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March 2006 Archive




22nd March 2006 As previously reported, John Squire is preparing to launch a brand new website to accomodate his extentive artwork collection and provide images and information of both brand new artworks (created 2005/06) and his classic artworks of his Stone Roses/Seahorses/Solo career record covers. The site also includes all information on the two 2004 exhibitions at the London ICA and Manchester's Great Northern, including video walk-rounds of the two. To preview the stylish new site, click here.




20th March 2006 Primal Scream have finally given their (finished) forthcoming album a title, 'Riot City Blues' is scheduled for a 5th June release and the full tracklisting runs: 'Country Girl', 'Nitty Gritty', 'Suicide Sally & Johnny Guitar', 'When The Bomb Drops', 'Little Death', 'The 99th Floor', 'Boogie Disease', 'Dolls', 'Hell's Comin' Down', 'Sometimes I Feel So Lonely'. The first single off the album, 'Country Girl' is released 22nd May. A new official website is also on the way.




14th March 2006 The best Stone Roses (and related) Tracks Database on the 'net has just got even better. I have just given the section a complete overhaul, giving it brand new icons to make it easier to navigate, added all the latest tracks, Stone Roses demos and now unofficial pseudonyms (from the old Garage Flower demos, etc). You can now also split the four main artists (Stone Roses, Ian Brown, John Squire and Seahorses) into 6 new categories (Basic, Official, Demos, Live, Remixes and Unrecorded). Full instructions on the entry page. I hope the new Tracks Database v3.0 is of use to some.




10th March 2006 Primal Scream are set to go back to basics with a less experimental, more live-band feel to their forthcoming still untitled 8th studio album (due out 5th June). Bobby Gillespie describes it as, "an album of euphoric rock'n'roll songs". The first single from the album, 'Country Girl' is due out 22nd May and the band have announced a small UK tour ahead of the summer festivals, they are to play London Astoria (6th April), Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (26th), Manchester Ritz (27th), Glasgow Queen Margaret Union (28th). To read an article on the album so far, click here.




10th March 2006 Rick Witter And The Dukes (also featuring Yards, ex-Seahorses bassist Stu Fletcher) have announce their first full UK tour and have a specially recorded full demo version of new track 'The Other Way Around' available for download on their myspace page. They are to play, Liverpool Barfly (April 17th), London Garage (18th), Brighton Concorde (20th), Cardiff Barfly (21st), Middlesbrough Empire (22nd), Sunderland Manor Quay (24th), To Be Announced (25th), Bedford Esquires (26th), Leeds Cockpit (28th), Sheffield Leadmill (29th), Stoke Sugarmill (30th), Manchester Academy 3 (May 2nd), Nottingham Rescue Rooms (3rd), Aberdeen Moshulu (5th), Glasgow King Tuts (6th), Edinburgh (7th), Oxford Zodiac (9th), Northamption Soundhaus (10th), Norwich Waterfront (11th), Wigan Club Nirvana (13th) and To Be Announced (14th). For full info and tickets visit simonlawlor.com.

In other news Stu Fletcher says that the writing for the Yards' follow up album (to their 2005 eponymous debut) is now complete and they are looking to record very soon. Whereas 'The Dukes already have around 11 tracks under their belt, only being together for 5 months. So we may see an album from them before the year is out too.






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