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News – Spring 2006 Roddy Frame's new album 'Western Skies' is now available, released by Redemption Records. You can catch Roddy live through May & June – check here for details Former German Popstars winner Sandy has gone solo and is releasing a cover of The Primitives classic 'Crash' on May 12th. http://www.sandy.tv Flat-Pack Philosophy is the latest studio offering from the legendary Buzzcocks. The album is released by Cooking Vinyl - check www.cookingvinyl.com and www.buzzcocks.com for all tour and release information. Also, why not stop by the band’s myspace page and say hello! Yet more honours for the fabulous Go-Betweens. Following their success at the ARIA Awards (see further down the page), their album 'Oceans Apart' is now up for The Amp award in their native Australia. The 'Australian Music Prize' (a bit like the Mercury Music Prize) is in its inaugural year, with the winner being awarded $25,000. 'Oceans Apart' was also voted #4 by Mojo Readers in their "Albums of 2005" poll, above Kate Bush and The White Stripes amongst others. The boys were also voted #9 in the "Band Of The Year" section!! Well done to Grant and Robert. ‘Breathe Me’ performed by Sia really is receiving universal recognition. Following its use over the closing scene of last season’s ‘Six Feet Under’. The track is promoting the series’ soundtrack album and is also being used on the trailer for the movie "Derailed" starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen. In Europe ‘Breathe Me’ is the music behind the new TV advertisement for leading Danish financial group Nykredit. ‘Cruel To Be Kind’ is currently featured on the trailer for “Failure To Launch” starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker, which is due for a March release. The Editors covered Stereolab’s ‘French Disco’ as the b-side to their recent Top 10 UK chart hit ‘Munich’. The tune is also becoming a popular feature of their live set. Following it's use as the theme tune to MTV's "Meet The Barkers" (now in it's second series) Blink-182's cover of 'The Only Ones' classic "Another Girl Another Planet" appears on their "Greatest Hits" album released by Geffen and has now achieved Platinum status in the UK album charts peaking at #6 "Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't have" the John Peel tribute single, featuring artists such as Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Pete Shelley, Peter Hook and Elton John, entered the UK charts at number 28 in its first week. Russ Ballard’s classic “Since You’ve Been Gone” is the music behind the new Supernoodles UK advertising campaign. Complete Music is delighted to welcome new signing Kirsty McGee to the roster. Kirsty, a rising star of English folk music, has just released her third album "Two Birds" on Park Records. Charles Mingus' "Theme For Lester Young" is to be used in the forthcoming feature film 'Where The Truth Lies', from Atom Egoyan (he of 'Exotica' and 'The Sweet Hereafter'). It's been rated NC-17 in the States for naughtiness! Alison Lohman stars as a journalist, focusing on her search for the truth behind a long ago covered-up incident that effects the private and working relationship between a former powerhouse comedy duo of the calibre of Martin & Lewis, played by Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth. It's dark, it's sexy, and it seems like new and yet at the same time familiar territory for Egoyan. It's due for Dec 2nd release in the UK. In the meantime, you can see the trailer here Following the success of their debut recording "Subside EP", Halflight return with a brand new mini-album “Pick Me”. Recorded in Leeds with Producer Andy Hawkins “Pick Me” takes Halflight unmistakable sound to new places. Sarah and co will be playing gigs in support of this release, to find out where you can see them click here Congratulations to the fabulous Go-Betweens for winning the 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' award at the ARIA Awards '05 for the superb "Oceans Apart". The ARIA Awards are Australia's equivalent of the Grammys and astonishingly this is the first time The Go-Betweens have ever been recognised by the organisation. Robert Forster and Grant McLennan celebrated the news in Leipzig, thousands of miles away from the ceremony at the Sydney SuperDome. More Go-Bees news... 'Finding You' is currently receiving play on BBC Radio 2's playlist as well as other stations in the UK. On 7th November Lo-Max Records release the "Worlds Apart EP". The EP includes the radio mix of 'Finding You' plus 'The City of Lights', which was recorded with the charming Sushil Dade (Future Pilot AKA) in Glasgow on the UK tour and 'Sleeping Giant' which was recorded in Brisbane 2004 and was originally intended for the Oceans Apart LP. Good things come in 3's!! 'Finding You' features on the new TV advertising campaign for Austrian communications giant Mobilkom Austria. Following it's popularity in the commercial, 'Finding You' found its way in to the local charts at #19. Complete Music is delighted to announce that a cover of the Buzzcocks' classic "Ever Fallen In Love" is to be released on November 21st as part of a series of events taking place this autumn to mark the first anniversary of the death of the legendary DJ John Peel. Pete Shelley will be joined by a star-studded line-up, including Robert Plant, Sir Elton John, Jeff Beck and The Futureheads to record the charity tribute single. The cover, released on EMI Records, was prompted by Peel's son Tom Ravenscroft while working on the TV documentary, which explores his father's record collection and will be aired on November 16. "We have tried to make the single a bit like one of dad's shows, in that it's a mixture of different artists and styles. All the artists on the record have at sometime been played by dad, whether recently or before I was born." The single comes as part of an abundance of Peel-related activity. There will be a tribute album, as well as Channel 4 screening a documentary as part of its 2005 UK Music Hall of Fame coverage and Transworld publishing the official biography, which was started by the broadcaster and completed by his widow Sheila Ravenscroft. Thursday 13th October marks BBC Radio 1's first "John Peel Day" remembering the celebrated DJ. Singer/songwriter Chloë, signed to Sony BMG Australia, entered the Australian singles chart at #10 with her cover of The Primitives 1988 hit single "Crash". To find out more visit www.chloe.net.au Complete Music is pleased to announce that Roll Deep’s "The Avenue" entered the UK Singles Chart at # 11. "The Avenue" has been on the Radio 1 A-list and the band also appeared in Top Of The Pops, CD:UK, Popworld and MTV flagship show TRL in promotion of their debut single. The song, released on Relentless Records, is an adaptation of The Maisonettes’ hit “Heartache Avenue” and is featured on the band’s debut album “In At The Deep End”. The July issue of Mojo Magazine came with a free CD exclusively compiled by cover stars, U2. The CD contained the band’s favourite songs and included two songs published by Complete Music. The first is ‘Pagan Lovesong’ from the Virgin Prunes album ‘…if I die, I die’, featuring The Edges brother, Dik, on guitar. Second is ‘Cattle and Cane’ by The Go-Betweens, which originally featured on their second album, ‘Before Hollywood’. We are delighted to inform you that the eagerly awaited Go-Betweens album "Oceans Apart" is now available worldwide. The album charted at number 34 in the German Album charts and at number 9 in the UK indie charts. It has been receiving amazing press and reviews. A special edition version of the album is available featuring a bonus disc containing the following live tracks, recorded live at the Barbican in London on 27th June 2004: People Say / He Lives My Life / The Wrong Road / When People Are Dead / Streets Of Your Town The album is available on the following labels: UK & Ireland: Lomax Records Spain: Mushroom Pillow Rest of Europe: Tuition Australia & New Zealand: EMI Music Australia USA & Canada: Yep Roc Records Tour dates and more information can be found at www.go-betweens.net "9 Songs", the new, controversial movie from Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) includes a live performance of "Movin’ On Up" by Primal Scream. Find out more about this “must see” film from the official website. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/events/2005/9songs/main.html Blink182 recently recorded a cover of The Only Ones ‘Another Girl, Another Planet’ as the theme song for the upcoming MTV series "Meet The Barkers" starring Travis Barker from blink-182 premiers in the USA in April. MEET THE BARKERS: TRAVIS & SHANNA. Following in the footsteps of the MTV shows Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and Till Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler – who were married in October, will face MTV’s cameras for their reality show Meet the Barkers.http://www.geffen.com/news/news.asp?newsID=15296 www.blink182.com Dockers Jeans in the USA are using The The’s "This Is The Day" for their new advertising campaign. Irish rockers Blink narrowly missed out at the Irish Music Awards. The boys nominated for Best Band and Best Album, but were pipped in both categories by Snow Patrol. The band continues to find success with the album "Deep Inside The Sound Of Sadness" which was released towards the end of 2004. To find out more visit www.irishblink.com more news.. |
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