16th
December 2001 |
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| Jah
Wobble releases his collaboration
with Temple of Sound on 30
Hertz this week. 'Shout at the
Devil' will initially be available
exclusively via the newly opened
30
Hertz online shop for £10.
The album features Natasha Atlas
on two tracks, Nina Miranda of Smoke
City on two tracks, and Shahin Badar
of Prodigy fame on one track.˜
The
title track, 'Shout at the Devil'
is featured on the free CD
given with the January issue of
The
Wire, on sale on 26th December
2001.˜ You can also download the
track via the 30
Hertz web site.
The
previously mentioned Solaris
Brighton gig will be aired on BBC
Radio 3 'Mixing it' December
23rd. |
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29th
November 2001 |
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| Fodderstompf
Martin
Atkins interview on-line now! |
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| As
mentioned 8th November,
The Independent featuring
a cameo by John Lydon opens
tomorrow (Friday 30th November)
in New York and LA. Screening details
and background info are available
via The
Independent Movie Database &
Yahoo
Movies. There are still no details
of a European release.
Send
us a review! |
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Jah
Wobble is interviewed in the latest
edition of Canadian magazine Chart
Attack.
He is also interviewed in the new
edition of Blue Divide Magazine
(Volume 2, Issue 2). See their
web
site for full order info. |
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The following 'abstract' about PiL
features on the official web site
for the recent 'No
Future' Punk conference at Wolverhampton
University. PiL in respect shocker...
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Thanks to Paul Dougherty |
Sean Albiez
Senseless acts of beauty & despair:
post-punk to post-rock
How can we make sense of the aftermath
of the Punk phenomenon in musicological
terms? A range of radical music making
practices that embraced hybridity
and techniques/strategies developed
by those working on the peripheries
of rock entered popular music making
of the post-punk period. Most specifically
Public Image Ltd clearly acted with
a sense of personal and creative revulsion
against the 'punk industry', while
exploiting the space opened up to
them by this industry which allowed
the probing of the boundaries of industry
and music.
Through considering the first three
'post-punk' studio PiL albums and
drawing comparisons with the recent
work of Radiohead in what is usually
termed 'post-rock', consideration
will be given to the idea that the
most important musical legacy of punk
was in the articulation of the aesthetic
and political priorities of the period
by PiL in opposition to the mainstreaming
of punk.
Underpinning this will be a concern
with the 'death' of rock and punk
and if such a sense of bereavement
helps us understand the historical
flow of cultural change. In this sense
it is important to consider PiL as
representing continuity rather than
change in the embrace of musics that
were possibly seen as antithetical
to punk or others that were paid lip
service to. For example, The Ruts
and The Clash embraced dub and reggae
through 'parodies' of its techniques
whereas PiL attempted an integration
of such techniques creating hybrid
soundscapes.
Sean Albiez b. 1965 is Senior Lecturer
and Subject Leader of the Popular
Culture course at the University of
Plymouth. In the 1980s he was a member
of WMTID, an industrial techno collective
and worked as a sound engineer. Since
1991 he has been lecturing full-time
in media and cultural studies in higher
education. He has a range of research
interests in the field of Popular
Music studies, including proto and
post-punk, alt.country/Americana,
Gary Numan's 'Cars', DJ Culture, the
'Death of Rock' and in particular
new approaches to history, texts,
textuality and individual cultural
agency. He is also currently involved
in music projects as producer, remixer
and guitarist. |
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24th
November 2001 |
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| The
Jah Wobble / Temple of Sound
Middle Eastern dub album will be
released next month on 30 Hertz.
Although the working title was 'Once
Upon a Time in the East' the final
release will be called 'Shout
at the Devil'. The CD will initially
be available exclusively via the
newly opened 30
Hertz online shop at a reduced
price. The official release will
follow soon after. More info as
we get it...
Information
courtesy of Patrick MacArdle and
the Jah
Wobble Discussion List, sign
up now! |
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| The
Pigface US tour is well
under way. Reports have been good.
Invisible have been posting various pictures
from the tour on their web
site. Included amongst the
set so far have been a mixture
of Damage Manual, Murder Inc & Pigface
tracks.
Remember,
you can become a Field Rep
for Invisible by helping to promote
the gig in your area by downloading
gig flyers via the Invisible
site.
Our
Fodderstompf Martin Atkins interview
is now typed up and should be posted
on-line very soon... |
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| Ted
Chau's Candyheads
have some live gigs coming up soon...
Wed
12th Dec - London, Back Yard
Club
Thurs 3rd Jan 2002 - Brighton,
The Lift
Thurs 10th Jan 2002 - London,
Barfly @The Monarch
See
the official Candyheads for
full info |
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| A
brief clip of PiL's infamous appearance
on Check it Out 2.7.79 was
shown by ITV (UK) last Monday (12th)
as part of their Red Mist
documentary on reacting under pressure...
Thanks to Phil
Singleton for the info |
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13th
November 2001 |
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| Martin
Atkins Pigface begin their
mammoth US tour tomorrow
at the Royal Oak Music Hall, MI,
along with Gravity Kills & Godhead.
Click here for
full dates. Expect some Damage
Manual songs, including 'Sunset
Gun' & Stateless'.
Unfortunately there are no plans
for any European dates at the present
time.
Check
back soon for our exclusive Martin
Atkins interview. In the meantime
here's an excerpt about the tour...
F&F:
You’re about to go on tour
with Pigface, what can we expect,
expect the unexpected?
MARTIN: Yeah as usual. The
line up is Chris Krztoff the guitarist
from Bile, Chris Haskett the guitarist
from Rollins Band, Charles Levi
from Thrill Kill Kult on bass, Chris
Connelly singing, Meg Lee Chin singing,
Curse Mackey from Evil Mothers on
keyboards. Gravity Kills are on
the bill along with Godhead. We’re
putting on as many unsigned bands
as we can in the opening slot from
the ‘Notes From Thee Real Underground’
project. I’ve asked Jim from
Foetus to come on stage with us
in New York, John from Pitchshifter
has been invited too. We’ve
got all kinds of bondage performance,
sparks flying in the air, people
flying all over the place, jumping
on stage with us. The usual (laughs).
If
Pigface are playing near you, you
can become a Field Rep for
Invisible by helping to promote
the gig by downloading gig flyers
via the Invisible
site. |
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8th
November 2001 |
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| The
Independent the movie featuring
a brief appearance by John Lydon
is set to open in LA & New York
on November 30th, before
opening in the rest of the States
during December. There are no details
of a UK/European release so far.
The
comedy, directed by Stephen Kessler,
is loosely based on the life of
independent movie producer Morty
Fineman. John Lydon plays a camp
movie plugger called BaRuce Diamond.
Janeane Garofalo, Jerry Stiller
& Ginger Lynn Allen also appear.
Filmed
back in 1998 The Independent received
it's world premiere at the 2000
Aspen Comedy Festival, before going
on to pick up the Grand Jury Prize
for Best Film, along with Best Actress
for Janeane Garofalo, at this years
Slamdunk Film Festival.
More info as we get it... |
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| The
new issue of Q
Magazine features various pix
of John, and entourage, along with
an exclusive new interview.
Out now...
A
colour picture of John Lydon
from last weeks Q Awards appears
in this weeks NME, along
with a predictably sarcastic caption...
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| Jah
Wobble's Solaris gig
from Brighton 27th October
mentioned previously is set to be
aired on BBC Radio 3 'Mixing
it' sometime in December or
January. More info as we get it...
The
December issue of Uncut
Magazine (UK) comes with a free
CD featuring 'Alsema Dub'
from Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell
- A Dub Transmission
(AXIOM, PALMCD20732). The
magazine also contains an article
on Post-Punk 1979-81 with various
references to PiL, along with a
few pictures.
With thanks to
Tim Bucknall from the Wobble
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3rd
November 2001 |
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| Today's
Independent features a sizeable
article on John Lydon. The article
sums up John's career from the Pistols,
through PiL, right up to the Q Awards.
The article, minus pictures, is
on-line at The Independent
site and can be read here.
Anybody
who missed John Lydon's appearance
on 'Friday Night with Jonathan
Ross' will get another chance
to catch it tonight on BBC 1.
Remember listings are different
so check your local papers. The
show will also be shown tonight
on BBC Choice at 9:30pm.
Also,
remember highlights of the Q
Awards will be screened on
Channel 5 (UK) tonight, Saturday
(3rd Nov) at 10:15pm.
Media
frenzy!! |
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2nd
November 2001 |
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| John
Lydon is scheduled to be a guest
on tonight's (Friday, 2nd November)
edition of 'Friday Night with Jonathan
Ross' BBC 1, 11:05pm. Check local
listings for full info. |
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1st
November 2001 |
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|  John
became something of a media darling
after his Q Awards appearance.
He appeared in countless newspapers,
most notably the cover of The
Independent, and a full page
in The
Mirror. The Star
also ran a full page including a
picture of John with his Dad. It
appears the press have done a U-turn
(surely not) and now see John's
drunken troublemaking as a badly
needed kick up the arse for the
UK music scene. Wednesday's Daily
Mirror 3 am column even went so
far as to call him "our
hero"!
John
took no prisoners throughout
the awards slagging off the
likes of Travis, James & Keith
Allen as the middle-class bores
and working class fakes that
they are. The only people he
had a good word for were Kate
Bush & Liam Gallagher.
And YES, he did arrive in a Horse
and Cart along with Nora, his
dad, Rambo and a few mates!!
Highlights
of the Q Awards will be screened
on Channel 5 (UK) this Saturday
(3rd Nov) at 10:15pm. In
the meantime you should be still
be access the Q Magazine web cast
of the event, via their site.
John
will remain in the UK for a short
holiday, however, his plans are
still under wraps. Though I'd expect
at least some more media appearances,
in between the socialising. Keep
your eyes peeled... |
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Release for Q Awards
31 October 2001 London, England
The 12th annual Q awards rocked the house at the Park Lane Hotel in London on
Monday night. A wild time was had by all, with appearances from Kate Bush, Travis
and John Lydon showing up on a horse-drawn rag-and-bone cart. Johnny Vegas even
told a hecklesome Johnny Rotten that he'd “defeat you with love”!
Awards were given out in the categories of best single, best album, best video,
best new band, best live act, best act in the world today, best producer, classic
songwriter, special Q award, Q merit award, Q inspiration award, and Q people‚s
choice award.
John Lydon took home the Q Inspiration Award. The former Johnny Rotten accepted
the gong with his usual grace, commenting “Who wants this, because it doesn't
mean anything to me.” He continued, “This is for all the working-class
English amongst us. I am one of you”
before returning to his champagne
and lobster lunch.
To see highlights of the show and the acceptance from the winners tune into Channel
5 at 10:15 on November 3rd. For the full story on the Q awards pick up a
copy of Q magazine on sale November 9th or visit www.Q4music.com
Thanks
to Elyse Lazaruk |
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| Fresh
from the successful Solaris gigs
Jah Wobble & Deep Space
play Fareham, Ashcroft Arts
Centre this Saturday, 3rd November.
The gig was originally scheduled
for earlier this year but was postponed
due to the Foot and Mouth epidemic.
By
the way, if you missed Solaris,
fear not! Although you probably
missed the gigs of the year, the
Brighton show was taped by BBC
Radio for later broadcast. |
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Martin
Atkins is interviewed in the latest
edition of the on-line Propeller
Magazine.
Check back soon for a Fodderstompf Martin Atkins interview! |
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29th
October 2001 |
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Well, it's true! John Lydon
has received a Q Magazine Inspiration
Award "for influencing
the music of today". On receiving
his award he tried to give it away
to someone in the front row,
"Who wants this, because it doesn't
mean anything to me." He then
thanked Kate Bush for making "fucking
great music"! Apparently
he spent the rest of the afternoon
heckling the other winners. In true
Lydon fashion, John arrived at the
awards at London's plush, Park Lane
Hotel, in a Horse and Cart along
with his Dad!
More info throughout the week. In
the meantime keep checking the official
Q
Magazine site for Award Ceremony
gossip.
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27th
October 2001 |
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| More
rumour control! I didn't want to
mention this until I could confirm
it, but the bottom line is I can't
confirm it so it's probably utter
bullshit...
John
Lydon is rumoured to making
an appearance at tomorrow's, Sunday
28th October, Q Magazine Awards.
Just what he will be doing there
still remains unclear. Both giving
and even receiving awards have been
touted! Can't see it myself... |
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| Keith
Levene is currently in the studio
working on a selection of new tracks
for his Missing
Channel & Murder Global
projects. The tracks are still in
production but have been described
as "killer" by insiders.
Although Keith is solely in charge
of the new material, including writing,
playing and producing, he has been
collaborating with long time friend
Dan who has been providing bass
and input on some tracks. Tracks
currently in production include
'Element B' & 'PiLlesS'.
More information soon! |
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| PiL
are featured in two new books
about the punk era, 'Punk'
(Cassell & Co)
&
'Up Yours' (Borderline).
'Punk'
is the long awaited punk rock photo
book by Chris Sullivan and Stephen
Colegrave, published by the same
people who produced the best selling
Beatles Anthology. As well as various
Sex Pistols photographs and information,
interestingly enough the book features
some great pix of PiL's infamous
New York Riot Show in 1981
(Marcia Resnick), and rare pix of
John Lydon in Jamaica 1978
(Dennis Morris). Full review and
scans coming soon. See the official
Punk
Book site for more info...
'Up
Yours' by Vernon Joynson is
basically a discography/biography
book on a variety of "punk"
bands. The book features a decent
section on PiL, but probably won't
tell you anything you don't already
know.
Both
books are available now. |
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21st
October 2001 |
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| Jah
Wobble is interviewed in the latest
edition of Blue Divide Magazine
(Volume 2, Issue 2). See their
web
site for full order info. |
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| Our
very own Karsten Roekens got
Keith Levene's new Missing
Channel project mentioned in the
German independent magazine Zillo.
Check it out here.
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16th
October 2001 |
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Atkins' Pigface set off
on a massive US tour in November,
along with Gravity Kills, Godhead,
and a range of guest players including:
Chris Connelly, Meg Lee Chin,
Charles Levi, Curse Mackey &
Jared Louche.
Here's
what Martin told us about
the tour;
" Things
here are really brilliant - just
produced the new Gravity Kills cd
(they have sold over 500,000 cds
and opened for the Pistols over
here!) the studio is rocking and
we have a massive tour going out
on Nov 14th - dec 22nd with Godhead,
Gravity Kills and Pigface - we'll
be doing a few damage manual
songs during the set as Charles
Levi and Chris Connelly are part
of Pigface - might also squeeze
out a Muredrr inc song!!!"
Sounds
good!
Check
the Invisible
site for updates.
Confirmed
dates so far |
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Nov 14 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak
Music Hall
Thu Nov 15 Boston, MA @ The Roxy
Fri Nov 16 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
@ Opera House w/ TBA
Sat Nov 17 London, Ontario, Canada
@ TBA
 Sun
Nov 18 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
@ Foufounes
Mon Nov 19 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club
Laga w/ Coup D'etat
Tue Nov 20 New York, NY @ The Limelight
Wed Nov 21 Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
Thu Nov 22 Washington, D.C. @ Nation
Fri Nov 23 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont
Music Hall w/ VooDou
Sat Nov 24 Atlanta, GA @ Cotton
Club w/ TBA
Sun Nov 25 New Orleans, LA @ TBA
Mon Nov 26 Jacksonville, FL @ TBA
Tue Nov 27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @
Culture Room w/ Hale
Wed Nov 28 Tallahasse, FL @ TBA
Thu Nov 29 Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
w/ Bozo Porno Circus
Fri Nov 30 Dallas, TX @ Canyon Club
w/ TBA
Sat Dec 1 San Antonio, TX @ White
Rabbit w/ Boxcar Satan
Sun Dec 2 Austin, TX @ Metro
Wed Dec 5 Hollywood, CA @ The Keyclub
Fri Dec 7 Anaheim, CA @ TBA
Sat Dec 8 San Francisco, CA @ DNA
Lounge
Sun Dec 9 Portland, OR @ Roseland
Theatre w/ SMP
Mon Dec 10 Seattle, WA @ TBA
Tue Dec 11 Seattle, WA @ TBA
Wed Dec 12 Salt Lake City, UT @
TBA
Thu Dec 13 Grand Junction, CO @
TBA
Fri Dec 14 Denver, CO @ TBA
Sat Dec 15 Omaha, NE @ TBA
Sun Dec 16 Minneapolis, MN @ TBA
Tue Dec 18 Kansas City, MO @ TBA
Wed Dec 19 St. Louis, MO @ TBA
Thu Dec 20 Akron, OH @ Highland
Theatre w/ The Lack
Fri Dec 21 Cincinnati, OH @ TBA
Sat Dec 22 Chicago, IL @ TBA |
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13th
October 2001 |
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now Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell
- A Dub Transmission
(AXIOM, PALMCD20732). See
Bill Laswell's official Axiom
web site for full info.
Tracks:
SUBCODE / ALSEMA DUB / VIRUS B /
ORION / 6th CHAMBER / ALAM DUB /
SECOND SIGHT
Remeber,
Wobble & Laswell will
be touring the UK with Solaris.
Starting next Sunday, 21st October.
See the Solaris
web page for full info.
Sunday
21 LONDON Ocean
Monday 22 GLASGOW The Arches
Tuesday 23 MANCHESTER Contact
Theatre
Wednesday 24 LEEDS The Wardrobe
Thursday 25 KENDAL Brewery
Arts Centre
Saturday 27 BRIGHTON Dome
(Corn Exchange)
Sunday 28 COVENTRY Warwick
Arts Centre |
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11th
October 2001 |
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I knew that Year Zero interview
was familiar. It turns out it's
the same interview (credited
to someone else) that was featured
in the August issue of Front
magazine. However, the Year Zero
interview is a slightly longer version... |
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10th
October 2001 |
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Lydon is interviewed in the
latest edition of the current affairs
and politics magazine Year Zero.
The quarterly UK based magazine
can be difficult to find, however,
you should be able to get it at
any good book specialist such as
Borders etc. You can also order
the mag via their official web
site.
It's
actually possible the magazine has
been available for a little while
as some of it seems dated and familar.
However, it's took me this long
to spot it!! Excerpts from the interview
are on-line at the Year
Zero web site. John reveals
he was finished work on 'Bad
News Mr Swanson' & 'Young
Persons Guide to Being a Rock Star'
(see previous news), and is still
up for film work. Both TV are shows
are scheduled to be shown on US
TV later this year... |
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