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Last Updated: 14th Jun
V-Enna Hit The Top Spot (14th Jun)
V-Enna's debut single hit number one in the US CCM charts and will be followed up at the end of June by "Where I Wanna Be". The group will be touring a number of American festivals this summer before the European release of their debut album in September.
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Snippets of Stories (14th Jun)
The planned Shine/World Wide Message Tribe joint single has been shelved for the time being. Nameless Music have shifted over 300 tickets for the One Voice event on Saturday -- more will be available on the night. Steve Lawson is hoping to release his solo album at the same venue where it was recorded, The Troubadour, on July 15th.
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Superhero Burn and Dazzle (15th Jun)
The much delayed album from Superhero, Burn and Dazzle will finally launch in July, with an album release party on July 15th and an official launch on July 22nd. The launch party will include a live set from the band, competitions, food and drink, special guests, and "multimedia stuff". Check out the gig guide for more details. The band will also be taking part in the Room 3 Records events at the Edinburgh and Greenbelt festivals this summer.
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Delirious? Confirm Distribution (15th Jun)
The football loving boys from Delirious? have been spending the few days around the start of the Euro 2000 tournament doing their own mini-European tour, including their first ever gig in France. They have also announced that their new album, released on July 29th will be distributed through Christian bookshops from July 29th. Rumours continue to abound about possible further signings for Furious? Records, but so far nothing official has been announced.
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Catching Up on Snippets (15th Jun)
A few more short stories... Evergreen are working on the follow-up to their debut album, Dalek Boy. The new release apparently includes some worship material, and is to be produced by Phil Goss (As If). London-based rappers MinistriOfDefence hope to have their debut EP out this summer. World Wide Message Tribe vocalist Doronda Lewis is to leave the group after they complete their summer activities and is planning a solo career.
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Junction Blocked? (17th Jun)
The Church Times is reporting that the Junction 1 festival, planned for the same weekend as the long-running Greenbelt festival, has so far sold only 287 tickets despite forecasting an attendance of over 7000 for the August bank holiday weekend. This low pre-sales figure follows much criticism of the event's timing. Greenbelt are reporting that so far over 2,500 tickets have been sold, including twice as many youth (12-17 year olds) tickets as last year. Based on previous years' patterns Greenbelt is anticipating an attendance of over 10,000 at the event which returns for a second year at Cheltenham Racecourse.
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Bodixa in the Backyard (17th Jun)
Sundays-influenced Bodixa have just completed a new demo and are preparing for two forthcoming London showcases at the Lil' Backyard Club on Gt. Portland Street. Check out the gig guide for more details.
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400th Band Added (18th Jun)
We've just added our 400th band to Britlinks. Be sure to check out the band index to see the bands we have listed. And remember, if you know of a band or solo artist who should be listed at Britlinks and isn't, drop us a line and tell us about them. Various developments to the band index are currently under way and should appear over the next couple of months.
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Formula 7 Newsletter (20th Jun)
Formula 7 have just launched an e-mail newsletter and announced that they are working on a website. They say that their CD Sometimes You Fall Before You Can Fly... is selling well. The band will be playing alongside Dust and Audacity at an event called Passion 2k on the 8th July. Look out for details of it in the gig guide. To sign up for the newsletter, e-mail the band.
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Reborn Record (20th Jun)
New additions to the band index Reborn inform us that they intend to spend the remainder of this year in the studio preparing to release their debut album, which will probably emerge as a white label early next year. The band will be recording 3-4 songs over the next few weeks which will be available in pre-release form after another four weeks or so. The band will start performing live after the album's release.
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Dust in Eastern Europe (21st Jun)
St. Alban's based Dust are currently gigging about once a week at Christian events around the UK, but plan to spend a month during the summer playing to audiences in Eastern Europe, hoping to spread the gospel to the largely non-Christian audiences they will be playing to. The band have recently appointed a new manager.
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More Short Stories (21st Jun)
Steve Butler of Lies Damned Lies hopes to have his first solo album out by Greenbelt. Secret Archives of the Vatican have now got online distribution for their Reformation album through CDNow, CDWorld, Buy.com and CDUniverse. Delirious? will be among the artists featured in a webcast of the US based Creation festivals later this month, check out www.acaza.com for more. Tim Sherrington of Nameless Music reports that their One Voice event went well and that their website now has photos from the event. Don't forget to check out our Greenbelt tickets giveaway.
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