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British Accents: Keane, Arctic Monkeys
by Dave Virr
| 09.13.2006
*Headed to the 2006 CMJ Music Marathon in NYC on Halloween weekend? Check out CMJ.com for a growing lineup of bands playing this year's festival. As I get information from the clubs it will be added to the NYC show listings. Some of the notable names include THE SHINS, THE KNIFE, BEN LEE, HOT CHIP, and more.
*KEANE have now cancelled their US tour indefinitely, as the frozen mudslide addiction has proven to require more than a week of rehab. RAZORLIGHT have subsequently cancelled all of their US dates, both with and without Keane.
*CHARLOTTE HATHERLEY, former ASH hearthrob (to me anyway) and guitarist, who left the band to pursue her budding solo career, is hard at work on the follow-up to "Grey Will Fade" and the record is expected sometime in early 2007.
*THE ORDINARY BOYS will release their third UK-only album on October 23, titled "How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps". The band are hoping that the long album title confuses a few uninformed ARCTIC MONKEYS buyers, apparently. It's criminal that this is the band's third album and they have no US deal. C'mon, I know there's label folks on this mailing list - somebody hurry up and sign these blokes!
*THE ARCTIC MONKEYS aren't going to pocket their 20,000 quid from winning the Mercury Prize, as they've all stated they'll give the award to an undisclosed charity. The proceeds from the million records they've sold, however, they've decided will be kept.
*Although it came out in late August, I've included RUBICKS "In Miniature" in this week's new releases because it flew in under the radar. BA has waited 4 years for this record, after happening across their amazing debut single "Midas". Britpop club DJ's and ST ETIENNE fans, have at it!
*It's a long way away, but start saving your cash for January 23, 2007 - it's the slated new release date for new albums by CLINIC, THE SHINS, and OF MONTREAL.
*Thanks to DJ Shawn of WMFO's "Paddy Whacked Radio" for the last-minute fill-in coverage of British Accents last Sunday. If you liked what you heard, check out his show on Fridays from 9-11am eastern time on WMFO. Check out the playlist here
*Let's all welcome LILY ALLEN to the KOOKS bandwagon - head here to download her entry to the now-crowded wagon.
*Check out Torr's Blog - Torr's Blog - to check out some old Britpop videos from the 1990's (via youtube) as well as (while they last) download links to the newly released PULP rarities.
*You can download the entire show on your iPod or iTunes (ala a podcast) by going to www.wmfo.org and clicking on British Accents "last show" on the schedule page.
NEW & UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE DATES (subject to change)
Aug 28 - KASABIAN/Empire UK
Aug 28 - THE DEARS/Gang of Losers UK
Sep 4 - PULP/reissues UK
Sep 4 - THE RAPTURE/Pieces of the People We Love UK
Sep 4 - BOX CODAX/Only An Orchard Away UK
Sep 5 - THE HOURLY RADIO/History Will Never Hold Me USA
Sep 11 - various/Belle & Sebastian Save The Children comp UK
Sep 11 - THE VEILS/Nux Vomica UK
Sep 11 - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN/Very Best Of UK
Sep 11 - THE RACE/Be Your Alibi UK
Sep 11 - RUBICKS/In Miniature UK
Sep 12 - BASEMENT JAXX/Crazy Itch Radio USA
Sep 18 - ELECTRONIC/Get The Message - best of UK
Sep 25 - LARRIKIN LOVE/The Freedom Spark UK
Sep 25 - GOMEZ/5 Men in a Hut (best of) UK
Sep 25 - NICKY WIRE/I Killed The Zeitgeist UK
Sep 26 - THE CHANGES/Today is Tonight USA
Sep 26 - EMILY HAINES (METRIC) USA
Sep 26 - LEMONHEADS/Lemonheads USA
Sept - MANSUN/Legacy - best of UK
Oct 3 - THE KOOKS/Inside In/Inside Out USA
Oct 3 - DECEMBERISTS/The Crane Wife USA
Oct 3 - KILLERS/Samstown USA
Oct 3 - THE DEARS/Gang of Losers USA
Oct 3 - THE STERNS/Sinners Stick Together USA
Oct 9 - ALBERT HAMMOND/Yours To Keep UK
Oct 17 - GOMEZ/Five Men in a Hut (b-sides) USA
Oct 23 - BADLY DRAWN BOY/Born in the UK UK
Oct 23 - BATTLE/Back to Earth UK
Oct 23 - ORDINARY BOYS/How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps UK
Oct 31 - THE WHO/Endless Wire USA
Nov 6 - THE MAGIC NUMBERS/Those the Brokes UK
Nov 6 - MANIC STREET PREACHERS/Everything Must Go (reissue) UK
Nov 6 - LONG BLONDES/Someone to Drive You Home UK
Nov 7 - BON SAVANTS/Post-Rock Defends The Nation USA
Nov 13 - SUFJAN STEVENS/Christmas album USA
Nov 13 - DEPECHE MODE/Best Of UK
Nov 21 - OASIS/Stop The Clocks USA
Dec 19 - MODEST MOUSE/We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank USA
Jan 22 - FIELD MUSIC/Tones of Town UK
Jan 23 - OF MONTREAL/Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? USA
Jan 23 - THE SHINS/Wincing the Night Away USA
Jan 23 - CLINIC/Visitation USA
Jan - IDLEWILD UK
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