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SEPTEMBER - 2007
ARCTIC MONKEYS are set to return to play another gig in The Netherlands. Tickets go on sale this coming Saturday (28th Sept) for their appearance at the HMH in Amsterdam on Thursday 6th December. Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more info.
GORILLAZ return in November with their second collection of b-sides, unreleased tracks, remixes and rarities.
The album will be entitled "D-Sides" and will be released on 5th November via Parlophone in the UK and in the US via Virgin a day later. The album will be released as 2-CD standard and deluxe editions, and will include a re-worked version of live favourite ‘Hong Kong‘, and re-mixes from the likes of Hot Chip and Soulwax. You can find out more by going to the bands MySpace site at:
http://www.myspace.com/gorillaz
FACTORY RECORDS Documentary: This coming Friday (21st September) there is a special 1,5 hour feature on the legendary Manchester Record label Factory Records (Joy Division, Tony Wilson, New Order, Happy Mondays, The Hacienda, etc) for those who can receive BBC4 (also available to all Casema digital customers in NL) - "Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays" will be broadcasted between 10:00pm - 11:30pm Dutch time (9 to 10:30pm UK time). Additional info about Factory Records can be found by going to our previous article - > HERE - See also below on more info about JOY DIVISION
  
JOY DIVISION’s hugely influential, back catalogue will be re-issued with extra live tracks on 17th September through Warner Music. Available as double re-mastered CDs, they will also be released on 180gm vinyl, and in a special Peter Saville designed three-vinyl box set. The re-issues coincide with the release of the film "Control", Anton Corbijn’s biopic of tragic Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who killed himself on 18 May 1980; two days before the band were to embark on their first tour of America. The re-mastered & Expanded Editions of these 3 Joy Division albums will be available from good record shops - see previous feature about the film CONTROL in our news section from 08-2007
   
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 17th September THE DYKEENIES are set to release their debut album "Nothing Means Everything" (Lavolta / Columbia). Then a week later on Monday 24th September, PJ HARVEY returns with her brand new album "White Chalk" (Island) and IAN BROWN (Stone Roses) will release his new solo album "The World Is Yours" (Polydor). Then next month, BEIRUT are set to release their new album "The Flying Club Cup" (4AD / Ba Da Bing) on Monday 8th October, while ROISIN MURPHY is to release her 2nd solo album "Overpowered" (EMI) a week later on 15th October
R.E.M. are to release a live CD & DVD that were recorded during a set of gigs they did in Dublin in February 2005 - "R.E.M. Live" {2CD+DVD} will be released by Warner Brothers on Monday 15th October.
CARTER USM - the hugely popular British indie band from the early 90`s are back to play two gigs in Glasgow and London later this year (The gig in London sold out all 4900 tickets within a week!), and now EMI are set to release a superb retrospective of their whole career totalling 35 re-mastered tracks on 2 CDs. CARTER USM - "You Fat Bastard: The Anthology" will be out on 15th October. As one fan put it: "It all sounds crystal clear - and it's very loud. Fantastic sleeve notes too."
More info about the band can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_USM
The artwork for this album will look like this:
To celebrate their 40th anniversary, BBC Radio 1 have asked 40 of today's acts to cover 40 tracks from each year of its history. This album, "RADIO 1 ESTABLISHED 1967" {2CD} (UMTV / Universal) is the result and is due out on Monday 1st October. Some of the artists include Klaxons, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, KT Tunstall, The View, Editors & The Fratellis who are all covering previous chart hits to commemorate BBC Radio 1 being on air for 40 years.
iLiKETRAiNS who have just released 'The Deception' (Beggars Banquet) as a single, have also announced live dates in the Benelux region during November. As previously reported (see feature in 08-2007) their new album "Elegies To Lessons Learnt" is set for release on 1st October. Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more info on the dates & venues.
MARC BOLAN & T.REX - To mark the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan`s death, who died 30 years ago today in a car crash (16th September), Universal have just released a "Greatest Hits" collection on 2 CDs, featuring a total of 40 tracks, and is highly recommended. More info can be found on this incredibly influential artist from the 70`s by going to: http://www.marcbolangreatesthits.com/
 
KLAXONS ended up winning the prestigious Mercury Music Prize last night (4th September) with their debut album "Myths Of The Near Future" (Polydor) but condolences also have to go out to BAT FOR LASHES who from what we gather only just missed out with their album "Fur And Gold (Echo) - It has to be said that both of them delivered excellent debut albums, and as a result of this event both bands will become even bigger names in the music scene for years to come. Back in July, AAPA tipped either Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys or Bat For Lashes to win from the 12 albums nominated! - see previous article in our NEWS section from: 07-2007 - We also reviewed the BFL album back in 2006 and you can find it - > HERE by scrolling down to 20th October 2006.
The full list of nominees for best album were:
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare, Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford - Basquiat Strings, Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold, Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English, Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future, Maps - We Can Create, New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom, Fionn Regan - The End of History, Jamie T - Panic Prevention, The View - Hats Off to the Buskers, Amy Winehouse - Back To Black, & The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men
After the award was announced, Klaxons singer Jamie Reynolds paid tribute to Bat For Lashes (the pre-award red hot favourites!) and then went onto say that they deserved to beat Winehouse because she made a "retro record and we've made the most forward-thinking record".
It would appear that the Factory Records event that had been scheduled at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on 16th December has now been cancelled. The Melkweg have not given us a reason. Refunds can be obtained from the venue or point of sale.
CANDIE PAYNE will be releasing 'One More Chance' as a new single on Monday (3rd Sept) - it is taken from her critically acclaimed debut album "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More" (Deltasonic) and will be available on CD and 7" vinyl. You can find out more about Candie in our NEW BANDS section when we featured her as one to watch back in February 2007. The full album review from May 2007 can be found - > HERE
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In the build up to the highly prestigious Mercury Music Prize on Tuesday (4th Sept), Bat For Lashes (photo), Fionn Regan and Maps have collaborated on a cover of Primal Scream's 'Higher Than The Sun' - see also our NEWS section from: 07-2007 - The session was recorded for the BBC and can be seen at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/colinmurray/mercurynominees.shtml
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