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AUGUST - 2007
R.I.P Tony, Manchester and the world of music has got a lot to thank you for. See previous announcement below ...
29th August: An official website dedicated to Tony Wilson has been launched in response to the emotional outpouring from around the world. You can leave a message here at: http://www.anthonyhwilson.com
The tracklisting for the soundtrack to the Anton Corbijn film CONTROL has been made available, and will be released on 1st October 2007. As previously reported (see our NEWS section from May: 05-2007 and January) the film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis will premiere in cinemas this autumn. Apart from Joy Division tracks, the soundtrack also features music by Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Sex Pistols, The Killers and 3 brand new tracks by New Order ('Exit', 'Get Out' and 'Hypnosis')
THE FUTUREHEADS have been touring across Austria, Italy, Russia, Germany and Sweden. Taking the best of post-punk, new wave, and pop as inspiration, Sunderland's The Futureheads were among the best of the new bands to have emerged from the UK over recent years, which has also included the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs. News just in that they have just finished recording their 3rd and as yet untitled new album with producer Martin "Youth" Glover in Spain - "Youth" was the founding member and bass player of Killing Joke, and has previously produced and remixed for Depeche Mode, Siouxsie & The Banshees, U2, The Shamen, James and Embrace. He also won the Producer Of The Year award in 1998 for his work on The Verve album "Urban Hymns". Early reports are that the new songs on this album are a lot more tighter, faster and, possibly a bit more playful than before ... Hopefully once the album is out, The Futureheads will be out touring the Benelux region again? - Something we at AAPA are looking forward to because apart from delivering two excellent albums so far (see also our album review from June 2006), they are still one of the best live bands we have had the pleasure to experience this century! More info can be found by going to their site at: http://www.myspace.com/thefutureheads - Go to the REVIEWS section for both our album reviews.
BLOOD RED SHOES who were first featured by us in our NEW BANDS section back in the summer of 2006 will release one more single before the year is out and it will also coincide with another tour this Autumn. The new release is named 'I Wish I Was Someone Better' (V2) and is the next teaser from the sibling's debut album - due out in early 2008. The single will be released on 15th October. BLOOD RED SHOES will be touring the UK extensively during September and supporting Maximo Park during October. They will then be playing various gigs in the Benelux region during November starting at the Rotown in Rotterdam, before going on to play a set at the London Calling event in Amsterdam on the 3rd and then Brussels on the 4th November.
Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more details.
Fierce Panda Records will celebrate its thirteenth year anniversary by releasing a compilation album with 13 tracks as the 50th album the label has issued so far. The release date for the compilation album entitled "The Bakers Arms Dozen" is Monday 1st October. Some of the artists featured include iLiKETRAiNS (see additional article below), Dead Disco, YSP! WSD!, Shitdisco, Coldplay, The Maccabees and Art Brut. It will also be their first download-only release and will be available via iTunes - It will also be accompanied by three free music videos. More info can be found by going to their site at: www.myspace.com/fiercepanda
One of the biggest live sensations this summer at the majority of festivals (including Lowlands) were ENTER SHIKARI who released their debut album "Take to the Skies" (Ambush Reality) in March 2007 when it reached #4 in the Official UK Album Charts. Earlier this year they had played a sold out gig in Rotterdam - Our review can be found - > HERE under June 2007. The post-hardcore band are due to return to do a gig in Holland on Monday 8th October in Utrecht. See our "gig listings" section for more details. More info about the band can be found in our NEW BANDS section when we featured them as one to watch back in January 2007.
SIOUXSIE SIOUX has announced one concert in Amsterdam on Friday 2nd November to coincide with the release of her first solo album which will be out next month (see additional article below about her forthcoming releases) - You can also find out more info about Siouxsie & The Banshees - > HERE
  
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 3rd September, THE PROCLAIMERS are back with a brand new album - "Life With You" (UM3 Records / Universal) will be preceded by the single of the same name on 27th August, while on Monday 17th September THE RUMBLE STRIPS are set to release their debut album "Girls & Weather" (Island) and REVEREND AND THE MAKERS will release "State Of Things" (Wall Of Sound)
The brand new album by iLiKETRAiNS will be released on 1st October - "Elegies To Lessons Learnt" (Beggars Banquet) will be preceded on Monday 10-09-07 by the single "Deception".
ARCADE FIRE have confirmed announced they will be returning in the Autumn to do more live dates in Europe, which includes one concert in Holland on Tuesday 13th November at the HMH in Amsterdam, and also in Belgium on Friday 2nd November at Forest National in Brussels. Tickets are on sale now.
  
Artwork available for new singles ... As previously announced below and in "06 - 2007 News", KT TUNSTALL will be releasing her new album "Drastic Fantastic" (Relentless/Virgin) on 10th September which will be preceded on 27th August by 3 versions of the single "Hold On", while SIOUXSIE SIOUX will also be releasing her debut solo album "Mantaray" (UM3 / Universal) on 10th September and this will be preceded on 3rd September by 3 versions of the single "Into A Swan". Both singles are getting plenty of attention on MTV2 at the moment, while both albums are already receiving critical acclaim. Along with the new PJ HARVEY album which is set for a 24th September release (see article below), it looks like next month already belongs to the ladies! - Both singles have already been included in our "monthly playlists" (Siouxsie in August and KT in July), but as for which of these 3 albums will end up becoming our ALBUM OF THE MONTH for September?!? ...
  
As previously announced in "07 - 2007 News", the brand new album by PJ HARVEY will be released on 24th September. "White Chalk" (Island Records) has been described as an intimate, striking set of piano songs and will be preceded a week earlier on Monday 17-09-07 by the single "When Under Ether". Hopefully PJ will also be touring the Benelux region before the year is out.
TONY WILSON dies ...
Tony Wilson, the record label supremo behind Factory Records (Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays), broadcaster, and co-founder of IN THE CITY has died last night (10th August) aged 57 after a battle with kidney cancer. Lucy Meacock, who co-hosted a TV show on Granada TV (GB) with Tony for more than a decade, said: "I will remember him as one of the most entertaining, kind and charismatic people you could ever meet." Speaking on News 24, BBC Radio presenter Stuart Maconie said about Tony: "There was no more influential and important figure in music in the last 30 or 40 years."
The Tony Wilson Legacy: FACTORY RECORDS - The Manchester-based independent record label was launched in 1978, and was home to a number of groundbreaking bands, including Joy Division, New Order, the Happy Mondays, A Certain Ratio and The Durutti Column. THE HACIENDA - Opening its doors in the early 80`s, the Manchester venue became one of the most famous nightclubs in the world, attracting the best DJs and bands of the era. IN THE CITY - The annual international music convention, where since the early 90`s, new, unsigned bands could perform and gain access to the big chiefs of the music industry in hope of securing record deals. The likes of Placebo, Muse, Coldplay, The Subways, Daft Punk and Arctic Monkeys all did that, and they're in deep gratitude to ITC for giving them their first big breaks. "24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE" (the film) - was about Manchester's pop music world from 1977 to 1997, and specifically about Factory Records and Tony Wilson. It was based on real-life events. To read more about how Tony changed the music scene can be found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6941846.stm
R.I.P Tony, Manchester and the world of music has got a lot to thank you for ...
BAT FOR LASHES have finally released their debut album "Fur and Gold" over in the states through Caroline Records. You can watch and listen to a recent radio session on KCRW (LA) in full at: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb070801bat_for_lashes - This highly recommended album was initially released in the UK last year on the Echo label. You can read the full album review in our ALBUM REVIEWS section from October 2006.
IAN BROWN (Stone Roses) is set to release his 5th and brand new solo album on 24th September - "The World Is Yours" (Polydor) will be preceded by the single 'Illegal Attacks' on 17th September which also features Sinéad O'Connor on vocals, and described as a heady, powerful duet with stabbing double-bass and harp. The album includes contributions by Andy Rourke (ex-Smiths), Paul Cook & Steve Jones (ex-Sex Pistols) and Paul Ryder (ex-Happy Mondays). Ian Brown will also be embarking on a full UK tour (approx 30 venues) before the year is out.
On 17th September GALLOWS will be releasing a new single ‘In The Belly Of The Shark’ (on CD & two 7" vinyl versions) - The CD version will also feature the tracks 'Hot Snakes' and 'If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit'. The band will also be doing a 12 date UK tour during September and as previously announced by AAPA in our NEW BANDS section (from June 2007) they will be making their live debut in Holland in November at the 013 venue in Tilburg. They initially released their debut album "Orchestra Of Wolves" on In At The Deep Records (Epitaph Records in the USA), but they have since signed to Warners. GALLOWS have also just been shortlisted by Kerrang magazine for their 2007 awards, in no less than 4 catagories (best new uk band, best album, best live band & best new band) - You can also vote by going to: http://www.kerrangawards.com/kerrangawards/ - You can have a listen to some of their songs by going through AAPA`s MySpace
NEW SINGLE RELEASES: There have been a lot of singles and EPs released this summer by artists performing at the major festivals (see previous info under our May, June & July news sections), and there will be even more releases during August and September from a lot of bands recommended by AAPA who will be getting ready to promote brand new albums, while ARCTIC MONKEYS (photo) will be releasing 'Old Yellow Bricks' as their next single (date still to be confirmed but should coincide with their Mercury Music Prize nomination in September). On 20th August the following singles are out: Kaiser Chiefs – 'The Angry Mob', Hard Fi – 'Suburban Knights', The Fray - 'Look After You', Little Man Tate - 'European Lover' & The Gossip - 'Jealous Girls'. Then on 27th August: KT Tunstall – 'Hold On', The Twang - 'Two Lovers', Candie Payne – 'One More Chance', The Orange Lights – 'Click Your Heels', & Siouxsie Sioux – 'Into A Swan'. On Monday 3rd September we see the release of: Editors - 'An End Has A Start', Shiny Toy Guns - 'Rainy Monday' & Milburn – 'What Will You Do', while a week later on 10th September iLiKETRAiNS will release 'The Deception' as a single. Then in the coming months also look out for the following new single releases: CSS – 'Alcohol', El Presidente – 'Late Night Binges', The Human Value - ‘Hold of Me’, Hot Chip - 'Arrest Yourself', Happy Mondays – 'Jellybean', Delays – 'Touchdown', Bjork - 'Declare Independence' [Sep/Oct], Klaxons - 'Totem On The Timeline', Pigeon Detectives – 'Take Her Back', & White Stripes - 'You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) '. You can also have a listen to a lot of these new songs by going through AAPA`s MySpace and you can take a look at the stunning video for the brand new SIOUXSIE SIOUX (photo below) single by going to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3CC0t66gd4
AUGUST PLAYLIST NOW ONLINE
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JARVIS COCKER released ‘Fat Children’ (Rough Trade) as a single in July (on 7" & 12" vinyl versions) - Taken from his debut solo album "Jarvis" that came out at the end of last year, the single is backed by the exclusive full length version of ‘The Loss Adjuster’ (Two short excerpts appeared on the album). You can read the full album review in our ALBUM REVIEWS section from December 2006. You can have a listen to some of his songs by going through AAPA`s MySpace and you can also see Jarvis perform the song live during a recent show on BBC2 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXfs87baS4U
THE HUMAN VALUE will be releasing their brand new single ‘Hold of Me’ (Big Deal Records) in August, followed by their eagerly awaited 2nd album "Push And Pull" (Big Deal Records/Universal) in September. Their self titled debut album was released last year and although it had to be imported to Holland it still made a huge impact when we selected our ALBUMS OF THE YEAR for 2006. You can read the full review in our ALBUM REVIEWS section from November 2006. You can also have a listen to some of their new songs by going through AAPA`s MySpace and they were also featured in our NEW BANDS section in October 2006. Hopefully they will be doing some gigs throughout the rest of Europe soon.
direct links for MUSIC NEWS (per month) for 2006 below...
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