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April 2006 Archive
29th April 2006 Well, Ian Brown's Carling 24 gig was supposed to be shown last night on Channel 4 but thanks to T4 muppet Steve Jones conducting a pre-gig interview more suitable for the likes of McFly or Son Of Dork and getting Ian's back up in the process, Brownie decided to pull the plug on the Channel's plans and refused to let them film his gig.
Things started off amicably enough (as you can see in the first two shots below) but Ian soon lost interest in the interview after being asked if he and Clint Boon found themselves writing songs that they'd already written and not being as inspired.
Things went from bad to worse, climaxing with Ian answering a martial arts' question, a topic close to his heart as we all know, and being cut-short by the out-of-his-deep Jones asking for a demonstration, Brown informed him that he was answering his question, Jones half-heartedly apologised and Ian carried on, followed by Jones sarcastically asking Ian if he had then finished talking and suggesting that Ian should give a demonstration on the table that he started to clear.
The interview was terminated in true Roses style after Ian made it clear that it was ending one way or another. To watch the (highly-edited - by Ch4) interview, click here. Despite the gig filming being cancelled, the gig went ahead without a hitch and early reports of fans in attendance suggest that it was up to the usual standard that we've come to expect from Brownie, view the full set list.
25th April 2006 Two brand-new, never-before-seen Stone Roses videos have been discovered and uploaded to video share site youtube.com. Seemingly pro-shot, most likely for Japanese TV the two videos are of 'Daybreak' and 'Breaking Into Heaven' performed at Club Citta in Kowaski, Japan (11th September 1995) and it was previously thought that only audio footage was ever recorded for this gig. Watch the videos on youtube Daybreak and Breaking Into Heaven.
25th April 2006 According to a TV commerical, Channel 4 will be screening live footage from this year's Carling Live 24 gigs based in London this Friday (28th April) and Saturday (29th). Tune in this Friday from 11.35pm to see artists including our very own Ian Brown (the programme is advertised as starting with Ian Brown). To see the Channel 4 details, click here.
20th April 2006 Since it's been two years since I launched it, I've decided to start working on a complete re-design and update of the JSU Art Gallery, just in case you didn't feel you knew enough about Squire's art. JSU Gallery v2.0 is pencilled in for the next month or two, depending on how fast it progresses, of course. New content will include all new artworks, sharper commercial-use pics, new additional pics, more links to discography and lyrics items (where available) and all new studies/comparisons for all items.
Here's the difference in the Elephant Stone item as a preview, new and old. The below scans show the new engine that I'm designing and you can just make out the background/content window. To view the existing gallery, click here.
14th April 2006 Columbia Records have made the full promo for the forthcoming Primal Scream single 'Country Girl' available to view, click here. The single is also Radio 1's record of the week on the Zane Lowe show. And finally, NME has an exclusive interview (video) with Mani and Bobby, which you can view here (though you must be registered to access it).
12th April 2006 The Observer reviews Primal Screams' recent successful gig at the London Astoria. To read the full review, click here. The Independent also provide a review which you can read here. The first single off the album, 'Country Girl' is released 22nd May. A new official website is also on the way.
12th April 2006 Any fans of The Yards' self-titled debut album will be pleased to hear that work on their as yet untitled 2nd album is coming on, speaking to The Yards recently, they say they've got 8 or 9 new tracks demo-ed with maybe 6 or 7 more still to come and they've played 7 or 8 of them live, click here to visit their official site. Bassist Stuart Fletcher's other band Rick Witter And The Dukes are also about to embark on their first UK tour starting 16th April, full dates and details on their myspace page.
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