Hello JAMIROQUAI Club Members,
Sorry for the latest lack of updates, just been taking TOO EASY in this humid
Indian Summer of 2009. Here's some 'odds N' ends' slim pickening of Jami News:
1# Although released some time ago in the UK/Europe, this week saw the release
of Jamiroquai's 'Live at Montreux' concert on high-definition Blu-Ray in North
America/Canada. There's a few reviews of the disc out there (e.g., at
Blu-ray.com -
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=6020&show=review - who
rate it quite highly and have 20 screenshots online) and the disc is available
with some pretty good discounts from many online stores.
* Special thanks to the Funkin Site for this @
http://funkin.com *
2# Ex-Jamiroquai keyboard player Toby Smith and bass player Stuart Zender have
recently been doing some work together. Stuart recently wrote on twitter:
"...Just a quick update. The ROOH [Running Out Of Heroes] album is coming
along nicely. Last weekend i met Toby G-Smith and have pulled him in for a track
or two. It should be amazing as i have always rated Toby a top Keys man. I will
have a sample soon..."
The latest and greatest Stuart Zender information can as always be found at
www.StuartZender.net .
* Special thanks to the Funkin Site for this @
http://funkin.com *
3# Fashion shop New Look has recently started selling a 'Jamiropie T-Shirt'
which has an image based on the 'Jamiroman' - the animated character from the
2005 music video for '(Don't)Give Hate A Chance'.
The t-shirt is available from the UK New Look website (LINK:
http://www.newlook.co.uk/1742792/174279286/ProductDetails.aspx ).
* Special thanks to the Funkin Site for this @
http://funkin.com *
4# Jay's been busy out and about recently - and on Sunday he was at the
Cartier International Polo Day held at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park,
near London.
Back in 2004 it was reported that Jay attended the event to watch his first
ever Polo match, and I guess he's still going back for more.
Head over to the Getty Images website (LINK:
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&fam\
ily=editorial&assetType=image&p=jay%20kay&src=standard ), search for Jay Kay and
you'll find a few photos from this past weekend and other recent sightings of
the space cowboy...
* Special thanks to the Funkin Site for this @
http://funkin.com *
5# Jamiroquai bass player Paul Turner is interviewed in the August 2009 issue
of Bass Guitar Magazine (UK) and also features in the the July 2009 issue in an
artlcle about being a studio musician.
* Special thanks to the Funkin Site for this @
http://funkin.com *
6# Jamiroquai's Canned Heat has been chosen as the song used in an event being
held at London's Southbank Centre on 30 August in an event called DanceMob.
"In preparation for Big Dance 2010, the London Mayor's initiative to get
London dancing, Southbank Centre continues its programme of free dance for
everyone this summer with DanceMob.
DanceMob; a fun and easy to learn dance routine, is taught to people of all
generations across London, who then descend on Southbank Centre to transform all
the indoor and outdoor spaces into a stage for dance, with you as one of the
performers."
A special dance routine choreographed for this event uses Canned Heat and a
number of videos showing how to perform the dance can be found at the Soutbank
Centre's YouTube channel (LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SouthbankCentre ).
* Special thanks to the Funkin Site for this @
http://funkin.com *
7# And finally, a fellow Jamirotalker and "Blow Your Mind" Jamiroquai Portugal
Forum postter 'JamiroMan' caught Rob Harris on Facebook one day and asked him a
few questions concerning the state of Jamiroquai, the new album and much more.
You can read some highlights from the interview at the Jamiroquai Portugal Fan
Forum at the following link:
LINK:
http://jamiroquaiperu.foroes.net/noticias-de-jamiroquai-f1/rob-harris-contestand\
ome-algunas-preguntas-sobre-nuevo-album-t75.htm?sid=38d51816d353515f527cfaf6f35b\
8abc#356
* Massive thanks to JamiroFan @ Blow Your Mind Forum for this *
There you go, all the blurbs for now, hope they are at least a smidgen of a
good read. By the way, I got a bright shiny and new laptop computer, mostly to
keep me abreast of the latest happenings with my favorite bands and so forth, so
if something happens, you'll be sure enough to see an update! Thanks for
reading and see you soon with more news! Cheers!
Your Moderator,
JamiroFan2000