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Last Updated: 15th Nov
Zuba's Hogmanay (15th Nov)
World-music band Zuba have been booked for Glasgow's Hogmanay 2000 celebrations to play on the main stage alongside Teenage Fanclub to an expected audience of 35,000. The band played the event last year on the world music stage and have spent the past year supporting acts including the Levellers and Martyn Bennett. Their new album, Chameleon, releases next month with launch events in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Superhero Management and Recording (15th Nov)
Superhero have just signed a management deal with Big Ideas, the Cardiff-based organisation which was responsible for the World Wide Message Tribe tour a few months back. The band are off to the USA in January and will spend Easter touring Norway. They hope to fit in a UK tour during the early part of 2001 too. They have spent the last few weeks working on some new songs which they hope to record early in the new year, and are currently in negotiations with Room 3 Records, Alliance Music and ICC.
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IndigoEcho Up North (16th Nov)
Clive Parnell, IndigoEcho front-man, has recently returned from Shetland, where he played a number of acoustic gigs. He reports that the local BBC radio station is playing the band's CD and that he played to over 900 people during his week there. Clive wants to know whether he holds the record for the most northerly gig played by an artist listed on Britlinks? IndigoEcho have also announced some special Christmas discounts on copies of their album One.
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Delirious? Release Videos (16th Nov)
The 4th December will see Delirious? releasing Pro-mod:e, a compilation of videos the band have recorded for their singles and a few other special extras, including the Andy Hutch-directed video for the next American single, "Everything" (from Glo). The band will not be releasing "Everything" in the UK, but are expected to release two singles and a new album next year. Furious? Records have also informed us of another celebrity d:fan, olympic triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards, who was listening to Glo before going trackside in Sydney this summer.
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Zac's Place (16th Nov)
The Exousia Trust, a charitable trust which supports a church-in-pub called Zac's Place has released Zac's Place the album, a compilation featuring artists including Martyn Joseph, Mal Pope, Lorraine King, Raisinskin, Rob Barrowdale, Phil James, Cupboard and others.
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Andy and Iain on Tour (18th Nov)
Andy Thornton and Iain Archer begin a short tour together next weekend, taking in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Details in the gig guide. It remains to be seen whether Iain's new album will be available on the tour. A replacement has not yet been found for Andy Thornton as Greenbelt Festival manager.
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Mike Peters' Media Appearances (20th Nov)
Mike Peters appeared on Children in Need on Friday playing "Happy Christmas; War Is Over" as part of a tribute to 1980, the year CiN started. Mike also appears on Janice Long's BBC Radio 2 show tonight on which he will be interviewed and will play live. Mike's appearances are timed to coincide with the forthcoming Alarm 2000 UK tour which begins in Glasgow at the beginning of December.
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Julie Lord's US distribution (20th Nov)
Julie Lord's Lifetime album has been picked up for distribution through the "ReSound" touchscreen system, making it available in over 200 record shops across the USA. Julie is also gaining ground in radio play, both terrestrial and internet.
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Maire Brennan Collaborations (21st Nov)
Maire Brennan (Clannad) has recorded a duet with Ronan Keating to be included as the b-side to his next single, "The Way You Make Me Feel". The song is a remake of the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's "Fairytale In New York". They've decided to change the lyrics in at least one please to appease their fanbases. Maire's recording of "Rose of Bethlehem" also appears on a new compilation called "One Silent Night" which brings together a number of female vocalists from the "christian music" scene and was released recently in the USA.
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Fire Fly's Brainwave (21st Nov)
Fire Fly have been booked for the fourth annual Brainwave Festival in the Netherlands. Also booked for the festival are the USA's Blamed and a number of acts from mainland Europe. Fire Fly also recently appeared alongside Cephas, Crucifer and others at this year's Meltdown Festival in Oswestry. Crucifer announced that the event was to be their last live outing after many years together.
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SCSI Sign Deals (21st Nov)
SCSI have become the latest Britlinks-listed act to sign an American record deal, having just joined the roster of Sovereign Productions, a Californian label which will provide them with distribution across the USA. The group have also been signed by Word in the UK, providing distribution to Christian Music outlets across the UK. The band are planning an intensive touring schedule for 2001, along with a new website.
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Martyn's Thunder and Rainbows (22nd Nov)
The highly anticipated Martyn Joseph best of is to be titled Thunder and Rainbows: The Best We Could Find 1988-200. The collection comprises 33 songs spread across two CDs, two of which are new tracks: "This Is Us" and "Thunder and Rainbows". The latter is tipped to do well at radio in the build-up to the album's retail launch in January. The album will be available from December through Martyn's website and at shows on his forthcoming UK tour.
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