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Last Updated: 16th Mar

Britlinks Relaunch (16th Mar)

Hope everyone likes the new look Britlinks. Many thanks to all those who were involved in the changes. Do remember to check out the Discussion Boards and let us know if you have any suggestions for further developments.
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Freestate Cancellation (16th Mar)

It was announced on Saturday that the hotly anticipated Freestate festival has been cancelled. The event was to be run jointly by Spring Harvest and Greenbelt but due to "internal problems" Spring Harvest have had to withdraw from this year's event and Greenbelt are unable to continue alone. Both organisations are eager to point out that their relationship is still strong and that they very much regret this cancellation.

Greenbelt has been quick to react by adding new youth facilities to their summer event under the banner "Humanic". The new features include a skate/bmx area, a bring-your-own-vinyl DJ booth and an extended music programme.

These events come alongside reports that ticket sales for Spring Harvest'sEaster-period events are low and that they are also extremely short of stewardsand other staff. Only time will tell how serious these "internal problems"are.
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Are you Seeing Stars? (16th Mar)

The latest delirious? single, See The Star is now available in most UK record shops on two discs. The first contains the lead track, a B-side of the track "Follow" from the forthcoming album, and a remix of "See The Star". The second disc contains the lead track, a remix of "Obsession" and a CD-ROM partition which contains the video for the song. Unfortunately for those of us wintel free computer users, the CD-ROM is designed for Windows only.
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Tribal Single (16th Mar)

Tribe of Dan have released thetracks "Boom The Boom" and "In The Blood", plus two previously unreleased songsas a single. The disc is available for £3.50 through the band.
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New Dawn News (16th Mar)

Michael Cameron's album continues to climb the charts in his native Northern Ireland, climbing to number 7 in the local album chart compiled by a leading Belfast newspaper. New Dawn have also announced that they are to begin working with Scottish singer Shona MacDonald and that they will be distributing her excellent celtic-accapella album Lost and Found.
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Scots in London (16th Mar)

IndigoEcho will be in London over the first weekend in May for the Time Of Our Lives event and are looking for some shows around the Greater London area. Contact them if you're interested. Neil, singer/guitarist from Nervous Passenger will also be in London in March and May and is looking to perform at some acoustic events.
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Skillet/Superhero Tour (16th Mar)

US-based Skillet and Scotland's Superhero are to tour together in April. Contact Superhero for more details.
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If Only it were to continue (16th Mar)

Alternative-indie act IfOnly whose promising debut album It's All Gone Very Orange wasreleased on Meltdown in 1997 have announced that they are to split in order topursue other interests.
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Infopop Info (16th Mar)

Cambridgeshire based Infopop have split up. A new band, Evergreen has been formed by former Infopop-singer, Ali Loaker.
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Autumn Fire Fly (16th Mar)

The band formerly known as Autumn, and previously known as Love Lies Bleeding have changed their name once again after finding seven other bands named Autumn. They are now Fire Fly.
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Coaster for The Revelation Band (16th Mar)

Another name change saga. The band once known as Coaster, and briefly known as The Revelation Band, are now once again known as Coaster.
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Seeing Stars Yet? (23rd Mar)

Delirious? kept busy last week following the launch of their latest single, See The Star. Reviews in a variety of publications (including a predictably bad review in Kerrang) and TV appearances on Melinda's Night In (Channel 5) and The Big Breakfast (Channel 4) kept the band busy, while the fans were also busy taking the single to number 13 mid-week. The single entered the official UK top 40 on Sunday 21st March at number 16, having sold 15,000 copies by Saturday evening. This is the highest singles chart placing so far for delirious?
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Real UCB Cross Rhythms Audio (23rd Mar)

UCB Cross Rhythms, the UK's only national CCM radio station is experimenting with a Real Audio feed meaning listeners no longer need a satellite dish to pick up transmissions. More details at the Cross Rhythms website.
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Juliet Turner Returns (23rd Mar)

Juliet Turner is finally returning to the UK to play live. A show on April 17th at King Tut's in Glasgow will be followed by a UK tour supporting former Byrds frontman Riger McGuinn through May. Keep an eye on the Sticky Music website for more details.
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Movation Keep Busy (23rd Mar)

Movation Records continue to keep busy. The latest Jumping In The House of God album has been launched in the US. Over there it's the second volume. Forefront Records have set up a website for the series at: http://www.jumpinginthehouse.com/. Movation and the World Wide Message Tribe are looking to start a new pop/dance evangelistic group. See the Movation website for more details.
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Land Prepare (23rd Mar)

Land are preparing for the launch of their second album, Point Me To The Sky which is due for release in May. From the sounds of the tracks I've heard (a kind of fusion of soul and alternative rock with a meditative vibe) it's definitely one to be looking out for.
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Flow Emerge From Cocoon (23rd Mar)

Flow have been absent from the live scene for the past 16 months but finally made their live debut with new singer Helen at The Jericho in Oxford earlier this month. The band have a couple more live dates coming up in April around London - check the message boards for more details. The band are currently recording a promotional video and continuing to work on their new album (which they hope to release later this year) with former Mike and The Mechanics member Peter Van Hooke. The video is for promotion to record labels rather than distribution or broadcast.
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IndigoEcho (23rd Mar)

IndigoEcho have been enjoying a few shows recently after a break from touring and are preparing for a London gig in May as well as a show at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The band's new demo is now at their website in MP3 format.
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Room 3 Records Opens Virtual Doors (23rd Mar)

Room 3 Records and Britlinks Design are pleased to announce the unveiling of the Room 3 Records website at http://www.room3records.co.uk. Room 3 Records manage Nervous Passenger and have recently completed work for Kingsway Music.
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Desting Calling You (23rd Mar)

Destiny Calling would like to see as many as possible at their Easter Monday gig in Guildford Cathedral.
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