THE ZOMBIES CELEBRATE THE 40th.ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF "ODESSEY AND ORACLE"
MARCH 7th. 8th. 9th 2008
SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON.
TO CELEBRATE THE 40th.ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF "ODESSEY AND ORACLE", THE FOUR REMAINING ORIGINAL ZOMBIES ( COLIN BLUNSTONE, ROD ARGENT, CHRIS WHITE AND HUGH GRUNDY ) PLUS KEITH AIREY, WILL BE PLAYING "ODESSEY AND ORACLE" IN IT'S ENTIRETY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. WE WILL ALSO BE PLAYING ARGENT AND SOLO HITS WITH OUR TOURING BAND ( KEITH AIREY, JIM RODFORD AND STEVE RODFORD ) AND A SELECTION OF SOLO TRACKS WITH A STRING QUARTET.
For your delight, the Zombies will now also perform on 9th March too! So, if you missed out of tickets for the 7th and 8th shows you’ve now got another great opportunity to see what will be a historic re-union.
The plan is to film the concerts for release (hopefully around Autumn/Winter 2008) on DVD.
In the meantime however, Colin, Rod, Keith, Jim and Steve will be playing some major shows on a big tour along with the Yardbirds in May/June 2008.
Great news for all you fans of Colin’s solo work – he is currently working "in the background" with arranger/composer Chris Gunning (who did arrangements on "One Year" and "Ennismore"). With a bit of luck we may have a Colin solo album in 2008, and it should have a distinctive "string" sound to it!! Fingers crossed………!!!
The Cloud Room
HEY NOW NOW
New York rock is notable for a particular type of sound - think Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes etc. Now think of those doomy guitar chords and drawled vocals, add a big dose of Prozac on top and you have The Cloud Room.th
Hey Now Now has already been picked up as the soundtrack to a Ronaldinho-starring Pepsi Max advert, which more or less guarantees it chart success. Luckily then, it's irresistibly bouncy, upbeat and scarily addictive. After only a couple of listens you're nodding along to the chorus and thinking "well, maybe life isn't so bad after all".
And of course, being from New York, those pounding guitar chords lend the song a sense of danger and darkness which nicely balance out the more poppy moments. Unsurprising really, as lead singer J Stuart wrote the song while waiting for the results of a HIV test. An unlikely back story to one of the most upbeat singles of the year - get used to this song, you'll be hearing it a lot over the next few weeks.
Watch The Cloud Room in the new Pepsi Max advert
PAUL CARRACK
OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE
Release October 29th
The album includes three fresh recordings of songs written by Nick Lowe (What’s Shakin’ On The Hill, Rainin’, and Battlefield), plus songs originally recorded by Marvin Gaye (What’s Goin’ On, Ain’t That Peculiar), The Beatles (Girl), Crowded House (Don’t Dream Its Over), Kris Kristofferson (Help Me Make It Through The Night), and a new duet with Sheffield lass Lindsay Dracass on The Eagles hit Love Will Keep Us Alive which Paul co-wrote with Jim Capaldi and Pete Vale.
There is a 2007 remix of No Easy Way Out which appeared originally as a song on Paul’s Blue Views album.
Carrack takes to the road for a long thirty date tour which commences Oct 17th in Holland and runs through until February 2008 giving big and sustained exposure to Paul’s legion of fans who will no doubt be eager to add this album to their CD collections.
TRACK LISTING
1.What’s Shakin’ on the Hill? (Nick Lowe) 2.Raining Raining (Nick Lowe) 3.Don’t Dream it’s Over (Crowded House) 4.Ride on (Gare Du Nord) 5.What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye) 6.Ain’t That Peculiar (Marvin Gaye) 7. I Live On A Battlefield (Nick Lowe) 8.Love Will Keep Us Alive (Eagles) 9.Always Have, Always Will (Brenda Russell) 10.Girl (Beatles) 11.The Reason Was You 12.No Easy Way Out 13.Help Me Make It Through the Night (Kris Kristofferson, Gladys Knight)
MARILLION
Marillion highest new entry in Dutch Albumchart at no. 18!!!
JERRY LEE LEWIS
Last man Standing Live enters Dutch DVD Music Top 30 at 8!!
PAUL CARRACK & GARE DU NORD
Paul Carrack wrote a new song together with Gare Du Nord “Ride On”
“Ride On “ is the new single for Gare Du Nord and will also be featured on the brand new Gare du Nord album “ Sex 'n' Jazz “ (release early May)
RUNRIG
Runrig's 13th Studio album is nearing completion.(release May 14th) Entitled Everything You See, it will be the first Runrig album recorded almost entirely in the Highlands.
THE FAMILY STAND AT PARKPOP
On June 24th The Family Stand will play at European biggest festival Parkpop
Check out for more details at www.parkpop.nl
