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Last Updated: 13th Sep

Superhero Update (13th Sep)

Last month's indie of the month creators Superhero have just unveiled an all new website which features an all new design as well as news, music and video clips and details of the band's online distribution arrangements for their latest album Burn and Dazzle.
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British and Irish Acts at Christmas Rock Night (13th Sep)

Delirious? will put in their second appearance at Germany's Christmas Rock Night this December, the event's 21st anniversary. They'll be joined by fellow Britlinks acts Fono, Psalmistry, BottleRockit and CRN favourites The Electrics. This year will be the first in 15 that Split Level will not play at CRN, but Adrian Thompson will be present to share details of some of his musical plans.
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New Delirious? Video (14th Sep)

Delirious? have been holed up in a studio recording a new video for the track "everything" which will be released in the USA this autumn to accompany the release stateside of Glo. The video was again directed by Andy Hutch and is being edited this week. There is a chance that a preview may be released through the band's website. Martin Smith and his wife Anna have also recently announced the birth of their third child, Indi-anna Faithful Smith, born on the 9th September.
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Fono Support Robert Plant (14th Sep)

Fono have just been booked to support rock-legend Robert Plant in both acts' hometown of Milton Keynes on October 19th. It will be Fono's first home town show in over a year as commitments in the USA have kept them on the road. The band were also recently picked up by the "Demo Diaries" website which presents unsigned bands to record execs around the world. As a result the band have been met by a new wave of label and management attention.
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Iain Archer and Martyn Joseph On Tour (14th Sep)

Greenbelt favourites Iain Archer and Martyn Joseph are both embarking on tours this autumn, although not together. Martyn will be touring with Joan Armatrading, who also went down a storm at Greenbelt this year, while Iain will be supporting Vigilantes of Love on their UK tour throughout October. Dates for both tours are in our gig guide.
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Dum Dums Chart Placement (18th Sep)

The new Dum Dums single, You Do Something To Me entered the charts yesterday at number 27. The band were hampered somewhat by the petrol shortages last week, which resulted in supplies of the single running low in some areas. The band's album, It Goes Without Saying was released today.
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Gig Guide/Discussion Board Revamp (18th Sep)

The most observant among you may have noticed that over the last few days the gig guide and discussion boards have both been revamped. The gig guide is slightly tidier and behind the scenes its been considerably enhanced so we can bring more user-friendly e-mail updates. The discussion boards are using a new program called Phorum which we think makes them much easier to use and also adds some new facilities. Check them out and let us know what you think.
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Short Stories with Videos (19th Sep)

Juliet Turner has just released her latest single in Ireland, Dr. Fell includes a previously unreleased B-side "Spitfire Summer". A video has been produced for the single. Superhero have produced a video for their song LH2FLY which can be watched at their website.
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Undone and Kingsway (19th Sep)

A few songs from Undone, the new worship album from Tim Sherrington and Nameless Music, are to be picked up for publication by Kingsway Music. The album itself is now available for pre-order through the Nameless Music website.
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Caroline Alexander Playlisted (20th Sep)

Currently preparing for a gig at Camden Dingwalls tomorrow night, which is being heavily plugged by Time Out, Caroline Alexander's debut single, Fake The Blame has been playlisted by Music Choice Europe, who are also planning to air an interview with Caroline soon. The release of her second single has been pushed back till 20th November to allow for more promotion of Fake The Blame.
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