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August 2005 Archive
31st August 2005 As promised, JSU reviews Ian Brown's forthcoming greatest hits 'The Greatest' (released on Fiction on 12th September), thanks to the kind folks at ianbrown.co.uk who managed to sort out an advance copy for review. Click here to read the review.
31st August 2005 'All Ablaze' is released next Monday (5th September) and will be released on Limited Clear 7" (very smart) backed with 'Destiny Or Circumstance' live from Brixton and on Maxi CD also receiving 'The Sweet Fantastic' live from Brixton and the 'All Ablaze' video. The single will only be available for one week in the shops before deletion, so make sure you order your 7" if you can't get it in shops near you, HMV are offering both formats for £5 (+p&p).
30th August 2005 The Official Ian Brown website has just launched a brand new look to coincide with the launch of Ian Brown's best of album 'The Greatest' which is to be released 12th September (with new single 'All Ablaze' released a week before - 5th September). To go explore the new site, click here.
25th August 2005 As previously mentioned Aesthetica Magazine's latest issue features an in depth interview with John Squire, featured his artwork piece 'GTR' as their cover and gave a look at 6 brand new 2005 John Squire pieces. The wonderfully varied six new pieces (pictured below) certainly seem to be a move (even further) away from John's previous cover art/music inspired pieces (and closer to mainstream art) with John Squire describing his own artistic career as "Emerging at a glacial pace from the straight-jacket of homage and plagiarism"... all new art pieces have been added to my John Squire Artwork gallery (as well as lots of new pictures for existing artwork and finally a picture of the Squire-custom toaster that was on display at his 2004 exhibitions!)
To read the full interview check out the Aesthetica website for places to buy Issue 10 of their magazine. Click here to explore the John Squire Gallery.
24th August 2005 As interest is winding down now and it's been taking up a far bit much of my time... I've decided to only make the JSU - John Squire Unofficial DVD - 'Other Men's Flowers' available until the end of the August, so if anybody is still after one, I ask you to contact me soon to avoid disappointment. Click here for the full tracklisting and details. Please email any queries to admin@john-squire.com.
A reminder that this is not an official release, but something I have put together for my fellow fans and all revenue raised from this covers the cost of the project with any excess going towards my hosting costs.
24th August 2005 Andy Watts announces three new dates at the 12 Bar Club venue on Denmark Street in London WC2. He plays this Friday 26th August, then the following two fridays (2nd September and 9th September). Nearest tube Tottenham Court Road tel:020 7916 6989. Andy should be onstage around 8.15pm at each date. Click here to read a previous review of Andy at the 12 Bar (and some pictures). Andy has also put together a CD (5 or 6 tracks) of newly recorded material which will only be available at the 9th September gig and of course, will no doubt be up to his usual standard.
20th August 2005 JSU reviews Ian Brown's forthcoming single 'All Ablaze' (released on Fiction on 5th September), review of 'The Greatest' to follow very soon. Click here to read the review.
19th August 2005 Here's a summary of all new Ian Brown live dates... Ian, of course plays the V Festival this weekend (parts of it should be shown on E4). Ian is also heading for China for the headline slot at Beijing's Pop Festival 10th September, he's also down for 4 or 5 dates in Spain (to be confirmed) in November (most likely at Bilbao, Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona), there's also an extra date (19th November) at the Glasgow Academy and an extra date pencilled in for Brixton, London in December (TBC). Ian has also been confirmed for Nottingham's Rock City on Wednesday 23rd November. Click here for the full gigography.
19th August 2005 I've added loads of items to The Definitive Stone Roses Discography in recent months, including a very rare 'Time Changes Everything' Japan promo cassette and promo sampler (featuring unmastered mixes), the 3 Simply Vinyl Stone Roses 2005 12"s (Fools Gold, Remixes EP1 and She Bangs The Drums, a signed Seahorses Love Is The Law 7" Ian Brown My Star Company CDR, Solarized US CD, Corpses Promo Harmonica and All Ablaze UK CD Promo and a Full 2004 Yards Unmastered Promo CDR and many, many more. Click here to view the entire Stone Roses Discography and here for a list of all the recent additions.
10th August 2005 Music news site The-Raft.com reports that John Squire has once again been asked to take care of the artwork for another forthcoming Warchild compilation album (though this has not been confirmed by either John Squire or Warchild at time of writing). The forthcoming compilation is a 10th anniversary follow-up to the 1995 CD 'HELP' which featured the live in the studio version of 'Love Spreads' that The Stone Roses for the charity project. 'HELP - A Day In The Life' is set to feature brand new songs from artists including Radiohead and Bloc Party.
10th August 2005 Aesthetica Magazine's lastest issue contains an interview with John Squire and features his artwork piece 'GTR' on the front cover. More details to follow soon but their website promises an interview (based on his artwork) and "never-before-seen" artwork, so hopefully that'll include his most recent works. Click here to purchase the latest issue (10).
10th August 2005 The Yards announce 3 new dates for August/September. They head for the Beached Festival, Scarborough on Sunday 21st August - which is a FREE gig. They also play Rendition at The Neighbourhood, London on Wednesday 7th September - tickets are £5.50 advance/£6 door and The Boardwalk in Sheffield on Tuesday 27th September - tickets are £5/advance.
5th August 2005 I have just found a great retailer - CD Universe that you can order all the Ian Brown US back catalogue from... including the forthcoming 'The Greatest' (Deluxe edition) at the extreme value price of $12.59 (plus shipping - very reasonable for Air Mail) with is about £7!.
The Greatest (US Deluxe) - Same as UK tracklisting $12.59/£7. Unfinished Monkey Business - Koch Records - US release 26/07/05 $11.19/£6.30 - Features 2 Bonus 'Can't See Me' and all three promo videos (My Star, Corpses & Can't See Me). Golden Greats - Koch Records - US release 26/07/05 $11.19/£6.30 - Features 5 bonus tracks (DWM single version & UNKLE Vs South remix, Billie Jean, Thriller, LLAF (Scourge of the Earth mix). Music Of The Spheres - Koch Records - US release 26/07/05 $12.59/£7 Deluxe Edition features both MOTS & ROTS (UK releases). Solarized - Koch Records - US release 22/02/05 $14.29/£8 - The best Solarized tracklisting on the planet as it includes the marvellous 'Love Bug'.
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