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Last Updated: 08th Dec
Fono Prepare For Big Time (08th Dec)
As documented here, Fono have recently been touring the USA with the Goo Goo Dolls. It seems that the weeks on the road have paid off; Bob Scoro, vice president of MP3.com who organised the tour said "This band, Fono, will become major artists in our business, and we wereoverwhelmed with the positive response with them being on the tour."
The band, who have seemed on the verge of a major breakthrough since their 1996 debut as Seven supporting Bon Jovi, will be returning to the USA for a 70 date tour starting on January 15th.
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Iona Tidbits (08th Dec)
Iona are continuing to work on their next studio album and initial reports are that it will be a departure from what hasgone before. Unfortunately the band will be unable to release the Woven Cord project on video due to royalty demands from the Royal Festival Hall, but they hope to release a biographical video (and possible DVD) next year which will include excerpts from a number of concerts, as well as interviews and thoughts on different songs. The CD version of the Woven Cord project will release in the USA through Forefront on Tuesday February 29th. Troy Donockley continues to tour with Maddy Prior and Iona have already started booking their next UK tour -- Derby Assembly Rooms have a show listed for the 9th March.
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New Delirious? Album? (08th Dec)
Delirious? have already stated that they hope to have a new album ready during 2000 and it seems likely that they will be returning to the studio very early in the new year to begin recording work. No details of release date or producer are available at the time of writing.
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dba Go With The Sun (08th Dec)
dba (formerly 65dba) haverecently released the track "Go With The Sun"on a limited edition 12" single through Howard Jones' dtox label. The single contains two mixes of the track. Bassist Steve Lawson, who may be familiar to some for his work with Andy Thornton and Ragatal, joined Howard Jones on his recent European tour.
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Another Bathroom Floor (08th Dec)
Belfast's Booley is reported to be planning a re-release of the excellent Bathroom Floor EP for January. The rerelease will include some extra tracks.
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New Juliet Turner Album? (08th Dec)
Juliet Turner has been well received as support act to Brian Kennedy on his recent Irish tour. Juliet may be touring the UK with Maire Brennan in the first quarter of 2000, but this has not yet been confirmed as she is also due to start preproduction work on her next album around that time.
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Britlinks Hit by Y2K? (06th Jan)
Britlinks wishes all our visitors a happy new year. Some of you mayhave noticed that the site disappeared for a few hours on the 1st January.Our web hosts took the server down to ensure that there weren't anyproblems with the date rollover. Everything's back now and a few excitingnew features are just around the corner.
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Busy Delirious? (06th Jan)
Delirious? ended '99 on ahigh note, with a sold out UK tour in smaller venues than they've beenplaying lately allowing them to break out some of their older tunesalongside new material. The band have recently been preparing the videofor the release of "It's OK" in February and talking to producer GeorgeSchilling (Bernard Butler) about the possibility of working together onthe next d: album. Delirious? can be seen on ITV (UK tv channel) on the16th January. They're on a programme called "What's It All About" at11.45pm.
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Juliet Turner and Insecurity (06th Jan)
Following the success of herrecent tour with Brian Kennedy, Juliet Turner has decidedto take her music career full time, forsaking the security of her oldoffice job. There is a chance that Brian Kennedy will release the TomWaits song "I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You", on which Juliet duetswith him, as one of two a-sides on his next single.
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More Stadium Praise (06th Jan)
>Cliff Richard, NoelRichards,and others joined in leading a packed-out Millennium Stadium in Cardiff inworship for the first BBC Songs of Praise of the year 2000.
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dba Finish Album (06th Jan)
Howard Jones recently announced that the new dba album is completed and that heisworking with the former NGM band to arrange distribution to the mainstreammarket.
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When Monday Comes Will Gigs Follow? (06th Jan)
When MondayComes (formerlyTaste) are looking for venues to play around the country. Their recentshowcase in London went well, with Sony, Chrysalis, Virgin, Warner andSanctuary sending representatives and local press providing positivecoverage.
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R Generation (06th Jan)
The r generationare pleased toannounce that their website is now officially open.
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Band News (06th Jan)
Alton, Hampshire's Think Ridiculous are no more, but have reappearedunder the new moniker GLO.AnotherHampshire based band, Big BlueSky have been launched recently as the worship-arm of Aldershot'sNameless Music.
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