1st post of 2004 so happy new year all... in november the nivens came up - i thought i had some stuff of theirs and yesterday i was listening to an old tape...
No re-issues but I have a few things in the loft if you're desperate to hear those "classic" tunes. Original flexis and 7" singles. Let me know if you're...
Just in case anyone's planning to go to The Magic Band show at Edinburgh Liquid Rooms on Jan 24, the support band is a special one-off reunion gig by The Fire...
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Jan 10, 2004 4:26 pm
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... Edinburgh ... reunion gig by The ... but are ... Good shout sir. I had heard that the Fire Engines had been asked to do the support slot, but I hadn't...
Very sound. I interviewed them yesterday for pieces that are going in The List and The Sunday Times Ecosse section. There's also a piece by Colin Somerville...
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Jan 11, 2004 2:53 pm
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this topic got kinda buried at the end of last year, so in a vain hope to reactivate it I'll post mine again ... ... albums....
So what happened to The Nectarine no.9, talking of the Fire Engines? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing...
New album in February. Dates in April. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jan 13, 2004 12:36 pm
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... This doesn't fit the bill in terms of being a proper year-end, best-of list, as few of the records actually came out this year -- It's just stuff I ...
Was the Fire Engines 'album in Feb, dates in May' a joke? If so, it was not funny, if not, it was still not funny. Young people, make sensible choices about ...
Re album in Feb, dates in May, I was responding to a question re Nectarine No 9. Rest easy. There is no new Fire Engines material scheduled. [Non-text portions...
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Jan 13, 2004 11:49 pm
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... So you're saying that the Sex Pistols playing the lounge of the Las Vegas Hard Rock Cafe in 2003 ISN'T a cultural landmark? Gorsh. I fear we haven't even...
... - Yep, any 're-formists' always run the risk of ruining what they had in the first place as well as the chance of invoking the wrath of their 'fans'. The...
OK I don't begrudge Nectarine No 9 a new album, of course. I am still pissed off about everyone's reformation plans. I admit it can occasionally result in...
Sorry...it's not fair to count Gang Of Four in that...How many reunions really feature the original line-ups? Just cause some original member has the good...
... I hadn't realized there was a second comp! The first one of these is exceptional. It was a feast worthy of Keith "Testcard" D'Arcy. Any clue what...
Yes, but certain Gof4 members have continually reformed under that name. And in a funny way the B party never split up - Cave and Harvey being key members. ...
I saw the recently reformed Undertones recently - they were absolutely fantastic. 2. The Clash always had the good sense to refuse the offers and not reform. ...
Get iff yer sackcloth undies Phil- I saw the first reformation gig and it was great! ... From: Phil Wilson To: rip_it_up@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
I saw Gang of 4 at an outdoor radio station festival around 1990 at Lake Fairfax Park in Virginia. It remains one of the best live performances I've ever...
That's true, I guess I really hadn't paid attention to what the Gang of Four had been doing after the first hiatus or break-up or whatever you want to call it...
the guy who put it out sells it on eBay here and there In a message dated 1/13/2004 10:13:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Has anyone ever heard of a case where a band had reformed and was better for it musically? I am not talking about bands who reform to cash in on nostalgia,...
I'm of the opinion that some of Mozza's solo stuff is on equal par w/ the Smiths ... e.g. "Speedway", "now my heart is full", "boxers", "lost", "hairdresser on...
Well one could quibble that indeed they never sullied their reputation but remember when Mick was kicked out of the band and Joe and Paul recruited two younger...
Any thoughts on the Bunnymen reformation? I heard the first record they did after getting back together (with the original name, not Electrafiction), and I...
Johan Goeminne
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Jan 14, 2004 5:48 pm
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Really a band reforming is a disguised form of wish fulfillment especially for band whom I have never seen (for me). When they bands do reform (i.e. The...
THE SMITHS ... From: Michael Gilham To: rip_it_up@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:45 PM Subject: Re: (Rip It Up) Re: what a night for a...