ha utilizado una de sus canciones –“Sugar Sweet”- para un anuncio. Fue publicada en el 2004 en el lp A Hundred Patterns, editado por Microindie label y producido por el Ladybug Transistor frontman Gary Olson. Ahora vuelven con Britt Meyers (Dressy Bessy, Essex Green) de productor. Como dicen en musicremedy.com, “What would happen if a group of life-versed adults tackled the themes of young love and youthful naivety within a sixties' pop format? Well, you're about to find out. The Icicles create young people's music with a reflective palette. Sweet pop melodies remain with listeners indefinitely.” Las fotografías de Kevin Cummins sobre Joy Division
Aquí se pueden ver las once fotos: http://www.paulstolper.com/cummins.php?0
La entrevista está sacada de rockfeedback.com
Ex-‘NME’ photographer Kevin Cummins has photographed everyone from Mancunian legends Oasis, to the Smiths, and New Order in his 25-year career. rockfeedback snagged a chance to catch up with him in a pub in Mayfair – a far cry from his Salford roots - before his first major Joy Division exhibition entitled ‘Arca’ at the Paul Stolper Gallery, London
So when did you first meet Joy Division? KC: ‘I met them without knowing it was them, really. Paul Morley and I used to go and see loads of bands together. I would be taking pictures and Paul would be writing reviews for the ‘NME’. The first time I saw Joy Division was at their first gig at the Electric Circus. I think they may have supported the Buzzcocks. All the Manchester bands used to play there.’ What were your first impressions of Joy Division? KC: ‘I hated them. They were a load of rubbish. I couldn’t really handle them. And a lot of people in Manchester didn’t really like them. They had a real attitude, because two of them weren’t from Manchester. They were from Macclesfield. They didn’t really have their own following. It took about a year or so before people accepted them, because they were very insular. The first photographs I’ve got of Joy Division, they were wearing PVC trousers…’ Was that intentional? That is not really punk. KC: ‘Well, I think people associate punk with Vivienne Westwood and the King’s Road. But in Manchester punk was about wearing old school shirts, a tie, and writing in biro on your shirt.’ Why are you having your exhibition now? Is there a tie-in? KC: ‘I don’t think (this exhibition) has to tie-into anything, particularly. I could say it’s because Ian was going to be 50 this year. There is no other reason than I have never done a Joy Division exhibition and I obviously have been asked to do them over the years. I also just wanted to do something with Paul Stolper. He has worked with the likes of Jeremy Deller…’ Peter Saville, Peter Blake… KC: ‘I think, initially, I met Paul through Jeremy Deller. I had been commissioned with Jeremy to do a show which has happened yet. I thought rather than doing a general (photographic exhibition) I would be more specific and do the Joy Division pictures.’ Why did you just focus on the Joy Division pictures? Was it for the fans? KC: ‘Partly because it is what I’m known for (Joy Division). Also because I feel, without being disrespectful to photographic galleries, I wanted to go into it at a slightly higher level than a photographic gallery. Paul (Stolper) works with a lot of artists. A lot of people reference Joy Division stuff now. So why not put it in a real gallery?’ What is the most defining Joy Division photo you feel you have taken? KC: ‘I don’t really have one. I have lived with those pictures for so long. And I like certain pictures for different reasons. There are 11 in the show and it is a very tight portfolio.
How did you make the selection process? Was it difficult?
KC: ‘We spent over a year choosing them and having ideas of what will work with each other to create a balance. Most of the pictures I have taken of them (Joy Division) are either on stage, in sessions, in their rehearsal rooms or of them walking around Manchester.’ Did Joy Division have particular image or idea of where they wanted to be photographed? KC: ‘No, not really. You have to remember they were in their early 20s back then. Although they had an idea of how they wanted to look, there was nowhere near the same amount of media awareness that there is now. Bands now are marketed before they are a band. Everybody thinks of Joy Division as dark, gloomy, black and white band, but the only reason why they were always shot in black and white as there was no outlook for colour at the time. No one was really impressed with colour, so why shoot in colour?’ SM: How do you feel about your Joy Division photographs becoming iconic? KC: ‘The pictures have become iconic because Ian died I think. Also, there are maybe two or three generations now who never saw Joy Division, but loved their music. And they only know Joy Division through my pictures. It is very interesting I did a talk at a gallery in Manchester about three or four years ago about music and media, and Tony Wilson was hosting it.’ Is Tony Wilson really a wanker? KC: ‘I am not going to tell you anything! But Tony didn’t want to release any photographs of Ian smiling because it didn’t suit the image he wanted to portray of the band.’ What is your favourite Joy Division song? KC: ‘I have always liked ‘Transmission’…‘Perfect Kiss’ by New Order…’ Do you like bands like Interpol and the Editors? KC: ‘Interpol are very New Order. The Editors have a Manchester sound; they remind me of a band called Fireplace, which no-one has ever heard of. The Editors sound like Fireplace, they don’t sound like Joy Division.’ Do you like any bands now? KC: ‘The Arctic Monkeys. Their debut album is a great Northern album.’ Who would you most like to photograph? KC: ‘I would like to photograph Pete Doherty because he looks good. I always loved photographing John Lydon and Morrissey. They have a strong sense of self.’ Do you think your Joy Division exhibition is going to be an upbeat affair? KC: ‘I think so. I think the photos are lovely. The nicest thing Natalie (Curtis) said to me is: ‘I knew my dad through your picturesFiebre documental
Al esperado documental que prepara Paul Kelly (East Village) sobre la escena C86 (ver http://www.myspace.com/hungrybeat ) se une ahora otro sobre Postcard Records y la escena escocesa de principios de los 80. Aquí http://www.myspace.com/thesoundofyoungscotland se pueden encontrar todos los datos acerca del mismo e incluso ver extractos. Además han tenido el buen gusto de colgar el clip de la MARAVILLOSA versión que Edwyn Collins & Paul Quinn (el Scott Walker escocés) hicieron del "Pale Blue Eyes" de la Velvet Underground.20/04/2007
A heavenly pop hit: Cats On Fire - "Mesmer and Reason"
“No, she isn't pale, it's just a trick of the light” Canción contenida en “The Province Complains” (Marsh Marigold) el brillante lp de debut de los finlandeses Cats on Fire
I'm Not Always So Stupid BLOG
“Reflections of an aging indiepop fan and anglophile, bits and pieces from my life, random ephemera, that sort of thing.” Este es el perfil de la autora de mi blog favorito del momento. El nombre -I'm Not Always So Stupid- ya lo dice todo (tomado del clásico de The Wedding Present) y por lo que parece detrás del mismo se esconde una americana llamada Nancy que durante los 90 llevó el sello indie Cher Doll Records. Ver http://www.twee.net/labels/cherdoll.htmlEn el blog hay montones de recortes de prensa de la época dorada del pop inglés de los 80. Echo & The Bunnymen, Talulah Gosh, Wedding Present, Primal Scream, Joy Division, The Smiths, Postcard etc etc . Una joya. Su dirección es: http://imnotalwayssostupid.blogspot.com/ Junto a Dusty Sevens, http://dusty7s.blogspot.com/, de lo mejor de la red.
23/04/2007
Dolly Mixture en Chickfactor
Estupenda entrevista en chickfactor.com y noticias: pronto se publicará un DVD (“when you see things that were filmed over 20 years, well, it’s over 25 years ago, it’s amazing to see yourself and what you looked like because you sort of think you look the same and you don’t and also just the surroundings — what the other people looked like and all the cars! the clothes and the gig places and who was around, that’s sort of fascinating. there weren’t that many female bands.”) y se reeditará en doble CD su material (This just in from Debs: As for the DM re-issue, we are planning to get this out as soon as possible, Paul has been helping with the design so it's slightly delayed while he finishes the Festival Hall film but we are hoping to get it ready for something like a September release. (2 disc with bumper booklet!) 25/04/2007
Rareza de Saturday Looks Good To Me
Se trata de “Green mansions”, un lp grabado sólo por una cara del que sólo se han editado 250 copias. Las canciones que lo componen son muy experimentales. Estará a la venta en su próxima gira europea, aunque no se yo si vale la pena, salvo que uno sea coleccionista. El grupo también anuncia que K Records editará su próximo lp en Septiembre29/04/2007
The Lodger
A piece of news that we're especially jazzed to announce is the June 4th release of The Lodger's wonderful debut album Grown-Ups. Slumberland will be releasing Grown-Ups on CD here in the US and on vinyl LP worldwide. Those of you that follow the burgeoning UK pop singles scene will probably know The Lodger already; this Leeds trio's string of 7" gems over the last two years, culminating in 2006's classic "Let Her Go," has marked them as one of the brightest pop groups to arrive in quite a while. They remind us a bit of The Go-Betweens, The Boo Radleys, The Wedding Present, Blur, The June Brides and more -- and in our book that's pretty good company to keep. They have catchy tunes, gorgeous melodies, and play with infectious enthusiasm. 
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